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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ______________)*
SOMNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
Common Stock
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(TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES)
835397 10 0
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(CUSIP NUMBER)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing of 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).
SEC 1745 (2-95)
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CUSIP NO. 835397 10 0 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Stuart D. Edwards ###-##-####
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 808,500
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 808,500
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
808,500
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
6.01%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 835397 10 0 Page 3 of 5 Pages
ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
285 N. Wolfe Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Stuart D. Edwards
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
285 N. Wolfe Road
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(c) Citizenship United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number : 835397 10 0
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON 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
(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 (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [_] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
(S)240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [_] Group, in accordance with (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
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CUSIP No. 835397 10 0 Page 4 of 5 Pages
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 808,500
(b) Percent of Class: 6.01% (based on total outstanding shares at
12/31/97 of 13,444,965)
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has: 808,500
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 808,500
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 808,500
(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more that
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [_].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
Inapplicable.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
Inapplicable.
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Inapplicable.
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Inapplicable.
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CUSIP No. 835397 10 0 Page 5 of 5 Pages
ITEM 10.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
SIGNATURE
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.
February 11, 1998
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Date
/s/ Stuart D. Edwards
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Signature
Stuart D. Edwards
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Name/Title
