UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO.20 )*
Meris Laboratories Inc.
(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)
7/29/97
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule G
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. [ ]
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.
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NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,055,000
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0
OWNED BY
EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,055,000
REPORTING PERSON
WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,055,000
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.2%
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 755,000 shares,
which represents the shares beneficially owned by the advisory clients of Morton
H. Sachs & Company dba The Sachs Company (the "Disclaimed Shares").
4.Purpose of the Transaction:
N/A
5.Interest in Securities of the Issurer:
(a)Reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own 1,055,000 shares of
common stock, representing 13.2% 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:
PRICE TRADE
TRADE PER TOTAL AFFECTED
DATE SHARES SHARE COST THROUGH
---- ------ ----- ---- -------
PURCHASES:
SALES: TOTAL
PROCEEDS
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6/27/97 10,000 0.057 569.38 LEGG MASON
6/27/97 5,000 0.052 260.97 LEGG MASON
6/27/97 5,000 0.052 260.96 LEGG MASON
6/27/97 5,000 0.046 229.99 LEGG MASON
6/27/97 10,000 0.046 459.98 LEGG MASON
6/27/97 5,000 0.051 255.99 LEGG MASON
7/22/97 15,000 0.047 702.57 LEGG MASON
7/22/97 10,000 0.047 468.38 LEGG MASON
7/29/97 15,000 0.060 899.97 LEGG MASON
7/29/97 5,000 0.060 299.99 LEGG MASON
(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 755,000 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 JULY 29, 1997 SIGNATURE BY: /s/ MORTON H. SACHS
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DATED ON: DECEMBER 11, 1997 MORTON H. SACHS
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