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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*
Robert Butler
c/o Versus Technology, Inc.
2600 Miller Creek Road
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
April 16, 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)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title [ ] Other (specify below)
below)
Controller
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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)
___________________ _______________________ __________________ ______________________
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Common Stock 0
* 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 Securitity: 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)
____________ _______ _____ __________ ______ ________ ___________ ___________
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Explanation of Responses:
ROBERT BUTLER April 23, 1997
___________________________ _____________________
Robert Butler Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional mistatements 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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