FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [ ] Check if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 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* Ross James D (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Versus Technology, Inc. 2600 Miller Creek Road (Street) Traverse City MI 49684 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Versus Technology, Inc. VSTI.OB 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) Not furnished 4. Statement for Month/Year July 2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) N/A 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (Specify below) ____________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction 4(b)(v) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 5. Amount 3. Trans- 4. Securities of Securi- action Acquired (A) or ties Bene- 6. Owner- Code Disposed of (D) ficially ship Form: 7. Nature of (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) Owned at Direct(D) Indirect 2. Trans- _________ ___________________ End of or Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Transaction (A) or Month (I) Ownership Security Date Code V Amount (D) Price (Inst. 3&4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 3) (Mo./Day/Yr.) _________________ ___________ ____ ___ ______ _____ _____ ________ ___________ _________ Common Stock 07/18/02 P 5,000 A .096 07/22/02 P 6,000 A .096 07/23/02 P 20,000 A .096 07/24/02 P 19,000 A .096 2,745,000 D Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

-2- Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 9. Number 5. Number 7. Title of of Deriv- 6. Date and Amount Deriv- 10. Own- ative Sec- Exercisable of Under- ative ership urities & Expiration lying Sec- Secur- Form of 11. Acquired Date urities (In- ities Deriva- Nature 4. Trans- (A) or (Mo./Day/Yr.)str. 3 & 4) 8. Benefi- tive Sec- of In- 2. Conver- action Disposed _____________ _____________ Price cially urity: direct sion or 3. Trans- Code of (D) Amount of Owned Direct(D) Bene- 1. Title of Exercise action (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, or Deriv- at End or In- ficial Derivative Price of Date) 4 and 5) Date Expir- Number ative of direct(I) Owner- Security Derivative (Month/ ____________________ Exer- ation of Security Month (Instr. ) ship (Instr. 3) Security Day/Yr.) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares (Instr. (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) 4) 4) ____________ _________ ________ ____ _ ______ ____ _______ _____ _____ ______ ________ _______ _________ _______ Options $0.165 -- 4/23/04 Common 73,000 73,000 D Options $0.50 -- 4/17/05 Common 88,000 88,000 D Options $0.135 -- 4/20/06 Common 330,000 330,000 D Options $0.147 4/19/03 4/19/07 Common 302,000 (1) 302,000 D Explanation of Responses: (1) Granted to the reporting person for services as a director for the year beginning April 19, 2002; options vest 100% on April 19, 2003.

JAMES D. ROSS August 9, 2002 ________________ _________________ James D. Ross **Signature of Reporting Date Person **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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