4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 FOR ROBERT G. FOSTER 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 ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Foster Robert G. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 94 Sea Spray Reach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Yarmouth ME 04096 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker of Trading Symbol Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. MTEC ================================================================================ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Statement for Month/Year December 2000 ================================================================================ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group filing (Check Appropriate Line) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More Than One Reporting Person ================================================================================ *If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENFICIALLY OWNED ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) ------------------- ------------------- -------------------------- (A) or Code V Amount (D) Price ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12/01/00 S 34 D $9.250 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 12/01/00 S 4 D $10.375 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 12/01/00 S 34 D $9.250 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 12/01/00 S 4 D $10.375 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENFICIALLY OWNED -- Continued ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial at End of Month Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 7,625 I (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 13,619 D (1) ====================================================================================================================================
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTION, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction Date 4. Transaction Code 5. Number of Derivative (Instr. 3) Or Exercise (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired (A) Price of or Disposed of (D) Derivative (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Security ------------- ------------------- -------------------- --------------------------- Code V (A) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTION, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) -- Continued ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of Derivative Security 6. Date 7. Title and 8. Price of (Instr. 3) Exercisable Amount of Derivavtive and Underlying Security Expiration Securities (Instr. 5) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 Day/Year) and 4) -------------------- ---------------------------- -------------- Date Expira- Amount or Exer- tion Number cisable Date Title of Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTION, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) -- Continued ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of Derivative Security 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership Form of 11. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 3) Securities Beneficially Derivative Security: Beneficial Owned at End of Month Direct (D) or Ownership (Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: (1) The reporting person holds 13,619 shares directly, and an aggregate of 7,625 shares indirectly (a) 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 V Limited Partnership, and Commonwealth Bioventures IV Limited Partnership, (b) as 36% owner of CBI Investors, Inc., which is .06% owner of Commonwealth Bioventures IV Limited Partnership and .055% owner of Commonwealth Bioventures IV Limited Partnership, (c) as beneficiary of a profit sharing plan account and (d) as the spouse of his wife who holds shares directly. /s/ Robert G. Foster 01/10/2001 --------------------------------------------------- ------------ **Signature of Reporting Person Date **Intentional misstatements or ommissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). 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.