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)
GOODYEAR DOUGLAS D.
955 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4533
(408) 739-1010
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
08/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ]
Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify
below) V.P.-WORLDWIDE SALES
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 07/31/97 B 705 (1) A $13.8125 D Direct
Common Stock 08/18/97 S 705 D $20.3750 150 D Direct
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities 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>
Incentive Stock Option (right $16.3750 07/03/97 A V 6,106 08/01/01 (2) 07/03/07
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.3750 07/03/97 A V 13,894 08/01/01 (2) 07/03/07
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.3750 07/03/97 A V 11,250 03/31/98 (3) 07/03/07
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities 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>
Incentive Stock Option (right 07/03/97 Common Stock 6,106 6,106 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 07/03/97 Common Stock 13,894 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 07/03/97 Common Stock 11,250 25,144 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Beneficial holdings reflected on this report do not include changes in the
reporting person's holdings of securities resulting from participation in the
issuer's qualified employee stock plan since the last filing of a report
disclosing transactions related to such participation (2) Option becomes 100%
exercisable on 8/1/2001. (3) Option begins vesting 1/1/98 and is exercisable
quarterly in 1998, 1999, and 2000. All options vest 100% and are immediately
exercisable upon an involuntary termination 'for cause,' or a voluntary
termination 'for good reason,' following a 'change of control' of the company.
Beneficial holdings reflected on this report do not include changes in the
reporting person's holdings of securities resulting from participation in the
issuer's qualified employee stock plan since the last filing of a report
disclosing transactions related to such participation
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ GOODYEAR DOUGLAS D.
DATE
