UNITED STATES OMB APPROVAL SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB number: 3235-0145 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Expires: October 31, 1997 Estimated average burden hours per response...14.90 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )* KLA Instruments --------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common ----------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 482480100 ----------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) 如果使用此语句[x]，请检查以下框[x]。（仅当申请人员：（1）有一份关于档案的申报申报案件1以上的档案中的申报，而不是第1项中所描述的一类证券的申报;和（2）在此后提出了修改有利的所有权为5％或更少的此类。）（参见第13D-7条）。*本申请页面的其余部分应填写报告人员在此表格上的初始申请，以及关于证券的主题类别，以及载有任何后续修正案的信息，这些修正案将改变先前求职页面中提供的披露。本申请余额所需的信息不得被视为“提交”1934年“证券交易所”（“法案”）或以其他方式遵循该法案的负债但是应符合该法的所有其他规定（但是，请参阅票据）。Sec 1745（2/95）第1页，共4页CUSIP No.482480100 13g第2页，第4页---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 86-0206507 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 4,508,600 ---------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 NONE OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 5,840,000 ---------------------------------------------- PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 5,840,000 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 11.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 HC ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 2 of 4 pages PAGE CUSIP No. 482480100 13G Page 3 of 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Capital Guardian Trust Company 95-2553868 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [ ] (b) [ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 California -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 3,313,600 ---------------------------------------------- SHARES SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 NONE OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 4,645,800 ---------------------------------------------- PERSON SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 NONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 4,645,800 Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 11 9.1% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 BK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 4 pages PAGE Page 4 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Fee enclosed [X] or Amendment No. Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: KLA Instruments Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 160 Rio Robles San Jose, CA 95134 Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and Capital Guardian Trust Company Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 333 South Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 Item 2(c) Citizenship: N/A Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 482480100 Item 3 The person(s) filing is(are): (b) [X] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act. (e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (g) [X] Parent Holding Company in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). Item 4 Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: See item 9, pg.2, and 3 (b) Percent Class: See item 11, pg.2, and 3 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote See item 5, pg.2, and 3 ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote None iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See item 7, pg.2, and 3 iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of None - beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4 Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: N/A Item 6 Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding (1) Capital Guardian Trust Company is a Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (2) Capital International Limited (CIL) does not fall within any of the categories described in Rule 13d-1-(b)(ii)(A-F) but its holdings of any reported securities come within the five percent limitation as set forth in a December 15, 1986 no-action letter from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission to The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (3) Capital International S.A. (CISA) does not fall within any of the categories described in Rule 13d-1-(b)(ii)(A-F) but its holdings of any reported securities come within the five percent limitation as set forth in a December 15, 1986 no-action letter from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission to The Capital Group Companies, Inc. CISA is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of the Group: N/A Item 10 Certification By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were aquired 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. 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: August 9, 1996 Signature: *Larry P. Clemmensen ------------------------------------------------- Name/Title: Larry P. Clemmensen, President ------------------------------------------------- The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ------------------------------------------------- Date: August 9, 1996 Signature: *Theodore R. Samuels ------------------------------------------------- Name/Title: Theodore R. Samuels, Senior Vice President ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- *By: /s/ James P. Ryan ------------------------------------------------- James P. Ryan Attorney-in-fact Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated April 29, 1996 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on May 8, 1996 with respect to AnnTaylor Stores Corporation. AGREEMENT Los Angeles, California August 9, 1996 Capital Guardian Trust Company ("CGTC") and The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") hereby agree to file a joint statement on Schedule 13G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") in connection with their beneficial ownership of Common stock issued by KLA Instruments. CGTC and CGC state that they are both entitled to individually use Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) of the Act. Both CGTC and CGC are responsible for the timely filing of the statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning each of them contained therein but neither is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other. CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY BY: *Theodore R. Samuels ----------------------------------- Theodore R. Samuels Senior Vice President THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. BY: *Larry P. Clemmensen ----------------------------------- Larry P. Clemmensen *By: /s/ James P. Ryan ------------------------------------------------- James P. Ryan Attorney-in-fact Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated April 29, 1996 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on May 8, 1996 with respect to AnnTaylor