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)
HAMDY ESMAT Z.
955 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4533
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACTEL CORPORATION (ACTL)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
11/98
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. Technology Development &
Operations
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 11/19/98 M 1,991 A $7.6300 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 1,991 D $17.3750 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 M 13,009 A $7.6300 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 13,009 D $17.3750 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 M 236 A $7.6300 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 236 D $17.3750 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 M 1,814 A $7.6300 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 1,814 D $17.3750 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 M 813 A $8.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 813 D $17.3750 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 M 100 A $4.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 11/19/98 S 100 D $17.3750 37,305 D Direct
Common Stock 1,750 I by Son
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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 $4.0000 11/19/98 M 100 10/23/02
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $7.6300 11/19/98 M 13,009 07/26/04
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $7.6300 11/19/98 M 1,814 07/26/04
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $8.0000 11/19/98 M 813 06/30/03
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.6300 11/19/98 M 1,991 07/26/04
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.6300 11/19/98 M 236 07/26/04
(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 11/19/98 Common Stock 100 $17.3750 0 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 11/19/98 Common Stock 13,009 $17.3750 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 11/19/98 Common Stock 1,814 $17.3750 0 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 11/19/98 Common Stock 813 $17.3750 0 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/19/98 Common Stock 1,991 $17.6250 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 11/19/98 Common Stock 236 $17.3750 0 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ HAMDY ESMAT Z.
DATE