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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Premisys Communications, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
740584107
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(CUSIP Number)
April 3, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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
valid OMB control number.
SEC 1745 (3-98)
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CUSIP NO. 740584107 13G PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 278,000
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 278,000
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
278,000
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
1.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 740584107 13G PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
New York
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 430,700
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 430,700
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
430,700
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
1.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 740584107 13G PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Zweig-DiMenna International Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
British Virgin Islands
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 1,051,100
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 1,051,100
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
1,051,100
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
4.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 740584107 13G PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., on behalf of a
discretionary account
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 193,700
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 193,700
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
193,700
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0.7%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 740584107 13G PAGE 6 OF 6 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Gotham Advisors, Inc., on behalf of a discretionary account
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF 97,400
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
0
OWNED BY
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING 97,400
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
97,400
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
0.4%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Premisys Communications, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
48644 Milmont Drive
Freemont, California 94538
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
See Cover page -- 1
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
For all filing persons other than Zweig-DiMenna International
Limited:
900 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022
For Zweig-DiMenna International Limited:
P.O. Box N-9932, Maritime House, Frederick Street, Nassau,
Bahamas
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
See Cover page -- 4
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
740584107
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or Rule
13D-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage
of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
2,050,900
(b) Percent of Class:
8.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which each person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
2,050,900
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
2,050,900
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
0
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.
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.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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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: April 8, 1998
ZWEIG-DiMENNA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By: Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc.,
Investment Manager
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Executive Vice President
ZWEIG-DiMENNA PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC,
Managing General Partner
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Managing Director of Managing General Partner
ZWEIG-DiMENNA SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES, L.P.
By: Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC,
Managing General Partner
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Managing Director of Managing General Partner
ZWEIG-DiMENNA INTERNATIONAL MANAGERS, INC.
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Executive Vice President
GOTHAM ADVISORS, INC.
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT AMONG INVESTORS
This Joint Filing Agreement is entered into this 8th day of April,
1998 by Zweig-DiMenna International Limited, a British Virgin Islands
corporation, Zweig-DiMenna Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership,
Zweig-DiMenna Special Opportunities, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership,
Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Gotham
Advisors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, collectively the "Investors". In lieu of
filing separate statements on Schedule 13G, the Investors hereby agree to file a
joint statement on Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13D-1(k)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the Common Stock of Premisys
Communications, Inc.
This Agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to the statement on
Schedule 13G filed on behalf of the Investors and constitutes the Investors'
consent to file a joint Schedule 13G.
ZWEIG-DiMENNA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By: Zweig-DiMenna International Managers, Inc.,
Investment Manager
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Executive Vice President
ZWEIG-DiMENNA PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC,
Managing General Partner
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Managing Director of Managing General Partner
ZWEIG-DiMENNA SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES, L.P.
By: Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC,
Managing General Partner
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Managing Director of Managing General Partner
ZWEIG-DiMENNA INTERNATIONAL MANAGERS, INC.
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Executive Vice President
GOTHAM ADVISORS, INC.
By:/s/ Joseph A. DiMenna
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Name: Joseph A. DiMenna
Title: Vice President
