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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No. 3
BEA SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
073325 10 2
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(CUSIP Number)
The information required on 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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Page 1 of 9 Pages
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Ventures, L.P. I.D. No. 13-3784037
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 38,419,116
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 38,419,116
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
38,419,116
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.09%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus & Co. I.D. No. 13-6358475
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 38,739,549
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 38,739,549
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
38,739,549
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10 CHECK B0X IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.17%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
PN
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC. I.D. No. 13-3536050
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [_]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
38,419,116
OWNED BY
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING -0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 38,419,116
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
38,419,116
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.09%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 7 of 9 Pages
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: BEA Systems, Inc. (the "Issuer")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2315 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131
Item 2.
(a)&(b) Name of Person Filing, Address of Principal Business Office:
This statement is filed by and on behalf of (a) Warburg, Pincus
Ventures, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WPV"); (b) Warburg,
Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership ("WP"); and (c) E.M.
Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC, a New York limited liability company
("EMW LLC"), which manages WPV. WP, as the sole general partner of
WPV, has a 15% interest in the profits of WPV. Lionel I. Pincus is
the managing partner of WP and the managing member of EMW LLC and may
be deemed to control both WP and EMW LLC. The members of EMW LLC are
substantially the same as the partners of WP. The business address of
each of the foregoing is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York
10017.
(c) Citizenship: Not applicable.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 073325 10 2
Item 3.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
38,419,116 shares as of September 8, 2000
(b) Percent of Class: 10.09%, as of September 8, 2000.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0- shares.
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 7 of 9 Pages
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
38,419,116
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0- shares.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
38,419,116
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
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 the Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 7 of 9 Pages
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: September 14, 2000
WARBURG, PINCUS VENTURES, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co.,
General Partner
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler
Its: Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler
Its: Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler
Its: Member
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CUSIP No. 073325102 13G Page 8 of 9 Pages
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement, dated September 14, 2000, among the
signatories to this Schedule 13G.
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