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* CITIGROUP INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 399 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10043 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/06/2003	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol STRATOS LIGHTWAVE INC [ STLW ]
		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)
Common Stock	3,674,849(1)	I	(2)(2)
Series B Preferred Stock	30,210(1)	I	(2)(2)

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* CITIGROUP INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 399 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10043 (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* CITIGROUP HOLDINGS CO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE RODENY SQUARE (Street) WILMINGTON DE 19899 (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* CITIBANK NA (Last) (First) (Middle) 399 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10043 (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* CITICORP VENTURE CAPITAL LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) 399 PARK AVENUE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10043 (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* CITICORP (Last) (First) (Middle) 399 PARK AVE (Street) NEW YORK NY 10043 (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. The securities reported herein were acquired on November 6, 2003 pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated as of July 2, 2003, as amended, among the Issuer, Sterling Holding Company and Sleeping Bear Merger Corp.

2. The securities reported herein are directly beneficially owned by Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. ("CVC"). CVC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citibank, N.A., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citicorp, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Holdings Company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. Each of Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Holdings Company, Citicorp and Citibank, N.A. disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein as directly beneficially held by CVC, except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.

	Serena D. Moe	11/06/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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