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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 09/30/95
Institutional Investment Manager:
KOPP INVESTMENT ADVISORS
6600 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH
SUITE 672
EDINA MN 55435
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL
INFORMATION IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT
AND COMPLETE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE
SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS,
STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE
AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
DONALD B. CORNELIUS SECRETARY/TREASURER 612-920-3322
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ DONALD B. CORNELIUS EDINA MN 11/01/95
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
3 Com Corporation COM 885535104 121660 2673848 SH other 2673848
ADC Telecommunications COM 00088610 177346 3897717 SH other 3897717
Adflex Solutions Inc. COM 006866107 112 5000 SH sole 5000 714240
Adflex Solutions Inc. COM 006866107 15981 714240 SH other
Adobe Systems Inc COM 00724F101 3998 77250 SH other 77250
Aeroflex Inc. COM 007768104 2626 525240 SH other 525240
Aetrium Inc. COM 00817R103 323 15000 SH sole 15000 946800
Aetrium Inc. COM 00817R103 20356 946800 SH other
Airtouch Communications COM 00949T100 1867 60975 SH other 60975
Allen Group Inc COM 017634106 7479 206306 SH other 206306
AMP Incorporated COM 03189710 21367 554996 SH other 554996
Andrew Corp COM 034425108 212 3464 SH other 3464
Antec Corp. COM 03664P105 348 26000 SH other 26000
Applied Digital Access COM 038181103 18648 1462565 SH other 1462565
Applied Innovation Inc. COM 037916103 3693 227270 SH other 227270
Applied Science & Tech COM 038236105 6545 415550 SH other 415550
Aseco Corp. COM 043659101 16124 948450 SH other 948450
Aspect Telecomm. Corp. COM 045237104 14136 523552 SH other 523552
AT&T Co. COM 001957109 7478 113741 SH other 113741
Banyan Systems Inc. COM 066908104 438 43300 SH other 43300
BI Inc. (New) COM 055467203 166 23350 SH other 23350
Boca Research Inc. COM 096888102 4286 176760 SH other 176760
Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc. COM 097689103 112860 3019655 SH other 3019655
Boston Tech Inc. COM 101143303 7603 502658 SH other 502658
Brooks Automation Inc. COM 11434A100 297 13800 SH other 13800
Brooktree Corp. COM 114577109 360 18000 SH sole 18000 1494765
Brooktree Corp. COM 114577109 29895 1494765 SH other
California Amplifier Inc. COM 129900106 202 9700 SH other 9700
California Microwave COM 13044210 51209 2028065 SH other 2028065
Centigram Comms Corp. COM 152317103 89 5000 SH sole 5000 1506403
Centigram Comms Corp. COM 152317103 26739 1506403 SH other
CFI Proservices Inc. COM 12525N100 3257 200406 SH other 200406
Chipcom Corp. COM 169617107 38924 802548 SH other 802548
Cincinnati Microwave COM 172167108 12251 810000 SH sole 810000 2715668
Cincinnati Microwave COM 172167108 41074 2715668 SH other
Cirrus Logic Inc. COM 172755100 2863 50000 SH sole 50000 875520
Cirrus Logic Inc. COM 172755100 50124 875520 SH other
Cisco System Inc. COM 17275R102 31292 453505 SH other 453505
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM 192478105 275 10000 SH sole 10000 57400
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM 192478105 1579 57400 SH other
Communication Sciences Inc COM 203384102 0 24000 SH other 24000
Computer Network Tech Corp. COM 20492510 16477 2353845 SH other 2353845
Conductus Inc. COM 206784100 553 88500 SH other 88500
Cornerstone Imaging Inc. COM 21922W100 253 10000 SH sole 10000 1552265
Cornerstone Imaging Inc. COM 21922W100 39195 1552265 SH other
Crosscomm Corp. COM 22757K104 7427 582500 SH other 582500
Cyberoptics Corp. COM 232517102 245 7200 SH other 7200
Dallas Semiconductor COM 235204104 20231 986855 SH other 986855
Dialogic Corp. COM 252499108 26327 1063720 SH other 1063720
Digital Link Corp. COM 253856108 878 34100 SH other 34100
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Digital Microwave Corp. COM 25385910 54317 4389286 SH other 4389286
DSC Communications COM 23331110 146338 2469842 SH other 2469842
Dynatech Corp. COM 268138104 1955 124100 SH other 124100
E M P I Inc. COM 29158610 99 5000 SH sole 5000 3118709
E M P I Inc. COM 29158610 61595 3118709 SH other
Electroglas Inc. COM 285324109 2994 43950 SH other 43950
Electromagnetic Sci Inc COM 285397105 69 6000 SH sole 6000 981465
Electromagnetic Sci Inc COM 285397105 11287 981465 SH other
Emulex Corp. COM 292475209 133 10000 SH sole 10000 384375
Emulex Corp. COM 292475209 5093 384375 SH other
Enron Corporation COM 293561106 428 12780 SH other 12780
Ericsson L M Tel Co. ADR Cl. B COM 294821400 16650 679580 SH other 679580
Exar Corp. COM 300645108 24939 697600 SH other 697600
Executone Information Systems ICOM 301607107 95 36200 SH other 36200
Flir Systems Inc. COM 302445101 1597 130400 SH other 130400
Frame Technology Corp. COM 351688106 5372 199900 SH other 199900
FTP Software Inc. COM 302660105 15907 573220 SH other 573220
General Instrument Corp. COM 37012110 8648 288250 SH other 288250
Glenayre Technologies Inc. COM 37789910 9868 137062 SH other 137062
Global Maintech Corp. COM 379338106 1 21000 SH other 21000
Global Village Comm. COM 37935Q104 11925 867300 SH other 867300
H B O & Company COM 40410010 4210 67362 SH other 67362
Hooper Holmes Inc. COM 43910410 4028 402763 SH other 402763
Image Premastering Services LtdCOM 000000000 15 12500 SH other 12500
Imclone Systems Inc. COM 45245W109 113 30000 SH sole 30000 731886
Imclone Systems Inc. COM 45245W109 2745 731886 SH other
Incstar Corporation COM 45337010 5405 1137966 SH other 1137966
Informix Corp. COM 456779107 325 10000 SH sole 10000 82100
Informix Corp. COM 456779107 2668 82100 SH other
Integrated Health Services Inc.COM 45812C106 1020 36100 SH other 36100
Integrated Micro Prods PLC SponCOM 45812R103 2920 284853 SH other 284853
Inter-Tel Inc. COM 458372109 3488 197900 SH other 197900
Interim Services Inc. COM 45868P100 1164 43100 SH other 43100
Intervoice Inc. COM 461142101 2018 88200 SH other 88200
Intl. Business Machines COM 45920010 4895 51800 SH other 51800
Itron Inc. COM 465741106 139 5000 SH sole 5000 1383835
Itron Inc. COM 465741106 38401 1383835 SH other
Ivax Corp. (Fla) COM 465823102 494 16400 SH other 16400
Keane Inc. COM 486665102 3350 116000 SH other 116000
Kronos Inc. COM 501052104 231 5000 SH sole 5000 68800
Kronos Inc. COM 501052104 3182 68,800 SH other
Lattice Semiconductor COM 518415104 17233 424185 SH other 424185
Level One Communications Inc. COM 527295109 235 10000 SH sole 10000 2295020
Level One Communications Inc. COM 527295109 53933 2295020 SH other
LXE Inc. COM 502465107 51 5000 SH sole 5000 267612
LXE Inc. COM 502465107 2743 267612 SH other
Madge Networks NV COM 5424G106 40952 1279761 SH other 1279761
Manugistics Group Inc. COM 565011103 2001 132300 SH other 132300
Mapinfo Corp. COM 565105103 459 22550 SH other 22550
MCI Communications Corp. COM 552673105 1412 54160 SH other 54160
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Medical Graphics COM 58490710 89 14500 SH other 14500
Medtronic Inc. COM 58505510 306 5664 SH other 5664
Merrill Corp. COM 59017510 453 24500 SH other 24500
MFS Multimarket Income Trust SBCOM 552737108 65 10000 SH other 10000
MGI Pharma Inc. COM 55288010 9862 1715044 SH other 1715044
MGIC Investment Corp. (Wisc) COM 552848103 687 12000 SH other 12000
Micom Communications Corp. COM 59478P103 53 5000 SH sole 5000 287950
Micom Communications Corp. COM 59478P103 3059 287950 SH other
Micro Linear Corp. COM 594850109 793 50735 SH other 50735
Microtest Inc COM 594941106 2273 115100 SH other 115100
Motorola Inc. COM 62007610 16793 219874 SH other 219874
Nellcor Inc. COM 640275103 2410 48450 SH other 48450
Netrix Corp. COM 641148101 48 10000 SH sole 10000 709521
Netrix Corp. COM 641148101 3370 709521 SH other
Network Equipment Technologies COM 641208103 2289 55000 SH sole 55000 3264868
Network Equipment Technologies COM 641208103 135900 3264868 SH other
Networth Inc. COM 641221106 5888 282918 SH other 282918
Norand Corp. COM 655421105 147 8000 SH sole 8000 1620347
Norand Corp. COM 655421105 29774 1620347 SH other
Norstan Inc. COM 656535101 3884 149400 SH other 149400
Northern Telecom Ltd. COM 665815106 3837 107716 SH other 107716
Norwest Corp. COM 66938010 657 20224 SH other 20224
Octel Communications COM 675724108 43933 1259740 SH other 1259740
Perceptron Inc. COM 71361F100 3967 165300 SH other 165300
Picturetel Corp. COM 720035302 226 5000 SH sole 5000 2295212
Picturetel Corp. COM 720035302 103858 2295212 SH other
Printronix Inc. COM 742578107 12974 436100 SH other 436100
Progress Software Corp. COM 743312100 268 4000 SH sole 4000 96100
Progress Software Corp. COM 743312100 6439 96100 SH other
Proxim Inc. COM 744284100 10277 814000 SH other 814000
RF Monolithics Inc. COM 74955F106 84 10000 SH sole 10000 685421
RF Monolithics Inc. COM 74955F106 5740 685421 SH other
Softdesk Inc. COM 834020109 2038 80700 SH other 80700
Spectrian Corp. COM 847608106 26221 768386 SH other 768386
Sprint Corp. COM 85206110 203 5800 SH other 5800
SPSS Inc. COM 78462K102 5927 343600 SH other 343600
Stanford Telecommunications COM 854402104 41926 2096281 SH other 2096281
Storage Tech Corp. COM 862111200 11512 467505 SH other 467505
Stratacom Inc. COM 862683109 53062 960403 SH other 960403
Summa Four Inc. COM 865628101 480 20000 SH sole 20000 1172340
Summa Four Inc. COM 865628101 28136 1172340 SH other
Symbol Technologies Inc COM 871508107 4141 125016 SH other 125016
System Software Assoc. COM 871839106 2733 68100 SH other 68100
Tandem Computers Inc. COM 87537010 154 12600 SH other 12600
Techne Corp. COM 87837710 94 5000 SH sole 5000 1515636
Techne Corp. COM 87837710 28608 1515636 SH other
Technology Eighty (80) Inc. COM 87868P10 75 32601 SH other 32601
Tekelec COM 879101103 25027 1112316 SH other 1112316
Telco Systems Inc. COM 87890410 1734 125000 SH sole 125000 4408096
Telco Systems Inc. COM 87890410 61162 4408096 SH other
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
Tellabs Inc. COM 87966410 141588 3361142 SH other 3361142
Teradyne Inc. COM 88077010 4077 113250 SH other 113250
Tylan General Inc. COM 902169101 1502 89700 SH other 89700
U.S. Robotics Corp. COM 90338F100 48026 563350 SH other 563350
Uniphase Corp COM 909149106 8939 253582 SH other 253582
United Healthcare Corp. COM 91058110 2900 59325 SH other 59325
Unitrode Corp. COM 913283107 2196 75400 SH other 75400
V Mark Software Inc. COM 928561109 1202 79500 SH other 79500
Value Health Inc. COM 920393105 10381 391729 SH other 391729
Verifone Inc. COM 923429104 279 10000 SH sole 10000 2518392
Verifone Inc. COM 923429104 70200 2518392 SH other
Vitesse Semiconductor COM 928497106 5659 397100 SH other 397100
VLSI Technology Inc. COM 91827010 5756 168050 SH other 168050
Wahlco Environmental Sys Inc. COM 930569108 28 10000 SH other 10000
Wang Labs Inc. COM 93369N109 341 21500 SH other 21500
Watkins-Johnson Co. COM 942486101 2541 46418 SH other 46418
Western Digital Corp. COM 95810210 12684 798990 SH other 798990
Williams Companies COM 969457100 2048 52500 SH other 52500
Xircom COM 983922105 275 20000 SH sole 20000 2996156
Xircom COM 983922105 41197 2996156 SH other
Xylogics Inc. COM 984152108 3,300 60000 SH sole 60000 84160
Xylogics Inc. COM 984152108 4,629 84160 SH other
Zilog Inc. COM 989524103 2,839 68200 SH other 68200
Zoll Medical Corp. COM 989922109 128 13600 SH other 13600
Zygo Corp. COM 989855101 299 10600 SH other 10600
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants WARRANT 172167116 4,600 400000 SH sole 400000 7115
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants WARRANT 172167116 82 7115 SH other
REPORT SUMMARY 177 DATA RECORDS 2612772 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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