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FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Samuel Davis
c/o Versus Technology, Inc.
2600 Miller Creek Road
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
August 15, 1997
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Versus Technology, Inc. VSTI
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title [ ] Other (specify below)
below)
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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
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
___________________ _______________________ __________________ ______________________
<S> <C> <S> <S>
Common Stock 35,000 D(1)
20,080 I (2)
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly
or indirectly.
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
3. Title and
2. Date Amount of Sec-
Exercisable curities Under-
& Expiration lying Derivative 5. Owner-
Date Security ship Form
(Mo./day/yr.) (Instr. 4) of Deriv-
_____________ __________________ 4. Conv- ative
Amount sion or Security: 6. Nature of
1. Title of or Exercise Direct (D) Indirect
Derivative Date Expir- Number Price of or Indirect Beneficial
Security Exer- ation of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
____________ _______ _____ __________ ______ ________ ___________ ___________
<S> <C> <C> <S>
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Owned by reporting person and his wife as joint tenants with right of survivorship.
(2) Owned by retirement trust which is in turn owned by reporting person and his wife.
SAMUEL DAVIS September 23, 1997
___________________________ _____________________
Samuel Davis Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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