SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
Information Statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Final Amendment)
Syntellect, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
87161-L-10-5
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(CUSIP Number)
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1) Name of Reporting Person Welsh, Carson,
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Anderson & Stowe
No. of Above Person III
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2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) [ ]
if a Member of a Group (b) [ ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place New York
of Organization
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Number of Shares 5) Sole Voting -0-
Beneficially Power
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With: ________________________________________
6) Shared Voting
Power -0-
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7) Sole Disposi- -0-
tive Power
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8) Shared Dis-
positive Power -0-
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially -0-
Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (9)
Excludes Certain Shares
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11) Percent of Class
Represented by -0-
Amount in Row (9)
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12) Type of Reporting
Person PN
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CUSIP No. 87161-L-10-5 Page 3 of 5 Pages
Final Amendment to Schedule 13G
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Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13G
originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February
14, 1991.
Item 1(a) - Name of Issuer: Syntellect, Inc.
Item 1(b) - Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
15810 North 28th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85023
Item 2(a) - Name of Person Filing:
This statement is being filed by Welsh, Carson, Anderson &
Stowe III, a New York limited partnership ("WCAS III" or the
""Reporting Person"). The sole general partner of WCAS III
is WCAS III Partners, a New York general partnership.
Item 2(b) - Address of Principal Business Office:
320 Park Avenue, Suite 2500
New York, New York 10022
Item 2(c) - Place of Organization:
New York
Item 2(d) - Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e) - CUSIP Number: 87161-L-10-5
Item 3 - Statements Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
Not applicable.
Item 4 - Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: -0-
(b) Percent of Class: -0-
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: -0-
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: -0-
Item 5 - Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
This statement is being filed to report that as of the
date
hereo
f the
Repor
ting
Perso
n has
cease
d to
benef
icial
ly
own
more
than
five
perce
nt of
the
Commo
n
Stock
.
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
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:
Not applicable.
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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.
WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE III
By: WCAS III Partners, General Partner
By /s/ Russell L. Carson
General Partner
Dated: January 21, 1997
