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)
VAN DE HEY DAVID L.
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
03/98
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. & GENERAL COUNSEL
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 03/02/98 M 2,000 A $8.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 03/02/98 S 2,000 D $15.5000 D Direct
Common Stock 03/02/98 S 891 D $15.5000 70 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 $7.6300 08/01/98 07/26/04
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $8.0000 03/02/98 M 2,000 07/15/94 07/15/03
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $10.6250 01/05/06
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $11.7500 01/26/98 A V 939 (1) 01/26/08
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $14.8750 03/31/97 07/17/06
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right $16.3750 08/01/01 07/03/07
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $10.6250 10/06/05
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $10.6250 01/05/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.7500 01/26/98 A V 14,061 (2) 01/26/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $14.8750 03/31/97 07/17/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.3750 03/31/98 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 2,000 2,000 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 03/02/98 Common Stock 2,000 $15.5000 0 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 32,411 32,411 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right 01/26/98 Common Stock 939 939 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 7,263 7,263 D Direct
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 6,106 6,106 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 12,666 12,666 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 89 89 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 01/26/98 Common Stock 14,061 14,061 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 12,237 12,237 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 17,894 17,894 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Option becomes exercisable as to 1 share on 10/26/2001 and 938 shares on 10/26/2002.
(2)
Option begins vesting 1/26/98 and is exercisable quarterly as to 937 shares for 2 quarters and 938 shares for 2 quarters of each
year through 7/26/01 with the last 937 shares exercisable on 10/26/01 .
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ VAN DE HEY DAVID L.
DATE