FORM 4
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obliga-
tions may continue. See
Instruction 1(b).
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
Henry Joseph Tenarvitz
c/o Versus Technology, Inc.
2600 Miller Creek Road
Traverse City, Michigan 49684
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Versus Technology, Inc. VSTI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
Not furnished
4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title [ ] Other (Specify below)
below)
Executive Vice President of Operations
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount
3. Trans- 4. Securities of Securi-
action Acquired (A) or ties Bene- 6. Owner-
Code Disposed of (D) ficially ship Form: 7. Nature of
(Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) Owned at Direct(D) Indirect
2. Trans- _________ ___________________ End of or Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Transaction (A) or Month (I) Ownership
Security Date Code V Amount (D) Price (Inst. 3&4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3) (Mo./day/yr.)
_________________ ___________ ____ ___ ______ _____ _____ ________ ___________ _________
<S> <C> <S> <C> <S> <C> <C> <S> <C>
Common Stock 12/01/97 P 200(1) A 0.01 D
12/31/97 P 20,000(1) A 0.01 D
Total 117,225
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
9.
Number
5. Number 7. Title of
of Deriv- 6. Date and Amount Deriv- 10. Own-
ative Sec- Exercisable of Under- ative ership
urities & Expiration lying Sec- Secur- Form of 11.
Acquired Date urities (In- ities Deriva- Nature
4. Trans- (A) or (Mo./day/yr.)str. 3 & 4) 8. Benefi- tive Sec- of In-
2. Conver- action Disposed _____________ _____________ Price cially urity: direct
sion or 3. Trans- Code of (D) Amount of Owned Direct(D) Bene-
1. Title of Exercise action (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, or Deriv- at End or In- ficial
Derivative Price of Date) 4 and 5) Date Expir- Number ative of direct(I) Owner-
Security Derivative (Month/ ____________________ Exer- ation of Security Month (Instr. ) ship
(Instr. 3) Security day/yr.) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares (Instr. (Instr. 4) (Instr.
5) 4) 4)
____________ _________ ________ ____ _ ______ ____ _______ _____ _____ ______ ________ _______ _________ _______
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares issued to reporting person pursuant to 1996 Incentive Restricted Stock Bonus Plan.
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HENRY JOSEPH TENARVITZ January 8, 1998
__________________________ _________________________
Henry Joseph Tenarvitz
Signature of Reporting Date
Person
