SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20594
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
3Com Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
885535104
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
(A fee is not required only if the filing 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 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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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Capital Research and Management Company
95-1411037
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NONE
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES
NONE
BENEFICIALL
Y OWNED BY
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH
REPORTING
23,065,000
PERSON WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
23,065,000 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.7%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No.
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
3Com Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5400 Bayfront Plaza
Santa Clara, CA 95052
Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing:
Capital Research and Management Company
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Item 2(c) Citizenship: N/A
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
885535104
Item 3 The person(s) filing is(are):
(e) [X] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership
Capital Research and Management Company, an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940 is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 23,065,000 shares
or 6.7% of the 345,029,000 shares of Common Stock believed to
be outstanding as a result of acting as investment adviser to
various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: [ ]
Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company: N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of the Group: N/A
Item 10 Certification
CUSIP: 885535104 Page 3 of 4
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.
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 10, 2000 (For the period ended
December 31, 1999)
Signature: *Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Name/Title: Paul G. Haaga, Jr., Executive Vice
President
Capital Research and Management Company
*By
James P. Ryan
Attorney-in-fact
Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 18,
2000 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Capital
Research and Management Company on February 10, 2000
with respect to 3COM Corporation
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned do hereby appoint James P. Ryan, Angela
Mitchell and Michele Yuen Yang, and each of them, acting singly,
with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney of
the undersigned, to sign on behalf of the undersigned in respect of
the ownership of equity securities deemed held by the undersigned,
Capital Research and Managment Company, AMCAP Fund, Inc., American
Balanced Fund, Inc., American Mutual Fund, Inc., American Variable
Insurance Series (Growth Fund, International Fund, Growth-Income
Fund, Asset Allocation Fund, Global Growth Fund, Global Small
Capitalization Fund), Capital Income Builder, Inc., Capital World
Growth and Income Fund, Inc., EuroPacific Growth Fund, Fundamental
Investors, Inc., The Growth Fund of America, Inc., The Income Fund
of America. Inc., The Investment Company of America, The New
Economy Fund, New Perspective Fund, Inc., SMALLCAP World Fund,
Inc., and Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc., and to be
reported pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f) and 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to execute joint
filing agreements with respect to such filings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney, has been executed
as of the 29th day of January, 1999.
Capital Research and Management Company
/s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Title:Executive Vice President
AMCAP Fund, Inc.
American Balanced Fund, Inc.
Fundamental Investors, Inc.
The Growth Fund of America, Inc.
The Income Fund of America, Inc.
/s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President
American Mutual Fund, Inc.
/s/ Timothy D. Armour
Name: Timothy D. Armour
Title: Senior Vice President
American Variable Insurance Series
/s/ Michael J. Downer
Name: Michael J. Downer
Title:Vice President
Capital Income Builder, Inc.
/s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Title: Chairman
Capital World Growth and Income Fund, Inc.
/s/ Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Name: Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
Title: President
EuroPacific Growth Fund
/s/ Robert W. Lovelace
Name: Robert W. Lovelace
Title: Senior Vice President
The Investment Company of America
/s/ Anne M. Llewellyn
Name: Anne M. Llewellyn
Title:Vice President
The New Economy Fund
SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
/s/ Vincent P. Corti
Name: Vincent P. Corti
Title:Vice President
New Perspective Fund, Inc.
/s/ Catherine M. Ward
Name: Catherine M. Ward
Title: Vice President
Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc.
/s/ Howard L. Kitzmiller
Name: Howard L. Kitzmiller
Title: Senior Vice President,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer