SEC Filing for BRCM dated 2/5/99 (GI's investment)
- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: General Instrument Corporation
5 SOLE VOTING POWER: 2,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (see response to Item 2(d)
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.0% of the Class A Common Stock (see responses to Item 2(d) and Item 4(b))
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS
(a) Name of Issuer: Broadcom Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices: 16215 Alton Parkway, Irvine, California
92618
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of person filing: General Instrument Corporation
(b) Address of principal business office: 101 Tournament Drive
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
(c) Citizenship: Delaware
(d) Title of class of securities: Class A Common Stock1
(e) CUSIP number: 11132010
1 The securities that give rise to General Instrument Corporation's
reporting obligation are shares of Class B Common Stock, which are
convertible into Class A Common Stock on a share for share basis.
Pursuant to Rule 13(d)-3(d)(1)(i), such shares of Class B Common Stock shall be deemed to be outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities of Class A Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by the person filing this report.
2 The actual percentage of Class A Common Stock owned by General
Instrument Corporation is 4.997%; however, the Schedule 13G
Instructions mandate that this percentage be rounded up to 5%.
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
2,250,000
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
2,250,000
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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