-----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, QX+0zS0NcLyRbn77fp3+/OGnzWOihebu0cBLFXrf5hKac7GPjGoEp57h/gEVpFvk YzVCO6TsBPo3clfMVau1cQ== 0000903423-01-500115.txt : 20010528 0000903423-01-500115.hdr.sgml : 20010528 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-01-500115 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010129 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010524 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000910654 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22244 FILM NUMBER: 1647733 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 POLLARD ST STREET 2: RICHMOND HILL CITY: ONTARIO CANADA STATE: A6 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERITA BANK PLC NEW YORK BRANCH CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001141330 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] OWNER FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 437 MADISON AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 3 1 merfrm3.txt FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL --------------------------- OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104 Expires: Decembber 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response.....0.5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Merita Bank Plc, New York Branch ("Merita-NY") - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 437 Madison Avenue - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York NY 10022 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 1/29/01 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Name: Battery Technologies Inc. ("BTI") Ticker Symbol: BTIOF - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_] Director [X] 10% Owner [_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ================================================================================
3. Ownership Form: 2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or 1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Shares 16,313,382 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
5. Owner- 3. Title and Amount of Securities ship Underlying Derivative Security Form of 2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security: (Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of ---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warrants Immediately 2/7/02 Common Shares 20,391,728 Cdn$0.57 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: Explanation of Responses: On January 29, 2001, Merita-NY acquired 16,313,382 units ("Units") of BTI. Each of the Units consists of one (1) Common Share, and 1.25 Common Share purchase warrants of BTI ("Warrants"), with each Warrant entitling Merita-NY to purchase one Common Share at Cdn$0.57, exercisable until February 7, 2002. Merita Bank PLC, New York Branch /s/ Charles Lansdown 05/24/01 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date By: Charles Lansdown ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----