WAVE SYSTEMS CORP
SC 13G, 1999-02-18
COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                               WAVE SYSTEMS CORP.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                      Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                                       
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 31, 1998
             (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)
[ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
[x]  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).



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CUSIP No.  943526 10 3

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)

                   John E. McConnaughy, Jr.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                    
          (a) [  ]
          (b) [  ]

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3      SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4      CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   United States

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                                     373,000

        NUMBER OF
                            ----------------------------------------------------
          SHARES            6    SHARED VOTING POWER

       BENEFICIALLY                  None
                          
                            ----------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

        REPORTING                    373,000
                            ----------------------------------------------------
          PERSON            8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

           WITH                      None
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

            373,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

            Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

            1.3%

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

            IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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ITEM 1.       (a)   Name of Issuer:

                    Wave Systems Corp.

              (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                    480 Pleasant Street
                    Lee, Massachusetts  01238

ITEM 2.       (a)   Name of Person Filing:

                    John E. McConnaughy, Jr.

              (b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

                    The  following  is the  address  of the  principal  business
                    office of the filing person:

                    JEMC Corp.
                    1011 High Ridge Road
                    Stamford, Connecticut  06905

              (c)  Citizenship:

                    United States

              (d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                    Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

                    ("Class A Common Stock")

              (e)   CUSIP Number:

                    943526 10 3

ITEM 3.       If this  Statement  is filed  pursuant to Rules  13d-1(b) or 
              13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

              Not applicable.

ITEM 4.       Ownership

                    (a)  As  of  December  31,  1998,   the   reporting   person
                    beneficially  owned 373,000  shares of Class A Common Stock.
                    Of such  amount,  4,000  shares are shares of Class A Common
                    Stock,  335,000  shares are  shares of Class B Common  Stock
                    which are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on
                    a one-for-one  basis,  and 34,000 shares represent shares of
                    Class A Common Stock  issuable  upon the exercise of options
                    presently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

                    (b) The reporting person's Class A Common Stock ownership as
                    of December  31, 1998  represented  1.3% of the  outstanding
                    Class A Common Stock as of that date.

                    (c) The  reporting  person  has  sole  power  to vote and to
                    dispose of 373,000 shares of Class A Common Stock.



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ITEM 5.       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

              If this statement is being filed to report the fact as of the date
              hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
              of more than five  percent of the class of  securities,  check the
              following (x).

ITEM 6.       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

              Not applicable

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

              Not applicable.


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                                    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.

Date:    February 12, 1999
                                              /s/ John E. McConnaughy, Jr.
                                                  ------------------------
                                                  John E. McConnaughy, Jr.








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