DSP GROUP INC /DE/
SC 13D/A, 2000-12-08
RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                              Amendment Number 5 to
                                  Schedule 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 DSP Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.025 per share
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                   233328-10-6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

 Magnum Technology, Ltd.                Henry I. Rothman, Esq.
 c/o Rothschild Corporate Fiduciary     Parker Chapin LLP
 Services, Ltd.                         The Chrysler Building
 P.O. Box 472                           405 Lexington Avenue
 St. Peter's House                      New York, New York 10036
 Le Bordage                             212-704-6000
 St. Peter Port, Guernsey
 Channel Islands GY1 6AX
 Attention: Mr. Nicholas Moss

           (Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                October 31, 2000
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]

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CUSIP No.  233328-10-6            13D               Page     2   of   7   Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
           Magnum Technology, Ltd.
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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a)[ ]
                                                                      (b)[ ]
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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
           WC
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    5      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
           TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                                                        [ ]
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    6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
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      NUMBER OF           7     SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES
    BENEFICIALLY                1,935,000
      OWNED BY            ------------------------------------------------------
        EACH              8     SHARED VOTING POWER
      REPORTING
       PERSON                   1,000,000 (held of record by Magnum Telecom
        WITH                    Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary)
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                          9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,935,000
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                         10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,000,000 (held of record by Magnum Telecom
                                Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary)
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    11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON
          2,935,000 (1,000,000 of which is beneficially owned indirectly)
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    12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

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    13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

          10.9%
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    14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
          IV

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                  Schedule 13D

ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

         This statement relates to the Common Stock of DSP Group, Inc.. ("DSP").
DSP's  executive  offices  are  located at 3120 Scott  Boulevard,  Santa  Clara,
California 95054.

ITEM 2.    IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

         This  statement is filed by Magnum  Technology,  Ltd.  ("Magnum" or the
"Reporting Person"), a British Virgin Islands Corporation, Magnum is principally
engaged in making  investments.  The address of the principal business office of
Magnum is St.  Peter's  House,  Le Bordage,  St. Peter Port,  Guernsey,  Channel
Islands.

                  (a)      Not applicable.

                  (b)      Not applicable.

                  (c)      Not applicable.

                  (d)      During the last five  years,  neither  the  Reporting
                           Person nor any  executive  officer or director of the
                           Reporting  Person  has been  convicted  in a criminal
                           proceeding  (excluding  traffic violations or similar
                           misdemeanors).

                  (e)      During the last five  years,  neither  the  Reporting
                           Person nor any  executive  officer or director of the
                           Reporting   Person  has  been  a  party  to  a  civil
                           proceeding  of a judicial or  administrative  body of
                           competent  jurisdiction  as a result  of  which  such
                           person or entity  was or is  subject  to a  judgment,
                           decree or final order enjoining future violations of,
                           or  prohibiting or mandating  activities  subject to,
                           Federal or State  securities  laws or findings of any
                           violation with respect to such laws.

                  (f)      Not applicable.

ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

         Not applicable.

ITEM 4.    PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

         The purpose of the previous acquisitions by the Reporting Person was to
purchase the shares of Common Stock of DSP ("Shares")  for investment  purposes.
Pursuant to a Stock  Purchase  Agreement  between DSP and the  Reporting  Person
dated as of February 2, 1999 (the

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"Stock  Purchase  Agreement"),  the Reporting  Person  designated two persons to
DSP's Board of Directors  and has the right to continue to designate two persons
as long as the Reporting Person's ownership of DSP does not fall below (i) 7% of
the issued and outstanding  Common Stock of DSP (without giving effect to shares
of Common Stock issued upon exercise of stock options) and (ii) 1,642,552 shares
of the Common Stock of DSP (subject to  appropriate  adjustment  in the event of
recapitalization,  spin-off,  stock split,  reverse stock split or other similar
transaction).  In the event Reporting  Person's ownership of Common Stock of DSP
falls below the levels described in the preceding sentence, the Reporting Person
may only designate one director to its Board of Directors.

         Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Reporting Person may sell
some of the Shares commencing February 2, 2000 as more specifically described in
Item 6 herein.  Furthermore,  the Reporting Person reviews from time to time the
performance of its investments and,  therefore,  may, from time to time, acquire
securities  of DSP not to exceed 35% of the  outstanding  Common Stock of DSP or
dispose of securities of DSP.

         Except as may be provided  herein or in the Stock  Purchase  Agreement,
the  Reporting  Person  does not have any other plans or  proposals  which would
result  in:  (i) an  extraordinary  corporate  transaction,  such  as a  merger,
reorganization or liquidation of DSP or any of its subsidiaries;  (ii) a sale or
transfer of a material amount of assets of DSP or any of its subsidiaries; (iii)
any change in the present board of directors or management of DSP, including any
plans or  proposals  to change  the number or term of  directors  or to fill any
existing  vacancies  on the  board;  (iv) any  material  change  in the  present
capitalization or dividend policy of DSP; (v) any other material change in DSP's
business or corporate structure,  (vi) any changes in DSP's charter,  by-laws or
instruments  corresponding  thereto  or  other  actions  which  may  impede  the
acquisition of control of DSP by any person; (vii) causing a class of securities
of DSP to be  delisted  from a  national  securities  exchange  or  cease  to be
authorized  to be quoted in an  inter-dealer  quotation  system of a  registered
national securities association;  (viii) causing a class of equity securities of
DSP to become  eligible  for  termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section
12(g)(4) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934; or (ix) any action similar to
any of those enumerated above.


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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

                                            Number of              Percent of
             Name                            Shares                  Class
             ----                           ---------              ----------

             Magnum Technology, Ltd.        2,935,500 (including     10.9%
                                            1,000,000
                                            shares of Common
                                            Stock held of record by
                                            Magnum Telecom Limited)

         During the past 60 days the Reporting Person has effected the following
transaction:

         On October 31, 2000 the Reporting Person  transferred  1,000,000 shares
of Common Stock of DSP to Magnum Telecom Limited,  its wholly-owned  subsidiary,
for no consideration.

         The Reporting  Person  disposed of 1,000,000  shares of Common Stock of
DSP on August 30,  2000 on the open  market at a sale price of $45.875 per share
of Common Stock.

ITEM 6.    CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
           WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         The Reporting Person has agreed that so long as it owns at least 15% of
the outstanding  shares of Common Stock of the Company (without giving effect to
shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of stock  options after  February 2,
1999), or a designee of the Reporting Person is a director of DSP, the Reporting
Person will vote for the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors
of DSP for election as directors at each annual meeting of  stockholders  of DSP
the  Reporting  Person has agreed  that it will not dispose any of the Shares or
any other shares of Common Stock of DSP owned by the Reporting Person during any
period in which  directors  of DSP are subject to a  "blackout  period" or other
prohibitions against the sale or disposition of Common Stock.

         On October 31, 2000, Magnum Telecom Limited ("Magnum  Telecom") entered
into a Sponsor  Pledge and Security  Agreement  (the "SPA") with  certain  other
sponsors in favor of The Chase Manhattan Bank (the "Bank"), acting as collateral
agent.  Pursuant to the SPA,  Magnum  Telecom has granted to the Bank a securing
interest  and  continuing  lien on all of  Magnum  Telecom's  right,  title  and
interest  in and to  800,000  shares  of  Common  Stock of DSP  securing  Magnum
Telecom's  obligations to provide  certain capital  contributions  pursuant to a
certain Capital Contribution  Agreement as shareholder of Global Village Telecom
LTDA.

         To the knowledge of the Reporting Person on the date hereof,  except to
the extent set forth herein or in the Exhibit  herewith,  the  Reporting  Person
does not have any other contracts, arrangements,  understandings or relationship
(legal or otherwise)  with any person with respect to securities  issued by DSP,
including,  but not  limited  to,  transfer  or voting  of any such  securities,
finder's  fees,  joint  ventures,  loan or option  arrangements,  puts or calls,
guarantees or profits, divisions or profits or loss or the giving or withholding
of proxies.

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         A summary of the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is incorporated herein
by reference, is provided in Item 4 herein.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits

         Exhibit 1 - Form of Sponsor Pledge and Security Agreement



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                                    SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the Reporting  Person certifies that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

Dated: December 8, 2000

                                      MAGNUM TECHNOLOGY, LTD.

                                      FIRST BOARD LIMITED
                                      (Director of Reporting Person)



                                      By:   /s/ Vince Aylward
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                                          Name: Vince Aylward
                                          Title: Director of First Board Limited


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