13F-HR 1 k13f-123102.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/02 Check here if Amendment [ ] ; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Kopp Investment Advisors, Inc. Address: 7701 France Ave. So., Suite 500 Edina, MN 55435 Form 13F File Number: 28- 03099 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: John P. Flakne Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (952) 841-0400 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: Edina, MN 01/29/03 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s.)) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 205 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,425,391 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3 Com Corporation COM 885535104 450 97190 SH OTHER 97190 ADC Telecommunications COM 000886101 10534 5040000 SH SOLE 5040000 31909 15267277 SH OTHER 2159800 13107477 Actuate Corp. COM 00508B102 27 15000 SH SOLE 15000 1423 803900 SH OTHER 111500 692400 Adept Tech Inc. COM 006854103 465 750000 SH SOLE 750000 480 774638 SH OTHER 235000 539638 Advanced Fibre Comm COM 00754A105 8507 510000 SH SOLE 510000 47534 2849734 SH OTHER 175300 2674434 Aeroflex Inc. 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