SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 (b),
(c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2 (b)
Atheros Communications, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
04743P108
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2004
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] 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 that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
(Continued on following pages)
Page 1 of 14 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 2 of 14 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
August Capital II, L.P. ("August II")
Tax ID Number: 94-3303776
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,714,530 shares, except that August Capital
BENEFICIALLY Management II, L.L.C. ("ACM II"), the general
OWNED BY EACH partner of August II, may be deemed to have sole
REPORTING power to vote these shares, and John Johnston
PERSON ("Johnston"), David F. Marquardt ("Marquardt"), and
WITH Andrew S. Rappaport ("Rappaport"), the members of
ACM II, may be deemed to have shared power to vote
these shares.
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,714,530 shares, except that ACM II, the general
partner of August II, may be deemed to have sole
power to dispose of these shares, and Johnston,
Marquardt and Rappaport, the members of ACM II, may
be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these
shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 3,714,530
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.80%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 3 of 14 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
August Capital Strategic Partners II, L.P. ("Partners II")
Tax ID Number: 94-3312511
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 179,396 shares, except that ACM II, the general
BENEFICIALLY partner of Partners II, may be deemed to have sole
OWNED BY EACH power to vote these shares, and Johnston, Marquardt
REPORTING and Rappaport, the members of ACM II, may be deemed
PERSON to have shared power to vote these shares.
WITH -------- -------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
179,396 shares, except that ACM II, the general
partner of Partners II, may be deemed to have sole
power to dispose of these shares, and Johnston,
Marquardt and Rappaport, the members of ACM II, may
be deemed to have shared power to dispose of these
shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 179,396
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.38%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 4 of 14 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
August Capital Management II, L.L.C. ("ACM II")
Tax ID Number: 94-3303773
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 shares are
BENEFICIALLY directly owned by August II and 179,396 shares are
OWNED BY EACH directly owned by Partners II. ACM II, the general
REPORTING partner of August II and Partners II, may be deemed
PERSON to have sole power to vote these shares and
WITH Johnston, Marquardt and Rappaport, the members of
ACM II, may be deemed to have shared power to vote
these shares.
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 shares
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 shares are
directly owned by August II and 179,396 shares are
directly owned by Partners II. ACM II, the general
partner of August II and Partners II, may be deemed
to have sole power to dispose of these shares and
Johnston, Marquardt and Rappaport, the members of
ACM II, may be deemed to have shared power to
dispose of these shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 3,893,926
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.18%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 5 of 14 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John Johnston ("Johnston")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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NUMBER OF
SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 0 shares
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH -------- -------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 are directly
owned by August II and 179,396 are directly owned
by Partners II. Johnston is a member of ACM II, the
general partner of August II and Partners II, and
may be deemed to have shared power to vote these
shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 are directly
owned by August II and 179,396 are directly owned
by Partners II. Johnston is a member of ACM II, the
general partner of August II and Partners II, and
may be deemed to have shared power to dispose of
these shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 3,893,926
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.18%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 6 of 14 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
David F. Marquardt ("Marquardt")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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NUMBER OF
SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 14,048 shares
OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH -------- -------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 shares are
directly owned by August II and 179,396 shares are
directly owned by Partners II. Marquardt is a
member of ACM II, the general partner of August II
and Partners II, and may be deemed to have shared
power to vote these shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,048 shares
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 shares are
directly owned by August II and 179,396 shares are
directly owned by Partners II. Marquardt is a
member of ACM II, the general partner of August II
and Partners II, and may be deemed to have shared
power to dispose of these shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 3,907,974
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.21%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 7 of 14 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Andrew S. Rappaport ("Rappaport")
Tax ID Number:
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ] (b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. Citizen
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NUMBER OF
SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 5781 shares subject to options that are exercisable
OWNED BY EACH within 60 days.
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH -------- -------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 shares are
directly owned by August II and 179,396 shares are
directly owned by Partners II. Rappaport is a
member of ACM II, the general partner of August II
and Partners II, and may be deemed to have shared
power to vote these shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5781 shares subject to options that are exercisable
within 60 days.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,893,926 shares, of which 3,714,530 shares are
directly owned by August II and 179,396 shares are
directly owned by Partners II. Rappaport is a
member of ACM II, the general partner of August II
and Partners II, and may be deemed to have shared
power to dispose of these shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON 3,899,707
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.19%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 8 of 14 Pages
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ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
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Atheros Communications, Inc.
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
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529 Almanor Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3512
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
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This statement is filed by August Capital II, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("August II"), August Capital Strategic
Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners
II"), August Capital Management II, L.L.C. a Delaware limited
liability company ("ACM II"), John Johnston ("Johnston"),
David F. Marquardt ("Marquardt") and Andrew S. Rappaport
("Rappaport"). The foregoing entities and individuals are
collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."
ACM II is the general partner of August II and Partners II,
and may be deemed to have sole power to vote and sole power to
dispose of shares of the issuer directly owned by August II
and Partners II. Johnston, Marquardt and Rappaport are the
managing members of ACM II, and may be deemed to have shared
power to vote and shared power to dispose of the shares of the
issuer directly owned by August II and Partners II.
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE, OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
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The address of the principal business office for each of the
Reporting Persons is:
August Capital
2480 Sand Hill Road, Suite 101
Menlo Park, California 94025
ITEM 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
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August II and Partners II are Delaware limited partnerships.
ACM II is a Delaware limited liability company. Johnston,
Marquardt and Rappaport are United States Citizens.
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
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Common Stock
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
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04743P108
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ITEM 3. Not Applicable
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:
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The following information with respect to the ownership of the
Common Stock of the issuer by the persons filing this
Statement is provided as of December 31, 2004:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
See Row 9 of cover page for each Reporting
Person.
(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.
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 10 of 14 Pages
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
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Not applicable
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON:
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Under certain circumstances set forth in the limited
partnership agreements of August II and Partners II, the
general and limited partners or members, as the case may be,
of each of such entities may be deemed to have the right to
receive dividends from, or the proceeds from, the sale of
shares of the issuer owned by each such entity of which they
are a partner.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY:
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Not applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
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Not applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
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Not applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:
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Not applicable
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 11 of 14 Pages
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SIGNATURES
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 10, 2005
Entities: August Capital II, L.P.
August Capital Strategic Partners II, L.P.
August Capital Management II, L.L.C.
By:/s/ Mark G. Wilson
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Mark G. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for the
above listed entities
Individuals: John Johnston
David F. Marquardt
Andrew S. Rappaport
By:/s/ Mark G. Wilson
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Mark G. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for the
above listed individuals
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 12 of 14 Pages
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Found on
Sequentially
Exhibit Numbered Page
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Exhibit A: Agreement of Joint Filing 13
Exhibit B: Reference to Mark G. Wilson as Attorney-in-Fact 14
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CUSIP NO. 04743P108 13 G Page 13 of 14 Pages
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EXHIBIT A
Agreement of Joint Filing
The undersigned hereby agree that a single Schedule 13G (or
any amendment thereto) relating to the Common Stock of Atheros Communications,
Inc. shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that this Agreement
shall be filed as an exhibit to such Schedule 13G.
Dated February 10, 2005
Entities: August Capital II, L.P.
August Capital Strategic Partners II, L.P.
August Capital Management II, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Mark G. Wilson
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Mark G. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for the
above listed entities
Individuals: John Johnston
David F. Marquardt
Andrew S. Rappaport
By: /s/ Mark G. Wilson
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Mark G. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for the
above listed individuals
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EXHIBIT B
Reference to Mark G. Wilson as Attorney-in-Fact
Mark G. Wilson has signed the enclosed documents as Attorney-in-Fact. Note that
copies of the applicable Power of Attorney are already on file with the
appropriate agencies.