U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Shamie, Raymond
20 Sylvan Road
Woburn, MA 91891
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alpha Industries, Inc. AHAA
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/31/98
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(x) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Director Stock Option |11.375 |10/12|A | |5000 | |10/12|10/12|Common Stock|5000 | |25000 |D | |
| |/98 | | | | |/99 [|/08 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |1] | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Vests 20% per year beginning on 10/12/99
/s/ James C. Nemiah, under POA
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/Signature/
James C. Nemiah, under POA previously filed
DATE
11/8/98
