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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

 

(Rule 13d-102)

 

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), (c) and (d) and Amendments Thereto

Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(b)

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

Nuance Communications, Inc.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value per share


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

669967101


(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2003


(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).


CUSIP No.     669967101    

  SCHEDULE 13G/A   Page 2 of 5 Pages

 


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS/ I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)

 

     Cisco Systems, Inc.
Tax ID Number: 77-0059951
    

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP    (a) ¨
(b) ¨

3    SEC USE ONLY     

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     
     State of California     

NUMBER OF

 

SHARES

   5   

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

1,935,000

    
     

BENEFICIALLY

 

OWNED BY

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

    
     

EACH

 

REPORTING

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

1,935,000

    
     
PERSON WITH    8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

    

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     
     1,935,000     

10    CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES            ¨

11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     
     5.54%     

12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     
     CO     


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Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:
       Nuance Communications, Inc.
Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
       1005 Hamilton Court, Menlo Park, California 94025
Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:
       Cisco Systems, Inc.
Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence
       170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California 95134
Item 2(c)      Citizenship:
       State of California
Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:
       Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:
       669967101
Item 3.      Statement Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c):
       Not applicable.
Item 4.      Ownership
       The following information with respect to the ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer
by the Person filing this Statement is provided as of December 31, 2003
       (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,935,000.
       (b)    Percent of Class: 5.54%
       (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:
           

(i)       sole power to vote or direct the vote: 1,935,000

           

(ii)      shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0

           

(iii)     sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,935,000

           

(iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0

Item 5.      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
       Not applicable.


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Item 6.      Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
       Not applicable.
Item 7.     

Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being

Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

       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.      Certifications
       Not applicable.


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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 12, 2004

     

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

            By:   /s/    Dennis D. Powell        
               
           

Name:

 

Dennis D. Powell

           

Title:

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer