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)
EAST JOHN C.
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
04/98
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)
CEO & PRESIDENT
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 04/24/98 S 1,800 D $15.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 04/27/98 S 1,800 D $14.7500 D Direct
Common Stock 04/29/98 S 3,600 D $14.6875 D Direct
Common Stock 04/30/98 S 1,800 D $14.8750 91,500 D Direct
Common Stock 04/24/98 S 600 D $15.0000 I by Wife
Common Stock 04/27/98 S 600 D $14.7500 I by Wife
Common Stock 04/29/98 S 1,200 D $14.6875 I by Wife
Common Stock 04/30/98 S 600 D $14.8750 15,160 I by Wife
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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 08/01/96 07/15/02
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $7.6300 08/01/98 07/26/04
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $8.0000 03/31/94 06/30/03
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $13.0000 08/01/99 06/30/05
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $14.8750 08/01/00 07/17/06
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $16.3750 08/01/01 07/03/07
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.6300 03/31/95 07/26/04
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.0000 03/31/94 06/30/03
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $9.4000 10/06/05
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $13.0000 03/31/96 06/30/05
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $14.8750 08/01/00 07/17/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.3750 08/01/01 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 Common Stock 10,000 10,000 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 13,114 13,114 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 40,250 40,250 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 7,692 7,692 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,722 6,722 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,106 6,106 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 42,886 42,886 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 59,750 59,750 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 60,000 60,000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 54,308 54,308 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 53,278 53,278 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 83,894 83,894 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ EAST JOHN C.
DATE