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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b) AND (c) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. ____)
PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
714006 10 3
(CUSIP Number)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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1. Name of Reporting Person
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Dominic K. Chan
I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (Entities Only)
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Not Applicable
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
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Not Applicable (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
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United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5. Sole Voting Power
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18,750 shares
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6. Shared Voting Power
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2,495,013 shares
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7. Sole Dispositive Power
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18,750 shares
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
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2,495,013 shares
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person
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2,513,763 shares
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10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain Shares
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[_]
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
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19.1%
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12. Type of Reporting Person
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IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
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1. Name of Reporting Person
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Marsha C. Chan
I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (Entities Only)
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Not Applicable
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
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Not Applicable (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
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United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5. Sole Voting Power
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0 shares
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6. Shared Voting Power
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2,695,013 shares
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7. Sole Dispositive Power
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0 shares
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
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2,695,013 shares
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Reporting Person
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2,695,013 shares
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10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes Certain Shares
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[_]
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
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20.0%
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12. Type of Reporting Person
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IN
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ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:
Peritus Software Services, Inc.
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
304 Concord Road
Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
(x) Dominic K. Chan
(y) Marsha C. Chan
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
(x) Dominic K. Chan
304 Concord Road
Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
(y) Marsha C. Chan
304 Concord Road
Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:
(x) Dominic K. Chan - United States of America
(y) Marsha C. Chan - United States of America
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:
714006 10 3
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
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(x) Dominic K. Chan - 2,513,763 shares
(y) Marsha C. Chan - 2,695,013 shares
(b) Percent of class:
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(x) Dominic K. Chan - 19.1%
(y) Marsha C. Chan - 20.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(x) Dominic K. Chan - 18,750 shares
(y) Marsha C. Chan - 0 shares
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(x) Dominic K. Chan - 2,495,013 shares
(y) Marsha C. Chan - 2,695,013 shares
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(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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(x) Dominic K. Chan - 18,750 shares
(y) Marsha C. Chan - 0 shares
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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(x) Dominic K. Chan - 2,495,013 shares
(y) Marsha C. Chan - 2,695,013 shares
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
Not Applicable
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
200,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Marsha C. Chan and
reported herein are held in the name of The Chan Family Irrevocable Trust (the
"Trust"), of which Marsha C. Chan is a co-trustee. The beneficiaries and
trustees of the Trust have the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt, respectively, of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of, such
shares.
ITEM 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
Not applicable
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ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:
Not applicable
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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: February ___, 1998 Date: February ___, 1998
/s/ Dominic K. Chan /s/ Marsha C. Chan
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Dominic K. Chan Marsha C. Chan
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Exhibit A
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AGREEMENT OF FILING OF SCHEDULE 13G
ON BEHALF OF EACH OF
DOMINIC K. CHAN AND MARSHA C. CHAN
The undersigned, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby agree that the Schedule 13G with
respect to each of his or her interests in the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of Peritus Software Services, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, and to
which this statement is appended as Exhibit A, is to be filed with the
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Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of each of the undersigned on or
about the date hereof.
Date: February 17, 1998 /s/ Dominic K. Chan
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Dominic K. Chan
Date: February 17, 1998 /s/ Marsha C. Chan
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Marsha C. Chan
