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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
   
                                     FORM 8-K
   
                                  CURRENT REPORT
   
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
                                  AUGUST 21, 1997
                 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
   
                                DH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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              (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
   
         CALIFORNIA                      0-13459                   92-2917470
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  (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER 
      OF INCORPORATION)                                        IDENTIFICATION NO.)
   
   
                              15070 AVENUE OF SCIENCE
                            SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92128
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           (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
   
  
                REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
   
                                  (619) 451-3485
   
   
   
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  Item 1.  Changes in Control of Registrant.
  
       (a) On August 21, 1997,  AX Acquisition Corporation, a California
  corporation (the "Purchaser") and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiohm
  S.A., a private French corporation ("Axiohm"), acquired 7,000,000 shares of the
  Common Stock of the Registrant through a tender offer to the shareholders of the
  Registrant at a price per share of $25 in cash (the "Tender Offer").  The Tender
  Offer was made pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 14, 1997,
  among Registrant, Axiohm and Purchaser (the "Merger Agreement").  The 7,000,000
  shares acquired by Purchaser in the Tender Offer represent approximately 87.5%
  of the outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant and thereby gave Axiohm and
  its controlling shareholders control of the Registrant.
  
       Axiohm is controlled by Patrick Dupuy, Chairman and a Director of Axiohm,
  and Gilles Gibier, a Director of Axiohm, both of whom are fifty-percent
  shareholders of Dardel Technologies, S.A., a French holding company which owns
  approximately 48% of the stock of Axiohm. Based on these holdings as well as
  their other holdings of Axiohm stock, Messrs. Dupuy and Gibier beneficially own
  approximately 63.3% of Axiohm. Based on their ability to control the voting and
  disposition of the shares of Registrant held by Purchaser, they may be deemed to
  beneficially own the entire 7,000,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock
  acquired in the Tender Offer. By virtue of these holdings, Axiohm and its
  controlling shareholders have the ability to elect at least a majority of the
  directors of Registrant. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, DH has increased the
  number of directors on Registrant's Board from five to seven and has appointed
  Messrs. Dupuy and Gibier to its Board of Directors as Co-chairmen. Additionally,
  Registrant is obligated to cause one of its other directors to resign from
  Registrant's Board and to fill the resulting vacancy with an individual selected
  by Axiohm.
  
       The Tender Offer was financed by the incurrence by Purchaser of $166.2
  million of senior indebtedness to Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as advisor,
  arranger and administrative agent under a secured credit facility (the "Tender
  Facility")  and through the issuance and sale by Axiohm IPH Inc., a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of Axiohm, of $24.0 million in liquidation preference of interim
  preferred stock (the "interim preferred stock") to LBI  Group (collectively, the
  "Tender Financing").  The proceeds of the Tender Financing were used to purchase
  the shares tendered by Registrant's shareholders, to refinance certain Axiohm
  indebtedness and to finance certain interest and dividend payments in connection
  with the Tender Financing.  The Tender Financing is secured by a pledge (the
  "Stock Pledge") of all of Registrant's shares purchased by Purchaser in the
  Tender Offer.
  
       Purchaser has entered into stock purchase agreements with the shareholders
  of Axiohm providing for the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of
  capital stock of Axiohm for an aggregate consideration consisting of
  approximately 5.5 million shares of registrant's common stock and approximately
  $12.2 million in cash (the "Exchange").  Simultaneously with the closing of the
  Exchange, the Merger Agreement provides that Registrant will purchase from the
  Axiohm subsidiary which owns purchaser all of the outstanding shares of capital
  stock of purchaser in exchange for the assumption by registrant of certain
  obligations incurred by purchaser or purchaser's shareholders in connection with
  the Tender Offer and the Exchange (the "Acquisition of Purchaser").  Immediately
  after the Exchange and the Acquisition of Purchaser, Purchaser will be merged
  with and into Registrant (the "Merger"). Following the Exchange, the Acquisition
  of Purchaser and the Merger (collectively, the "Transactions"), approximately
  85% of Registrant's outstanding Common Stock will be held by former Axiohm
  shareholders and approximately 15% will be held by former public shareholders of
  Registrant.  Although Registrant will be the surviving corporation in the
  Merger, the Merger will be treated as a purchase of registrant by Axiohm for
  accounting purposes.  Concurrently with the Merger, the name of the surviving
  corporation will be changed from "DH Technology, Inc." to "Axiohm Inc." and
  Axiohm will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiohm Inc.
  
       (b) In the event of a default under the Tender Facility, the lenders
  thereunder would have the right to conduct a foreclosure sale of Registrant's
  Common Stock pledged pursuant to the Stock Pledge.  Such a foreclosure sale
  would result in a change of control of the Registrant.
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  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
   EXHIBIT NO.                                    DESCRIPTION
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      2.1        Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 14, 1997, among the
                 Regisgrant, Axiohm S.A. and AX Acquisition Corporation--
                 incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) of the Company's
                 Schedule 14D-9 dated July 16, 1997.
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
                                                DH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
  
  
  Dated: September 5, 1997                      By: /s/ Janet W. Shanks
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                                                           Janet W. Shanks
                                                      Chief Accounting Officer
                                                
   
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                            INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
              THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
  
  
   EXHIBIT NO.                                    DESCRIPTION
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      2.1        Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 14, 1997, among the
                 Registrant, Axiohm S.A. and AX Acquisition Corporation--
                 incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) of the Company's
                 Schedule 14D-9 dated July 16, 1997.
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
   
                                     FORM 8-K
   
                                  CURRENT REPORT
   
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
                                  AUGUST 21, 1997
                 DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
   
                                DH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                          ------------------------------ 
              (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
   
         CALIFORNIA                      0-13459                   92-2917470
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  (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER 
      OF INCORPORATION)                                        IDENTIFICATION NO.)
   
   
                              15070 AVENUE OF SCIENCE
                            SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92128
           -------------------------------------------------------------
           (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
   
  
                REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
   
                                  (619) 451-3485
   
   
   
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  Item 1.  Changes in Control of Registrant.
  
       (a) On August 21, 1997,  AX Acquisition Corporation, a California
  corporation (the "Purchaser") and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiohm
  S.A., a private French corporation ("Axiohm"), acquired 7,000,000 shares of the
  Common Stock of the Registrant through a tender offer to the shareholders of the
  Registrant at a price per share of $25 in cash (the "Tender Offer").  The Tender
  Offer was made pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 14, 1997,
  among Registrant, Axiohm and Purchaser (the "Merger Agreement").  The 7,000,000
  shares acquired by Purchaser in the Tender Offer represent approximately 87.5%
  of the outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant and thereby gave Axiohm and
  its controlling shareholders control of the Registrant.
  
       Axiohm is controlled by Patrick Dupuy, Chairman and a Director of Axiohm,
  and Gilles Gibier, a Director of Axiohm, both of whom are fifty-percent
  shareholders of Dardel Technologies, S.A., a French holding company which owns
  approximately 48% of the stock of Axiohm. Based on these holdings as well as
  their other holdings of Axiohm stock, Messrs. Dupuy and Gibier beneficially own
  approximately 63.3% of Axiohm. Based on their ability to control the voting and
  disposition of the shares of Registrant held by Purchaser, they may be deemed to
  beneficially own the entire 7,000,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock
  acquired in the Tender Offer. By virtue of these holdings, Axiohm and its
  controlling shareholders have the ability to elect at least a majority of the
  directors of Registrant. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, DH has increased the
  number of directors on Registrant's Board from five to seven and has appointed
  Messrs. Dupuy and Gibier to its Board of Directors as Co-chairmen. Additionally,
  Registrant is obligated to cause one of its other directors to resign from
  Registrant's Board and to fill the resulting vacancy with an individual selected
  by Axiohm.
  
       The Tender Offer was financed by the incurrence by Purchaser of $166.2
  million of senior indebtedness to Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as advisor,
  arranger and administrative agent under a secured credit facility (the "Tender
  Facility")  and through the issuance and sale by Axiohm IPH Inc., a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of Axiohm, of $24.0 million in liquidation preference of interim
  preferred stock (the "interim preferred stock") to LBI  Group (collectively, the
  "Tender Financing").  The proceeds of the Tender Financing were used to purchase
  the shares tendered by Registrant's shareholders, to refinance certain Axiohm
  indebtedness and to finance certain interest and dividend payments in connection
  with the Tender Financing.  The Tender Financing is secured by a pledge (the
  "Stock Pledge") of all of Registrant's shares purchased by Purchaser in the
  Tender Offer.
  
       Purchaser has entered into stock purchase agreements with the shareholders
  of Axiohm providing for the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of
  capital stock of Axiohm for an aggregate consideration consisting of
  approximately 5.5 million shares of registrant's common stock and approximately
  $12.2 million in cash (the "Exchange").  Simultaneously with the closing of the
  Exchange, the Merger Agreement provides that Registrant will purchase from the
  Axiohm subsidiary which owns purchaser all of the outstanding shares of capital
  stock of purchaser in exchange for the assumption by registrant of certain
  obligations incurred by purchaser or purchaser's shareholders in connection with
  the Tender Offer and the Exchange (the "Acquisition of Purchaser").  Immediately
  after the Exchange and the Acquisition of Purchaser, Purchaser will be merged
  with and into Registrant (the "Merger"). Following the Exchange, the Acquisition
  of Purchaser and the Merger (collectively, the "Transactions"), approximately
  85% of Registrant's outstanding Common Stock will be held by former Axiohm
  shareholders and approximately 15% will be held by former public shareholders of
  Registrant.  Although Registrant will be the surviving corporation in the
  Merger, the Merger will be treated as a purchase of registrant by Axiohm for
  accounting purposes.  Concurrently with the Merger, the name of the surviving
  corporation will be changed from "DH Technology, Inc." to "Axiohm Inc." and
  Axiohm will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axiohm Inc.
  
       (b) In the event of a default under the Tender Facility, the lenders
  thereunder would have the right to conduct a foreclosure sale of Registrant's
  Common Stock pledged pursuant to the Stock Pledge.  Such a foreclosure sale
  would result in a change of control of the Registrant.
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
   EXHIBIT NO.                                    DESCRIPTION
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      2.1        Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 14, 1997, among the
                 Regisgrant, Axiohm S.A. and AX Acquisition Corporation--
                 incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) of the Company's
                 Schedule 14D-9 dated July 16, 1997.
  SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                                DH TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
  Dated: September 5, 1997                      By: /s/ Janet W. Shanks
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                                                           Janet W. Shanks
                                                      Chief Accounting Officer
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
              THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1997
  
   EXHIBIT NO.                                    DESCRIPTION
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      2.1        Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 14, 1997, among the
                 Registrant, Axiohm S.A. and AX Acquisition Corporation--
                 incorporated by reference to Exhibit (c)(1) of the Company's
                 Schedule 14D-9 dated July 16, 1997.