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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Schedule 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 3)(1)
Coherent Communications Systems Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
192478 10 5
(CUSIP Number)
(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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on 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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CUSIP NO. 192478 10 5
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. 23-1609753
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Pennsylvania
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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CUSIP NO. 192478 10 5
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Safeguard Scientifics (Delaware), Inc. 51-0291171
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
Coherent Communications Systems Corporation
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
45085 University Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147-2745
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing:
(1) Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
(2) Safeguard Scientifics (Delaware), Inc.
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office:
(1) 800 The Safeguard Building
435 Devon Park Drive
Wayne, PA 19087-1945
(2) 103 Springer Building
3411 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
Item 2 (c) Citizenship:
(1) Pennsylvania
(2) Delaware
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number:
192478 10 5
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d
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-2(b), check whether the person filing is a :
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(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 as defined in Section 3(a)
(19)of the Act.
(d) |_| Investment Company registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of
1940.
(e) |_| Investment Adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940.
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(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
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g) |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); see Item 7.
(h) |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(H).
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
(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:
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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 ]
The merger of Cardinal Merger Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Tellabs, Inc., and Issuer was consummated as of August 3, 1998, as a result of
which Issuer became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tellabs, Inc. All securities of
Issuer held by reporting person were exchanged for shares of common stock of
Tellabs, Inc. based on an exchange ratio of 0.72 shares of Tellabs, Inc. common
stock for each share of Issuer's common stock.
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Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
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Another Person:
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Not applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
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Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
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Parent Holding Company:
Safeguard Scientifics (Delaware), Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc..
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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Safeguard Scientifics (Delaware), Inc. and Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. are
members of a group for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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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 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.
In executing this statement, the undersigned agrees, to the extent required by
Rule 13d-1(f), that this statement is being filed on behalf on each of the
Reporting Persons herein.
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
By: /s/ James A. Ounsworth
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James A. Ounsworth
Sr. Vice President and
General Counsel
Dated: August 24, 1998
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS (DELAWARE), INC.
By: /s/ James A. Ounsworth
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James A. Ounsworth
Vice President
Dated: August 24, 1998
