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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
60 Wall Street
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(Street)
New York New York 10260-0060
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
November 10, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
13-2625764
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Symphonix Devices, Inc. ("SMPX")
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)
(1) See Note Below
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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 Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value 2,460,630 I See Note (1)
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
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(Over)
(Form 3-07/98)
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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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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Held by J.P. Morgan Capital, L.P., a limited partnership of which J.P.
Morgan Capital Corporation is the general partner. J.P. Morgan Capital
Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated.
As a result, J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated may be deemed to have an
indirect pecuniary interest in the shares held by J.P. Morgan Capital, L.P.
/s/ Travis F. Epes, Managing Director November 14, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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