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OMB APPROVAL
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OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
HOURS PER RESPONSE. . . . . .0.5
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FORM 3 Washington, D.C. 20549
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
(Print or Type Responses) Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Requiring Statement
Chang Sam (Month/Day/Year)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 6/28/99 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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c/o Avant! Corporation 3. IRS or Social Director 10% Owner
46871 Bayside Parkway Security Number of ----- -----
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(Street) (Voluntary) ----- title below) ----- below)
Fremont CA 94538 HEAD OF FINANCE
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(City) (State) (Zip)
TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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6. If Amendment, Date of
Original
(Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One Reporting
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I) (Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 1000 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 5(b)(v). (over)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II-- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of Securities
(Instr. 4) and Expiration Date Underlying Derivative Security
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4)
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Date Expiration Amount or
Exercisable Date Title Number of
Shares
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Stock Option (1) 4/26/09 Common Stock 80,000
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4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
sion or ship Form Beneficial Ownership
Exercise of Deriva- (Inst. 5)
Price of tive Security;
Deri- Direct (D) or
vative Indirect (I)
Security (Instr. 5)
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$14,375 D
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Explanation of Responses: (1) 25% of the shares become vested and exercisable
1 year from the grant date and the balance in 36 equal monthly installments
thereafter. Granted 4/27/99.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Sam Chang 7/13/99
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient. SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
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 Number.
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