UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Bowles C. Richard
One Magnum Pass
P. O. Box 81250
Mobile, AL 36689-1250
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/28/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QMS, Inc. (AQM)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President - Marketing
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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 Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Amount of 3) 4)Nature of
Securities D Indirect
Beneficially or Beneficial
Owned I Ownership
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Table II Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Derivative Security 2)Date Exercisable 3)Title and Amount of 4)Conver- 5)Ownership 6)Nature of
and Expiration Date Securities Underlying sion or Form of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security exercise Derivative Beneficial
price of Security Ownership
Date Expira- Amount or Deri- Direct(D)
Exer- tion Number of vative or
cisable Date Title Shares Security Indirect(I)
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Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 01/20/99 Common Stock 600 $8.2500 D
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 11/12/02 Common Stock 1,000 $8.8750 D
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 01/25/04 Common Stock 1,500 $8.7500 D
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 01/24/05 Common Stock 1,300 $8.8750 D
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 07/26/05 Common Stock 3,300 $4.6250 D
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 01/23/06 Common Stock 5,000 $5.6250 D
to buy)
Incentive Stock Option (right (1) 01/20/07 Common Stock 2,500 $5.6250 D
to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
These options were granted to the reporting person under the QMS, Inc. 1987 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under new
Rule 16b-3. The options become exercisable in 20% annual increments beginning on the date of grant or sooner in the event of
certain change in control events. The expiration date is as indicated or sooner in the event of termination of employment prior to
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Bowles C. Richard
DATE
