UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Maples, Michael J.
2502 Velasquez Drive
Austin, TX 78703
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PSW Technologies, Inc. (PSWT)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code Amount D Price End of Year I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 8,000 D Direct
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option $6.2600 (1) 12/06/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.5000 12/29/97 A 6,024 (3) 12/29/98
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $12.2500 10/02/97 A 3,244 (2) 10/02/98
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Year
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 21,538 21,538 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 12/29/97 Common Stock 6,024 6,024 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/02/97 Common Stock 3,244 3,244 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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(1) The options become exercisable in four (4) equal annual installments commencing on December 6, 1997.
(2) 1,622 options
become exercisable on April 2, 1998 and 1,622 options become exercisable on October 2, 1998.
(3) 3,012 options become
exercisable on June 29, 1998 and 3,012 options become exercisable on December 29, 1998.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Maples, Michael J.
DATE
