X0303 4 2009-10-08 0 0001032067 MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP MEAD 0001044321 MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 NEW YORK NY 10022 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2009-10-08 4 S 0 13000 3.6332 D 138205 I By Limited Partnerships This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) and David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP) and Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (Cayman), respectively . 134,990 shares of Common Stock are owned by QP and 3,215 shares of Common Stock are owned by Cayman. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP and Cayman is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest. The shares reflect a 1 for 20 stock split as of 7/10/2009. Austin W. Marxe 2009-10-08 David M. Greenhouse 2009-10-08