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| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
+--------+ Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TAVORMINA JOSEPH
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Western Multiplex Corporation
1196 Borregas Avenue
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(Street)
Sunnyvale California 94089
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/31/00
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity
(voluntary) NOT APPLICABLE
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WESTERN MULTIPLEX CORPORATION/
"WMUX"
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
___ Director X Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other
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(give title below) (specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCESS PRODUCTS
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) NOT APPLICABLE
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE
$.01 PER SHARE 1,200 (I) By Parents - John and Josephine Tavormina
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CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE
$.01 PER SHARE 217,888 (D) Not Applicable
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Remainder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price of Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ Derivative Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Security or In-
------------------------------------------------------- direct (I)
Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
OPTIONS See CLASS A 200,000 $.50 PER (D) NOT APPLICABLE
Below (1) 2/23/10 COMMON STOCK SHARE
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Joseph Tavormina July 25, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
(1) All shares are exercisable based upon time and performance targets
established by the Board of Directors.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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