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)
3600 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street

(Street)
Minneapolis MN 55402

(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)
07/25/2003
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 07/25/2003 S 10,300 D $21.236 135,493 D(1)
Common Stock 07/28/2003 S 18,000 D $21.8 117,493 D(1)
Common Stock 1,221,487 I See footnote #2.(2)
Common Stock 1,447,487 I See foonote #3.(3)
Common Stock 1,221,607 D
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)
3600 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street

(Street)
Minneapolis MN 55402

(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)
3600 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street

(Street)
Minneapolis MN 55402

(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)
c/o Norwest Venture Partners
525 University Avenue, Suite 800

(Street)
Palo Alto CA 94301

(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)
3600 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street

(Street)
Minneapolis MN 55402

(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)
NORWEST EQUITY PARTNERS
3600 IDS CENTER, 80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET

(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402

(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 reported on Lines 1 and 2 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 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 securities reported on Line 3 of Table 1 are held of record by John P. Whaley. NEP IV may be deemed to beneficially own such shares.
3. The number of securities reported on Line 4 of Table I includes 117,493 shares held of record by NEP IV, whose general partner is Itasca, and 1,221,487 shares held of record by John P. Whaley, of which NEP IV may be deemed a beneficial owner, and 108,507 shares 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"). John E. Lindahl and George J. Still, Jr. are the managing partners and John P. Whaley is the managing administrative partner of each of Itasca and Itasca V. By virtue of their positions as managing partners and managing administrative partner, Messrs. Still, Lindahl and Whaley may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. Each of Messrs. Still, Lindahl and Whaley disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by NEP IV and NEP V, except to the extent of his respective indirect pecuniary interest therein.
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 07/29/2003
George J. Still, Jr. 07/29/2003
John E. Lindahl 07/29/2003
John P. Whaley 07/29/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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