U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Claudav Holdings B.V.
9 Rue Charles Humbert
1205 Geneva
Switzerland
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/08/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SVI Holdings, Inc.
Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (x) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below)
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3.Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or| |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock, par value $.0001 | 8,197,200 | D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount |4.Conver-|5.Owner- |6.Nature of|
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | sion or| ship: | Indirect |
| Expiration | Securities | exercise| Form of | Beneficial|
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------| price of| Deriv- | Ownership |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- | ative | |
| Date |Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |(D)irect or| |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |(I)ndirect | |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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FOR CLAUDAV HOLDINGS:
/s/Barry M. Schechter 10/22/97
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