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CUSIP NO. 784849101 13D
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 3)(1)
SONICblue Incorporated
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, par value $0.0001
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(Title of Class of Securities)
784849101
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CUSIP Number
Wen-Chi Chen with a copy to:
VIA Technologies, Inc. Sarah A. O'Dowd
8F, 553 Chung-Cheng Road Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
Hish-Tieu, Taipei 275 Middlefield Road
Taiwan Menlo Park, California 94025-3506
886-2-2218-5452 (650) 324-7000
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(Name, address and telephone number
of person authorized to receive notices and communications)
January 3, 2001
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(Date of Event which requires
filing of this statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this statement because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box: [ ]
Note. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
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(1) 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 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).
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons VIA Technologies, Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Source of Funds WC
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(5) Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization Taiwan
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(7) Sole Voting Power
Number of
Shares --------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially (8) Shared Voting Power 2,198,000 shares
Owned by
Each --------------------------------------------------------
Reporting (9) Sole Dispositive Power
Person With
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power 2,198,000 shares
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,198,000 shares
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(12) Check Box if Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [ ]
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 2.7%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person* CO
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CUSIP NO. 784849101 13D Page 3 of 9 pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons VIABASE, Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Source of Funds WC
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(5) Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization British Virgin Islands
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(7) Sole Voting Power
Number of
Shares --------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially (8) Shared Voting Power 2,198,000 shares
Owned by
Each --------------------------------------------------------
Reporting (9) Sole Dispositive Power
Person With
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power 2,198,000 shares
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
2,198,000 shares
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(12) Check Box if Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [X]
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 2.7%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person* CO
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons Timtech Co., Ltd.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Source of Funds AF
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(5) Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization British Virgin Islands
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(7) Sole Voting Power
Number of
Shares --------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially (8) Shared Voting Power
Owned by
Each --------------------------------------------------------
Reporting (9) Sole Dispositive Power
Person With
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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(12) Check Box if Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [ ]
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 0%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person* CO
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CUSIP NO. 784849101 13D Page 5 of 9 pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons Timothy Chen
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Source of Funds AF
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(5) Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings
Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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(6) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
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(7) Sole Voting Power
Number of
Shares --------------------------------------------------------
Beneficially (8) Shared Voting Power
Owned by
Each --------------------------------------------------------
Reporting (9) Sole Dispositive Power
Person With
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(10) Shared Dispositive Power
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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(12) Check Box if Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares* [ ]
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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 0%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person* IN
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CUSIP NO. 784849101 13D Page 6 of 9 pages
This Amendment No. 3 is being filed by VIA Technologies, Inc., a Taiwan
corporation ("VIA"), on behalf of the Reporting Persons Identified in Item 2 of
the Schedule 13D filed on February 24, 2000 by VIA (the "Original Schedule
13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated April 10, 2000 and filed on May 2,
2000, and Amendment No. 2, dated August 28, 2000 and filed on September 5, 2000
(as so amended, the "Schedule 13D"), pursuant to the Agreement of Joint Filing
attached as Exhibit 2 to the Original Schedule 13D, and amends and supplements
the Schedule 13D. This Amendment No. 3 relates to shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") of SONICblue Incorporated (formerly
known as S3 Incorporated), a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). Except as
amended and supplemented hereby, the statements contained in the Schedule 13D,
as heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are hereby
reaffirmed and shall remain in effect.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
VIABASE currently owns 198,000 shares of Common Stock. VIABASE owns a
warrant to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock at $10.00 per share.
Timtech currently owns no shares of Common Stock.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
On August 28, 2000, VIA entered into an Amended and Restated Investment
Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Issuer regarding the formation of a new
joint venture. On January 3, 2001, at the closing of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement, Timtech sold 1,073,000 shares of Common Stock to
VIABASE for an aggregate consideration of $12,034,766, and VIABASE delivered
13,000,000 shares of Common Stock to S3 Graphics Co., Ltd., a Cayman Islands
corporation, in return for securities of that corporation. S3 Graphics Co., Ltd.
immediately delivered the shares to the Issuer in exchange for certain assets of
the Issuer. On the same date, the Issuer issued to VIABASE a warrant to purchase
up to 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share,
and the Amended and Restated
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Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2000, attached as Exhibit 5
to the Original Schedule 13D, was amended to include the shares purchasable by
VIABASE pursuant to the Warrant.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
The number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding and the
percentage calculations resulting therefrom in this Schedule are based on the
number of shares of Common Stock reported as outstanding as of October 19, 2000
in the Issuer's Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on November 14, 2000, minus the 13,000,000 shares of Common Stock delivered as
described in Item 4 above. VIA, VIABASE, Timtech and Mr. Chen disclaim
responsibility for the accuracy of the number of shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding and the resulting percentage calculations.
VIA indirectly and beneficially owns 2,198,000 shares of Common Stock
(including 198,000 shares owned by VIABASE), representing approximately 2.7% of
the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. VIABASE directly owns 198,000
shares of Common Stock and a warrant to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, representing in the aggregate approximately 2.7% of the Issuer's
outstanding shares of Common Stock. Neither Timtech nor Mr. Chen directly owns
any shares of Common Stock. VIA and VIABASE have shared voting and dispositive
power with respect to 2,198,000 shares of Common Stock.
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Timtech and Mr. Chen disclaim any beneficial interest in the Common
Stock owned by VIABASE or beneficially owned by VIA.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
See Item 4.
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CUSIP NO. 784849101 13D
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 10, 2001
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ WEN-CHI CHEN
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Name: Wen-Chi Chen
Title: President and CEO
VIABASE, INC. (BVI)
By: /s/ WEN-CHI CHEN
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Name: Wen-Chi Chen
Title: President
TIMTECH CO., LTD.
By: /s/ TIMOTHY CHEN
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Name: Timothy Chen
Title: President
/s/ TIMOTHY CHEN
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Timothy Chen
