GRADCO SYSTEMS INC
10-Q/A, 1997-07-07
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                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                FORM 10-Q/A
                             (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

                 Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
                   of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934


For Quarter Ended December 31, 1996 Commission file number 0-12829

                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                 
                  Nevada                                        95-3342977
     (State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer 
      incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)

    3753 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Ste 200,
            Las Vegas, Nevada                                     89109
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 892-3714

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all 
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the proceeding 12 months (or 
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file 
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements 
for the past 90 days.
                                   Yes   X            No                  	
                                      -------           -------

Applicable Only to Corporate Issuers:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

                                                  Number of Shares Outstanding
        Class                                         at December 31, 1996
    -------------                                 ----------------------------

Common Stock, without
      par value                                              7,798,909














                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
                                    INDEX





                                                          Page Number
Part I.  Financial Information:

     Consolidated Balance Sheets
        at December 31, 1996 and March 31, 1996               3

     Consolidated Statements of Operations
        for the Three and Nine Months Ended 
        December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995               4

     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
        for the Nine Months Ended 
        December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995               5-6

     Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements     7-10

     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
        Results of Operations and Financial Condition         11-12

Part II.  Other Information                                   13
































                                      -2-
                              GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
                         CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                            (Dollars in thousands)

                                                December, 31      March 31,
                                                    1996            1996
                                                -------------   ------------
                                                 (Unaudited)
                                     ASSETS
Current assets:
     Cash                                          $23,588         $19,523
     Accounts receivable, net                       20,135          20,496
     Inventories                                     1,101           1,940
     Deferred income taxes                             -               278
     Other current assets                            1,909           1,380
                                                   -------         -------
          Total current assets                      46,733          43,617
Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net               1,710           1,708
License repurchase                                   4,615           5,852
Excess of cost over acquired net assets              1,288           1,321
Other assets                                         6,230           5,517
                                                   -------         -------
                                                   $60,576         $58,015
                                                   =======         =======

                    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Notes payable                                 $17,497         $12,769
     Current installments of long-term debt             14              12
     Accounts payable                                6,673           8,448
     Accrued expenses                                1,718             709
     Income taxes payable                            1,375           2,700
     Deferred income taxes                              18             -  
                                                   -------         -------
          Total current liabilities                 27,295          24,638
Long-term debt, excluding current installments          16              25
Non-current liabilities                                892             787
Deferred income taxes                                2,123           2,599
Minority interest                                   14,514          13,765
                                                   -------         -------
          Total liabilities                         44,840          41,814
                                                   -------         -------
Shareholders' equity:
     Common stock, no par value; authorized
          30,000,000 shares, issued 7,798,909       44,618          44,618
     Deficit                                       (31,243)        (33,210)
     Currency translation adjustments                2,361           4,793
                                                   -------         -------
                                                    15,736          16,201
                                                   -------         -------
                                                   $60,576         $58,015
                                                   =======         =======


         See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.




                                      -3-
                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                  (Unaudited)

                                    Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                   --------------------    --------------------
                                    Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,     Dec. 31,   Dec. 31,
                                      1996       1995         1996       1995
                                   ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
Revenues:

Net sales                           $21,950    $24,389      $73,097    $72,849
Development engineering services        295      1,151          804      1,503
Licenses and royalties                  938        604        2,169      1,847
                                    -------    -------      -------    -------
                                     23,183     26,144       76,070     76,199
                                    -------    -------      -------    -------
Costs and expenses:

Cost of sales                        17,769     19,071       59,294     57,822
Research and development                892      1,735        2,784      2,993
Selling, general and administrative   3,184      3,351        9,724     10,433
                                    -------    -------      -------    -------
                                     21,845     24,157       71,802     71,248
                                    -------    -------      -------    -------
Income from operations                1,338      1,987        4,268      4,951

Interest expense                         (1)        (1)          (3)       (11)
Interest income                          45         42          134        167
Gain on trading securities              -          -            -           53 
                                    -------    -------      -------    -------
Earnings before income taxes
     and minority interest            1,382      2,028        4,399      5,160
Income tax expense                      528        705        1,748      2,017
Minority interest                       229        415          684      1,115
                                    -------    -------      -------    -------
     Net earnings                   $   625    $   908      $ 1,967    $ 2,028
                                    =======    =======      =======    =======

Earnings per common share           $  0.08    $  0.12      $  0.25    $  0.26
                                    =======    =======      =======    =======

Weighted average shares
     outstanding (000's)              7,799      7,799        7,799      7,795


         See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.










                                      -4-
                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                            (Dollars in thousands)

                                  (Unaudited)

                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                     -----------------------
                                                      Dec. 31,      Dec. 31,
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ---------     ---------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                            $ 1,967       $ 2,028
                                                      -------       -------
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     net cash provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation                                      913           934
        Amortization                                    1,237         1,628
        Deferred income taxes                              53          (438)
        Unrealized holding gain on trading securities     -              (8)
        Gain on sale of securities                        -             (45)
        Provision for losses on accounts receivable       302            34
        Gain on sale of property and equipment             (6)          -
        Purchases of trading securities                   -            (249)
        Proceeds from sale of trading securities          -             882
        Issuance of shares in lieu of cash                -              72
        Minority interest                                 684         1,115
        Increase in accounts receivable                (1,271)         (322)
        Decrease (increase) in inventory                  828          (994)
        Increase in prepaid assets                       (675)          (97)
        Increase in other assets                       (2,080)         (943)
        Decrease in accounts payable                   (1,273)         (298)
        Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses         1,034           (72)
        (Decrease) increase in income taxes payable    (1,203)        1,418
        Increase in other liabilities                     194           392 
                                                      -------       -------
          Total adjustments                            (1,263)        3,009 
                                                      -------       -------
          Net cash provided by operations                 704         5,037 
                                                      -------       -------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment                    (993)       (1,565)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment               10             2
                                                      -------       -------
          Net cash used in investing activities          (983)       (1,563)
                                                      -------       -------













                                      -5-
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (Continued)

                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                     -----------------------
                                                      Dec. 31,      Dec. 30,
                                                        1996          1995
                                                     ---------     ---------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net borrowings on notes less than 
   three months                                         5,985         1,705
Repayment of notes in excess of 
   three months                                            (7)           (7)
Dividend to minority shareholders                        (231)          -
                                                      -------       -------
          Net cash provided by financing activities     5,747         1,698
                                                      -------       -------
          Effect of exchange rate changes on cash      (1,403)       (2,014)
                                                      -------       -------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents               4,065         3,158
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       19,523        12,158
                                                      -------       -------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $23,588       $15,316
                                                      =======       =======

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

Cash paid during the period for:
Interest                                               $    3        $   13
Income taxes                                            2,898         1,273



         See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


























                                      -6-
                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1:  INTERIM ACCOUNTING POLICY

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of 
Gradco Systems, Inc. and its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries (the 
"Company").  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been 
eliminated in consolidation.

Effective April 1, 1996, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of 
Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long 
Lived Assets.  The adoption had no material impact on the Company's 
consolidated financial statements.  The Financial Standards Board has also 
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 ("SFAS 123"), 
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, which establishes a fair value-based 
method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans.  The statement also 
allows companies to continue to use the intrinsic value-based approach, 
supplemented by footnote disclosure of the pro forma net income and earnings 
per share of the fair value-based approach.  The Company does not anticipate 
that the adoption of SFAS 123 will have a material affect on the Company's 
consolidated financial statements.

In the opinion of the Company's management, the accompanying unaudited 
statements include all adjustments (which include only normal recurring 
adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of the 
Company at December 31, 1996 and the results of operations and cash flows for 
the three and nine months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.  Although the 
Company believes that the disclosures in these financial statements are 
adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information 
and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in 
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or 
omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.  Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily 
indicative of results of operations to be expected for the full year.

The Company took a charge of $284,000 in the previous quarter for an interim 
loan made to a prospective business partner when that company failed to obtain 
permanent financing.  This item is included in selling, general and 
administrative expenses ("SG&A") for the nine months ended December 31, 1996.  
Foreign currency translation gains of $192,000 and $235,000 were included in 
SG&A for the three and nine months ended December 31, 1996 and gains of 
$462,000 and $695,000 were included in the corresponding periods of the 
previous year.

The financial information included in this quarterly report should be read in 
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes 
thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
March 31, 1996.










                                      -7-
                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 2:  INVENTORIES

Inventories are summarized as follows:
                                           (Dollars in Thousands)
                                             Dec. 31,   March 31,
                                              1996        1996
                                            ---------   ---------
Raw materials                                $  489      $  644
Work-in-process                                 393       1,069
Finished goods                                  219         227
                                             ------      ------
                                             $1,101      $1,940
                                             ======      ======

NOTE 3:  SHORT-TERM DEBT

Gradco (Japan) Ltd. ("GJ"), the Company's Japanese subsidiary, has a 350 
million yen (approximately $3 million) credit line with Sumitomo Bank, Limited 
and GJ's U.S. subsidiary has a $2 million credit line with the same bank.  At 
December 31, 1996, there were no borrowings on these lines.  The balance of 
$17,497,000 in notes payable reflects amounts due to trade creditors in ninety 
days.

NOTE 4:  INCOME TAXES

The effective consolidated income tax rate used by the Company is based on the 
estimated annual effective tax rates for fiscal year 1997 in the countries 
where the Company operates applied to results of the quarter.  The Company has 
given no benefit to loss carryforwards available for U.S. tax purposes as 
recent loss experience from U.S. operations does not support realization of 
such benefits.

NOTE 5:  NET EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net earnings per common share and common share equivalent were computed based 
upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period.  The 
approximate weighted average number of shares used in the computations were 
7,799,000 in both the three and nine months ended December 31, 1996, and 
7,799,000 and 7,795,000 in the three and nine months ended December 31, 1995.  
For the periods presented, the effect on net earnings per common share assuming 
full dilution is either anti-dilutive or results in less than 3% dilution.















                                      -8-
                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 6:  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

In the following litigation, material claims have been asserted against the 
Company:

HAMMA V. GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC. ET AL., DUBOIS V. GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC. ET AL.  
The Company and its (now former) president, Mr. Keith Stewart, have been sued 
in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut by John C. Hamma and R. Clark DuBois, 
both of whom are former employees of the Company.  Complaints in the two cases, 
which were consolidated for certain pretrial purposes, primarily allege 
misrepresentation and fraudulent concealment by Gradco and Mr. Stewart in 
connection with agreements entered into in 1982 with Mr. Hamma and in 1983 with 
Mr. DuBois terminating and releasing the Company from royalty obligations under 
prior royalty agreements which agreements required the payment by Gradco of 
royalties to each of  the plaintiffs based upon sales of products subject to 
patents in which such persons were involved.  The complaints, which have been 
amended a number of times, seek unspecified damages and other relief.  For each 
of these cases, the Court bifurcated the liability and damages issues so that a 
first trial would determine whether there is any liability and, if so, a second 
trial would determine damages.

In March 1992, each of the plaintiffs filed an Application for Prejudgment 
Remedy against the Company and Gradco (Japan) Ltd. seeking to attach 
$10,000,000 of assets of each of these two defendants.  This Application was  
dismissed as respects GJ.  In November 1992, the Company and the plaintiffs 
agreed in principle to a Consent Order instead of proceeding with a hearing on 
the Application.  If during the pendency of the lawsuits the Company desires to
sell, transfer or take any other action which would affect its ownership of 
stock in GJ, it has agreed to give 30 days prior notice to the plaintiffs, who 
will then be permitted, if they so request, to renew the Application within the 
notice period. Should plaintiffs do so, the Company has agreed to forbear from 
proceeding with any such transaction for a limited period.  The Company  would  
vigorously oppose a renewed Application.  Management believes that the Consent 
Order is in the Company's best interests because it precludes any attachment of 
the Company's assets until such time as a proposed transaction which would
affect its ownership of stock in GJ may arise, and it avoids the legal expense 
which would have resulted from a current hearing on the Application.

The trial in the Hamma case on the liability issue began on June 13, 1995, and 
was completed on June 27, 1995.  On the following day the jury rendered a 
verdict finding Gradco and Mr. Stewart liable on substantially all counts in 
the complaint and also found that the actions of the defendants warranted the 
imposition of punitive damages.  No amount of damages on any count, including 
the punitive damages, was determined by the jury but will be determined at a 
later time in a separate proceeding.

In August 1995, the Company filed with the Trial Court a substituted motion for 
judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, for a new trial on 
substantially all counts.  Plaintiffs have responded to the motion and the 
Company has replied.  The motion is under consideration by the Court.  If the 
Company is unsuccessful on the motion, it may seek permission from the Trial 
Court to appeal the verdict.  An appeal is not automatically available prior to 
the determination of damages.



                                      -9-
                             GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
             NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 6: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

In July 1995, the plaintiffs filed another Application for a Prejudgment Remedy 
("July PJR Application") seeking to attach Gradco Systems' assets.  The July 
PJR Application sets forth various theories of damages including a theory 
calling for treble damages under Connecticut law in the amount of $70,500,000.  
The July PJR Application asserts that there is probable cause that a verdict in 
an amount greater than $70,500,000 will be rendered in the damages part of the 
case after trial on those issues.  It is Gradco's belief that damages based on 
applicable law would result in a significantly smaller damages award even if 
the motion by Gradco for judgment as a matter of law is denied.  The Court has 
determined that it will rule on the July PJR Application only after ruling on 
the August 1995 motion for judgment as a matter of law.

In November 1995, the Court ordered the plaintiffs to submit a memorandum 
regarding the legal theories on which they based their damages claims and for 
the defendants to respond.  This issue is also under consideration by the 
Court.  If Gradco's view prevails, the magnitude of damages, even should the 
August 1995 motion prove unavailing, will be reduced substantially from the 
amount sought in the July PJR Application.

The Company is presently unable to determine the amount of such damages which 
is likely to be awarded, but the amount of damages sought by the plaintiffs, 
including punitive damages, could only be settled from assets of Gradco 
Systems, Inc. (which consist primarily of its investment in GJ).  An award of 
damages of the magnitude sought by the plaintiffs could have a material adverse 
effect on the Company's financial position and might threaten the Company's 
existence as an ongoing enterprise.  Gradco (Japan) Ltd. and Gradco (USA) Inc. 
are not parties to the lawsuit and any judgment awarded will not affect their 
operations, since those operations are independent of Gradco Systems, Inc.

Counsel for DuBois moved on May 20, 1996 to vacate the order to bifurcate the 
trial in his case.  The Company has moved for an extension for its response to 
await the decision on the motion for judgment as a matter of law in the Hamma 
case.  DuBois has opposed this extension.

There are substantial differences between the Hamma and DuBois cases.  Although 
the DuBois case will also be tried before a jury so that there are substantial 
elements of uncertainty, the Company continues to believe that the DuBois case 
alone will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial 
position, or on its results of operations or liquidity.















                                      -10-
                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The Company's operations are conducted principally through its wholly-owned 
subsidiary Venture Engineering, Inc. ("Venture"), its majority-owned subsidiary 
Gradco (Japan) Ltd. ("GJ") and GJ's wholly-owned subsidiary Gradco (USA) Inc. 
("GJU").  Venture performs contract engineering and manufacturing services for 
OEMs and other customers, primarily for the U.S. market.  GJ and GJU design, 
develop, produce (by contract) and market on a worldwide basis, intelligent 
paper handling devices for office copiers, computer controlled printers and 
facsimile machines.

GJ and GJU operate jointly in the development and marketing of products to 
their customer base, primarily OEMs.  Both companies sell into the U.S. 
domestic and foreign marketplace at similar profit margins, after elimination 
of intercompany profits.  Sales are denominated for the most part in Japanese 
yen and U.S. dollars, corresponding to the currency charged for the product by 
the contract manufacturer.  Although the gross profit margin percentage is thus 
protected from foreign currency fluctuations, translation gains and losses can 
still occur when receivables and payables are denominated in other than the 
local currency of each company.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 1996 decreased 
$2,961,000 and $129,000, respectively, from the comparable prior year periods.  
The decrease in the current quarter was principally as a result of a decrease 
in net sales of $2,439,000.  Venture's net sales in its contract manufacturing 
business decreased $930,000.  Unit sales in the copier market were 4% higher, 
but unit sales in the printer market were down.  Sales denominated in yen were 
$1.9 million lower than they would have been had the yen not decreased by 11% 
against the dollar.  Net sales for the nine-month period increased $248,000.  
Unit sales in the copier market were 2% higher and Venture showed an increase 
of $1,422,000 in net sales in its contract manufacturing business.  Sales 
denominated in yen were $10.6 million lower than they would have been had the 
yen not decreased by 14% against the dollar.  Revenue from development 
engineering services decreased by $856,000 and $699,000 in the three and nine-
month periods, respectively, as copier projects partially funded by customers 
in the prior year were completed. 

Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased to 81.0% from 78.2% for 
the three months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively, and increased 
to 81.1% from 79.4% for the nine-month periods then ended.  These increases are 
attributable to volume discounts earned by certain customers.

Research and development expenses ("R&D") in the current quarter totaled 
$892,000, 3.8% of revenues, compared to $1,735,000, 6.6% of revenues, in the 
prior year's comparable period.  For the nine months ended December 31, 1996 
and 1995, R&D totaled $2,784,000, 3.7% of revenues, and $2,993,000, 3.9% of 
revenues, respectively.  The decrease in the three-month period is directly  
attributable to the decrease in customer  funded projects  previously  
mentioned; the decrease in the nine-month period is less than the decrease in 
related revenue due to costs incurred in the current period in transitioning 
new product production to a contract manufacturer in Canada which are being 
borne by the Company.



                                      -11-
                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") in the current quarter 
totaled $3,184,000, 13.7% of revenues, compared to $3,351,000, 12.8% of 
revenues, in the prior year's comparable period, a decrease of $167,000.  The 
decrease is primarily attributable to favorable translation of SG&A at the 
Company's Japanese subsidiary ("GJ") caused by the weaker yen, offset by a 
decline of $270,000 in foreign currency translation gains in the current 
quarter.  For the nine months ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, SG&A totaled 
$9,724,000, 12.8% of revenues and $10,433,000, 13.7% of revenues, respectively, 
a decrease of $709,000. The favorable translation of SG&A at GJ associated with 
the weaker yen during this period accounted for a decrease of approximately 
$1,100,000 in SG&A and a reduction of legal fees associated with the Hamma 
lawsuit, which was tried in June 1995,  accounted for a decrease of $600,000.  
These decreases were offset by a writeoff of $284,000 in the second quarter of 
an interim loan made to a prospective business partner when that company failed 
to obtain permanent financing, $460,000 less in foreign currency translation 
gains and general increases at the operating subsidiary level.

The results for the nine months ended December 31, 1996 has no gain or loss on 
trading securities as compared to a gain of $53,000 in the prior year's 
comparable period.

As a result of the above factors, earnings before income taxes and minority 
interest decreased from $2,028,000 in the quarter ended December 31, 1995 to 
$1,382,000 in the current quarter and from $5,160,000 in the nine months ended 
December 31, 1995 to $4,399,000 in the current nine-month period.

Minority interest decreased because a lower portion of the consolidated net 
income was earned by GJ and its subsidiaries in the current quarter and nine 
months than in the comparable periods in fiscal 1996.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Working capital increased to $19,438,000 at December 31, 1996 from $18,979,000 
at March 31, 1996, an increase of $459,000.  At December 31, 1996, the Company 
had $23,588,000 in cash, an increase of $4,065,000 from March 31, 1996, and 
minimal long-term debt.  Major sources of funds were net income of $2.0 million 
and non-cash provisions of $2.1 million for depreciation and amortization.  GJ 
has a 350 million yen (approximately $3 million) line of credit with a Japanese 
bank and has established a $2 million line of credit for its U.S. subsidiary.  
There were no borrowings under these lines at December 31, 1996.

The Company believes that its cash and credit facilities are adequate for its 
short and long-term operational needs.  At December 31, 1996, there were no 
material commitments for capital expenditures.











                                      -12-
                    MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                 FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


As previously reported, in June 1995, a jury found the Company to have 
liability in the lawsuit by John C. Hamma, a former employee.  The Company has 
filed a motion to reverse the verdict.  After a determination by the Court on 
the Company's motion, a separate proceeding to determine the amount of damages 
will be required, with respect to such portion of the verdict, if any, as 
remains in effect.  An award of damages of the magnitude sought by Mr. Hamma 
could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position and 
might threaten its existence as an ongoing enterprise.  The Company believes 
that as a matter of law the damages claimed by Mr. Hamma are excessive to a 
substantial extent.  For further information regarding this litigation, see 
Note 6 of Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

The lawsuit by R. Clark DuBois, a former employee, has not yet been tried.  
Although the case will be tried before a jury, so that there are substantial 
elements of uncertainty, the Company continues to believe that the DuBois case 
alone will not have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or 
liquidity.






































                                      -13-
                                   PART II
                              OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
          The information regarding the current status of the Hamma and DuBois 
          lawsuits, contained in Note 6 of  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated 
          Financial Statements set forth in Part I of this Report, is hereby 
          incorporated by reference in response to this Item 1.

ITEM 2.   CHANGES IN SECURITIES
          Not Applicable.

ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
          Not Applicable.

ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
          Not Applicable.

ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION
          Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
          (a)  EXHIBITS.
          None.
          (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
          None.

































                                      -14-
                                 SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                            GRADCO SYSTEMS, INC.
                            Registrant


                            By:


Date:  July 7, 1997         HARLAND L. MISCHLER
                            Harland L. Mischler
                            Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                            (Principal Financial and Chief Accounting Officer)









































                                      -15-


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