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.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Actel Corporation
955 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4533
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GATEFIELD CORPORATION (OTCBB: GATE)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
77-0097724
4. Statement for Month/Year
08/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 08/02/99 P 900 A $3.9375 D Direct
Common Stock 08/03/99 P 5,500 A $4.0625 D Direct
Common Stock 08/04/99 P 500 A $4.2500 D Direct
Common Stock 08/05/99 P 1,000 A $4.3750 D Direct
Common Stock 08/06/99 P 7,000 A $4.2545 D Direct
Common Stock 08/09/99 P 1,000 A $5.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 08/12/99 P 500 A $5.8750 D Direct
Common Stock 08/24/99 P 4,100 A $6.5000 D Direct
Common Stock 08/25/99 P 1,000 A $6.5000 D Direct
Common Stock 08/26/99 P 3,000 A $6.5000 D Direct
Common Stock 08/31/99 P 1,200 A $6.5000 42,200 D Direct
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Convertible Note $6.5000 Immed. 05/25/04
Convertible Preferred Stock $15.0000 Immed.
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount of Underlying Secuti- 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action ties of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Convertible Note Common Stock 1,230,769 1 D
Convertible Preferred Stock Common Stock 200,000 300,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
ACTEL CORPORATION
By: /S/ David L. Van De Hey
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DATE: September 7, 1999
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