SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
DATA TRANSLATION INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
238 0151 01
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[x]. (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.)
Page 1 of 12 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 2 of 12 Pages
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above person:
Berger Associates, Inc. (ID No. 13-2750052)
2. Check the Appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power: -0-.
6. Shared Voting Power: 167,500.
7. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-.
8. Shared Dispositive Power: 167,500
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
167,500.
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) excludes Certain
Shares: [ ] N/A.
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: 6.8%
12. Type of Reporting Person: IA, CO
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 3 of 12 Pages
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above person:
Berger Small Company Growth Fund, a Portfolio of Berger
Investment Portfolio Trust (ID No. 84-1244357)
2. Check the Appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power: 0
6. Shared Voting Power: 167,500
7. Sole Dispositive Power: 0
8. Shared Dispositive Power: 167,500
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person: 167,500
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) excludes Certain
Shares: [ ] N/A.
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: 6.8%
12. Type of Reporting Person: IV, OO
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 4 of 12 Pages
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above person:
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC. (ID No. 44-0663509)
2. Check the Appropriate box if a member of a group (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power: -0-
6. Shared Voting Power: -0-
7. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
8. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
-0-
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) excludes Certain
Shares: [X]. Excludes shares beneficially owned by Berger
Associates, Inc. as to which beneficial ownership is
disclaimed.
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9: -0-%
12. Type of Reporting Person: HC, CO
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 5 of 12 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Data Translation Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
100 Locke Drive
Marlborough, MA 01752-1192
Item 2(a) Names of Persons Filing:
(1) Berger Associates, Inc.
(2) Berger Small Company Growth Fund, a Portfolio
of the Berger Investment Portfolio Trust
(3) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business or, if none,
Residence:
(1) Berger Associates, Inc.
210 University Boulevard, Suite 900
Denver, Colorado 80206
(2) Berger Small Company Growth Fund
210 University Boulevard, Suite 900
Denver, Colorado 80206
(3) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
114 West 11th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
(1) Berger Associates, Inc.: Delaware
(2) Berger Small Company Growth Fund: Delaware
(3) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.: Delaware
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 238 0151 01
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CUSIP NO 238 0151 01 13G Page 6 of 12 Pages
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules
13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person
filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer under Section 15 of
the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of
the Act (UMB)
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section
3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ X ] Investment Company registered under
section 8 of the Investment Company Act
(e) [ X ] Investment Adviser registered under
section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund
which is subject to the provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(F) (KCSI ESOP)
(g) [ X ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See
Item 7) (UMBFC)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Berger Small Company Growth Fund is a Portfolio of the Berger
Portfolio Investment Trust, a Delaware business trust and a
registered investment company.
Berger Associates, Inc. is a registered investment adviser.
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. ("KCSI") is the parent
holding company of Berger Associates, Inc. KCSI owns approximately
80% of Berger Associates, Inc. and is filing this statement solely
as a result of such stock ownership which may be deemed to give
KCSI control over Berger Associates, Inc.
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 7 of 12 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(1) Berger Associates, Inc.: 167,500
The filing of this statement shall not be construed
as an admission that Berger Associates, Inc. is,
for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial
owner of any securities covered by this statement.
Berger Associates, Inc. is a registered investment
adviser which furnishes investment advice to five
mutual funds and to individual and institutional
clients. The mutual funds, The One Hundred Fund,
Inc., the Berger One Hundred and One Fund, Inc.,
the Berger Small Company Growth Fund, a series of
the Berger Investment Portfolio Trust, the New
England Star Advisers Fund, a series of New England
Funds Trust I, and the Berger Capital Growth
Portfolio, a series of American Skandia Trust
(collectively, the "Funds") are open-end management
investment companies registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
As a result of its role as investment adviser or
sub-adviser to the Funds, Berger Associates, Inc.
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
securities held by such funds.
(2) Berger Small Company Growth Fund: 167,500
(3) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. -0-
Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. ("KCSI") does
not own of record any shares of Data Translation
Inc. Common Stock, it has not engaged in any
transaction in Data Translation Inc. Common Stock,
and it does not exercise any voting or investment
power over shares of Data Translation Inc. Common
Stock. All shares reported herein have been
acquired by Berger Associates, Inc.'s mutual fund
clients and KCSI specifically disclaims beneficial
ownership over any shares of Data Translation Inc.
Common Stock.
Accordingly, the filing of this statement shall not
be construed as an admission that KCSI is, for
purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial
owner of any securities covered by this statement.
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 8 of 12 Pages
(b) Percent of Class:
(1) Berger Associates, Inc. 6.8%
The filing of this statement shall not be construed
as an admission that Berger Associates, Inc. is,
for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial
owner of any securities covered by this statement.
(2) Berger Small Company Growth Fund: 6.8%
(3) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc. 0.0%
(See Item 4(a)(3))
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(1) Berger Associates, Inc.
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
167,500.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: -0-.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 167,500.
(2) Berger Small Company Growth Fund:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
167,500.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: -0-.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 167,500.
(3) Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-. (See Item 4(a)(3)).
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: -0-.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: -0-. (See Item 4(a)(3)).
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 9 of 12
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.
The Berger Small Company Growth Fund has the right
to receive all dividends from, and the proceeds
from the sale of, the securities held in its
account.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by
the Parent Holding Company.
This statement has been filed jointly by KCSI
(parent holding company) and Berger Associates,
Inc. (its registered investment adviser subsidiary)
and information relating to Berger Associates, Inc.
has been included herein.
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 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
purposes or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 238 0151 01 13G Page 10 of 12 Pages
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.
BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC.
Dated: February 10,1995 By /s/Kevin R. Fay
Kevin R. Fay, Vice President -
Finance and Administration
BERGER SMALL COMPANY GROWTH FUND, A
PORTFOLIO OF THE BERGER INVESTMENT
PORTFOLIO TRUST
Dated: February 10,1995 By /s/Kevin R. Fay
Kevin R. Fay, Vice President -
Secretary and Treasurer
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES,
INC.
Dated: February 10,1995 By /s/Joseph D. Monello
Joseph D. Monello, Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Document Page No.
A. Joint Filing Agreement
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint
filing on behalf of each of them the Schedule 13G (including
amendments thereto) to which this Exhibit is attached with respect
to the Common Stock of Data Translation Inc. and consent to this
Joint Filing Agreement being included as an Exhibit to such joint
filing. In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this
Agreement this 13th day of February, 1995.
BERGER ASSOCIATES, INC.
/s/ Kevin R. Fay
Kevin R. Fay
Vice President - Finance and
Administration
BERGER SMALL COMPANY GROWTH
FUND, A PORTFOLIO OF THE BERGER
PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT TRUST
/s/ Kevin R. Fay
Kevin R. Fay
Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES,
INC.
/s/ Joseph D. Monello
Joseph D. Monello,
Vice President
