ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS INC /DE/
10-Q, 1996-11-14
PLASTIC MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


[X]                Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996


[ ]              Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               For the transition period from ________ to _______


                         Commission file Number 0-16109


                         ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                      94-2875566
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)


                    3696 Haven Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94063
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (415) 366-2626
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed  by  Section  13 or 15 (d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required  to file such  reports),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   X        No
    -----         -----

  At October 31, 1996 the number of outstanding shares of the Company's common
                     stock, par value $.01, was 18,259,097.

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                                      INDEX
<CAPTION>


PART I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                   Page No.
      <S>                                                                                                  <C>
      ITEM 1.    Financial Statements (unaudited):

                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                                                     3
                 September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations                                           4
                 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 1996
                 and 1995

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                                           5
                 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

                 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                      6


      ITEM 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis                                                     10
                    of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


PART II.         OTHER INFORMATION


      ITEM 1.    Legal Proceedings                                                                        14

      ITEM 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                         14

                 Signatures                                                                               15





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                                             ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.

                                         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                      (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                       September 30, 1996               December 31, 1995
                                                                       ------------------               -----------------
<S>                                                                         <C>                            <C>
ASSETS
Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents                                                $7,315,773                     $5,172,809
    Trade accounts receivable, net                                            3,054,837                      2,436,815
    Inventory                                                                 5,065,028                      7,858,584
    Prepaid expenses and other                                                  932,829                      1,001,672
                                                                            -----------                    -----------
             Total current assets                                            16,368,467                     16,469,880

    Property and equipment, net                                               4,840,660                      5,027,034
    Deferred loan costs, net                                                    682,775                        832,324
    Prepaid license fees                                                        200,225                        303,638
    Intangible assets, including goodwill, net                                1,335,739                        345,557
    Other assets                                                                 60,603                        103,809
                                                                            -----------                    -----------

                                                                            $23,488,469                    $23,082,242
                                                                            ===========                    ===========

LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                                                         $1,169,097                     $3,240,807
    Accrued expenses                                                          1,914,857                      1,819,541
    Accrued melanin purchase commitments                                        600,000                        600,000
    Accounts payable, Johnson & Johnson                                       2,595,339                      4,229,637
    Deferred revenues                                                           750,000                        750,000
    Notes payable                                                             1,500,000                              -
    Current portion - long-term debt                                          1,156,863                        853,987
                                                                            -----------                    -----------

             Total current liabilities                                        9,686,156                     11,493,972

Long-term debt                                                                6,193,220                      6,354,969
                                                                            -----------                    -----------

             Total liabilities                                               15,879,376                     17,848,941
                                                                            -----------                    -----------

Shareholders' equity:
    Common stock and common stock warrants                                   75,979,110                     67,423,859
    Unrealized gain on securities                                                     -                         12,348
    Accumulated deficit                                                     (68,370,017)                   (62,202,906)
                                                                            -----------                    -----------

             Total shareholders' equity                                       7,609,093                      5,233,301
                                                                            -----------                    -----------

                                                                            $23,488,469                    $23,082,242
                                                                            ===========                    ===========


<FN>

                                                See accompanying notes.
</FN>
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                                             ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.

                                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                      (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                             3 Months Ended                                   9 Months Ended
                                September 30, 1996     September 30, 1995     September 30, 1996     September 30, 1995
                               ------------------     ------------------     ------------------     ------------------

<S>                                  <C>                    <C>                   <C>                    <C>        
Product revenues                     $4,090,530             $3,276,312            $14,497,522            $12,273,732
Licensing revenues                      350,000                 20,000                450,000                905,000
                                    -----------            -----------            -----------            ----------- 

Total revenues                        4,440,530              3,296,312             14,947,522             13,178,732

Cost of sales                         2,251,891              1,904,456              8,546,079              8,275,791
Research & development                  990,300                941,017              2,864,099              2,855,538
Selling & marketing                   1,294,439              1,191,543              4,050,457              3,552,233
Advertising & promotion               1,052,199                738,903              2,720,496              1,338,127
General & administration                739,165                713,915              2,243,055              2,244,758
                                    -----------            -----------            -----------            ----------- 

Total expenses                        6,327,994              5,489,834             20,424,186             18,266,447
                                    -----------            -----------            -----------            ----------- 

Operating loss                       (1,887,464)            (2,193,522)            (5,476,664)            (5,087,715)

Interest income                         141,612                 51,579                255,580                237,976

Interest expense                       (320,086)               (71,420)              (933,112)              (204,180)

Other income (expense)                  (23,820)               214,534                (12,915)               203,101
                                    -----------            -----------            -----------            ----------- 

Net loss                            ($2,089,758)           ($1,998,829)           ($6,167,111)           ($4,850,818)
                                    ============           ============           ============           ============

Loss per common share                    ($0.11)                ($0.12)                ($0.34)                ($0.30)
                                    ============           ============           ============           ============

Weighted average common
    shares outstanding               18,220,264             16,513,687             17,885,248             16,369,544
                                    ============           ============           ============           ============





<FN>

                                                See accompanying notes.
</FN>
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                                             ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.

                                    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
                                                      (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                         September 30, 1996          September 30, 1995
                                                                         ------------------          ------------------
<S>                                                                          <C>                         <C>         
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss                                                                     ($6,167,111)                ($4,850,818)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
    net cash used in operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                                           1,259,332                   1,024,914
       Change in allowance for doubtful accounts                                   2,089                        (460)
       Gain on sale of marketable securities                                           -                    (234,323)
       Accretion of marketable securities                                              -                     (22,769)
       Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             Trade accounts receivable                                          (620,111)                 (2,174,487)
             Inventory                                                         2,793,556                  (1,546,353)
             Prepaid expenses and other                                           68,843                    (118,311)
             Other assets                                                         22,200                    (576,067)
             Accounts payable and accrued expenses                            (3,010,692)                  2,651,343
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Net cash used in operating activities                                         (5,651,894)                 (5,847,331)
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed assets                                                       (561,647)                   (274,970)
Purchase of marketable securities                                               (512,513)                 (1,958,891)
Purchase of U.S. government securities                                                 -                  (2,500,000)
Proceeds from sale of long-term marketable securities                                  -                   2,228,670
Maturities and sales of marketable securities                                    500,165                   3,153,728
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Net cash provided from (used in) investing activities                           (573,995)                    648,537
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options
    and warrants                                                               1,833,329                   1,005,731
Proceeds from note payable                                                     1,500,000                           -
Proceeds from long-term debt and warrants                                        731,270                   6,147,234
Repayment of long-term debt                                                     (590,143)                          -
Proceeds from private placements net of offering costs                         4,894,397                   1,384,027
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Net cash provided from financing activities                                    8,368,853                   8,536,992
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                      2,142,964                   3,338,198

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the
    period                                                                     5,172,809                   2,741,994
                                                                             -----------                 ----------- 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period                                  $7,315,773                  $6,080,192
                                                                             ===========                 ===========

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing transactions:
   During the first  quarter of 1996,  the  Company  acquired  all rights to the
Polytrap(R)  technology  from Dow Corning  Corporation in exchange for shares of
Common Stock valued at $1,200,000.
   During the first  quarter of 1996,  the Company paid  BioSource  for the 1995
purchase commitment totalling $600,000 by issuing 94,000 shares of Common Stock.
   In  September,  1995,  the  Company  offset its note  payable to Dow  Corning
Corporation ("DCC") against its receivable from DCC. This resulted in a decrease
in long-term debt, short-term debt and accounts receivable of $478,935, $100,000
and $578,935 respectively.
   During the third quarter of 1995, the Company  extinguished a debt through an
insubstance  defeasance  transaction by placing U.S. government securities in an
irrevocable trust to fund all future scheduled payments on the debt.

<FN>
                                                See accompanying notes.
</FN>
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                         ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.

              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
                           September 30, 1996 and 1995
                                   (Unaudited)



     (1)  Basis of Presentation

          In the opinion of management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
          consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments  (consisting
          of normal  recurring  adjustments)  necessary  to  present  fairly the
          financial position of Advanced Polymer Systems,  Inc. and subsidiaries
          ("the  Company")  as of  September  30,  1996 and the results of their
          operations for the three and nine months ended  September 30, 1996 and
          1995,  and their cash flows for the nine months  ended  September  30,
          1996 and 1995.

          These condensed consolidated  statements should be read in conjunction
          with the Company's audited  consolidated  financial statements for the
          years ended December 31, 1995, 1994 and 1993.

          The condensed  consolidated financial statements include the financial
          statements  of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries,   Premier,  Inc.
          ("Premier"),   Advanced  Consumer   Products,   Inc.,  APS  Analytical
          Standards,  Inc., and APS Joint Venture  Corporation.  All significant
          intercompany   balances  and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in
          consolidation.

          The business of Premier,  the  Company's  marketing  and  distribution
          subsidiary,  is highly  seasonal  in that it markets  and  distributes
          sunscreen  products  under an exclusive  distribution  agreement  with
          Johnson & Johnson. In addition,  effective September 1995, the Company
          licensed  from  Reckitt  & Colman  the  exclusive  U.S.  rights to the
          Neet(R)  line of  depilatory  products.  Sales  of the  two  sunscreen
          products and the depilatory  product line are heavily  weighted to the
          first two quarters of the calendar  year, so the results of operations
          for the interim periods are not necessarily  indicative of the results
          for the full year.

          The Company  considers all short-term  investments which have original
          maturities of less than three months to be cash equivalents.

          Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period financial
          statements to conform with the presentation in 1996.

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  (2)  Common Shares Outstanding and per Share Information


       Common stock outstanding as of September 30, 1996 is as follows:
<CAPTION>

                                                                         Number of Shares
                                                                         ----------------
       <S>                                                                 <C>
       Common stock outstanding as of December 31, 1995                    17,026,666
       Options exercised after December 31, 1995                              292,736
       Warrants exercised                                                      66,337
       Shares issued to Lander Company                                        356,761
       Shares issued in debt financing arrangements                            10,675
       Shares issued for acquisition of all rights to the Polytrap
              technology from Dow Corning                                     200,000
       Shares issued to pay BioSource for the 1995 Melanin
              commitment                                                       94,000
       Shares issued in Private Placement                                     201,922
                                                                           ----------
              TOTAL SHARES                                                 18,249,097
                                                                           ==========
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       Per share  information is based on the weighted  average number of shares
       of common  stock  outstanding,  as adjusted  during each of the  periods.
       Stock options and warrants (common stock equivalents) are not included in
       the calculations as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.


(3)    Sale of Common Stock

       In the  first  quarter  of  1996,  the  Company  formed  a  collaborative
       agreement  with the  Lander  Company  under  which the  Company  received
       $2,976,000  in net  proceeds  from the sale of  356,761  shares of Common
       Stock. In addition, the Company will receive licensing fees, research and
       development funding and royalties on product sales in the future.


(4)    Acquisition of All Rights to Polytrap Technology

       In the first quarter of 1996,  APS acquired all patents and rights to the
       Polytrap  technology  from Dow Corning in exchange for 200,000  shares of
       APS Common Stock. APS recorded  intangible  assets  totalling  $1,200,000
       relating to this  transaction.  The intangible assets are being amortized
       on a straight line basis over a period of approximately  10 years,  which
       is the remaining life of the main patent acquired.




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(5)    Private Placement

       During  the  second  quarter  of 1996,  APS  received  $1,946,475  net of
       offering costs, through a private placement and sale of 201,922 shares of
       common stock and 86,538 warrants  exercisable  over a three-year  period.
       The warrants are exercisable at the following prices:

                Number of shares                           Exercise Price
                ----------------                           --------------
                    28,846                                     $7.43
                    28,846                                     $9.90
                    28,846                                    $12.38

       The private  placement was pursuant to an agreement for the sale of up to
       $5,000,000  of common stock and  warrants,  which can be initiated at the
       Company's sole discretion.

(6)    Notes Payable

       During the first nine months of 1996, the Company received  advances from
       a supplier totalling $1,500,000, with an interest rate equal to the Prime
       Rate. All principal and interest outstanding were paid in October 1996.

(7)    Long-Term Debt

       During the third quarter of 1996, APS received  $581,270 from an existing
       financing  arrangement.  The  amount  received  was a  deposit  that  was
       previously  offset against the outstanding  loan balance and subsequently
       refunded to APS upon satisfaction of certain conditions identified in the
       financing agreement.

(8)    Stockholders Rights Plan

       On August 19, 1996, the Board of Directors  approved a Shareholder Rights
       Plan under which  stockholders  of record on September 3, 1996 received a
       dividend of one Preferred Stock purchase right  ("Rights") for each share
       of Common Stock  outstanding.  The Rights are not  generally  exercisable
       until 10 business  days after a person or group  acquires  20% or more of
       the outstanding  shares of Common Stock or announces a tender offer which
       could result in a person or group beneficially  owning 20% or more of the
       outstanding shares of Common Stock (an "Acquisition"). Each Right, should
       it become  exercisable,  will entitle the holder (other than acquirer) to
       purchase  Company  Stock  at a  discount.  The  Board  of  Directors  may
       terminate  the Rights Plan or, under  certain  circumstances,  redeem the
       Rights.





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       In the event of an  Acquisition  without the approval of the Board,  each
       Right will  entitle the  registered  holder,  other than an acquirer  and
       certain  related  parties,  to buy at the Right's then  current  exercise
       price a number of shares of Common  Stock  with a market  value  equal to
       twice the exercise price.

       In addition, if at the time when there was a 20% shareholder, the Company
       were to be acquired by merger, shareholders with unexercised Rights could
       purchase  common stock of the acquirer with a value of twice the exercise
       price of the Rights.

       The Board may  redeem  the Right for $0.01 per Right at any time prior to
       Acquisition.  Unless earlier  redeemed,  the Rights will expire on August
       19, 2006.
























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Item 2.
           Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                            and Results of Operations
              (all dollar amounts rounded to the nearest thousand)

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

To the extent that this report discusses financial  projections,  information or
expectations about our products or markets,  or otherwise makes statements about
future events,  such statements are  forward-looking and are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the statements made. These include,  among others,  uncertainty  associated
with timely approval and acceptance of new products,  the costs  associated with
new product introductions, establishment of new corporate alliances, progress in
research  and  development  programs and other risks listed from time to time in
the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 1996 were $4,441,000  compared
to $3,296,000 in the  corresponding  quarter of the prior year. This represented
product  revenues of  $4,091,000,  an increase of $815,000 or 25%, and licensing
fees of $350,000, compared with $20,000 in the third quarter of the prior year.

The  increase  in product  revenues  was  primarily  attributable  to  increased
shipments  of  Microsponge(R)  entrapments  to  manufacturers  of personal  care
products  and a full  quarter's  sales of the Neet line of  depilatory  products
which was acquired from Reckitt and Colman in September 1995.

The  increase in  licensing  fees is due to the receipt of initial  upfront fees
from  various  companies  on the  signing of license and supply  agreements  for
products incorporating the Company's technology.

Gross profit on product  revenues for the third quarter totaled  $1,839,000,  an
increase of $467,000 or 34% over the  comparable  period of the prior year. As a
percentage of product sales,  gross profit was 45% in the third quarter compared
to 42% in the  corresponding  period of the prior year.  This increase  resulted
mainly from increased manufacturing efficiencies due to higher volume.

Operating  expenses for the third quarter  increased by $491,000 or 14% over the
prior year quarter.  Selling and marketing  expense  increased by $103,000 or 9%
over the third  quarter of the prior year due mainly to increased  activities in
the ethical pharmaceutical and personal care fields.


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Advertising  and  promotion  expense  increased by $313,000 or 42% due mainly to
print  advertising  for the Exact line of acne products and advertising for Neet
which was acquired late in the third quarter of 1995.  Research and  development
expense  increased  by  $49,000 or 5% due  mainly to an  increase  in filings of
patents and trademarks for new technologies and applications,  both domestically
and internationally.

General and administrative expense was essentially flat between periods.

The  operating  loss  for  the  third  quarter  of  $1,888,000   represented  an
improvement of $306,000 or 14% over the third quarter of the prior year.

Interest  income for the three  months  ended  September  30, 1996  increased by
$90,000 to $142,000 over the prior year third quarter due to higher average cash
balances.  Interest  expense  increased  by $249,000 to $320,000  over the prior
year's third quarter due to the debt financing completed at the end of the third
quarter of 1995.  Other  income/(expense)  decreased by $238,000 due to the gain
recognized  on the  sale of  securities  executed  as  part  of the  insubstance
defeasance, also completed at the end of the third quarter of 1995.

The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 1996 was essentially  flat
with the  corresponding  period of the prior year, as increased  advertising and
interest expense was offset by higher gross profit.


Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 increased by $1,769,000 or
13% over the corresponding period of the prior year.

Product revenues  increased by $2,224,000 or 18% due mainly to sales of the Neet
line of depilatory  products which was acquired in September 1995, and increased
shipments of polymeric  delivery  systems to  manufacturers of personal care and
toiletry  products.  These increases were partially offset by decreased sales of
the  in-licensed  Johnson & Johnson  suncare and specialty  products.  Licensing
income  decreased  by $455,000 to $450,000  principally  due to the  significant
milestone payment received from Johnson & Johnson,  Inc. in the third quarter of
the  prior  year on the  filing of the NDA for  Microsponge-entrapped  tretinoin
which was partially  offset by initial  upfront fees received from new corporate
partners related to new products incorporating the Company's technology.

Gross profit on product  revenues for the nine months ended  September  30, 1996
increased by $1,954,000 or 49% over the corresponding  period of the prior year.
As a percentage of product  revenues,  gross profit for the first nine months of
the  year  increased  from  33% in  1995 to 41% in  1996  due to both  increased
manufacturing  efficiencies  resulting from higher  volume,  and sales of higher
margin consumer products.

Operating  expenses for the nine months ended  September  30, 1996  increased by
$1,888,000 or 19% to $11,878,000. Research and development expense of $2,864,000
was approximately the same as the corresponding period of the prior year.

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Selling and marketing  expenses for the nine month period  increased by $498,000
or  14% to  $4,050,000  due  mainly  to  increased  activities  in  the  ethical
dermatology  and  personal  care  fields.   Advertising  and  promotion  expense
increased by $1,382,000 or 103% to $2,720,000  due mainly to a sampling  program
involving the Company's consumer products,  television  advertising for the Neet
line  of  depilatories  and  print  advertising  for  the  Exact  line  of  acne
medications.  General  and  administrative  expense was flat  compared  with the
corresponding period of the prior year at $2,243,000.

The increase in operating  expenses was partially  offset by the increased gross
profit, resulting in an operating loss of $5,477,000, an increase of $389,000 or
8%.

Interest  income for the nine  months  ended  September  30, 1996  increased  by
$18,000 or 7% to $256,000 over the corresponding period of the prior year due to
higher  average  cash  balances.  Interest  expense  for the nine  month  period
increased by $729,000 to $933,000 compared with the prior year period due to the
debt  financing  arranged  in the second  half of 1995.  Other  income/(expense)
decreased by $216,000 due mainly to the gain on sale of  securities  executed as
part of the insubstance defeasance in the third quarter of the prior year.

The net loss  for the  nine  month  period  ended  September  30,  1996  totaled
$6,167,000,  an increase of $1,316,000 or 27% from the  corresponding  period of
the prior year.


Capital Resources and Liquidity

Total assets as of September 30, 1996 were $23,488,000 compared with $23,082,000
at  December  31,  1995,  and  working  capital  increased  to  $6,682,000  from
$4,976,000.  In  the  same  period,  cash  and  cash  equivalents  increased  to
$7,316,000  from  $5,173,000.  During  the first  nine  months of 1996,  Company
operations  used  $5,652,000  of  cash.  The  Company   invested   approximately
$2,864,000  in product  research  and  development  and  $6,771,000  in selling,
marketing and promoting products.

The  Company  has  financed  its  operations,  including  product  research  and
development and promotional  activities,  from amounts raised in debt and equity
financings;  product sales;  payments received under licensing  agreements;  and
interest earned on short-term investments.

In prior  years,  cash was expended  with regard to Phase III clinical  tests on
tretinoin entrapped in a Microsponge  delivery system for the treatment of acne,
and on APS'  melanin-Microsponge  sun protectant product,  together with related
research and development  costs,  all of which decreased  substantially  in 1995
following  the  filing of the  respective  NDAs.  Additionally,  the  Company is
contractually obligated to purchase minimum annual quantities of melanin.

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Failure to purchase the minimum quantities results in a mandatory annual payment
of $600,000 to its melanin supplier under "take or pay" provisions.  The minimum
financial  commitments not yet expensed by APS under the current  agreements are
$600,000 per annum for each of the years in the two year period ending  December
31, 1998, for an aggregate of $1,200,000.

In the second  quarter of 1996,  the Company  entered into an agreement  for the
sale of up to $5,000,000 of common stock and warrants, which can be initiated at
the Company's sole discretion. The Company initiated a drawdown of $2,000,000 in
May 1996 in return for 201,922  shares and 86,538  warrants  exercisable  over a
three year period.  This,  together  with the  Company's  existing cash and cash
equivalents, collections of trade accounts receivable, interest income and other
revenue producing  activities  including milestone payments,  are expected to be
sufficient to meet the Company's near-term cash requirements assuming no changes
to existing business plans.

During  the third  quarter  of 1996,  APS  received  $581,000  from an  existing
financing  arrangement.  The amount  received was a deposit that was  previously
offset against the  outstanding  loan balance and  subsequently  refunded to APS
upon satisfaction of certain conditions identified in the financing agreement.
















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PART II.

       Item 1. Legal Proceedings

                    None

       Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                    (a)   Exhibits:  27   Financial Data Schedule

                    (b)   Reports on Form 8-K:  None























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<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES



 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.




                                                ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.





   Date: November 12, 1996                        By: /s/ John J. Meakem, Jr.
        ------------------                           ------------------------

                                                       John J. Meakem, Jr.
                                                       Chairman, President and
                                                       Chief Executive Officer



   Date: November 12, 1996                        By: /s/ Michael O'Connell
        ------------------                           ----------------------
                                                       Michael O'Connell
                                                       Chief Financial Officer










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<PAGE>



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                    Form 10-Q

                         ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.

27   -Financial Data Schedule.


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<PERIOD-END>                                         SEP-30-1996
<CASH>                                                   7,315,773
<SECURITIES>                                                     0
<RECEIVABLES>                                            3,054,837
<ALLOWANCES>                                                66,035
<INVENTORY>                                              5,065,028
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                        16,368,467
<PP&E>                                                  13,529,931
<DEPRECIATION>                                           8,689,271
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                                            0
                                                      0
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<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                  0
<CHANGES>                                                        0
<NET-INCOME>                                            (6,167,111)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                               ($0.34)
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