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 ================================================================================

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) ================================================================================

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.

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