SCHEDULE 13G

             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                             (Amendment No. ______)*

                                     YAHOO!.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                     COMMON
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    984332106
                                 (CUSIP Number)



*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 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)

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CUSIP No. 984332106                                                  13G                                Page 2 of 16 Pages
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     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
              S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS

              SEQUOIA CAPITAL VI  94-3166265
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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                               (a)     o
                                                                                              (b)     X
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     3        SEC USE ONLY


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     4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

              California
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     NUMBER OF SHARES          5     SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
   REPORTING PERSON WITH             none
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                               6     SHARED VOTING POWER
                                     4,032,439

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                               7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                     none

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                               8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                     4,032,439
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     9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              4,032,439
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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

              15.2%
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     12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

              PN
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2 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 3 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS SEQUOIA PARTNERS (O) 94-3166264 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California - ----------------------------- ----------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,032,439 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,032,439 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,032,439 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 15.2% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 4 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS SEQUOIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS III - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 221,509 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 221,509 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 221,509 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 Less than 1% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 5 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS SEQUOIA 1995 95-4546054 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 177,247 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 177,247 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 177,247 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 Less than 1% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 6 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Donald Valentine - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION US - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 7 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Pierre Lamond - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION US - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 8 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Thomas Stephenson - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION US - ---------------------------- ----------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 9 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Michael Moritz - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UK - ---------------------------- ----------- ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 10 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Douglas Leone - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION US - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 11 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Mark Stevens - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION US - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ CUSIP No. 984332106 13G Page 12 of 16 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS J. Thomas McMurray - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) o (b) x - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION US - ---------------------------- ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 4,431,195 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER none ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 4,431,195 - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 16.7% - ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: YAHOO! . (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 3400 Central Expressway Santa Clara, California 94086 Item 2. (a) Name of Persons Filing: Sequoia Capital VI ("SC VI") Sequoia Partners (O) ("SP(O)") Sequoia Technology Partners VI Sequoia 1995 ("S1995") Pierre Lamond ("PL") Donald T. Valentine ("DTV") Thomas F. Stephenson ("TFS") Michael Moritz ("MM") Douglas Leone ("DL") Mark Stevens ("MS") J. Thomas McMurray ("JTM") SP(O) is the General Partner of SC VI. PL, DTV, TFS, MM, DL, MS and JTM are General Partners of SP(O) and STP VI. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: 3000 Sand Hill Road Building 4, Suite 280 Menlo Park, CA 94025 (c) Citizenship: SC VI, SP(O), STP VI S 1995: California PL, DTV, TFS,DL, MS and JTM: United States; MM:UK (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable Item 4. Ownership See Rows 5 through 11 of cover pages Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not applicable 13 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 [The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):] By signing below I certify that, to the best of my 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 purpose or effect.] [EXHIBITS] [A: Joint Filing Statement] 14 SIGNATURE 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. Date: February 7, 1997 SEQUOIA CAPITAL VI By its General Partner, Sequoia Partners (O) - -------------------------------- Michael Moritz, General Partner SEQUOIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS VI SEQUOIA 1995 - -------------------------------- Pierre Lamond - -------------------------------- Donald T. Valentine - -------------------------------- Thomas F. Stephenson - -------------------------------- Michael Moritz - -------------------------------- Douglas Leone - -------------------------------- Mark Stevens - -------------------------------- J. Thomas McMurray 15 EXHIBIT A JOINT FILING STATEMENT Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1), we, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the attached Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of us. Date: February 7, 1997 SEQUOIA CAPITAL VI By its General Partner, Sequoia Partners (O) - -------------------------------- Michael Moritz, General Partner SEQUOIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS VI SEQUOIA 1995 - -------------------------------- Michael Moritz - -------------------------------- Pierre Lamond - -------------------------------- Donald T. Valentine - -------------------------------- Thomas F. Stephenson - -------------------------------- Douglas Leone - -------------------------------- Mark Stevens - -------------------------------- J. Thomas McMurray 16