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               UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 FORM 10-KSB
 
             ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934               

                 For the Fiscal Year ended: December 31, 1996

                      Commission File No. 0-21381
                       
                           CYPRESS CAPITAL, INC.
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       (Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)

           NEVADA                                         84-1349555
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer Identi-
Incorporation or Organization)                         fication Number)    
 
              16178 East Prentice Place, Aurora, Colorado 80015
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (303) 690-6787

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None.

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                        COMMON STOCK, $.0001 PAR VALUE
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                               (Title of Class)

Check whether the Issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes [X]   No [ ]

Check if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-B is not contained in this Form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. [X]

State Issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year:  $-0-.

As of December 31, 1996, 1,250,000 shares of common stock were outstanding. 

Documents incorporated by reference:  NONE.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):  Yes __   No X
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                                    PART I

ITEM 1.  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.

GENERAL

     Cypress Capital, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated on July 1, 1996,
under the laws of the State of Nevada, to engage in any lawful corporate
undertaking, including, but not limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions. 
The Company has been in the developmental stage since inception and has no
operations to date.  Other than issuing shares to its original shareholders,
the Company never commenced any operational activities.  The Board of
Directors of the Company has elected to commence implementation of the
Company's principal business purpose, described below under "Description of
Business".  As such, the Company can be defined as a "shell" company, whose
sole purpose at this time is to locate and consummate a merger or acquisition
with a private entity.

     In September 26, 1996, the Company filed a registration statement with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-SB; wherein it registered
its common stock under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "34 Act").  As a result, the Company became a fully reporting
company under the 34 Act, which management believed enhanced the Company's
ability to attract a suitable private merger or acquisition candidate.

     The Company intends to seek to acquire assets or shares of an entity
actively engaged in business which generates revenues, in exchange for its
securities.  The Company has no particular acquisitions in mind and has not
entered into any negotiations regarding such an acquisition.  None of the
Company's officers, directors, promoters or affiliates have engaged in any
preliminary contact or discussions with any representative of any other
company regarding the possibility of an acquisition or merger between the
Company and such other company as of the date of this registration statement.  

     The Company's Board of Directors intends to provide its shareholders with
complete disclosure documentation concerning a potential business opportunity
and the structure of the proposed business combination prior to consummation
of the same, which disclosure is intended to be in the form of a proxy
statement.  While such disclosure may include audited financial statements of
such a target entity, there is no assurance that such audited financial
statements will be available.  The Board of Directors does intend to obtain
certain assurances of value of the target entity's assets prior to
consummating such a transaction, with further assurances that an audited
statement would be provided within seventy-five days after closing of such a
transaction.  Closing documents relative thereto will include representations
that the value of the assets conveyed to or otherwise so transferred will not
materially differ from the representations included in such closing documents.

     The Company's offices are located at 16178 East Prentice Place, Aurora,
Colorado 80015, and its telephone number is (303) 690-6787.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

     The Company's purpose is to seek, investigate and, if such investigation
warrants, acquire an interest in business opportunities presented to it by
persons or firms who or which desire to seek the perceived advantages of an
Exchange Act registered corporation.  The Company will not restrict its search
to any specific business, industry, or geographical location and the Company
may participate in a business venture of virtually any kind or nature.  This
discussion of the proposed business is purposefully general and is not meant
to
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be restrictive of the Company's virtually unlimited discretion to search for
and enter into potential business opportunities.  Management anticipates that
it will be able to participate in only one potential business venture because
the Company has nominal assets and limited financial resources.  See Item F/S,
"Financial Statements." This lack of diversification should be considered a
substantial risk to shareholders of the Company because it will not permit the
Company to offset potential losses from one venture against gains from
another.  

     The Company may seek a business opportunity with entities which have
recently commenced operations, or which wish to utilize the public marketplace
in order to raise additional capital in order to expand into new products or
markets, to develop a new product or service, or for other corporate purposes. 
The Company may acquire assets and establish wholly-owned subsidiaries in
various businesses or acquire existing businesses as subsidiaries.   

     The Company anticipates that the selection of a business opportunity in
which to participate will be complex and extremely risky.  Due to general
economic conditions, rapid technological advances being made in some
industries and shortages of available capital, management believes that there
are numerous firms seeking the perceived benefits of a publicly registered
corporation.  Such perceived benefits may include facilitating or improving
the terms on which additional equity financing may be sought, providing
liquidity for incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees,
providing liquidity (subject to restrictions of applicable statutes) for all
shareholders and other factors.  Business opportunities may be available in
many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which
will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business
opportunities extremely difficult and complex.  

     The Company has, and will continue to have, no capital with which to
provide the owners of business opportunities with any significant cash or
other assets.  However, management believes the Company will be able to offer
owners of acquisition candidates the opportunity to acquire a controlling
ownership interest in a publicly registered company without incurring the cost
and time required to conduct an initial public offering.  The owners of the
business opportunities will, however, incur significant legal and accounting
costs in connection with the acquisition of a business opportunity, including
the costs of preparing Form 8-K's, 10-K's or 10-KSB's, agreements and related
reports and documents.  The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "34 Act"),
specifically requires that any merger or acquisition candidate comply with all
applicable reporting requirements, which include providing audited financial
statements to be included within the numerous filings relevant to complying
with the 34 Act.  Nevertheless, the officers and directors of the Company have
not conducted market research and are not aware of statistical data which
would support the perceived benefits of a merger or acquisition transaction
for the owners of a business opportunity.  

     The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by, or
under the supervision of, the officers and directors of the Company, none of
whom is a professional business analyst.  Management intends to concentrate on
identifying preliminary prospective business opportunities which may be
brought to its attention through present associations of the Company's
President and its two directors, or by the Company's shareholders.  In
analyzing prospective business opportunities, management will consider such
matters as the available technical, financial and managerial resources;
working capital and other financial requirements; history of operations, if
any; prospects for the future; nature of present and expected competition; the
quality and experience of management services which may be available and the
depth of that management; the potential for further research, development, or
exploration; specific risk
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factors not now foreseeable but which then may be anticipated to impact the
proposed activities of the Company; the potential for growth or expansion; the
potential for profit; the perceived public recognition or acceptance of
products, services, or trades; name identification; and other relevant
factors.  Management will meet personally with management and key personnel of
the business opportunity as part of their investigation.  To the extent
possible, the Company intends to utilize written reports and personal
investigation to evaluate the above factors.  The Company will not acquire or
merge with any company for which audited financial statements cannot be
obtained within a reasonable period of time after closing of the proposed
transaction.  

     Management of the Company, while not especially experienced in matters
relating to the new business of the Company, will rely upon their own efforts
and, to a much lesser extent, the efforts of the Company's shareholders, in
accomplishing the business purposes of the Company.  It is not anticipated
that any outside consultants or advisors, other than the Company's legal
counsel and accountants, will be utilized by the Company to effectuate its
business purposes described herein.  However, if the Company does retain such
an outside consultant or advisor, any cash fee earned by such party will need
to be paid by the prospective merger/acquisition candidate, as the Company has
no cash assets with which to pay such obligation.  There have been no
contracts or agreements with any outside consultants and none are anticipated
in the future.  

     The Company will not restrict its search for any specific kind of firms,
but may acquire a venture which is in its preliminary or development stage,
which is already in operation, or in essentially any stage of its corporate
life.  It is impossible to predict at this time the status of any business in
which the Company may become engaged, in that such business may need to seek
additional capital, may desire to have its shares publicly traded, or may seek
other perceived advantages which the Company may offer.  However, the Company
does not intend to obtain funds in one or more private placements to finance
the operation of any acquired business opportunity until such time as the
Company has successfully consummated such a merger or acquisition.  

ACQUISITION OF OPPORTUNITIES

     In implementing a structure for a particular business acquisition, the
Company may become a party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization, joint
venture, or licensing agreement with another corporation or entity.  It may
also acquire stock or assets of an existing business.  On the consummation of
a transaction, it is probable that the present management and shareholders of
the Company will no longer be in control of the Company.  In addition, the
Company's directors may, as part of the terms of the acquisition transaction,
resign and be replaced by new directors without a vote of the Company's
shareholders or may sell their stock in the Company.  Any terms of sale of the
shares presently held by officers and/or directors of the Company will be also
afforded to all other shareholders of the Company on similar terms and
conditions.  Any and all such sales will only be made in compliance with the
securities laws of the United States and any applicable state.  

     It is anticipated that any securities issued in any such reorganization
would be issued in reliance upon exemption from registration under applicable
federal and state securities laws.  In some circumstances, however, as a
negotiated element of its transaction, the Company may agree to register all
or a part of such securities immediately after the transaction is consummated
or at specified times thereafter.  If such registration occurs, of which there
can be no assurance, it will be undertaken by the surviving entity after the
Company has successfully consummated a merger or acquisition and the Company
is no longer considered a "shell" company.  Until such time as this occurs,
the Company will
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not attempt to register any additional securities.  The issuance of
substantial additional securities and their potential sale into any trading
market which may develop in the Company's securities may have a depressive
effect on the value of the Company's securities in the future, if such a
market develops, of which there is no assurance.  

     While the actual terms of a transaction to which the Company may be a
party cannot be predicted, it may be expected that the parties to the business
transaction will find it desirable to avoid the creation of a taxable event
and thereby structure the acquisition in a so-called "tax-free" reorganization
under Sections 368a or 351 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code").

     With respect to any merger or acquisition, negotiations with target
company management is expected to focus on the percentage of the Company which
target company shareholders would acquire in exchange for all of their
shareholdings in the target company.  Depending upon, among other things, the
target company's assets and liabilities, the Company's shareholders will in
all likelihood hold a substantially lesser percentage ownership interest in
the Company following any merger or acquisition.  The percentage ownership may
be subject to significant reduction in the event the Company acquires a target
company with substantial assets.  Any merger or acquisition effected by the
Company can be expected to have a significant dilutive effect on the
percentage of shares held by the Company's then-shareholders.  While
management of the Company anticipates obtaining the approval of the
shareholders of the Company via a Proxy Statement, the effect will be to
assure such approval where management supports such a business transaction
because management presently controls sufficient shares of the Company to
effectuate a positive vote on the proposed transaction.  

     The Company will participate in a business opportunity only after the
negotiation and execution of appropriate written agreements.  Although the
terms of such agreements cannot be predicted, generally such agreements will
require some specific representations and warranties by all of the parties
thereto, will specify certain events of default, will detail the terms of
closing and the conditions which must be satisfied by each of the parties
prior to and after such closing, will outline the manner of bearing costs,
including costs associated with the Company's attorneys and accountants, will
set forth remedies on default and will include miscellaneous other terms.  

     As stated hereinabove, the Company will not acquire or merge with any
entity which cannot provide independent audited financial statements within a
reasonable period of time after closing of the proposed transaction.  The
Company is subject to all of the reporting requirements included in the 34
Act.  Included in these requirements is the affirmative duty of the Company to
file independent audited financial statements as part of its Form 8-K to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission upon consummation of a
merger or acquisition, as well as the Company's audited financial statements
included in its annual report on Form 10-K (or 10-KSB, as applicable).  If
such audited financial statements are not available at closing, or within time
parameters necessary to insure the Company's compliance with the requirements
of the 34 Act, or if the audited financial statements provided do not conform
to the representations made by the candidate to be acquired in the closing
documents, the closing documents may provide that the proposed transaction
will be voidable, at the discretion of the present management of the Company.

     The Company's officers and shareholders have verbally agreed that they
will advance to the Company any additional funds which the Company needs for
operating capital and for costs in connection with searching for or completing
an acquisition or merger.  These persons have further agreed that such
advances will be made in proportion to each person's percentage ownership of
the Company. 
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These persons have also agreed that such advances will be made interest free
without expectation of repayment unless the owners of the business which the
Comany acquires or merges with agree to repay all or a portion of such
advances.  There is no dollar cap on the amount of money which such persons
will advance to the Company.  The Company will not borrow any funds from
anyone other than its current shareholders for the purpose of repaying
advances made by the shareholders, and the Company will not borrow any funds
to make any payments to the Company's promoters, management or their
affiliates or associates.

     The Board of Directors has passed a resolution which contains a policy
that the Company will not seek an acquisition or merger with any entity in
which any of the Company's Officers, Directors, principal shareholders or
their affiliates or associates serve as officer or director or hold any
ownership interest.  Management is not aware of any circumstances under which
this policy, through their own initiative may be changed.

COMPETITION

     The Company is and will remain an insignificant participant among the
firms that engage in mergers with and acquisitions of privately financed
entities.  Many established venture-capital and financial concerns have
significantly greater financial and personnel resources and technical
expertise than the Company.  In view of the Company's limited financial
resources and limited management availability, the Company will continue to be
at a significant disadvantage compared to the Company's competitors.

EMPLOYEES

     The Company has no full time employees.  The Company's President has
agreed to allocate a portion of his time to the activities of the Registrant,
without compensation.  The President anticipates that the business plan of the
Company can be implemented by his devoting approximately 10 hours per month to
the business affairs of the Company and, consequently, conflicts of interest
may arise with respect to the limited time commitment by such officer.

ITEM 2.  DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.

     Since July 1, 1996 (inception), the Company has maintained its office in
space provided by Timothy J. Brasel, the Company's President, at no charge. 
The Company owns no real property.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

     There are no pending legal proceedings, and the Company is not aware of
any threatened legal proceedings to which the Company is a party.

ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

     No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the
fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
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                                   PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

     (a)  MARKET INFORMATION.  No public market for any securities of the
Company has developed, and no firm has undertaken to make a market in the
Company's  securities.

     (b)  APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK.  The number of record
holders of the Company's $.0001 par value common stock at April 14, 1997, was
9.

     (c)  DIVIDENDS.  No dividends have been declared or paid by the Company
since inception.

ITEM 6.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS.

     During the period from the Company's inception on July 1, 1996 to
December 31, 1996, the Company engaged in no significant operations other than
the search for possible acquisition candidates.  No revenues were received by
the Company during the fiscal year other than a limited amount of interest
income.  The Company experienced a net loss of $(12,106) during the period
ended December 31, 1996, which was primarily the result of the legal and
accounting costs of compliance with the reporting requirements of the
securities laws, and general and administrative expenses.

     For the remainder of the current fiscal year, the Company anticipates
losses similar in magnitude to those experienced historically.  Should the
Company intensify its search for an acquisition candidate, however, losses are
likely to accrue at a greater rate than experienced historically.  The Company
anticipates that until a business combination is completed with an acquisition
candidate, it will not generate revenues other than interest income, and may
continue to operate at a loss after completing a business combination,
depending upon the performance of the acquired business.

     As of December 31, 1996, the Company had no material commitments for
capital expenditures.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

     The financial statements are set forth on pages F-1 through F-7 hereto. 

ITEM 8.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL
         DISCLOSURE.

    There have been no disagreements between the Company and its independent
accountants on any matter of accounting principles or practices or financial
statement disclosure since the Company's inception.
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                                 PART III

ITEM 9.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS;
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

     The Directors and Officers of the Company are as follows:
      
          Name                Age         Positions and Offices Held
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     Timothy J. Brasel        37        President, Secretary, Treasurer
                                        and Director

     James R. Sjoerdsma       35        Director

     In addition to the two officers and directors listed above, the following
persons could also be deemed to be promoters and/or control persons of the
Company, as those terms are defined in the Rules and Regulations promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:

                 Dr. Paul Dragul  --  Shareholder
                 J. J. Peirce     --  Shareholder

     There is no family relationship between any Director or Executive Officer
of the Company.

     The Company presently has no committees.

     Set forth below are the names of all Directors and Executive Officers of
the Company, all positions and offices with the Company held by each such
person, the period during which he has served as such, and the business
experience of such persons during at least the last five years:

     TIMOTHY J. BRASEL.  Mr. Brasel has served as President, Secretary,
Treasurer and a director of the Company since July 1, 1996.  He also serves as
President and a Director of three other publicly-held "shells": Universal
Capital Corp., Beechport Capital Corp. and High Hopes, Inc.  Mr. Brasel also
serves as the sole officer and a director of three other companies which were
formed at the same time and for the same purpose as the Company: Walnut
Capital, Inc., Mahogany Capital, Inc. and Aspen Capital, Inc.  From March 1990
until September 1994, Mr. Brasel served as President, Secretary, Treasurer and
a Director of Prentice Capital, Inc., a publicly-held blank-check company
which completed an acquisition of Universal Footcare, Inc. From March 1990
until August 1993, Mr. Brasel was President, Secretary and a Director of
Brasel Ventures, Inc., a publicly-held blank-check company, which completed an
acquisition of American Pharmaceutical Company.  From April 1990 to February
1992, Mr. Brasel served as President, a Director and sole shareholder of
Central Securities Transfer Corporation, a stock transfer company which is no
longer in business.  From January 1989 to May 1992, Mr. Brasel served as a
Director of Coalmont, Inc., a publicly-held blank-check company that completed
an acquisition of MCC Holdings, Inc. during May 1992.  From July 1987 until
May 1990, Mr. Brasel served as President of Eagle Vision, Inc., a
publicly-held blank-check company  that completed an acquisition of UMA
Management Associates, Inc.  From November 1988 to June 1990, he also served
as President and a Director of L.I. Inc., a publicly-held blank-check company
which completed an acquisition of Imaging Management Associates, Inc. Since
January 1987, Mr. Brasel has been President and a Director of Bleu Ridge
Consultants, Inc., a business and management consulting firm located in
Denver, Colorado.  Mr. Brasel received a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration from Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa in 1980.
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     JAMES R. SJOERDSMA.  Mr. Sjoerdsma has served as a Director of the
Company since July 1996.  He also serves as a director of three other
companies which were formed at the same time and for the same purpose as the
Company: Walnut Capital, Inc., Mahogany Capital, Inc. and Aspen Capital, Inc. 
Mr. Sjoerdsma has been employed by Genencor International, Inc., Palo Alto,
California, since 1990.  He currently served as Director, Worldwide Human
Resources, Research and Development for Genencor.  From 1982 until 1990, he
was  employed by Rockwell International as Manager of Human Resources.  Mr.
Sjoerdsma has been written up in several publications for pioneering some of
the most advanced pay and people systems.  Mr. Sjoerdsma served as a director
of Grason Industries, Inc., a blank-check company, from January 1988 until
March 1989, when it completed an acquisition; he served as a director of
Emerald Eagle Corp., a blank-check company, from September 1987 until May
1992; and he served as President and a director of Tipton Industries, Inc., a
blank-check company, from April 1987 until December 1987, when it completed an
acquisition.  Mr. Sjoerdsma also founded Peppy's Ice Cream, Inc., in 1987, in
Palo, Iowa.  He co-owned the business until 1994 when he sold it to relocate
to California.  Peppy's Ice Cream is one of the largest distributors of
novelty ice cream products in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Waterloo area. 
He received an MBA Degree with  high honors from Novo University in 1987, and
a Bachelor of Science Degree (Cum Laude) in economics and business from
Cornell College in 1982.  He received his SPHR (Senior Professional Human
Resources) certificate in 1992.

     All Directors of the Company hold office until the next annual meeting of
the shareholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

     The Officers of the Company are elected by the Board of Directors at the
first meeting after each annual meeting of the Company's shareholders, and
hold office until their death, or until they shall resign or have been removed
from office.

     The date of the next annual meeting of the Company will be determined by
the Company's Board of Directors in accordance with Colorado law.

ITEM 10.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

     The Company's sole Officer and its Directors currently receive no salary
from the Company. 

     It is possible that the Company's Officers and Directors will sell part
or all of their shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the
successful completion of a potential acquisition of a business opportunity. 
However, this is dependent upon arm's length negotiations between the
Company's Officers and Directors and management of the potential merger
entity.  There currently is no agreement or understanding of any kind whereby
Officers and Directors of the Company will dispose of part or all of their
shares of the Common Stock of the Company pursuant to an acquisition of the
business opportunity.

     The Company has no retirement, pension, profit-sharing or insurance or
medical reimbursement plans covering its Officers and Directors.

ITEM 11.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.

     The following table sets forth, as of April 14, 1997, the stock ownership
of each person known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of five percent
or more of the Company's Common Stock, each Director individually and all
Directors and Officers of the Company as a group:
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    Name and Address           Amount of Beneficial
   of Beneficial Owner              Ownership            Percentage of Class
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Timothy J. Brasel                  525,000<FN1>                 42.0%
16178 E. Prentice Place
Aurora, CO 80015

James R. Sjoerdsma                 125,000                      10.0%
529 Seastorm Drive
Redwood City, CA 94065

J. J. Peirce                       100,000                       8.0%
5125 West Lake Avenue
Littleton, CO 80123

Chaos Systems LLC<FN2>             500,000                      40.0%
950 E. Harvard, No. 500
Denver, CO 80210

Brasel Family Partners, Ltd.       200,000                      16.0%
16178 E. Prentice Place
Aurora, CO 80015

Charitable Remainder Trust          75,000                       6.0%
 of Timothy J. Brasel
16178 E. Prentice Place
Aurora, CO 80015

Janet M. Brasel, Custodian          75,000                       6.0%
 for Tyler J. Brasel
16178 E. Prentice Place
Aurora, CO 80015

Janet M. Brasel, Custodian          75,000                       6.0%
 for Colton R. Brasel
16178 E. Prentice Place
Aurora, CO 80015

Janet M. Brasel, Custodian          50,000                       4.0%
 for Justin T. Brasel
16178 E. Prentice Place
Aurora, CO 80015

All Executive Officers and         650,000                      52.0%
Directors as a Group
(2 Persons)
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<FN1>
Includes 75,000 shares held by the Charitable Remainder Trust of Timothy J.
Brasel; 200,000 shares held by Brasel Family Partners; and 200,000 shares held
by Janet M. Brasel as custodian for Tyler, Colton and Justin Brasel.  Mr.
Brasel is a trustee for the Charitable Remainder Trust of Timothy J. Brasel
and the General Partner of Brasel Family Partners, Ltd.
<FN2>
Dr. Paul Dragul is one of the two owners and managers of Chaos Systems LLC, a
limited liability company which is doing research and development on software
compression technology.
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ITEM 12.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.

     On July 1, 1996, the Company issued a total of 1,250,000 shares of Common
Stock to the following persons for a total of $12,500 in cash:

        NAME                 NUMBER OF SHARES        TOTAL CONSIDERATION
James R. Sjoerdsma                125,000                   $ 1,250
J. J. Peirce                      100,000                   $ 1,000
Charitable Remainder Trust
  of Timothy J. Brasel             75,000                   $   750
Charitable Remainder Trust
  of Mary Jane Brasel              50,000                   $   500
Brasel Family Partners, Ltd.      200,000                   $ 2,000
Janet M. Brasel, Custodian
  for Tyler Jay Brasel             75,000                   $   750
Janet M. Brasel, Custodian
  for Russell Brasel               75,000                   $   750
Janet M. Brasel, Custodian
  for Justin Thomas Brasel         50,000                   $   500
Chaos Systems LLC                 500,000                   $ 5,000
                                ---------                   -------
     Total                      1,250,000                   $12,500

ITEM 13.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
 
     (a)  3. EXHIBITS.
 
EXHIBIT
NUMBER      DESCRIPTION                    LOCATION
 
 3          Articles of Incorporation      Incorporated by reference to 
                                           Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's
                                           Form 10-SB Registration
                                           Statement filed on September 26,
                                           1996 (No. 0-21381)
 
 3          Bylaws                         Incorporated by reference to 
                                           Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant's
                                           Form 10-SB Registration
                                           Statement filed on September 26,
                                           1996 (No. 0-21381)

10          Lock-up Agreements by          Incorporated by reference to
            Company Shareholders           Exhbit 3.1 to the Registrant's
                                           Form 10-SB Registration
                                           Statement filed on September 26,
                                           1996 (No.0-21381)

27          Financial Data Schedule        Filed herewith electronically

     (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the
quarter ended December 31, 1996.
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                        INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                            Cypress Capital, Inc.
                       (A Development Stage Company)

                           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  with
             REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants            F-2

Financial Statements:

     Balance Sheet                                            F-3
     Statement of Operations                                  F-4
     Statement of Changes in  Stockholders' Equity            F-5
     Statement of Cash Flows                                  F-6
     Notes to Financial Statements                            F-7
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             REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Cypress Capital, Inc. 
Aurora, CO 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Cypress Capital, Inc. (a
development-stage company) as of December 31, 1996, and the related statements
of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period from June
14, 1996 (date of inception) through December 31, 1996.  These financial
statements are the responsibility of the company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements, referred to above, present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Cypress Capital, Inc. (a
development-stage company) as of December 31, 1996, and the results of its
operations, changes in its stockholders' equity and its cash flows for the
period from June 14, 1996 (date of inception) through December 31, 1996 in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

                         /s/  Schumacher & Associates, Inc.
                              Schumacher & Associates, Inc.
                              Certified Public Accountants
                              12835 E. Arapahoe Road
                              Tower II, Suite 110  
                              Englewood, CO 80112
March 10, 1997
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                           Cypress Capital, Inc.
                       (A Development Stage Company)

                               BALANCE SHEET
                             December 31, 1996
                                 ASSETS
Current Assets:
  Cash                                            $       270 
       Total Current Assets                               270 

Organization costs, net of amortization                   225 

TOTAL ASSETS                                      $       495 

                  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
  Accounts payable                                $       101 
       Total Current Liabilities                          101 

TOTAL LIABILITIES                                         101 

Stockholders' Equity:
  Preferred stock, $.0001 par value
   5,000,000 shares authorized,
   none issued and outstanding                              - 
  Common stock, $.0001 par value
   100,000,000 shares authorized,
   1,250,000 issued and outstanding                       125 
  Additional Paid In Capital                           12,375 
  Accumulated (Deficit)                               (12,106)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                394 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        $       495 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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                            Cypress Capital, Inc.
                       (A Development Stage Company)

                          STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
           For the Period from June 14, 1996 (date of inception)
                         through December 31, 1996

Revenue                                           $         - 
Expenses:
     Advertising                                        1,002 
     Amortization                                          25 
     Legal & accounting                                10,684 
     Other                                                395 
                                                       12,106 

Net (Loss)                                        $   (12,106)     
Per Share                                         $      (.01)

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding                 1,250,000 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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                            Cypress Capital, Inc.
                       (A Development Stage Company)

               STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
       For the Period from June 14, 1996 (date of inception) through
                              December 31, 1996
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 Pre-                               Addi-
                 ferred          Common             ional    Accumu-
                 No./    Stock   No./       Stock   Paid-in  lated      
                 Shares  Amount  Shares     Amount  Capital  (Deficit)   
Total
<S>             <C>     <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>       <C>        <C>
Balance at         -     $ -             -  $  -    $    -   $      -   $     
-
June 14, 
1996

Common stock       -       -     1,250,000   125     12,375         -    
12,500
issued for 
cash, at incep-
tion, at $.01 
per share

Net loss-          -       -             -     -          -   (12,106)  
(12,106)
year ended 
December 31, 
1996

Balance at         -     $ -     1,250,000  $125    $12,375  $(12,106)  $   
394
December 31, 
1996
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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                              Cypress Capital, Inc.
                         (A Development Stage Company)

                            STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
              For the Period from June 14, 1996 (date of inception)
                            through December 31, 1996

Operating Activities:
 Net (Loss)                                       $  (12,106)
 Adjustment to reconcile net (loss
  to net cash provided by operating
  activities:
   Amortization                                           25 
   (Decrease) in accounts payable and
    accrued expenses                                    (149)
 
 Net Cash (Used in) Operating
  Activities                                         (12,230)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities                       - 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

     Issuance of common stock                         12,500 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities             12,500 

Increase in Cash                                         270 

Cash, Beginning of Period                                  - 

Cash, End of Period                               $      270 

Interest Paid                                     $        - 

Income Taxes Paid                                 $        - 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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                            Cypress Capital, Inc.
                       (A Development Stage Company)

                       NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                            December 31, 1996

(1)  Summary of Accounting Policies

     This summary of significant accounting policies of Cypress Capital, Inc.
(Company) is presented to assist in understanding the Company's financial
statements.  The financial statements and notes are representations of the
Company's management who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. 
These accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles
and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial
statements.

     (a)  Description of Business

     The Company was organized on June 14, 1996 for the purpose of engaging
in any lawful business but it is management's plan to seek a business
combination.  The Company is a development-stage company since planned
principal operations have not commenced.  The Company has selected December 31
as its year end.

     (b)  Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the
reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

     (c)  Organization Costs

     Costs incurred to organize the Company are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over a sixty month period.

(2)  Common Stock Issued

     During the period ended December 31, 1996 the Company issued 1,250,000
restricted shares of common stock for $12,500 cash.

(3)  Related Party Transaction

     The Company uses the office of a shareholder at no cost.  The Company
expects this arrangement to continue until the Company commences planned
operations.
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                               SIGNATURES
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.
 
                                CYPRESS CAPITAL, INC.
 
Dated: April 25, 1997           By: /s/ Timothy J. Brasel                   
                                     Timothy J. Brasel, President

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
Report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
 
      SIGNATURE                     TITLE                  DATE
 
/s/ Timothy J. Brasel         President, Secretary,     April 25, 1997 
Timothy J. Brasel             Treasurer (Principal
                              Financial and Account-
                              ing Officer) and 
                              Director

/s/ James R. Sjoerdsma        Director                  April 25, 1997
James R. Sjoerdsma