SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WANGER LONG TERM OPPORTUNITY FUND II, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1301 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/24/2008	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALTIGEN COMMUNICATIONS INC [ ATGN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Commom Stock	1,582,064	D(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WANGER LONG TERM OPPORTUNITY FUND II, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1301 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Wanger Investment Management, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE. SUITE 1301 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WLTOF GP LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 N. MICHIGAN AVE. SUITE 1301 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares held by Reporting Person Wanger Long Term Opportunity Fund II, LP ("WLTOF").

2. Reporting Person Wanger Investment Management, Inc. ("WIM") manages investment portfolios for clients including WLTOF. In that capacity, WIM has shared voting and dispositive power over the common stock of the Issuer ("Common Stock") held by WLTOF and accordingly is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Common Stock for Section 16 reporting purposes. Except for such deemed beneficial ownership, WIM does not own any Common Stock or other equity securities of the Issuer. WIM disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported hereunder.

3. Reporting Person WLTOF GP LLC ("GP") is the general partner of WLTOF. In that capacity, GP has shared voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held by WLTOF and accordingly is deemed to be a beneficial owner of such Common Stock for Section 16 reporting purposes. Except for such deemed beneficial ownership, GP does not own any Common Stock or other equity securities of the Issuer. GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported hereunder except to the extent of its beneficial interest in WLTOF.

Remarks:

The Reporting Persons inadvertently failed to timely file this Form 3 in connection with their status as 10% beneficial owners of the common stock of the Issuer effective as of November 24, 2008. See also the Form 4 filing by the Reporting Persons as of the date of this filing which reports all transactions in the common stock of the Issuer since November 24, 2008, including without limitation certain transactions previously reported.

	Wanger Long Term Opportunity Fund II, LP, for itself and as designee for the other Reporting Persons	12/12/2008
	WLTOF GP LLC, General Partner	12/12/2008
	/s/ Eric D. Wanger, Managing Member	12/12/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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