Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BERGER CHARLES
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS [NUAN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC., 1380 WILLOW ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/15/2005
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/15/2005   D   34,000 D (1) 0 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.18 09/15/2005   D     1,150,000   (2) 03/31/2013 Common Stock 1,150,000 (2) 0 (2) D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.33 09/15/2005   D     300,000   (2) 01/21/2015 Common Stock 300,000 (2) 0 (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BERGER CHARLES
C/O NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
1380 WILLOW ROAD
MENLO PARK, CA 94025
  X     Chief Executive Officer  

Signatures

 Charles Berger by Doug Neilsson, Attorney-in-fact   09/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and ScanSoft, Inc. ("ScanSoft") in exchange for (A) $2.20 in cash and (B) 0.77 of a share of common stock of ScanSoft for each share of issuer common stock.
(2) Each option was assumed by ScanSoft in the merger and adjusted pursuant to the merger agreement to provide for (A) 1.2199 shares of ScanSoft common stock for each share of issuer common stock subject to the option, and (B) an exercise price equal to the above exercise price divided by 1.2199. Upon closing of the merger, shares subject to each option were vested as follows: (A) 1/48th of shares subject to the option for each full month from the option grant date through the closing date for the merger, Sept. 15, 2005; plus (B) 50% of the balance of the unvested shares. 1/48th of the unvested shares subject to each option will vest on each of the monthly anniversary dates of the grant date, until fully vested.

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