SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-11
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC
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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. 4)*


                            Symbol Technologies, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    871508107
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1999
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                                                     [x]      Rule 13d-1(b)
                                                     [ ]      Rule 13d-1(c)
                                                     [ ]      Rule 13d-1(d)

    *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

   Forstmann-Leff Associates, LLC
   52-2169043

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
   NUMBER OF
     SHARES            2,576,971 shares
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING          2,453,024 shares
     PERSON
      WITH
                    7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       3,049,551 shares

                    8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       4,115,848 shares

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         7,165,399  shares  (includes  shares  beneficially  owned by FLA  Asset
         Management,  LLC, Stamford Advisers LLC, Forstmann-Leff Associates L.P.
         and FLA Advisers L.L.C.)

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                                                    [ ]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    8.1%

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    IA, OO


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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   FLA Asset Management, LLC
   52-2169045

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
   NUMBER OF
     SHARES            None
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING          548,637 shares
     PERSON
      WITH
                    7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       None

                    8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       2,211,461 shares

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         2,211,461 shares (includes shares  beneficially owned by Forstmann-Leff
         Associates L.P.)

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                                                    [ ]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    2.5%




12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    IA, OO

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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   Stamford Advisers LLC
   13-4096659

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
   NUMBER OF
     SHARES            None
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING          51,862 shares
     PERSON
      WITH
                    7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       None

                    8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       51,862 shares

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    51,862 shares

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                                                    [ ]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    0.1%


12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    IA, OO

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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   Forstmann-Leff Associates L.P.
   13-3717850

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
   NUMBER OF
     SHARES            None
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING          52,300 shares
     PERSON
      WITH
                    7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       None

                    8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       52,300 shares

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    52,300 shares

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                                                    [ ]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    0.1%


12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    IA, PN

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1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

   FLA Advisers L.L.C.
   13-3942422

2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                (a) [ ]

                                                (b) [ ]

3  SEC USE ONLY



4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

   New York

                    5  SOLE VOTING POWER
   NUMBER OF
     SHARES            None
  BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY        6  SHARED VOTING POWER
      EACH
    REPORTING          1,904,387 shares
     PERSON
      WITH
                    7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       None

                    8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                       1,904,387 shares

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    1,904,387 shares (includes shares beneficially owned by Stamford
    Advisers LLC)

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

                                                    [ ]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

    2.2%


12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    IA, OO


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Item 1(a)         NAME OF ISSUER:

         Symbol Technologies, Inc.

Item 1(b)         ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

         One Symbol Plaza
         Holtsville, New York  11742-1300

Item 2(a)         NAME OF PERSON FILING:

         See Item 1 of the cover pages attached hereto

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if none, residence:

         590 Madison Avenue
         New York, New York  10022

Item 2(c)         CITIZENSHIP:

         See Item 4 of the cover pages attached hereto

Item 2(d)         TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

         Common Stock, par value $0.01

Item 2(e)         CUSIP NUMBER:

         871508107

Item 3

               Forstmann-Leff  Associates,  LLC,  a Delaware  limited  liability
               corporation   and    successor-in-interest    to   Forstmann-Leff
               Associates  Inc.,  a  New  York  corporation,   is  a  registered
               investment  adviser under Section 203 of the Investment  Advisers
               Act of 1940 (the "Act").  FLA Asset  Management,  LLC, a Delaware
               limited liability  corporation and  successor-in-interest  to FLA
               Asset Management,  Inc., a Delaware corporation,  is a registered
               investment   adviser   under   the  Act  and  a   subsidiary   of
               Forstmann-Leff Associates, LLC. Forstmann-Leff Associates,  L.P.,
               a  Delaware  limited  partnership,  is  a  registered  investment
               adviser under the Act. FLA Asset  Management,  LLC is the general
               partner of Forstmann-Leff  Associates L.P. FLA Advisers L.L.C., a
               New York limited liability  company,  is a registered  investment
               adviser  under  the  Act  whose  managing  members  constitute  a
               majority of the  Executive  Committee of the Board of Managers of
               Forstmann-Leff Associates, LLC. Stamford Advisers LLC, a Delaware
               limited  liability  corporation  and   successor-in-interest   to
               Stamford  Advisers Corp., a New York  corporation is a registered
               investment  adviser  under the Act.  FLA Advisers  L.L.C.  is the
               parent company of Stamford Advisers LLC.

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Item 4            OWNERSHIP:

         (a)      Amount beneficially owned:
                  See Item 9 of the cover pages attached hereto

         (b)      Percent of Class:
                  See Item 11 of the cover pages attached hereto

         (c)  See Items 5 through 8  of the cover pages attached hereto

Item 5            OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

              Not Applicable.

Item 6          OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:

                  Various  clients of the  reporting  persons  have the right to
                  receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends  from,
                  or the  proceeds  from the sale of, the Common Stock of Symbol
                  Technologies Inc. No one client's interest in the Common Stock
                  of Symbol Technologies,  Inc. is more than five percent of the
                  total outstanding Common Stock.

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 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 and
                  are  held in the  ordinary  course  of  business  and were not
                  acquired  and are not  held  for the  purpose  of or with  the
                  effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
                  the  securities  and  were  not  acquired  and are not held in
                  connection with or as a participant in any transaction  having
                  that purpose or effect.


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                                   SIGNATURES




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.

February 8, 2000

                                          FORSTMANN-LEFF ASSOCIATES, LLC


                                               By:  /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                        Peter A. Lusk
                                               Executive Vice President


                                          FLA ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                               By:      /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                            Peter A. Lusk
                                               Executive Vice President



                                          STAMFORD ADVISERS LLC


                                               By:  /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                        Peter A. Lusk
                                               Managing Member


                                          FORSTMANN-LEFF ASSOCIATES L.P.

                                               By:  FLA Asset Management, LLC
                                                    General Partner


                                               By:  /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                        Peter A. Lusk
                                               Executive Vice President


                                          FLA ADVISERS L.L.C.


                                               By:  /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                        Peter A. Lusk
                                               Managing Member



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                                                                   Exhibit A


                                    AGREEMENT



         The undersigned,  Forstmann-Leff Associates, LLC, FLA Asset Management,
LLC, Stamford  Advisers LLC,  Forstmann-Leff  Associates,  L.P. and FLA Advisers
L.L.C.,  agree that the  statement to which this exhibit is appended is filed on
behalf of each of them.


February 8, 2000


                                          FORSTMANN-LEFF ASSOCIATES, LLC


                                               By:      /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                            Peter A. Lusk
                                               Executive Vice President


                                          FLA ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                               By:      /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                            Peter A. Lusk
                                               Executive Vice President



                                          STAMFORD ADVISERS LLC


                                               By:      /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                            Peter A. Lusk
                                               Managing Member


                                          FORSTMANN-LEFF ASSOCIATES L.P.

                                               By:    FLA Asset Management, LLC
                                                      General Partner


                                               By:  /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                        Peter A. Lusk
                                               Executive Vice President


                                          FLA ADVISERS L.L.C.


                                               By:  /s/ Peter A. Lusk
                                                        Peter A. Lusk
                                               Managing Member



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