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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*
Salzer Richard J.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Versus Technology, Inc.
2600 Miller Creek Road
(Street)
Traverse City Michigan 49684
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
4/23/99
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
Not Furnished
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)
Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing
______________________________________________
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction
5(b)(v
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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>
Versus Technology, Inc. 30,100 D --
Common Stock
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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>
Options See 1 1/4/09 Common Stock 175,000 $0.410 D
Below
Explanation of Responses:
1 Options become exercisable as follows: 20% on January 4, 2000, and an additional 20%
each of the next four anniversaries thereof.
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RICHARD J. SALZER As of April 23, 1999
_____________________________ ________________
Richard J. Salzer 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).