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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-6 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of ~~October~~November, 2001

Activcard S.A.
(exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

24-28 Avenue du General de Gaulle
92156 Suresnes Cedex France
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ~~[X]~~ /x/ Form 40-F [/ / ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Yes [/ / ] No ~~[X]~~/x/

Forward-looking Statements

This Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-6 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 contains disclosures that are "Forward-looking Statements." Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and several factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to anticipated revenues, gross margins, earnings, and growth of the market for our products. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements: uncertainties associated with market acceptance of and demand for our products, impact of competitive products and pricing, dependence on third party suppliers, uncertainties associated with the development of technology and the dependence on intellectual property rights. Investors are directed to the most recent ActivCard S.A. annual report, which is available from the company without charge for a more complete description of our business and to ActivCard S.A.'s Prospectus dated March 16, 2000 included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-1 (No. 333-11540) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to unduly rely on such forward-looking statements when evaluating the information presented herein.

This Form 6-K includes the press release "~~ActivCard~~Activcard ~~Anticipates~~Posts ~~8th~~Record ~~Consecutive~~Revenue ~~Quarter~~With of76% ~~Record~~Growth ~~Revenue,~~In Third Quarter" dated October 430, 2001.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: ~~October~~November 1613, 2001

ActivCard, S.A. ~~By: /s/ BLAIR GEDDES Name: Blair Geddes Title: Chief Financial Officer~~

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~~FREMONT,~~ ~~CA—October 4,~~ ~~2001—ActivCard (Nasdaq: ACTI / Nasdaq~~ ~~Europe:~~ACTIVCARD ~~ACTI),~~POSTS aRECORD ~~leading~~REVENUE ~~provider~~WITH of76% ~~smart~~GROWTH ~~card~~IN ~~and~~THIRD ~~digital identity provisioning products and technology, today provided a preliminary outlook for its third quarter ended September 30, 2001.~~ QUARTER

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~~"While~~Revenue ~~difficult~~for ~~economic~~the ~~conditions,~~third ~~particularly~~quarter inincreased ~~Europe,~~76% ~~appear~~ to ~~have~~a ~~led~~record to$8.8 million from $5.0 million in the ~~deferral~~comparable period of ~~orders~~2000. ~~from~~Revenue for the third quarter toincluded ~~the~~$3.2 million ~~fourth~~from ~~quarter~~a non-monetary transaction with VeriSign. Excluding foreign currency transaction gains and ~~into~~losses ~~2002~~and non-recurring charges, pro forma net loss for the ~~Company~~quarter ended ~~anticipates~~September 30, ~~record~~2001 was $2.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to pro forma net income of $1.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the third quarter ~~consolidated~~of ~~revenues~~the asprevious year. ~~well~~Including asforeign ~~record~~currency ~~revenues~~transaction ingains ~~both~~and losses and non-recurring charges, net loss for the Uquarter was $3.S8 million, or $0.10 ~~and~~per ~~Asia~~diluted share," ~~said~~compared ~~Blair~~to ~~Geddes~~net income of $28.4 million, ~~Chief~~or ~~Financial~~$0.66 ~~Officer~~per diluted share, in the third quarter of ~~ActivCard~~the prior year. Net income for the comparative period last year included a foreign currency translation gain of $27.2 million.

~~Declining~~On ~~interest~~October 26, ~~rates~~2001, ~~and~~ActivCard aappointed ~~weaker~~Steven USHumphreys ~~Dollar~~as ~~contributed~~its toChief ~~lower~~Executive ~~interest~~Officer ~~income~~ and ~~a foreign exchange loss for the quarter. The variances in these non-operating items, compared~~ to ~~the~~its ~~second~~Board ~~quarter~~ of ~~2001,~~Directors. ~~accounted~~Mr. Humphreys ~~for~~brings ~~approximately~~nearly ~~$0.06~~20 years of ~~the~~technology ~~anticipated loss per share~~industry experience. ~~The~~He ~~Company~~formerly ~~anticipates~~served ~~a loss per diluted share~~ in ~~the~~senior ~~range~~level ofpositions ~~$0.10~~at toSCM ~~$0.12.~~Microsystems, ~~The financial~~Caere ~~results~~Corporation ~~are preliminary~~ and ~~are~~several ~~subject~~General toElectric ~~further~~business ~~review by the Company and its auditors~~units.

InSteven ~~connection~~Humphreys, ~~with the non~~newly-~~monetary~~appointed ~~transaction,~~Chief ~~ActivCard~~Executive ~~signed~~Officer ~~two~~of ~~strategic~~ActivCard, ~~co-licensing~~commented, ~~co-marketing~~"ActivCard ~~and~~continues ~~co-selling~~to ~~agreements with~~establish itself as a ~~major~~leader ~~global~~in ~~service~~the ~~provider~~digital identity market. ~~These~~Recently, ~~agreements~~the ~~combined~~Company ~~with~~launched enhanced ~~ActivCard's~~new ~~recent~~products, ~~acquisition~~including ofActivCard ~~Authentic8,~~Gold ~~have~~2.0 ~~created~~and athe ~~powerful~~next ~~product~~generation ~~and~~of ~~services~~its ~~foundation~~ActivPack ~~for~~Authentication ~~extremely~~Server. ~~large~~ActivCard ~~scale federated~~also ~~smart~~formed ~~card~~key strategic relationships and ~~digital~~continued ~~identity~~building ~~services~~its base of strong customer relationships. ~~Government~~I'm IDvery ~~programs,~~pleased ~~healthcare~~to ~~privacy~~join ~~requirements,~~a ~~on-line~~company ~~financial~~of ~~services~~this caliber and ~~corporate~~potential ~~identity~~at ~~systems~~this ~~will~~stage ~~benefit~~of ~~from~~its ~~a secure~~growth, ~~cost~~and ~~effective,~~at ~~easy~~this toimportant ~~deploy,~~moment ~~use~~in ~~and~~the ~~manage~~ digital identity ~~solution~~market. ~~Details~~I oflook ~~this~~forward to ~~new~~leading ~~relationship~~the ~~will~~ActivCard beteam ~~announced~~as inwe ~~the~~focus ~~coming~~on ~~weeks~~rapid execution to strengthen our market presence and technological leadership."

~~ActivCard~~Blair ~~will~~Geddes, ~~release~~Chief ~~third~~Financial Officer, commented, "Despite the challenging economic environment, ActivCard achieved strong year-over-year growth and reported its eighth consecutive quarter ~~financial~~of ~~results~~record onrevenue. ~~October 30~~Additionally, ~~2001~~over the past few months we have achieved several key objectives. We entered into a comprehensive strategic relationship with VeriSign, made further deployments into the U.S. Department of Defense, and ~~expects~~completed toour ~~provide~~acquisition ~~further~~of ~~guidance~~Authentic8 onInternational. With the ~~Company's~~appointment ~~future~~of ~~performance~~Steve atHumphreys, we also completed our CEO search and we believe that ~~time~~ActivCard is poised to prepare for the next phase of its growth."

In the nine-month period ended September 30, 2001, the Company reported revenue of $24.4 million, a 104% increase over $12.0 million in the comparable period of the previous year. Pro forma net loss for the nine-month period was $5.3 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, versus pro forma net loss of $456,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2000. Net loss for the recently completed nine month period was $6.9 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, versus net income of $32.0 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, in the first nine months of the previous year. Net income for the comparative nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 included a net foreign currency translation gain of $32.4 million.

ActivCard's third quarter earnings conference call will be held today, Tuesday, October 30th, at 4:00 p.m. GMT/ 11:00 a.m. EST / 8:00 a.m. PST. The conference call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet and can be accessed on the Company's website, www.activcard.com. To listen to the web cast, please logon to the Company's web site prior to the scheduled call time, to register, download and install any necessary audio software. If you are unable to attend the conference call at the scheduled time, a replay of the web cast will also be available at http://www.activcard.com.

About ActivCard

ActivCard, a leader in digital identity and electronic certification technology, delivers core components required to enable next generation e-Business communications and transactions. ActivCard solutions, in conjunction with the applications support for public key-based data confidentiality, and integrity, allow individuals and businesses to perform secure online transactions over the Internet with the ease-of-use of an ATM transaction. Today, more than 2 million people use ActivCard products for secure Internet banking, Web access and remote access to corporate networks. ActivCard has headquarters in Fremont, California, and Suresnes, France with worldwide operations in Australia, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Singapore, the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with fluctuations in operating results, international operations, acquisitions and managing the ~~company~~Company's future growth, and other risks identified in the Company's periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to those appearing under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. ActivCard ~~disclaims~~ disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

ActivCard, S.A.

Unaudited Pro forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands of US dollars, except per share data)

			Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
			2001			2000			2001			2000
Revenues			$	8,804		$	5,002		$	24,418		$	11,955
Cost of revenues				2,189			2,051			7,487			4,796

Gross profit				6,615			2,951			16,931			7,159

Operating expenses:
	Selling and marketing			5,831			3,777			17,908			10,490
	General and administrative			1,103			1,035			3,136			2,224
	Research and development			4,894			2,120			12,738			5,646

Total operating expenses				11,828			6,932			33,782			18,360

Operating loss				(5,213	)		(3,981	)		(16,851	)		(11,201	)
	Interest income			2,633			5,130			11,590			10,746

Net (loss) income before income taxes				(2,580	)		1,149			(5,261	)		(455	)
Provision for income taxes				—			—			(1	)		(1	)

Pro forma net (loss) income			$	(2,580	)	$	1,149		$	(5,262	)	$	(456	)

Pro forma (loss) earnings per common share:
	Basic		$	(0.06	)	$	0.03		$	(0.13	)	$	(0.01	)
	Diluted		$	(0.06	)	$	0.03		$	(0.13	)	$	(0.01	)
Weighted average number of common shares:
	Basic			40,165			39,592			39,997			37,245
	Diluted			40,165			42,730			39,997			37,245
The following items have been excluded in deriving pro forma results:
	Operating expenses:
		Acquisition-related charges	$	(480	)	$	—		$	3,301		$	—
		Compensation paid to departing C.E.O.		—			—			881			—
		In process research and development		300			—			401			—
		Amortization of Goodwill and other intangibles		197			—			197			—
		Amortization of deferred compensation related to acquisition		166			—			166			—
		Settlement of litigation		(105	)		—			96			—

Total excluded from operating expenses				78			—			5,042			—
Foreign exchange (gain) loss				1,166			(27,222	)		(3,442	)		(32,443	)

Total net pro forma adjustments			$	1,244		$	(27,222	)	$	1,600		$	(32,443	)

ActivCard, S.A.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (U.S. GAAP)

(In thousands of US dollars, except per share data)

		Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
		2001			2000			2001			2000
Revenues		$	8,804		$	5,002		$	24,418		$	11,955
Cost of revenues			2,189			2,051			7,487			4,796

Gross profit			6,615			2,951			16,931			7,159

Operating expenses:
	Selling and marketing		5,864			3,777			17,941			10,490
	General and administrative		1,103			1,035			3,136			2,224
	Research and development		5,027			2,120			12,871			5,646
	Non-recurring charges		(88	)		—			4,876			—

Total operating expenses			11,906			6,932			38,824			18,360

Operating loss			(5,291	)		(3,981	)		(21,893	)		(11,201	)
	Interest income		2,633			5,130			11,590			10,746
	Foreign exchange gain (loss)		(1,166	)		27,222			3,441			32,442

Net (loss) income before income taxes			(3,824	)		28,371			(6,861	)		31,988
Provision for income taxes			—			—			(1	)		(1	)

Net (loss) income		$	(3,824	)	$	28,371		$	(6,862	)	$	31,987

(Loss) earnings per common share:
	Basic	$	(0.10	)	$	0.72		$	(0.17	)	$	0.86
	Diluted	$	(0.10	)	$	0.66		$	(0.17	)	$	0.77
Weighted average number of common shares:
	Basic		40,165			39,592			39,997			37,245
	Diluted		40,165			42,730			39,997			41,878

ActivCard, S.A.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (U.S. GAAP)

(In thousands of US dollars)

		September 30, 2001			December 31, 2000(1)
ASSETS
Current assets
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	273,849		$	309,850
	Accounts receivable, net		10,208			5,835
	Inventory, net		2,782			3,480
	Other current assets		2,744			4,259

Total current assets			289,583			323,424
Property and equipment, net			9,204			1,838
Goodwill and other intangibles, net			19,979			—
Other assets			951			1,073

Total assets		$	319,717		$	326,335

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
	Accounts payable	$	6,096		$	4,985
	Accrued liabilities		4,914			3,028
	Deferred revenue		1,984			3,451

Total current liabilities			12,994			11,464
Long-term debt			216			108

Total liabilities			13,210			11,572

Shareholders' equity
	Common shares and paid-in capital		388,440			385,356
	Accumulated deficit		(60,429	)		(53,567	)
	Accumulated other Comprehensive loss		(19,674	)		(17,026	)
	Deferred stock compensation		(1,830	)		—

Total shareholders' equity			306,507			314,763

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity		$	319,717		$	326,335

(1): Derived from Audited Financial Statements

ActivCard, S.A.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (U.S. GAAP)

(In thousands of US dollars)

			Three months ended September 30, 2001			Nine months ended September 30, 2001
Operating activities:
	Net loss		$	(3,824	)	$	(6,862	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization		512			1,128
		In-process research and development		300			405
		Amortization of goodwill and other intangibles		175			175
		Amortization of deferred compensation on issuance of shares		166			166
		Other non-cash items		(52	)		239
	Increase (decrease) in cash from:
		Accounts receivable		(3,417	)		(3,350	)
		Inventory		(618	)		822
		Other current assets		199			1,852
		Accounts payable		1,884			(1,576	)
		Accrued liabilities		(524	)		(170	)

Net cash used in operating activities				(5,199	)		(7,171	)

Investing activities
		Capital expenditures		(3,710	)		(7,719	)
		Cash consideration for acquisitions		(15,891	)		(18,159	)
		Cash balances from acquisitions		(38	)		50

Net cash used in investing activities				(19,639	)		(25,828	)

Financing activities
		Proceeds from exercise of options, rights and warrants		41			77
		Repayment of long-term debt		(56	)		(127	)

Net cash used in financing activities				(15	)		(50	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents				2,125			(2,952	)

Change in cash in period				(22,728	)		(36,001	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period				296,577			309,850

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period			$	273,849		$	273,849

ActivCard, S.A.

Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (U.S. GAAP)

Acquisitions

(In thousands of US dollars)

		Authentic8			Straight-line amortization period
Purchase consideration:
	Cash consideration for business acquisition	$	15,844

Purchase price allocated as follows:
	Net tangible liabilities assumed	$	(823	)	—
	Developed and core technology		1,900		5 years
	Sales channel and customer relationship		200		1.5 years
	In-process research and development		300		—
	Goodwill		14,267		—

Net cash used in investing activities		$	15,844

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