PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 6
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2000)
COMMSCOPE, INC.
$172,500,000 of 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2006 and
3,579,581 Shares of Common Stock Issuable upon Conversion of the Notes
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This prospectus supplement no. 6 supplements and amends the prospectus
dated February 9, 2000, as amended by prospectus supplement no. 1 dated
February 22, 2000, prospectus supplement no. 2 dated March 1, 2000,
prospectus supplement No. 3 dated March 13, 2000, prospectus supplement no.
4 dated April 3, 2000, and prospectus supplement no. 5 dated April 14, 2000
relating to the 4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 15, 2006 of
CommScope, Inc., a Delaware corporation, held by certain securityholders
who may offer for sale the notes and the shares of our common stock into
which the notes are convertible at any time at market prices prevailing at
the time of sale or at privately negotiated prices. The selling
securityholders may sell the notes or the common stock directly to
purchasers or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may
receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
ADDITIONAL SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The following represents an addendum to the table of selling
securityholders appearing on pages 52-58 of the prospectus, as supplemented
and amended:
COMMON
STOCK COMMON
PRINCIPAL ISSUABLE STOCK
AMOUNT OF UPON OWNED
NOTES CONVERSION AFTER
BENEFICIALLY OF THE COMPLETION
OWNED AND NOTES AND OF THE
NAME OFFERED HEREBY OFFERED HEREBY OFFERING
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Keystone Health Plans -
Independence Blue Cross $200,000 4,150 -
Morgan Stanley & Co. 740,000 15,355 -
The prospectus, together with prospectus supplement no. 1, prospectus
supplement no. 2, prospectus supplement no. 3, prospectus supplement no. 4,
prospectus supplement no. 5, and this prospectus supplement no. 6,
constitutes the prospectus required to be delivered by Section 5(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to offers and sales of the
notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes. All
references in the prospectus to "this prospectus" are hereby amended to
read "this prospectus (as supplemented and amended).
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION
TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS APRIL 28, 2000
