FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS INC. [ ABI ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 11/13/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 11/13/2008 | M | 251,868 | A | $20.85 | 1,032,668.6816 | D | |||
Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 11/13/2008 | M | 171,399 | A | $20.185 | 1,204,067.6816 | D | |||
Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 11/13/2008 | S | 300,000 | D | $29.0732(1) | 904,067.6816 | D | |||
Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 75,000 | I | By Elizabeth Ann White Business Interests, LLLP(2) | |||||||
Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 161,760 | I | By Tony Lee White 2007 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Applied Biosystems Group Employee Stock Options-Right to Buy | $20.85 | 11/13/2008 | M | 251,868 | (4) | 04/08/2012 | Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 251,868 | $0 | 3,132 | D | ||||
Applied Biosystems Group Employee Stock Options-Right to Buy | $20.185 | 11/13/2008 | M | 171,399 | (5) | 06/17/2014 | Applied Biosystems Group Common Stock | 171,399 | $0 | 0 | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. The price reported is the weighted average sale price in open market transactions at prices ranging from $29.29 to $28.70. The reporting person undertakes to provide upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. |
2. Elizabeth Ann White Business Interests, LLLP, is a family limited partnership (the "FLP"). The reporting person's adult daughter is the sole general partner of the FLP, and the reporting person's wife and a grantor retained annuity trust established by the reporting person are currently the sole limited partners of the FLP. |
3. The reporting person's wife is the sole trustee of the Tony Lee White 2007 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust. |
4. These options originally became exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing April 8, 2003. Effective January 20, 2005, the vesting of all of these options was accelerated. However, shares received upon the exercise of accelerated options were subject to a restriction on transfer (covering sales, gifts, pledges, and any other method of disposition) that remained in effect for some of the shares until April 8, 2006. |
5. These options originally became exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing June 17, 2005. Effective January 20, 2005, the vesting of all of these options was accelerated. However, shares received upon the exercise of accelerated options were subject to a restriction on transfer (covering sales, gifts, pledges, and any other method of disposition) that remained in effect for some of the shares until June 17, 2008. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Thomas P. Livingston, Attorney-in-Fact for Tony L. White | 11/17/2008 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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