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)
FARINARO, ANTHONY
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
08/00
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)
VP & General Mgr. Design Svcs
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 08/21/00 M 8,437 A $13.0625 D Direct
Common Stock 08/21/00 S 8,437 D $40.1053 D Direct
Common Stock 08/21/00 M 1,063 A $11.1250 D Direct
Common Stock 08/21/00 S 1,063 D $40.1053 D Direct
Common Stock 08/22/00 M 253 A $11.1250 D Direct
Common Stock 08/22/00 S 253 D $40.3125 D Direct
Common Stock 08/22/00 M 2,247 A $11.1250 D Direct
Common Stock 08/22/00 S 2,247 D $40.3125 D Direct
Common Stock 08/30/00 S 1,890 D $42.5000 344 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 $11.1250 08/22/00 M 2,247 (1) 08/14/08
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.1250 08/21/00 M 1,063 (2) 08/14/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.1250 08/22/00 M 253 (2) 08/14/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $13.0625 08/21/00 M 8,437 (3) 03/01/09
(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 08/22/00 Common Stock 2,247 20,223 D Direct
to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 08/21/00 Common Stock 1,063 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 08/22/00 Common Stock 253 18,402 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 08/21/00 Common Stock 8,437 31,250 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Option is exercisable as to 7,191 shares on 8/14/99, then 1,797 shares on 11/14/99, vesting quarterly thereafter as to 2,247 per
quarter.
(2)
Option is exercisable as to 11,559 shares on 8/14/99, then 2,890 shares on 11/14/99, then vests quarterly as to 2,440 or 2,441 per
quarter through 11/14/2001, with the remaining 5,075 shares vesting quarterly through 8/14/2002.
(3)
Option begins vesting on 3/1/99 and is exercisable as to 3,125 shares quarterly through 12/01/02.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ FARINARO, ANTHONY
DATE
