SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
NORWEST EQUITY PARTNERS IV LP /MN/

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NVE CORP /NEW/ [ nvec ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/10/2003
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/10/2003 S 1,221,487 D 20.5 161,493(2)(4) D(1)
Common Stock 07/10/2003 P 1,221,487 A 20.5 1,221,487(2)(4) D(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
NORWEST EQUITY PARTNERS IV LP /MN/

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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*
WHALEY JOHN P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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*
STILL GEORGE J JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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*
LINDAHL JOHN E

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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*
ITASCA PARTNERS

(Last) (First) (Middle)

(Street)

(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. Norwest Equity Partners IV, LP, a Minnesota limited partnership ("NEP IV") is the record owner of the securities listed on Line 1 of Table I. With respect to the reporting persons named in this Form 4, Itasca Partners, L.L.P. ("Itasca") is the general partner of NEP IV. John E. Lindahl and George J. Still, Jr. are the managing general partners, and John P. Whaley is the managing administrative partner of Itasca. As a result, Itasca and Messrs. Lindahl, Still and Whaley may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by NEP IV. Each of Itasca, John E. Lindahl, George J. Still, Jr. and John P. Whaley disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its or his indirect pecuniary interest therein.
2. The number of securities reported in Lines 1 and 2 of Table I does not include 108,507 shares of common stock held of record by Norwest Equity Partners V, LP, a Minnesota limited partnership ("NEP V"), whose general partner is Itasca Partners V, L.L.P. ("Itasca V"). The managing partners of Itasca V are John E. Lindahl and George J. Still, Jr. and the managing administrative partner is John P. Whaley. By virtue of their positions as managing partners and managing administrative partner of Itasca V, Messrs. Still, Lindahl and Whaley may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Each of Messrs. Still, Lindahl and Whaley disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of his respective indirect pecuniary interest therein.
3. NEP IV sold 1,221,487 shares of Issuer's common stock to John P. Whaley. Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Whaley has full legal ownership of the securities, however, NEP IV retains the economic risk of any change in value of the securities between the date of transfer and the date Mr. Whaley disposes of the securities, and NEP IV will continue as an SEC Reporting Person.
4. The number of securities reported in Lines 1 and 2 of Table I does not include 120 shares of Issuer's common stock directly owned by John P. Whaley. Mr. Whaley acquired the shares upon the 11/21/2000 merger of Nonvolatile Electronics, Incorporation with and into PREMIS Corporation ("PREMIS"), with PREMIS surviving under the name "NVE Corporation ("NVE")." Shareholders of Premis received one share of NVE for every five shares held at the time of the merger.
John P. Whaley, Managing Administrative Partner of Itasca Partners, L.L.P., for itself and as General Partner of Norwest Equity Partners IV, LP, a Minnesota Limited Partnership 07/14/2003
George J. Still, Jr., by Mary E. Schaffner, His Attorney-In-Fact__________________________________________________ 07/14/2003
John E. Lindahl 07/14/2003
John P. Whaley 07/14/2003
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