-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Lm/vS5qmfT3vjd6K9DMhfyyivJzlYusbRIP1E9xZHcWwBONsrXyWlnDunGxi1Med d5ZaSvnbTrUTtJsCRyccww== 0000909012-97-000164.txt : 19970725 0000909012-97-000164.hdr.sgml : 19970725 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000909012-97-000164 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970724 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERIS LABORATORIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000875620 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MEDICAL LABORATORIES [8071] IRS NUMBER: 770274078 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42238 FILM NUMBER: 97644882 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2890 ZANKER RD CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 BUSINESS PHONE: 4084349200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2890 ZANKER RD CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95134 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SACHS MORTON H & CO /KY/ /ADV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000756246 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 610881884 STATE OF INCORPORATION: KY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1346 S THIRD ST CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40208 BUSINESS PHONE: 5026365282 SC 13D 1 MERIS LABORATORIES - AMENDMENT 15 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.15)* MERIS LABORATORIES (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 589848100 (CUSIP Number) JoAnn M. Strasser, Esq., Brown, Cummins & Brown Co., L.P.A. 3500 Carew Tower 441 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 381-2121 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 2, 1997 (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 D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box. [ ] Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) 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 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 subsquenent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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). 1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Morton H. Sachs 2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) x 3.SEC USE ONLY 4.SOURCE OF FUNDS PF;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 U.S. NUMBER OF 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 1,475,000 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 OWNED BY EACH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,475,000 REPORTING PERSON WITH 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,475,000 12.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 18.4% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN 13D Additional Information Item # 1.(a) Name of Issuer: Meris Laboratories Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 110 Summit Avenue P.O. Box 460 Montvale, NJ 07645 2.(a) Name of Person Filing: Morton H. Sachs (b)Address of Principal Business Office for Each of the Above: 1346 South Third Street Louisville, KY 40208 (c)Principal Occupation Investment Adviser (d)No (e)No (f)Citizenship: United States 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration: Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,145,000 shares, which represents the shares beneficially owned by the advisory clients of Morton H. Sachs & Company dba The Sachs Company (the "Disclaimed Shares"). 4. Purpose of the Transaction: N/A 5.Interest in Securities of the Issurer: (a) Reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own 1,475,000 shares of common stock, representing 18.4% of the outstanding stock of the Issuer. (b) Reporting Person has sole power to vote or to direct the vote, and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such Reporting person's shares of the Issurer's stock. (c) See list below of transactions affecting beneficial ownership for Morton H. Sachs: Price Trade Trade Per Total Affected Date Shares Share Cost Through ---- ------ ----- ---- -------- Purchases: Sales: Total Proceeds -------- 3/13/97 5,000 0.060 299.99 Legg Mason 3/14/97 10,000 0.049 485.38 Legg Mason 3/17/97 5,000 0.070 349.99 Legg Mason 3/17/97 15,000 0.070 1,049.96 Legg Mason 3/17/97 10,000 0.062 620.97 Legg Mason 3/19/97 10,000 0.055 549.98 Legg Mason 3/19/97 10,000 0.053 530.28 Legg Mason 3/24/97 5,000 0.043 212.99 Legg Mason 3/25/97 5,000 0.050 249.99 Legg Mason 4/02/97 10,000 0.044 440.48 Legg Mason 4/02/97 5,000 0.050 249.99 Legg Mason 4/02/97 10,000 0.050 499.98 Legg Mason
(d) With respect to the Disclaimed Shares, each advisory client has the right to receive dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, its respective shares. (e) N/A 6.Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issurer: Reporting Person has entered into no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships with respect to securities of the Issuer. 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits None Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,145,000 shares, which represents the shares beneficially owned by the advisory clients of Morton H. Sachs & Company dba The Sachs Company. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct. Dated as of April 2, 1997 Signature By: /s/ Morton H. Sachs Dated on: July 22, 1997 Morton H. Sachs
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