UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
BEGUN MICHELLE A.
955 East Arques Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4533
(408) 739-1010
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
12/97
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. HUMAN RESOURCES
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 Amount D Price End of Year I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 10,570 D Direct
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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 A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Incentive Stock Option (right $1.8000 11/01/91 06/21/01
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $4.0000 08/01/96 07/15/02
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $7.6300 03/31/95 07/26/04
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $8.0000 03/31/94 06/30/03
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $10.6250 07/05/96 01/05/06
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $14.8750 08/01/00 07/17/06
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $16.3750 07/03/97 A 6,106 08/01/01 (1) 07/03/07
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $9.0500 10/06/05
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $10.6250 08/01/99 01/05/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $14.8750 08/01/00 07/17/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.3750 07/03/97 A 8,894 08/01/01 (1) 07/03/07
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.3750 07/03/97 A 9,000 03/31/98 (2) 07/03/07
(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 Year
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 3,000 3,000 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 4,500 4,500 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 17,250 17,250 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 13,750 13,750 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 12,578 12,578 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 9,138 9,138 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 07/03/97 Common Stock 6,106 6,106 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 13,583 13,583 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 672 672 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 8,195 8,195 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 07/03/97 Common Stock 8,894 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 07/03/97 Common Stock 9,000 17,894 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Option becomes 100% exercisable on 8/1/2001.
(2)
Option begins vesting 1/1/98 and is exercisable quarterly in 1998, 1999, and 2000.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ BEGUN MICHELLE A.
DATE