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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -----------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 OMB Approval
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB Number........................... 3235 0287
/ / Check box if no Expires:.................... September 30, 1998
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Estimated average burden
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the hours per response....................... 0.5
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 -----------------------------------------------
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Watkins Peter R. Networks Associates, Inc. "NETA" Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
c/oNetworks Associates, Inc., Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
- --------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) November/1998 ---- title --- below)
(Street) ------------------ below)
3965 Freedom Circle 5. If Amendment, V.P.
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(Month/Year)
Santa Clara CA 95054 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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(City) (State) (Zip) X Form filed by one
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Form filed by more than
---- one Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 11/30/98 M 40,800 A $5.5802
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Common Stock 11/30/98 S 40,000 D $50.875
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Common Stock 11/30/98 M 20,000 A $5.5802
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Common Stock 11/30/98 S 20,000 D $50.875
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Common Stock 11/30/98 M 10,000 A $5.5802
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Common Stock 11/30/98 S 10,000 D $50.875
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Common Stock 11/30/98 M 15,000 A $5.5802
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Common Stock 11/30/98 S 15,000 D $50.875
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Common Stock 11/30/98 M 5,000 A $5.5802
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Common Stock 11/30/98 S 5,000 D $50.875
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Common Stock 11/30/98 M 10,000 A $5.5802
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Common Stock 11/30/98 S 10,000 D $50.875
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 4) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Employee Stock Option $5.5802 11/30/98 D (1) 4/14/05 Common S. 40,000 $50.875
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option $5.5802 11/30/98 D (1) 4/14/05 Common S. 20,000 $50.875
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option $5.5802 11/30/98 D (1) 4/14/05 Common S. 10,000 $50.875
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option $5.5802 11/30/98 D (1) 4/14/05 Common S. 15,000 $50.875
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option $5.5802 11/30/98 D (1) 4/14/05 Common S. 5,000 $50.875
(right to buy)
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Employee Stock Option $5.5802 11/30/98 D (1) 4/14/05 Common S. 10,000 $50.875
(right to buy)
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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87,754 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) 25% of options vested and became exercisable on 4/14/96, with an additional
2.08% vesting each month therafter.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Kurt J. Berney
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). as Attorney in Fact 12/9/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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