-----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, LkCb45531lJACp1Db1HDP7qynhxvqdA3PKuo4s5SL0rVL0c1qYWSGFpfXi+i1V6q f3DSVzglg7w9sW3jeIVb7Q== 0001047469-04-003498.txt : 20040206 0001047469-04-003498.hdr.sgml : 20040206 20040206161435 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-04-003498 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: RW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040206 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 3COM CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000738076 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576] IRS NUMBER: 942605794 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: RW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-102591 FILM NUMBER: 04574499 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 CAMPUS DRIVE CITY: MARLBOROUGH STATE: MA ZIP: 01752-3064 BUSINESS PHONE: 508-323-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 CAMPUS DRIVE CITY: MARLBOROUGH STATE: MA ZIP: 01752-3064 RW 1 a2128217zrw.htm REGISTRATION WITHDRAWAL STATEMENT

3COM CORPORATION
350 Campus Drive
Marlborough, MA 01752

February 6, 2004

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549-0306

Re:

3Com Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (File No. 333-102591)
Request for Withdrawal

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 3Com Corporation (the "Company") hereby makes application to withdraw its Registration Statement on Form S-3, File Number 333-102591 (the "Form S-3 Registration Statement"), relating to the offering of 7,100,000 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, by Broadcom Corporation ("Broadcom"). The Shares were issuable to Broadcom upon the exercise of a warrant, as described in the Form S-3 Registration Statement. However, since Broadcom did not exercise any portion of the warrant before its expiration on December 4, 2003, there is no longer a need for the Form S-3 Registration Statement. No securities have been sold under the Form S-3 Registration Statement.

Accordingly, we request that the Securities and Exchange Commission issue an order granting the withdrawal of the Form S-3 Registration Statement as soon as possible.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please call our attorney, Katharine Martin of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, at (650) 493-9300.

		Sincerely,
		3COM CORPORATION
		By:	/s/ NEAL D. GOLDMAN Neal D. Goldman Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

cc: Katharine A. Martin, Esq. (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

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