United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.2)
NetOptix Corporation
(formerly Galileo Corporation)
(Name of issuer)
Common Stock
(title of class securities)
64116F103
(formerly 363544107)
(CUSIP number)
Check 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).
CUSIP No. 64116F103 Schedule 13G
1 - NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Eaton Vance Management
#04-3101341
2 - CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)
(b) Group Disclaimed _X_
3 - SEC USE ONLY
4 - CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Boston, Massachusetts
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5 - SOLE VOTING POWER 63,000 Shares
6 - SHARED VOTING POWER 0 Shares
7 - SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 63,000 Shares
8 - SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Shares
9 - AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
63,000 Shares
10 - CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT ON ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
11 - PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT ON ROW 9
0.55%
12 - TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
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CUSIP No. 64116F103 Schedule 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
NetOptix Corporation
(formerly Galileo Corporation)
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
PO Box 550
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Eaton Vance Management
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office of Person Filing:
255 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
64116F103
Item 3 Eligibility to File Schedule 13G:
Eaton Vance Management, including its subsidiaries, is an investment adviser
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, and
acts as investment adviser to investment companies registered under Section
8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Item 4 Ownership:
As of December 31, 1999:
1. By virtue of rule 13d-3(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Eaton Vance Management, including its subsidiaries, in its capacity as
investment adviser may be deemed the beneficial owner of 63,000 of the
issuers Common Stock (or 0.55% of the 11,409,000 shares believed to be
outstanding), in as much as said investment adviser has investment power
with respect to such shares.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
This report is being filed to report the fact that as of
December 31, 1999 Eaton Vance Management has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the common shares of
NetOptix Corporation (formerly Galileo Corporation).
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Not applicable
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:
DISCLAIMER
Eaton Vance Management disclaims and each Fund and account referred
to herein disclaims that it acts or has ever acted (or has ever agreed
to act) with any other person (including, without limitation, any one
or more of the other entities referred to in this statement or any
associate thereof) as a general partnership, limited partnership,
syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting
or disposing of equity securities of the issuer within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) of the Secur
states the filing or sending of this statement shall not be deemed
to constitute any such action or agreement.
CERTIFICATION AND SIGNATURE
Eaton Vance Management certifies that it is a person entitled to file
statements on Schedule 13G under Rule 13d-1(b)(1) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 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
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 .
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, Eaton Vance Management certifies that the information set
forth in this Amendment is true, complete and correct.
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
January 13, 2000 By: Michelle A. Alexander
Vice President
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