SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ____________)*
Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share)
(Title of Class of Securities)
25387N 10 9
(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Page 1 of 15 pages
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 2 of 15 pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Peregrine Ventures II, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,747,114
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,747,114
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,747,114
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions)
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 3 of 15 pages
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
44.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON(See Instructions) PN
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 4 of 15 pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Miller & LaHaye, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,747,114
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
--------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,747,114
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,747,114
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions)
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 5 of 15 pages
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
44.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON(See Instructions) PN
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 6 of 15 pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Frank LaHaye
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 4,194
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,747,114
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 4,194
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,747,114
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,751,308
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions)
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 7 of 15 pages
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
44.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON(See Instructions) IN
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 8 of 15 pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gene I. Miller
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,194
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,747,114
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 3,194
--------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,747,114
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,750,308
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions)
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 9 of 15 pages
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
44.2%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON(See Instructions) IN
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 10 of 15 pages
Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer:
Digital Transmission Systems, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
300 Northwoods Parkway, Building 330, Norcross, GA 30071
Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing:
This statement is being filed by Peregrine Ventures II,
L.P., a California limited partnership ("PVII"), Miller
& LaHaye, L.P., a California limited partnership
("MLLP"), Frank LaHaye ("LaHaye") and Gene I. Miller
("Miller"). Each of the foregoing persons is hereinafter
referred to as a "Reporting Person." MLLP is the sole
general partner of PVII, and LaHaye and Miller are the
sole general partners of MLLP.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
The address of the principal business office of each of
the Reporting Persons is 20833 Stevens Creek, Ste. 102,
Cupertino, CA 95014-2154.
(c) Citizenship:
PVII - California
MLLP - California
LaHaye - USA
Miller - USA
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share)
(e) CUSIP Number:
25387N 10 9
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 11 of 15 pages
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)
(h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) PVII directly beneficially owns 1,747,114 shares, MLLP
indirectly beneficially owns these shares by being the
general partner of PVII, and LaHaye and Miller each
indirectly beneficially owns these shares by virtue of
being a general partner of MLLP. Each of the Reporting
Persons shares the power to vote and to direct the vote
of, and the power to dispose and to direct the
disposition of, these shares. In addition, LaHaye and
Miller each directly beneficially owns (and has the sole
power to vote and to direct the vote of, and the sole
power to dispose and to direct the disposition of)
4,194 and 3,194 shares, respectively, of the issuer's
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) by reason of
owning options to acquire such number of shares,
which options are exercisable within sixty days of the
date hereof.
(b) PVII - 44.1%
MLLP - 44.1%
LaHaye - 44.2%
Miller - 44.2%
(c) See Item 4(a) above.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not Applicable
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 13 of 15 pages
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 18, 1997
PEREGRINE VENTURES II, L.P., a California limited partnership
By: Miller & LaHaye, L.P., a California limited partnership,
its general partner
By: /s/ Gene I. Miller
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Gene I. Miller, a general partner
MILLER & LAHAYE, L.P., a California limited partnership
By: /s/ Gene I. Miller
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Gene I. Miller, a general partner
/s/ Frank LaHaye
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FRANK LAHAYE
/s/ Gene I. Miller
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GENE I. MILLER
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 14 of 15 pages
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Page Number
Joint Filing Agreement 15
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CUSIP No. 25387N 10 9 13G Page 15 of 15 pages
EXHIBIT A
Joint Filing Agreement
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Schedule 13G filed herewith
is filed jointly, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of each of them.
Dated: February 18, 1997.
PEREGRINE VENTURES II, L.P., a California limited partnership
By: Miller & LaHaye, L.P., a California limited partnership,
its general partner
By: /s/ Gene I. Miller
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Gene I. Miller, a general partner
MILLER & LAHAYE, L.P., a California limited partnership
By: /s/ Gene I. Miller
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Gene I. Miller, a general partner
/s/ Frank LaHaye
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FRANK LAHAYE
/s/ Gene I. Miller
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GENE I. MILLER
