UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
DH Technology, Inc.
(now known as Axiohm Transaction Solutions, Inc.)
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
054602107
(CUSIP Number)
Patrick Dupuy
20 Rue Troyon
92310 Sevres FRANCE
33-1-55-64-01-32
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
October 2, 1997
(Date of Event which Requires Filing
of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. (however, see the
Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. Page 2
054602107
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Patrick Dupuy
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) //
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS //
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
6 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH 1,662,601
REPORTING
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON
WITH
90,540
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,662,601
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
90,540
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,753,141
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* //
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
26.92%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. Page 3
054602107
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Sabine Dupuy
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) //
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) //
6 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH 0
REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON
WITH 30,180
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
30,180
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
30,180
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* //
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. Page 4
054602107
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Caroline Dupuy
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) //
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) //
6 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH 0
REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON
WITH 30,180
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
30,180
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
30,180
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* //
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. Page 5
054602107
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Astrid Dupuy
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) //
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) //
6 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
France
NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH 0
REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON
WITH 30,180
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
30,180
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
30,180
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* //
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. Page 6
054602107
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Ysatis, B.V.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) //
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
00
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) //
6 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Holland
NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH 1,632,284
REPORTING 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
PERSON
WITH 0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,632,284
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,632,284
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* //
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
25.06%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
00
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, without par value (the
"Stock"), of Axiohm Transaction Solutions, Inc. ("AXHM"), located at
15070 Avenue of Science, San Diego, California 92128
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a) This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of Patrick Dupuy, Sabine
Dupuy, Caroline Dupuy and Astrid Dupuy, all three of which are
children of Mr. Dupuy, and Ysatis, B.V., which is owned and
controlled by Mr. Dupuy.
(b) 20 rue Troyon
92310 Sevres, FRANCE
(c) Director and Co-Chairman of AXHM (designs, manufactures and sells
transaction printers and mechanisms; 15070 Avenue of Science, San
Diego, California 92128); and Director and Chairman of Axiohm
S.A, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXHM (designs, manufactures and
sells transaction printers and thermal printing mechanisms; BP
675-1 a 9, rue d'Arcuiel, 92542 Montrouge Cedex, France).
(d) During the past five years, Mr. Dupuy has not been convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar
misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, Mr. Dupuy has not been a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of
competent jurisdiction as a result of which proceeding Urban was
or is subject to (i) a judgement, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) a finding of
any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Mr. Dupuy is a French citizen.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations.
On October 2, 1997, Mr. Dupuy acquired beneficial ownership of 30,317
shares of Stock directly and of 1,632,284 shares of Stock through
Ysatis BV through the exchange of 226 shares of Axiohm S.A. owned by
him and of 2,296 shares of Axiohm S.A. and 20,000 shares of Dardel
Technologies S.A. held by Tsatis B.V., which is controlled by Mr.
Dupuy. Each of Mr. Dupuy's children acquired 30,180 shares of Stock
through the exchange of 225 shares of Axiohm S.A. owned by her.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Mr. Dupuy acquired the Stock as an investment. Neither Mr. Dupuy nor
his children or Ysatis, B.V., has any current plans with respect to
the acquisition of additional shares of stock or an extraordinary
transaction involving AXHM. However, Mr. Dupuy and/or his children or
Ysatis, B.V., may dispose of all or a portion of the shares of Stock
held by them, if Mr. Dupuy determines at any time that such
disposition may be made at prices and on terms and conditions he
believes to be favorable, and they may acquire additional shares of
Stock if he determines at any time that such shares are available at
prices and on terms and conditions he believes to be favorable.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) 1,753,141 shares, which represent 26.92% of the outstanding
shares of Stock (based on 6,512,926 shares outstanding).
(b) Mr. Dupuy has the sole power to vote and dispose of 30,317 shares
held directly and 1,632,284 shares held by Ysatis B.V. Mr. Dupuy
has shared power to vote and dispose of 90,540 shares held by his
children.
(c) See Item 3.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
None.
Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits.
Not Applicable.
Signatures
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.
October 10, 1997 /s/ Patrick Dupuy
Patrick Dupuy, for himself, Sabine Dupuy, Caroline
Dupuy, Astrid Dupuy and Tsatis B.V.
