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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. )*
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TSI INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE LTD.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
872879 10 1
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(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).
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP NO. 872879 10 1 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
Vanguard Atlantic, Limited
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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
Connecticut
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
1,569,884
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
1,569,884
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
1,569,884
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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
17.3%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
CO
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Item 1
(a) Name of Issuer:
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TSI International Software Ltd. (the "Issuer")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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45 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897-0840
Item 2
(a) Name of Person(s) Filing:
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Vanguard Atlantic, Limited, a Connecticut corporation
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
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304 Main Avenue, Suite 290
Norwalk, CT 06851
(c) Citizenship:
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Not applicable
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number:
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872879 10 1
Item 3 Not applicable
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Vanguard Atlantic, Limited is the
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record holder of 1,569,884 shares of Common Stock. The reporting
person is the President of Vanguard Atlantic, Limited and
disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the
extent of his pecuniary intrest therein.
(b) Percent of Class:
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17.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,569,884
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,569,884
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
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 the Group
Not applicable
Item 10 Certification
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 purpose or effect.
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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.
Date: February 2, 1998
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Vanguard Atlantic, Limited
By: /s/ Ernest E. Keet
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Ernest E. Keet, President
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