UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _____)*
Versant Object Technology
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
925284101
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(CUSIP Number)
Austin W. Marxe, 153 East 53rd Street, 51st fl., NY NY 10022
(212) 832-5300
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
December 31, 1997
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
I(b)(3) or (4), check the following box ___.
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page 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 subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of the 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).
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 925284101 Page 2 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Special Situations Fund III, L.P.
F13-3737427
MGP Advisers Limited Partnership *
F13-3263120
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) | |
(b) |X|
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00
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(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e) ____
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(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (7) SOLE VOTING POWER See Marxe/Greenhouse
SHARES -------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER None
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------
EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER See Marxe/Greenhouse
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
356,603 Shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
3.9
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV/IA
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* AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation is the
General Partner of this entity.
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 925284101 Page 3 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P.
F13-3937585
SST Advisers, L.L.C. F13-3937583
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) | |
(b) |X|
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00
________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e) ____
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (7) SOLE VOTING POWER See Marxe/Greenhouse
SHARES -------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER None
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------
EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER See Marxe/Greenhouse
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
56,000 shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
.6
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV/IA
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 925284101 Page 4 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. ("CAY")
98-0132442
AWM Investment Company, Inc. 11-3086452
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) | |
(b) |X|
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00
________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e) ____
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF (7) SOLE VOTING POWER See Marxe/Greenhouse
SHARES -------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER None
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------
EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER See Marxe/Greenhouse
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
113,400 Shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.3
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV/IA
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 925284101 Page 5 of 9 Pages
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(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Austin W. Marxe
David M. Greenhouse
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) | |
(b) |X|
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) SOURCE OF FUNDS* 00
________________________________________________________________
(5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e) ____
_________________________________________________________________
(6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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NUMBER OF (7) SOLE VOTING POWER 526,003
SHARES -------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER None
OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------
EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 526,003
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None
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(11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
526,003 Shares
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(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
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(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.8
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(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Page 6 of 9 Pages
Item 1. Security and Issuer. This Schedule relates to Common
Shares of Versant Object Technology (the "Issuer"). The
Issuer's principal executive offices are located at
6539 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA 94555.
Item 2. Identity and Background. This Schedule is filed on
behalf of (i) Special Situations Fund III, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("SSF III"); (ii) Special
Situations Technology Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership (the "Technology Fund"); (iii) Special
Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited
partnership (the "Cayman Fund"); (iv) MGP Advisers
Limited Partnership , a Delaware limited partnership
("MGP"); (v) SST Advisers. L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("SST"); (vi) AWM Investment Company,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AWM"); (vii) Austin W.
Marxe and (viii) David Greenhouse. Each of the
foregoing is hereinafter referred to, individually, as
a "Reporting Person" and, collectively, as the
"Reporting Persons."
The principal office and business address of the
Reporting Persons, other than the Cayman Fund, is 153
East 53rd Street, 51st floor, New York, NY 10022. The
principal office and business address of the Cayman
Fund is c/o CIBC Bank and Trust Company (Cayman)
Limited, CIBC Bank Building, P. O. Box 694, Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.
The principal business of SSF III, the Technology Fund
and the Cayman Fund (individually, a "Fund" and,
collectively, the "Funds") is to invest in equity and
equity related securities. The principal business of
MGP is to act as the general partner of and the
investment adviser to SSF III. The principal business
of SST is to act as general partner of and the
investment adviser to the Technology Fund. The princiap
business of AWM is to act as the general partner of MGP
and as the general partner of and the investment
adviser to the Cayman Fund. MGP, SST, and AWM are
referred to herein, individually, as an "Adviser" and,
collectively, as the "Advisers." The principal
occupation of Austin W. Marxe and David Greenhouse,
both of whom are United States citizens, is to serve as
officers, directors and members or principal
shareholders of the Advisers.
Neither any Fund, any Adviser, Austin W. Marxe nor
David Greenhouse, during the last 5 years, has been
convicted in any criminal proceeding or was or is
subject to a judgement, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
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activities subject to, Federal or state securities laws
or finding any violations with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Each Fund utilized available cash assets to purchase
the Securities.
Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction. Each of the Reporting
Persons has acquired and is holding the Securities
solely for investment purposes and not with the purpose
or the effect of changing or influencing control of the
Issuer. Each Fund acquired the Securities in the
ordinary course of business and is holding such
Securities for the benefit of its third party
investors.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. See pps. 2-5 of
this Schedule, setting forth the aggregate number and
percentage of the Securities beneficially owned by each
Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which
there is sole or shared power to vote, or to direct the
vote, and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition.
During the period April 1, 1997 through June 20, 1997
the following funds acquired the following number of
shares at the respective average prices in open market
trades:
1. SSF III -- 404,603 shares @ $5.68 per share.
2. Technology Fund -- 76,600 shares @ $4.57 per
share.
3. Cayman Fund -- 127,900 shares at $ 5.65 per share.
During the period April 1, 1997 through October 31,
1997 the following funds disposed of the following
number of shares in open market transactions at the
respective average prices:
1. SSF III -- 48,000 shares @ $ 15.25 per share.
2. Technology Fund -- 20,600 shares @ $ 13.25 per
share.
3. Cayman Fund -- 14,500 shares at $ 16.09 per share.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
See Item 2 and Item 4 of this Schedule. Based on such
Items. Messrs. Marxe and Greenhouse maintain sole
voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to
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the Securities.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
None
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
January 30, 1997
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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Special Situations Fund III, L.P.
by: Austin W. Marxe, Managing Director
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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Special Situaitons Technology Fund, L.P.
by: Austin W. Marxe, Managing Director
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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Special Situations Cayman Fund,L.P.
by: Austin Marxe, Managing Director
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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SST Advisers L.L.C.
by: Austin Marxe, President and CEO
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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MG Advisers, L.L.C.
by: Austin Marxe, President and CEO
/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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AWM Investment Company, Inc.
by: Austin Marxe, President and CEO
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/s/ Austin W. Marxe
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Austin W. Marxe
/s/ David Greenhouse
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David Greenhouse
