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SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __________)*
CIDCO, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common
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(Title of Class of Securities)
171768104
(CUSIP Number)
September 2, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY
VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
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SEC 1745 (3-98)
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CUSIP No. ...171768104..........
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
....Arthur A. Watson, Jr.
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) .......Not Applicable
(b) ........Not Applicable
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization......U.S
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power..................911,700
Shares Bene-
fically by 6. Shared Voting Power...............89,500
Owned by Each
Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power.............911,700
Person With:
8. Shared Dispositive Power.........159,400
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person......1,071,100
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ...Not Applicable....
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11).......7.6
12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE 13G
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COVER PAGE
(1) Names and I.R.S. Identification Numbers of Reporting Persons--Furnish
the full legal name of each person for whom the report is filed--i.e.,
each person required to sign the schedule itself--including each member
of a group. Do not include the name of a person required to be
identified in the report but who is not a reporting person. Reporting
persons that are entities are also requested to furnish their I.R.S.
identification numbers, although disclosure of such numbers is
voluntary, not mandatory (see "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH
SCHEDULE 13G" below).
(2) If any of the shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are held
as a member of a group and that membership is expressly affirmed,
please check row 2(a). If the reporting person disclaims membership in
a group or describes a relationship with other persons but does not
affirm the existence of a group, please check row 2(b) [unless it is a
joint filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) in which case it may not be
necessar6y to check row 2(b)].
(3) The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.
(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization--Furnish citizenship if the named
reporting person is a natural person. Otherwise, furnish place of
organization.
(5)-(9), (11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person,
Etc.--Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (11) are to be completed in
accordance with the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule 13G. All
percentages are to be rounded off to the nearest tenth (one place after
decimal point).
(10) Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially owned in row (9)
does not include shares as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed
pursuant to Rule 13d-4 (17 CFR 240.13d-4] under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
(12) Type of Reporting Person--Please classify each "reporting person"
according to the following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule 13G) and
place the appropriate symbol on the form:
Category Symbol
Broker Dealer BD
Bank BK
Insurance Company IC
Investment Company IV
Investment Adviser IA
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension EP
Fund, or Endowment Fund
Parent Holding Company/Control HC
Person
Savings Association SA
Church Plan CP
Corporation CO
Partnership PN
Individual IN
Other OO
Notes:
Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page as are
needed, one reporting person per page.
Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, answer
items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G or 14D-1) by appropriate
cross-references to an item or items on the cover page(s). This approach may
only be used where the cover page item or items provide all the disclosure
required by the schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a cover page item will
result in the item becoming a part of the schedule and accordingly being
considered as "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act.
Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing requirements
by filing either completed copies of the blank forms available from the
Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or computer printed facsimiles,
provided the documents filed have identical formats to the forms prescribed in
the Commission's regulations and meet existing Securities Exchange Act rules as
to such matters as clarity and size (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G
Under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized to
solicit the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain
security holders of certain issuers.
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Disclosure of the information specified in this schedule is mandatory,
except for I.R.S. identification numbers, disclosure of which is voluntary. The
information will be used for the primary purpose of determining and disclosing
the holdings of certain beneficial owners of certain equity securities. This
statement will be made a matter of public record. Therefore, any information
given will be available for inspection by any member of the public.
Because of the public nature of the information, the Commission can use
it for a variety of purposes, including referral to other governmental
authorities or securities self-regulatory organizations for investigatory
purposes or in connection with litigation involving the Federal securities laws
or other civil, criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. I.R.S.
identification numbers, if furnished, will assist the Commission in identifying
security holders and, therefore, in promptly processing statements of beneficial
ownership of securities.
Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule, except
for I.R.S. identification numbers, may result in civil or criminal action
against the persons involved for violation of the Federal securities laws and
rules promulgated thereunder.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
A. Statements filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) containing the information
required by this schedule shall be filed not later than February 14
following the calendar year covered by the statement or within the time
specified in Rules 13d-1(b)(2) and 13d-2(c). Statements filed pursuant
to Rule 13d-1(c) shall be filed within the time specified in Rules
13d-1(c), 13d-2(b) and 13d-2(d). Statements filed pursuant to Rule
13d-1(d) shall be filed not later than February 14 following the
calendar year covered by the statement pursuant to Rules 13d-1(d) and
13d-2(b).
B. Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by rules
under section 13(f) (15 U.S.C. 78m(f)) for the same calendar year as
that covered by a statement on this schedule may be incorporated by
reference in response to any of the items of this schedule. If such
information is incorporated by reference in this schedule, copies of
the relevant pages of such form shall be filed as an exhibit to this
schedule.
C. The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but the
text of the items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be
so prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without
referring to the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is
inapplicable or the answer is in the negative, so state.
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ITEM 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: CIDCO, INC.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 220 Cochrane Circle, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Arthur A. Watson, Jr.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 2787 Burning Daylight Farm,
Free Union, Virginia 22940
(c) Citizenship: U.S.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common
(e) CUSIP Number: 171768104
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT Sections 240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b)
OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
NOT APPLICABLE
Item 4. Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,071,100.
(b) Percent of class: 7.6.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 911,700.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 89,500.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 911,700.
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(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 159,400.
Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right
to acquire an underlying security see Section 240.13d-3(d)(1).
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
There are people other than the reporting person who are known to have
the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities. However no
such interest relates to more than five percent of the class.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
(a) NOT APPLICABLE
(b) The following certification shall be included if the statement is
filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(c):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
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Signature
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Name/Title
The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an executive
officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided,
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however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file
with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of
each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his
signature.
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Section 240.13d-7 for
other parties for whom copies are to be sent.
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE
FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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