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FORM 3 Expires: January 31, 2005
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Childress D. Todd
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
2603 Challenger Tech Ct. Suite 100
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(Street)
Orlando FL 32826
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/02
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3. I.R.S Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LPTH
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)
VP Finance
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. 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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FORM 3 (continued)
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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| | 3. Ownership Form: |
| 2. Amount of Securities | Direct (D) or | 4. Nature of Indirect
1. Title of Security | Beneficially Owned | Indirect (I) | Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 5) | (Instr.5)
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Common Stock 900 D
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Common Stock (1) 7,930 D
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Common Stock (1) 36,425 D
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owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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| |3. Title and Amount of | | |
| | Securities Underlying| |5. Owner- |
| | Derivative Security | | ship |
|2. Date Exercisable | (Instr. 4) | | Form of |
| and Expiration Date|------------------------|4. Conver- | Derivative |
| (Month/Day/Year) | | Amount | sion or | Security: |6. Nature of
|----------------------| | or | Exercise | Direct | Indirect
| Date | Expira- | | Number | Price of | (D) or In- | Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Security | Exer- | tion | | of | Derivative| direct (I) | Ownership
(Instr. 4) | cisable | Date | Title | Shares | Security | (Instr.5) | (Instr. 5)
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Stock Option 1/17/03 1/12 Common Stk 12,000 3.33 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Restricted Stock Awards which vest July 2003 through July 2007.
/s/ D. Todd Childress 12/09/02
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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