HARBINGER CORP
SC 13D, 1997-04-07
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                  Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934


                              Harbinger Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   41145C 10 3
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Susan M. Kornfield
                          Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP
                              110 Miller, Suite 300
                            Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104
                                 (313) 761-3780

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       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                            Notices and Communications)

                                 January 3, 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-1(b)(3) or (4), check the
       following box. [ ]


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CUSIP No. 41145C 10 3

1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Ted C. Annis
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
     
2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                 (a)[ ]
                                                                       (b)[ ]
     
3     SEC USE ONLY
     
4     SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
     
5     CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
      ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
     
6     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States
     
       NUMBER OF            7        SOLE VOTING POWER 694,368
         SHARES
      BENEFICIALLY          8        SHARED VOTING POWER 0
        OWNED BY
          EACH              9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 694,368
       REPORTING
         PERSON             10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
          WITH
     
11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 694,368
     
12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  [ ]
     
13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.5%
     
14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D                                  
                                                                                
CUSIP NO. 41145C 10 3                                          PAGE 3 OF 4 PAGES


         ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER.

                  This statement relates to the common stock, $.0001 par value,
         of Harbinger Corporation, a Georgia corporation ("Harbinger"), 1055
         Lenox Park Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia 30319-5309.

         ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

         (a)   Ted C. Annis

         (b)   1000 Campus Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

         (c)   Division President - Supply Tech, Inc., 1000 Campus Drive
               Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

         (d)   Not applicable.

         (e)   Not applicable.

         (f)   United States

         ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

               The reporting person received the 694,368 shares of Harbinger
         pursuant to the terms of: (i) a Merger Agreement dated as of January 3,
         1997 by and between Harbinger and Supply Tech, Inc., a Michigan
         corporation ("Supply Tech"), pursuant to which each share of common
         stock of Supply Tech was converted into the right to receive
         approximately 182.6 shares of the common stock, par value $.0001 per
         share, of Harbinger, and Supply Tech became a wholly-owned subsidiary
         of Harbinger; and (ii) a Stock Purchase Agreement by and between
         Harbinger and Harbinger Acquisition Corporation IV, a Georgia
         corporation, pursuant to which the reporting person was granted 500
         shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of Harbinger.

         ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

               The shares of Harbinger were acquired for investment purposes
         only by the reporting person as part of the corporate transaction
         referred to in Item 3 of this schedule. The reporting person has no
         other present plans or proposals which relate to or which would result
         in the acquisition or disposition by any person of securities of
         Harbinger; any extraordinary corporate transaction involving Harbinger
         or any of its subsidiaries; any sale or transfer of a material amount
         of assets of Harbinger or any of its subsidiaries; any change in the
         board of directors or management of Harbinger; any material change in
         the present capitalization or dividend policy of Harbinger; any other
         material change in Harbinger's business or corporate structure; any
         changes in Harbinger's organizational documents which may impede the
         acquisition of control of Harbinger by any other person; causing a
         class of Harbinger's securities to cease to be delisted from a national
         securities exchange or cease to be authorized to be quoted on NASDAQ;
         causing a class of Harbinger's securities to become eligible for
         termination of registration under Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934; or any action similar to any of those
         enumerated above.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D                                  
                                                                                
CUSIP NO. 41145C 10 3                                          PAGE 4 OF 4 PAGES

         ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         (a)   The reporting person beneficially owns 694,638 shares of
               common stock, $.0001 of Harbinger, which is 5.5% of the
               outstanding shares of such class of securities.

         (b)   The reporting person has sole voting power and sole
               dispositive power with respect to the 694,638 shares of common
               stock, $.0001 of Harbinger.

         (c)   Not applicable.

         (d)   Not applicable.

         (e)   Not applicable.

         ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
                  RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

               The reporting person and Harbinger entered into an Affiliate's
         Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, each dated January 3,
         1997, with respect to the shares of common stock of Harbinger which
         were acquired by the reporting person. The Affiliate's Agreement
         provides in general that the reporting person will not sell or transfer
         any of the acquired shares (i) until the publication of financial
         results covering at least thirty days of post-merger combined
         operations of Supply Tech and Harbinger, and (ii) except in conformity
         with the applicable requirements of Rules 144 or 145(d) promulgated by
         the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1933. The Registration Rights Agreement sets forth the
         obligations of Harbinger under specified circumstances to file a
         registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
         covering the disposition of the reporting person's shares of Harbinger
         common stock.

         ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS.

               Not applicable.


               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.


                                                       /s/ Ted C. Annis
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                                                       Ted C. Annis

Dated: January 10, 1997



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