UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
FORM 3
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.(1)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1221 Avenue of the Americas
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(Street)
New York NY 10020
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/00
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person in an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Symix Systems, Inc. (SYMX)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Director x 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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x Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I)(Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 5(b)(v).
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Securities Underlying sion or ship of In-
Date (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security Exercise Form of direct
------------------------- (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- Bene-
Date Expira- ------------------------- Derivative ative ficial
Exer- tion Title Amount Security Security: Owner-
cisable Date or Direct ship
Number (D) or (Instr.
of Indirect 5)
Shares (I)
(Instr.
5)
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Common Stock Warrants immed. 5/10/55 Common Stock 320,212 $15.00 I(2) Through
Partnerships
Series A Convertible immed. NA Common Stock 800,532 $12.00(3) I(2) Through
Participating Preferred Stock Partnerships
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Please see attached Joint Filer Information.
(2) Except for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners IV, L.P., Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Venture Investors IV, L.P., Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Venture Offshore Investors IV, L.P. (collectively, the "Funds") and Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Equity Funding, Inc. ("Equity Funding"), which hold
the securities directly.
(3) The Series A Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") is
initially convertible on a two-for-one basis into shares of Common Stock.
The conversion ratio is subject to certain anti-dilution and duration
adjustments.
/s/ Thomas Clayton /s/ Stephanie Holmes May 19, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person **Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: Thomas Clayton, Vice By: Stephanie Holmes, authorized
President of Equity Funding signatory for Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter & Co. and Assistant
Secretary of MSDW Venture Partners
IV, Inc. the corporate member of
MSDW Venture Partners IV, L.L.C.,
the general partner of the Funds.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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Joint Filer Information
Each of the following joint filers has designated Morgan Stanley Dean Witter &
Co. ("MSDW") as the "Designated Filer" for purposes of Item 1 of the attached
Form 3:
(1) MSDW Venture Partners IV, Inc. ("MSVP Inc.")
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
(2) MSDW Venture Partners IV, L.L.C. ("MSVP LLC")
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(3) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners IV, L.P. ("MSVP IV, L.P.")
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(4) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Investors IV, L.P. ("MSVI IV, L.P.")
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(5) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Offshore Investors IV, L.P.
("MSVOI IV, L.P.")
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(6) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Equity Funding, Inc. ("Equity Funding")
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Symix Systems, Inc. (SYMX)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: 5/10/00
Signature: /s/ Stephanie Holmes
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By: Stephanie Holmes, as authorized signatory for
MSDW and Assistant Secretary of MSVP Inc.,
the corporate Member of MSVP IV LLC,
the General Partner of MSVP IV, L.P., MSVI IV, L.P. and MSVOI IV, L.P.
Signature: /s/ Thomas Clayton
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By: Thomas Clayton, as Vice President of Equity Funding
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