-----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, E36JnIoQxClFxtxlsGRpiKAJepBY205P6kHyMMISHdw0oklELsXjJtc2oiK7eEQR 8ZWKGHtS6ChGGJC68FfO4A== 0000950138-98-000055.txt : 19980211 0000950138-98-000055.hdr.sgml : 19980211 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950138-98-000055 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980210 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: ASSCHER JEAN CLAUDE GROUP MEMBERS: EDOUARD GIVEL GROUP MEMBERS: NATINCO SA GROUP MEMBERS: TEKELEC-AIRTRONIC SA SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TEKELEC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000790705 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 952746131 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38000 FILM NUMBER: 98528628 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 26580 W AGOURA RD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 BUSINESS PHONE: 8188805656 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 26580 W AGOURA RD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASSCHER JEAN CLAUDE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001006836 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TEKELEC AIRTRONIC SA STREET 2: 5 RUE CARLE VERNET CITY: 92315 SEVRES CEDEX BUSINESS PHONE: 01133146232326 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO SCHEDULE 13G Page 1 of 11 Pages UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 12)(1) Tekelec - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 879101103 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) ------------- - --------------- (1) 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 and Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Exhibit Index is Page 10 of 11 Pages Page 2 of 11 Pages CUSIP No. 879101103 SCHEDULE 13G ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. ("T-A") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 shares -------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 376,592(1) shares, the voting power of which is shared with Jean-Claude Asscher who is the president and OWNED BY majority shareholder of T-A. -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 shares -------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 376,592(1) shares, the dispositive power of which is shared with Jean-Claude Asscher who is the president and majority shareholder of T-A. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 376,592(1) shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 1.4% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ================================================================================ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 11 Pages CUSIP No. 879101103 SCHEDULE 13G ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Jean-Claude Asscher - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION France - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 1,051,592(1) shares -------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 376,592(1) shares, the voting power with respect to which is shared with Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., except OWNED BY that Mr. Asscher may be deemed to share voting power with Natinco, S.A. and Edouard Givel of an additional EACH 5,273,128(1) shares owned of record by Natinco, S.A. -------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,051,592(1) shares -------------------------------------------------------------- WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 376,592(1) shares, the dispositive power with respect to which is shared with Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., except that Mr. Asscher may be deemed to share dispositive power with Natinco, S.A. and Edouard Givel of an additional 5,273,128(1) shares owned of record by Natinco, S.A. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,428,184(1) shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.5% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ================================================================================ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 11 Pages CUSIP No. 879101103 SCHEDULE 13G ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Natinco, S.A. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Luxembourg - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 shares -------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 5,273,128(1) shares, the voting power of which is shared with Edouard Givel, who owns substantially all of the OWNED BY equity interest in Natinco, S.A., except that Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed to share the voting EACH power of these shares due to the fact that he has from time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel. REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 0 shares WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,273,128(1) shares, the dispositive power of which is shared with Edouard Givel, who owns substantially all of the equity interest in Natinco, S.A., except that Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed to share the dispositive power of these shares due to the fact that he has from time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,273,128(1) shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 20.2% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ================================================================================ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 5 of 11 Pages CUSIP No. 879101103 SCHEDULE 13G ================================================================================ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Edouard Givel - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [X] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Switzerland - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 shares -------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 5,273,128(1) shares, the voting power of which is shared with Natinco, S.A., the record holder of these OWNED BY shares, except that Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed to share the voting power of these shares due to the EACH fact that he has from time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel. REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 0 shares WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 5,273,128(1) shares, the dispositive power of which is shared with Natinco, S.A., the record holder of these shares, except that Jean-Claude Asscher may be deemed to share the dispositive power of these shares due to the fact that he has from time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 5,273,128(1) shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 20.2% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN ================================================================================ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 6 of 11 pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Tekelec Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 26580 West Agoura Road Calabasas, CA 91302 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: This Statement is being filed by Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A.; Jean-Claude Asscher; Natinco, S.A.; and Edouard Givel, who are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a "group" for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the "Act"), although each expressly disclaims any assertion or presumption that it or any of the other persons on whose behalf this Statement is filed constitutes a "group." Neither the filing of this Statement nor the Agreement [see Exhibit 1(2)] should be construed individually or collectively to be an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is a member of a "group" consisting of one or more of the Reporting Persons or any one or more other persons. Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: The address of the principal business office of Tekelec-Airtronic is 5, rue Carle Vernet, 92315 Sevres Cedex, France; and of Natinco, S.A. is 15, rue de la Chapelle, L-1325 Luxembourg. The residence address of Mr. Asscher is 34 Avenue Raphael, 75016 Paris, France; and of Mr. Givel is 31, Chemin des Courbes, 1247 Anieres, Switzerland. Item 2(c) Citizenship: Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. and Natinco, S.A. are French and Luxembourg corporations, respectively. Mr. Asscher and Mr. Givel are French and Swiss citizens, respectively. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 879101103 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable Page 7 of 11 pages Item 4 Ownership: The following information with respect to the ownership of Tekelec's Common Stock by the Reporting Persons is provided as of December 31, 1997, the last day of the year covered by this Statement. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting Person. With respect to the aggregate amount of shares beneficially owned by Mr. Asscher, such amount does not include 5,273,128(1) shares owned by Natinco, S.A. as to which Mr. Asscher disclaims beneficial ownership. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Asscher is the beneficial owner of such 5,273,128(1) shares for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or for any other purpose. (b) Percent of Class: See Row 11 of cover page for each Reporting Person. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote See Row 5 of cover page for each Reporting Person. (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote See Row 6 of cover page for each Reporting Person. (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See Row 7 of cover page for each Reporting Person. (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See Row 8 of cover page for each Reporting Person. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not applicable Page 8 of 11 pages Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: To the best knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, no person other than each of the Reporting Persons has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Tekelec Common Stock owned by each of the Reporting Persons, respectively, except that: (a) Mr. Givel may be deemed to have such rights with respect to Natinco, S.A., due to the fact that he owns substantially all of the equity interest therein; and (b) Mr. Asscher may be deemed to have such rights with respect to the shares beneficially owned by Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., due to the fact that he is the president and majority shareholder thereof, and with respect to the shares beneficially owned by Natinco, S.A., due to the fact that he has from time to time acted for, and is an advisor to, Mr. Givel. 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: See Exhibit 2. The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a "group" for the purposes of Section 13(d) and 13(g) of the Act, although each expressly disclaims any assertion or presumption that it or the other persons on whose behalf this Statement is filed constitute a "group." The filing of this Statement should not be construed to be an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is a member of a "group" consisting of one or more such persons. Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable Item 10 Certification: Not applicable Page 9 of 11 pages 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. Date: February 4, 1998 Jean-Claude Asscher - ----------------------------------------- Jean-Claude Asscher, on behalf of himself and on behalf of Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A., as the President thereof. Edouard Givel - ----------------------------------------- Edouard Givel, on behalf of himself and on behalf of Natinco, S.A., pursuant to a Power of Attorney [see Exhibit 3(3)]. - --------------- (1) On 8/8/97 the Common Stock of Tekelec split 2-for-1. As a result, the Reporting Persons received one additional share for each share of Tekelec Common Stock held of record on 8/8/97. All share data set forth herein reflects the stock split. (2) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 16, 1988. (3) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 11 to the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 13, 1997. Page 10 of 11 pages EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Exhibit Page - -------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------- 1 Agreement to File Joint Statement Page 9 of 11 pages on Schedule 13G* 2 Identification of the Reporting Page 11 of 11 pages Persons 3 Procuration [Power of Attorney**] Page 9 of 11 pages - --------------- * Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 16, 1988. ** Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 11 to the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 13, 1997. EX-99.2 2 IDENTIFICATION OF THE REPORTING PERSONS Page 11 of 11 pages Exhibit 2 The Reporting Persons are identified below: Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. is a French corporation. Natinco, S.A. is a Luxembourg corporation. Jean-Claude Asscher is a French citizen and the president and majority shareholder of Tekelec-Airtronic, S.A. Edouard Givel is a Swiss citizen and the owner of substantially all the equity interest of Natinco, S.A. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----