UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
WANG LABORATORIES, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01
(Title of Class of Securities)
93369N109
(CUSIP Number)
Alan M. Stark
80 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052
(201) 325-8660
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications
April 24, 1996
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If this filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4)
check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*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 disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.
The information required on 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>
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 93369N109
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1) Names of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
No. of Above Person
LEON G. COOPERMAN
S.S. No. ###-##-####
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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) Source of Funds:
WC
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5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e). . . . . . . . . . . . .
N/A
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6) Citizenship or place of Organization:
UNITED STATES
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(7) Sole voting Power
Number of 1,438,787
Shares Bene- ____________________________________________________
ficially (8) Shared Voting Power
owned by 330,529
Each Report- ____________________________________________________
ing Person (9) Sole Dispositive Power
With 1,438,787
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power
330,529
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11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person: 1,769,316
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12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) excludes
certain shares: N/A
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13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Box (11):
4.9%
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14) Type of Reporting Person
I N
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Cooperman beneficially owns 1,769,316 Shares. Of this
amount, 587,928 Shares were purchased on behalf of Omega Capital
Partners, L.P., at a cost of $4,742,682; 552,254 Shares were
purchased on behalf of Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., at a
cost of $4,446,555; 37,600 Shares were purchased on behalf of Omega
Equity Partners, L.P., at a cost of $501,213; 237,426 Shares were
purchased on behalf of Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., at a cost of
$1,600,932; 23,579 Shares were purchased on behalf of Omega
Overseas Partners II, Ltd., at a cost of $139,167; and 330,529
Shares were purchased on behalf of the Managed Account at a cost of
$3,182,550. The source of funds for the purchase of all such
Shares was investment capital.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Based upon the information contained in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the quarter ended December 31, 1995, there
were then outstanding 36,005,204 Shares. Omega Capital Partners,
L.P., owns 587,928 Shares, or 1.6% of those outstanding; Omega
Institutional Partners, L.P., owns 552,254 Shares, or 1.5% of those
outstanding; Omega Equity Partners, L.P., owns 37,600 Shares, or
0.1% of those outstanding; Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., owns
237,426 Shares, or 0.7% of those outstanding; Omega Overseas
Partners II, Ltd., owns 23,579 Shares, or 0.1% of those
outstanding; and the Managed Account owns 330,529 Shares, or 0.9%
of those outstanding.
The following table details the transactions by each of Omega
Capital Partners, L.P., Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., Omega
Equity Partners, L.P., Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., Omega
Overseas Partners II, Ltd., and the Managed Account since the
last filing. All of the transactions were open market sale
transactions.
OMEGA CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
Date of Amount of Price Per
Transaction Shares Share
04/08/96 20,600 $24.41
04/12/96 31,000 24.58
04/16/96 5,500 24.75
04/18/96 18,600 25.06
04/19/96 10,700 25.50
04/23/96 3,700 25.50
04/24/96 53,500 25.56
04/25/96 22,800 24.63
04/25/96 200 25.00
04/25/96 17,100 24.69
04/26/96 9.900 24.33
OMEGA INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.
Date of Amount of Price Per
Transaction Shares Share
04/08/96 19,300 $24.41
04/12/96 29,700 24.58
04/16/96 5,100 24.75
04/18/96 16,900 25.06
04/19/96 10,100 25.50
04/23/96 3,400 25.50
04/24/96 50,100 25.56
04/25/96 22,100 24.63
04/25/96 100 25.00
04/25/96 15,900 24.69
04/26/96 9,400 24.33
OMEGA EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
Date of Amount of Price Per
Transaction Shares Share
04/24/96 1,800 $25.56
04/25/96 1,600 24.63
04/25/96 100 25.00
04/25/96 1,000 24.69
04/26/96 600 24.33
OMEGA OVERSEAS PARTNERS, LTD.
Date of Amount of Price Per
Transaction Shares Share
04/08/96 8,200 $24.41
04/12/96 12,700 24.58
04/16/96 2,200 24.75
04/18/96 7,400 25.06
04/19/96 4,400 25.50
04/23/96 1,400 25.50
04/24/96 21,100 25.56
04/25/96 9,400 24.63
04/25/96 100 25.00
04/25/96 6,600 24.69
04/26/96 4,000 24.33
OMEGA OVERSEAS PARTNERS II, LTD.
Date of Amount of Price Per
Transaction Shares Share
04/08/96 800 $24.41
04/12/96 1,100 24.58
04/16/96 200 24.75
04/18/96 700 25.06
04/19/96 500 25.50
04/23/96 100 25.50
04/24/96 2,100 25.56
04/25/96 1,000 24.63
04/25/96 100 25.00
04/25/96 500 24.69
04/26/96 400 24.33
MANAGED ACCOUNT
Date of Amount of Price Per
Transaction Shares Share
04/08/96 6,100 $24.41
04/12/96 10,500 24.58
04/16/96 2,000 24.75
04/18/96 6,400 25.06
04/19/96 4,300 25.50
04/23/96 1,400 25.50
04/24/96 21,400 25.56
04/25/96 13,100 24.63
04/25/96 400 25.00
04/25/96 8,900 24.69
04/26/96 5,700 24.33
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this state-
ment is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 29, 1996
/s/ ALAN M. STARK
ALAN M. STARK on behalf of
LEON G. COOPERMAN, individually
and as managing partner of Omega
Capital Partners, L.P., Omega
Institutional Partners, L.P., and
Omega Equity Partners, L.P., and as
President of Omega Advisors, Inc.
pursuant to Power of Attorney on file.
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT
CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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