3 1 d11098.txt ------ --------------------------- FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL ------ ------------ OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: December 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* Tier Technologies, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 1350 Treat Boulevard, Suite 250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Walnut Creek CA 94596 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) May 30, 2002 ================================================================================ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Official Payments Corporation (OPAY) ================================================================================ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) 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) [-] Form filed by One Reporting Person [X] 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. *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over) Page 1 Page 1 of 4 pages FORM 3 (continued) ================================================================================ Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================

Explanation of Responses: See page 3 ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). TIER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. BY: /s/ James L. Bildner Date: June 10, 2002 ------------------------- **Signature of Reporting Persons James L. Bildner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space 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. Page 2 of 4 pages * In connection with the execution and delivery of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 30, 2002 (the "Merger Agreement") among Kingfish Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser") and wholly-owned subsidiary of Tier Technologies, Inc., a California corporation ("Tier"), and Official Payments Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("OPC"), pursuant to which Purchaser will offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of OPC (the "Offer"), and to increase the likelihood that at least a majority of the outstanding shares of OPC Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis will be tendered in the Offer and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will be consummated, Purchaser, Tier and certain stockholders of OPC (the "Stockholders") entered into a Stockholders Agreements, dated as of May 30, 2002 (the "Stockholders Agreement"). Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, the Stockholders have granted to Tier, or any of its nominees, an irrevocable proxy to vote such Stockholders' shares of OPC Common Stock in respect of any matter related to the approval and adoption of the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at every meeting of the stockholders of OPC, however called. As a result of the grants of this irrevocable proxy to vote, Tier may be deemed to be a beneficial owner, for purposes of determining status as a 10% holder, of 14,642,000 shares of OPC's Common Stock beneficially owned by the Stockholders (which amount excludes 199, 252 stock options held by one of the Stockholders). The Stockholders Agreement is attached as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D filed by Tier on the date hereof, and is incorporated herein by reference. Page 3 of 4 page JOINT FILER INFORMATION Name: Kingfish Acquisition Corporation Address: 1350 Treat Boulevard Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Designated Filer: Tier Technologies, Inc. Issuer and Ticker Symbol: Official Payments Corporation ("OPAY") Date of Event May 30, 2002 Requirement Statement: Kingfish Acquisition Corporation Date: June 10, 2002 By: /s/ James L. Bildner -------------------- Name: James L. Bildner Title: Chief Executive Officer and President Page 4 of 4 page

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