SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 25049
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
AST RESEARCH, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
001907 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 001907 10 4
1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of
Above Persons
Thomas C.K. Yuen ###-##-####
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
(a)
(b)
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization USA
Number of (5) Sole Voting Power - 730,000 (See Notes (1) and (2) on the
Shares Bene- attached Addendum)
ficially
Owned by
Each Report- (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
ing Person
With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power - 730,000 (See Notes (1) and (2)
on the attached Addendum)
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person -
730,000(See Notes (1) and (2) on the attached Addendum)
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
(See Instructions)
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 2.3%
12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: AST Research, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, California 92713-9656
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Thomas C.K. Yuen
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
c/o Atlantis Computers, Inc.
1000 Quail Street, Suite 160
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Item 2(c) Citizenship: United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 001907 10 4
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-
2(b), check whether the person filing is a(n):
Inapplicable.
(a) [] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [] Insurance Company registered under Section 3(a)(19) of the
Act
(d) [] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) [] 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 Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(G). (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership
Inapplicable.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X]
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Inapplicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
Inapplicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Inapplicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Inapplicable
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 purpose or effect.
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.
Date: February 11, 1994 Signature:
Thomas C.K. Yuen
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ADDENDUM TO AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO SCHEDULE 13G
Issuer: AST Research, Inc.
Reporting Person: Thomas C.K. Yuen
Footnotes to Schedule 13G:
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(1) Includes an aggregate of 60,000 shares which may be acquired
by Mr. Yuen within 60 days of December 31, 1993 on exercise
of nonqualified stock options.
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(2) Includes shares which are subject to applicable community
property law and 670,000 shares which are held in a trust in
which Mr. Yuen, as co-trustor and co-trustee, exercises sole
voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares
pursuant to a delegation of power executed by the other
co-trustor and other co-trustee with respect to such shares.
All share data is as of December 31, 1993.
