SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
MedCath Incorporated
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
584050 10 8
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(CUSIP Number)
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CUSIP No. 584050 10 8
1. Name of Reporting Person / S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above
Persons:
Stephen R. Puckett
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:
5. Sole Voting Power
1,221,472 (includes 55,822 shares issuable upon exercise of options
that are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1997.
6. Shared Voting Power
None
7. Sole Dispositive Power
1,221,472 (includes 55,822 shares issuable upon exercise of options
that are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1997).
8. Shared Dispositive Power
None
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,221,472 (includes 55,822 shares issuable upon exercise of options
that are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1997).
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
10.4%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
ITEM 1(A) Name of Issuer:
MedCath Incorporated
ITEM 1(B) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
7621 Little Avenue, Suite 106, Charlotte, NC 28226
ITEM 2(A) Name of Person Filing:
Stephen R. Puckett
ITEM 2(B) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
7621 Little Avenue, Suite 106, Charlotte, NC 28226
ITEM 2(C) Citizenship:
United States
ITEM 2(D) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
ITEM 2(E) CUSIP Number:
584050 10 8
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR 13D-2(B),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
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(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,221,472 (includes 55,822 shares issuable upon exercise of options
that are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1997)
(b) Percent of Class:
10.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,221,472 (includes 55,822 shares issuable upon
exercise of options that are exercisable within 60
days of December 31, 1997)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
None
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,221,472 (includes 55,822 shares issuable upon
exercise of options that are exercisable within 60
days of December 31, 1997)
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
None
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ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
N/A
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
N/A
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
N/A
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
N/A
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purposes or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 584050 10 8
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.
February 10, 1998
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(Date)
/s/ Stephen R. Puckett
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(Signature)
Stephen R. Puckett
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(Print Name)
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