-----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, BuhpOitMykN9FHhdYQFPsDaKGVINB0yUFRkUtc4nazrlzd7tS74VYR1owTNj3k+i 6XLwYKwCg5TqTizSDACJyA== 0000882871-98-000005.txt : 19980622 0000882871-98-000005.hdr.sgml : 19980622 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000882871-98-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980619 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TCI INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000357064 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 943026925 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-34705 FILM NUMBER: 98650611 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 CASPIAN DR CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 BUSINESS PHONE: 4087476100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 CASPIN DRIVE CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94089 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19880606 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROI PARTNERS L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882871 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17 E SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD STREET 2: #225 CITY: LARKSPUR STATE: CA ZIP: 94939 BUSINESS PHONE: 4154648023 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 17 E SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD. STREET 2: #225 CITY: LARKSPUR STATE: CA ZIP: 94939 SC 13G 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 TCI International, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 872293-10-5 (CUSIP Number) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out or 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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in 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). CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 of 8 1 Name of Reporting Person ROI Capital Management, Inc. IRS Identification No. of Above Person 68-0269547 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power 366,000 NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH 366,000 8 Shares Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person 366,000 10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 11.0% 12 Type of Reporting Person* CO, IA CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 8 1 Name of Reporting Person ROI Partners, L. P. IRS Identification No. of Above Person 94-3164760 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power 168,700 NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH 168,700 8 Shares Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person 168,700 10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 5.1% 12 Type of Reporting Person* PN CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 8 1 Name of Reporting Person Mark T. Boyer IRS Identification No. of Above Person 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization United States 5 Sole Voting Power 366,000 NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH 366,000 8 Shares Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person 366,000 10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 11.0% 12 Type of Reporting Person* IN CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 5 of 8 1 Name of Reporting Person Mitchell J. Soboleski IRS Identification No. of Above Person 2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship or Place of Organization United States 5 Sole Voting Power 366,000 NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH 366,000 8 Shares Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by each Reporting Person 366,000 10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 11.0% 12 Type of Reporting Person* IN CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 6 of 8 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer. TCI International, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices. 222 Caspian Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing. ROI Capital Management Inc., ROI Partners, L. P., Mark T. Boyer and Mitchell J. Soboleski. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence. The business address of ROI Capital Management Inc., ROI Partners, L. P., Mark T. Boyer and Mitchell J. Soboleski is 17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Suite 225, Larkspur, CA 94939. Item 2(c). Citizenship. ROI Capital Management, Inc. is a California corporation, ROI Partners, L. P. is a California limited partnership, and Mark T. Boyer and Mitchell J. Soboleski are citizens of the United States of America. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities. common stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number. 872293-10-5 Item 3. Type of Reporting Person. ROI Capital Management, Inc. is an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. ROI Partners, L. P. is an investment limited partnership, whose general partner is ROI Capital Management, Inc. Mark T. Boyer and Mitchell J. Soboleski are the sole shareholders of ROI Capital Management, Inc. Item 4. Ownership. Reference is made hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of pages two (2), three (3), four (4) and five (5) of this Schedule G, which Items are incorporated by reference herein. CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 7 of 8 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. ROI Capital Management, Inc. is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the number of securities reflected in items 5-9 and 11 of page three (3) of this Schedule G pursuant to separate arrangements whereby it acts as investment adviser to certain persons, including ROI Partners, L.P., in which it also holds an ownership interest. Each person for whom ROI Capital Management, Inc. acts as investment adviser has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the common stock purchased or held pursuant to such arrangements. Mark T. Boyer and Mitchell J. Soboleski are deemed to be the beneficial owners of the number of securities reflected in Items 5-9 and 11 of page two (2) of this Schedule G pursuant to their ownership interests in ROI Capital Management, Inc. 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. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below, each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. CUSIP No. 872293-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 8 of 8 Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: June 16, 1998 MARK T. BOYER /s/ Mark T. Boyer ________________________ Mark T. Boyer DATED: June 16, 1998 MITCHELL J. SOBOLESKI /s/ Mitchell J. Soboleski ________________________ Mitchell J. Soboleski DATED: June 16, 1998 ROI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. /s/ Mitchell J. Soboleski ________________________ By: Mitchell J. Soboleski Its: Secretary DATED: June 16, 1998 ROI Partners, L. P. /s/ Mitchell J. Soboleski ________________________ By: Mitchell J. Soboleski Its: Secretary of ROI Capital Management, Inc., its general partner -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----