-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CzggNdcS7XEA5oJCPeO7s8w58TjK4NtH8YPMWuKCSLSgDzWLltkETvclHTVBl9F4 +HG66uWriPxeWnsIZgg9PQ== 0000808066-00-000018.txt : 20000203 0000808066-00-000018.hdr.sgml : 20000203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000808066-00-000018 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000128 GROUP MEMBERS: TECHNOLOGY FUNDING PARTNERS III L P GROUP MEMBERS: TECHNOLOGY FUNDING PARTNERS III, LP SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WHITE ELECTRONIC DESIGNS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000013606 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 350905052 STATE OF INCORPORATION: ID FISCAL YEAR END: 1003 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-03327 FILM NUMBER: 515823 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3601 E UNIVERSITY DRIVE CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85034 BUSINESS PHONE: 6024371520 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3601 E UNIVERSITY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 475 CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85034 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BOWMAR INSTRUMENT CORP/IN/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980917 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BOWMAR INSTRUMENT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TECHNOLOGY FUNDING PARTNERS III L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000808066 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 943033783 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INC STREET 2: 2000 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS STE 250 CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 BUSINESS PHONE: 4153452200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INC STREET 2: 2000 ALAMEDA DE LAS PULGAS STE 250 CITY: SAN MATEO STATE: CA ZIP: 94403 SC 13G 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)* White Electronic Designs Corporation __________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock _____________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 963801 10 5 ________________________ CUSIP Number February 14, 2000 ________________________ (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) ____________________________________________________________ Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1 (b) [ ] Rule 13d-1 (c) [ ] Rule 13d-1 (d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 2 of 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Technology Funding Partners III, LP _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X] _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 822,983 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _______________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.15% _______________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 3 of 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Technology Funding Inc. _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X] _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 822,983 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _______________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.15% _______________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA,CO _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 4 of 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Technology Funding Ltd. _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X] _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 822,983 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _______________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.15% _______________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA,CO _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 5 of 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Charles R. Kokesh _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X] _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 822,983 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _______________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.15% _______________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA,CO _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 6 of 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Gregory T. George _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X] _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 822,983 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _______________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.15% _______________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA,CO _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 7 of 8 _______________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Peter F. Bernardoni _______________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ X] _______________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _______________________________________________________________________________ (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America _______________________________________________________________________________ (5) SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 822,983 BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 822,983 _______________________________________________________________________________ (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] _______________________________________________________________________________ (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.15% _______________________________________________________________________________ (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA,CO _______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 963801 10 5 Page 8 of 8 Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: White Electronic Designs Corporation (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: One Research Drive, Westborough, Massachusetts, 01581 Item 2. (a) Name of Person(s) Filing: Technology Funding Partners III, LP Technology Funding Inc. Technology Funding Ltd. Charles R. Kokesh Gregory T. George Peter F. Bernardoni (b) Address of Principal Business Office: 2000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 250, San Mateo, California, 94403 (c) Citizenship: United States (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 963801 10 5 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Section 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a)[ ]Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). (b)[ ]Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (c)[ ]Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). (d)[ ]Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8). (e)[ ]An investment adviser in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f)[ ]An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g)[ ]A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h)[ ]A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i)[ ]A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j)[X]Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a)Amount beneficially owned: 822,983 (b)Percent of class: 5.15% (c)Number of shares as to which the person has: (i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote -0- (ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 822,983 (iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -0- (iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 822,983 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Technology Funding Ltd. and Technology Funding Inc. are the investment advisers to Technology Funding Partners III, L.P. (the "Fund"). Mr. Kokesh and Mr. George are general partners of Technology Funding Ltd. Mr. Kokesh, Mr. George and Mr. Bernardoni are officers of Technology Funding Inc., the shareholder of the Fund. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Not Applicable Item 10. Certification By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2000 Technology Funding Partners III, LP By: Technology Funding Inc., Managing General Partner By: /s/ Charles R. Kokesh Charles R. Kokesh Chief Executive Officer Dated: February 14, 2000 Technology Funding Inc. A California Corporation By: /s/ Charles R. Kokesh Charles R. Kokesh Chief Executive Officer Dated: February 14, 2000 Technology Funding Ltd. A California Limited Partnership By: /s/ Charles R. Kokesh Charles R. Kokesh Managing General Partner Dated: February 14, 2000 By: /s/ Charles R. Kokesh Charles R. Kokesh Dated: February 14, 2000 By: /s/ Gregory T. George Gregory T. George Dated: February 14, 2000 By: /s/ Peter F. Bernardoni Peter F. Bernardoni -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----