UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.12)*
MERIS LABORATORIES
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
589848100
(CUSIP Number)
JoAnn M. Strasser, Esq., Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A.
3500 Carew Tower
441 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 381-2121
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
January 23, 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 D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box. [ ]
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
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 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 subsquenent amendment containing information which would alter the
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).
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Morton H. Sachs
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)
(b) x
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.SOURCE OF FUNDS
PF;OO
5.CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
6.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,745,000
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
OWNED BY
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EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,745,000
REPORTING PERSON
WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
11.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,745,000
12.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
21.8%
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
13D
Additional Information
Item #
1.(a) Name of Issuer:
Meris Laboratories Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
110 Summit Avenue
P.O. Box 460
Montvale, NJ 07645
2.(a) Name of Person Filing:
Morton H. Sachs
(b)Address of Principal Business Office for Each of the Above:
1346 South Third Street
Louisville, KY 40208
(c)Principal Occupation
Investment Adviser
(d)No
(e)No
(f)Citizenship:
United States
3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:
Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,385,000 shares,
which represents the shares beneficially owned by the advisory clients of Morton
H. Sachs & Company dba The Sachs Company (the "Disclaimed Shares").
With respect to the Disclaimed Shares, the source of the aggregate purchase
price of $68,154 was the advisory clients for whose amounts the shares were
purchased.
4. Purpose of the Transaction:
The Disclaimed Shares were acquired for advisory clients' investment.
Reporting Person acquired the remaining shares for investment.
5.Interest in Securities of the Issurer:
(a) Reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own 1,745,000 shares of
common stock, representing 21.8% of the outstanding stock of the Issuer.
(b) Reporting Person has sole power to vote or to direct the vote, and
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such Reporting person's
shares of the Issurer's stock.
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(c) See list below of transactions affecting beneficial ownership for
Morton H. Sachs:
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Price Trade
Trade Per Total Affected
Date Shares Share Cost Through
---- ------ ----- ---- --------
Purchases:
12/10/96 12,500 1.041 13,011.25 Legg Mason
12/10/96 7,500 1.041 7,806.18 Legg Mason
12/12/96 20,000 0.833 16,650.00 Legg Mason
12/12/96 10,000 0.913 9,125.00 Legg Mason
12/13/96 7,500 0.850 6,374.42 Legg Mason
12/17/96 10,000 0.833 8,325.00 Legg Mason
12/20/96 10,000 0.686 6,862.20 Legg Mason
Sales: Total
Proceeds
--------
12/19/96 20,000 0.543 10,866.17 Legg Mason
12/30/96 5,000 0.517 2,582.75 Legg Mason
12/30/96 7,000 0.517 3,615.85 Legg Mason
12/30/96 3,000 0.548 1,643.40 Legg Mason
12/30/96 5,000 0.579 2,895.25 Legg Mason
12/30/96 10,000 0.579 5,789.07 Legg Mason
1/14/97 10,000 0.509 5,092.78 Legg Mason
1/14/97 3,000 0.478 1,434.25 Legg Mason
1/14/97 7,000 0.447 3,127.84 Legg Mason
1/22/97 1,000 0.117 117.10 Legg Mason
1/22/97 9,000 0.117 1,053.85 Legg Mason
1/23/97 5,000 0.070 347.99 Legg Mason
1/23/97 5,000 0.070 347.99 Legg Mason
1/23/97 15,000 0.070 1,043.96 Legg Mason
1/23/97 4,500 0.101 452.68 Legg Mason
1/23/97 5,500 0.101 553.28 Legg Mason
1/23/97 15,000 0.101 1,508.95 Legg Mason
1/23/97 25,000 0.101 2,513.08 Legg Mason
1/23/97 10,000 0.089 893.96 Legg Mason
1/23/97 10,000 0.058 580.97 Legg Mason
1/23/97 10,000 0.065 648.19 Legg Mason
1/23/97 4,000 0.062 248.39 Legg Mason
1/23/97 6,000 0.062 372.58 Legg Mason
1/23/97 5,000 0.053 262.98 Legg Mason
1/23/97 5,000 0.053 262.98 Legg Mason
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(d) With respect to the Disclaimed Shares, each advisory client has the
right to receive dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, its respective
shares.
(e) N/A
6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issurer:
Reporting Person has entered into no contracts, arrangements,
understandings or relationships with respect to securities of the Issuer.
7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
None
Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,385,000 shares, which
represents the shares beneficially owned by the advisory clients of Morton H.
Sachs & Company dba The Sachs Company.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated as of January 23, 1997 Signature By: /s/ Morton H. Sachs
Dated on: July 22, 1997 Morton H. Sachs
