UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Powell, David L.
c/o Tellabs Operations, Inc.
45085 University Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tellabs, Inc.
(TLAB)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
08/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |8/23/0|M | |21,600 |A |$1.7361 | | | |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |8/23/0|M | |11,520 |A |$2.7778 |52,040 |D | |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |16 |I |(1) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Options|$1.7361 |8/23/|M | |21,600 |D |(2) |12/10|Common Stock|21,600 | | | | |
(Rights To Buy) | |00 | | | | | |/00 | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Options|$2.7778 |8/23/|M | |11,520 |D |(2) |9/22/|Common Stock|11,520 | |127,998 |D | |
(Rights To Buy) | |00 | | | | | |01 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares are held for the benefit of the reporting person in the
Tellabs Advantage Program.
(2) All options become exercisable in cumulative annual installments of 20% on
each of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and
5th anniversaries of the grant date.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ David L. Powell
DATE
September 8, 2000
