ANESTA CORP /DE/
SC 13G, 1997-02-12
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                             
                                  INFORMATION
                               STATEMENT PURSUANT
                            TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No. 2)*




                                  Anesta Corp.
                   -----------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                   -----------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  034603 10 0
                   -----------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)





         *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 this 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).


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CUSIP NO. 03460310 0                13G                   PAGE  2  OF 6  PAGES


1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
  
     William C. Moeller


2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 
                                                       
                                                         (a) [      ]
                                                         (b) [      ]
  
  
3    SEC USE ONLY
  
  
  
  
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION       U.S.A.
  

  
                    5    SOLE VOTING POWER 559,049 (includes 42,084 shares 
                         issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
                         60 days of December 31, 1996.)
                        
                        
   NUMBER OF        6    SHARED VOTING POWER        0
    SHARES              
 BENEFICIALLY                
   OWNED BY             
     EACH               
   REPORTING        7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 559,049 (includes 42,084 shares
    PERSON               issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
     WITH                60 days of December 31, 1996.)
                        

                        
                    8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER    0 
                        

                        
  
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
     559,049        

  
  
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
  
     
  
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
  
     5.9%       
  
  
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
  
     IN


                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 10549


                       ---------------------------------


                       SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES

                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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Item 1.    (a).    Name of Issuer:  Anesta Corp.
                 
                   
                 
           (b).    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                 
                   4745 Wiley Post Way, Plaza 6, Suite 650
                   Salt Lake City, Utah 84116                   
                   
                 
Item 2.    (a).    Name of Person Filing:
                 
                   William C. Moeller
                 

           (b).    Address of Principal Business Office:
                 
                   c/o Anesta Corp.
                   4745 Wiley Post Way, Plaza 6, Suite 650
                   Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
                 
                 
                 

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Item 2.    (c).    Citizenship: U.S.A.
                 

                 
                 
           (d).    Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
                 
                   
                 
           (e).    CUSIP Number: 034603 10 0
                 
                   
                 
Item 3.            This statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
                   13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is:
                 
                   Not applicable
                 
Item 4.            Ownership.
                 
           (a).    Amount Beneficially Owned:  559,049
                 
                   
                 
           (b).    Percent of Class: 5.9%
                 
                   
                 
           (c).    Number of Shares as to which such person has:
                 
                   (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote 559,049
                            (includes 42,084 shares issuable upon exercise of
                            options exercisable within 60 days of December 31,
                            1996).                                   
                          
                   (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
                          
                   (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the         
                            disposition of 559,049 (includes 42,084 shares
                            issuable upon exercise of options exercisable
                            within 60 days of December 31, 1996).  
                                           
                   (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the
                            disposition of 0
                                           
                          
                 
                 
                 
                 
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Item 5.            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                 
                   Not applicable.
                 
                 
                 
Item 6.            Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                   Person:
                                    
                   Not applicable.
                 
                 
Item 7.            Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries which 
                   Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent 
                   Holding Company:
                 

                   Not applicable.
                 
                 
Item 8.            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                 

                   Not applicable.
                 
                 
                 
                 
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Item 9.            Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                 
                   Not applicable.
                 
                 
Item 10.           Certification:
                 
                   Not applicable.                 
                 
                   Signature:  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.
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                                          By:  /s/ William C. Moeller
                                               ------------------------
                                                  William C. Moeller 
                                              




Dated: February 12, 1997




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