UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
HENKENS JOS C.
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VENTURES
485 RAMONA ST. #200
MENLO PARK, CA 94301
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACTEL CORPORATION (ACTL)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
May 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 05/30/97 T 5,375 A $9.5000 D
Common Stock 05/30/97 S 5,375 D $19.3125 D
Common Stock 05/30/97 T 4,000 A $9.5000 D
Common Stock 05/30/97 S 4,000 D $19.1875 13,797 D
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option $9.5000 05/30/97 T 5,375 (1) 08/02/94 08/02/03
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $9.5000 05/30/97 T 4,000 (1) 08/02/94 08/02/03
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.2500 08/01/98(2) 08/01/04
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.0000 08/01/99(3) 08/01/05
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.2500 08/01/00(4) 08/01/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.1250 08/01/00(4) 08/15/06
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option 05/30/97 Common Stock 5,375 D
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 05/30/97 Common Stock 4,000 625 D
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 2,500 2,500 D
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 2,500 2,500 D
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 2,500 2,500 D
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 10,000 10,000 D
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Option is exercisable as to 25% on 8/2/94 and 6.25% quarterly thereafter.
(2)
Option becomes 100% exercisable on 8/1/98.
(3)
Option becomes 100% exercisable on 8/1/99.
(4)
Option becomes 100% exercisable on 8/1/2000.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ JOS C. HENKENS
DATE: JUNE 10, 1997