| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 | | OMB APPROVAL | | OMB Number: | 3235-0104 | | Expires: | February 28, 2011 | | Estimated average burden | | hours per response | 0.5 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/04/2009 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nuance Communications, Inc.
[NUAN]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | EVP & General Manager |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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Amount of Securities Owned (Instr.
4)
| 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
| 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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Common Stock
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265,000
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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| Explanation of Responses: |
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| By: /s/Donna Belanger For: Richard L. Green | 11/06/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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AUTHORIZATION
I hereby authorize Donna Belanger, Dawn Fournier, and Jo-Anne Sinclair,
or any one of them, to sign and file on my behalf any and all forms required
by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") relating to the
reporting of beneficial ownership of equity securities of Nuance
Communications, Inc. (the "Company"),and of changes in such beneficial
ownership, together with any and all amendments thereto. This Authorization
shall be effective on and after the date set forth below and shall continue in
effect until I am no longer required to file such forms, unless earlier
revoked by me in writing.
I acknowledge that the persons authorized hereunder are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
Dated as of the 29th day of October, 2009.
/s/ Richard L. Green
By: Richard L. Green