U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
[_] Check box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Foster Robert G.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
94 Sea Spray Reach
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(Street)
Yarmouth ME 04096
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker of Trading Symbol
Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
MTEC
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
April 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director
[X] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group filing (Check Appropriate Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More Than One Reporting Person
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*If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ---------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 3/07/01 X 11,997 A $8.33 D
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Common Stock 3/07/01 S 4,497 D $12.27 D
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Common Stock 3/08/01 S 500 D $12.0625 D
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Common Stock 3/09/01 S 1,000 D $12.0625 D
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Common Stock 3/15/01 S 6,000 D $10.875 22,019 D
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Common Stock 3/08/01 X(1) 16 A $8.33 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 S(1) 11 D $12.375 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 X(1) 36 A $8.33 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 S(1) 24 D $12.375 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 X(1) 227 A $8.33 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 S(1) 154 D $12.375 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 X(1) 36 A $8.33 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/08/01 S(1) 24 D $12.375 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/29/01 S 14 D $9.5336 I (2)
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Common Stock 3/30/01 S 64 D $9.0749 I (2)
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Common Stock 4/02/01 S 1 D $9.00 3,648 I (2)
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
(Over)
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Warrants to $8.33 3/07/01 X 11,997 2/28/97 3/14/01 Common 11,997 D (2)
Purchase Common Stock
Stock
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Warrants to $8.33 3/08/01 X(1) 16 2/28/97 3/14/01 Common 16 D (2)
Purchase Common Stock
Stock
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Warrants to $8.33 3/08/01 X(1) 105 2/28/97 3/14/01 Common 105 D (2)
Purchase Common Stock
Stock
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Warrants to $8.33 3/08/01 X(1) 673 2/28/97 3/14/01 Common 673 D (2)
Purchase Common Stock
Stock
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Warrants to $8.33 3/08/01 X(1) 99 2/28/97 3/14/01 Common 99 225 D (2)
Purchase Common Stock
Stock
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Non-Qualified $8.33 1/11/01 A 7,000 2/28/97 1/11/11 Common 7,000 50,393 D (2)
Common Stock Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Transaction relates to the cashless exercise of warrants by the following
affiliates of the reporting person - BioVentures Partners Limited Partnership,
Commonwealth BioVentures IV Limited Partnership and Commonwealth BioVentures V
Limited Partnership. The nature of the affiliation is described in greater
detail in the footnote below.
(2) As 92.31% owner of Commonwealth Bioventures, Inc., which is General Partner
and 30% owner of BioVentures Partners Limited Partnership, which in turn is the
General Partner and 1% owner of Commonwealth BioVentures IV Limited Partnership
and Commonwealth BioVentures V Limited Partnership, and as 36% owner of CBI
Investors, Inc., which owns .06% of Commonwealth BioVenturesIV Limited
Partnership and .055% of Commonwealth BioVentures V Limited Partnership.
The indirect ownership holdings also include shares held by reporting person's
spouse.
(3) Option grant to reporting person under the Issuer's stock plan. This option
vests as to 25% of the underlying shares on the date of grant and as to an
additional 25% on each anniversary of the date of grant until the option is
fully vested.
/s/ Robert G. Foster 5/10/2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.