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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-23556
INHALE THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
CALIFORNIA 94-3134940
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
150 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 631-3100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: COMMON STOCK, NO
PAR VALUE
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 and 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
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in any further amendment to the Registrant's
Form 10-K. X
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The approximate aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant, based upon the closing price of the Common
Stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market was $496,238,600 as of March 10,
1998.
The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 28, 1998 was
15,367,004.
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INHALE THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS
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ITEM 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.. . . . . . . . 3
ITEM 11 - Executive Compensation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ITEM 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.. . 8
ITEM 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.. . . . . . . . . . 9
SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
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ITEM 10 - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT.
DIRECTORS SERVING UNTIL THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING
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Robert B. Chess 41 President and Chief Executive Officer
Ajit S. Gill 50 Chief Operating Officer
John S. Patton, Ph.D. 51 Vice President, Research
Terry L. Opdendyk 50 Chairman; General Partner, ONSET Ventures
Mark J. Gabrielson 42 General Partner, Prince Ventures
James B. Glavin 62 Chairman of the Board, The Immune Response
Corporation
Melvin Perelman, Ph.D. 67 Former Executive Vice President, Eli Lilly and
Company
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ROBERT B. CHESS has served as President of the Company since December
1991 and as Chief Executive Officer since May 1992. Mr. Chess was also
elected a Director of the Company in May 1992. From September 1990 until
October 1991, he was an Associate Deputy Director in the White House Office
of Policy Development. In March 1987, Mr. Chess co-founded Penederm
Incorporated ("Penederm"), a topical dermatological drug delivery company,
and served as its President until February 1989. He left the company in
October 1989. Prior to co-founding Penederm, Mr. Chess held management
positions at Intel Corp., a semiconductor manufacturer, and Metaphor, a
computer software company (acquired by International Business Machines). Mr.
Chess holds a B.S. in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology
and a M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
AJIT S. GILL has served as Chief Operating Officer since October 1996
and as a Director since April 1998. Mr. Gill also served as the Company's
Chief Financial Officer from January 1993 until October 1996. Before joining
Inhale, Mr. Gill was Vice President and General Manager of Kodak's
Interactive Systems divisions. Mr. Gill has served as Chief Financial
Officer for TRW-Fujitsu, Director of Business Development for Visicorp, and
as a start-up President for three high technology companies. He completed a
BTech at the Indian Institute of Technology, an MS in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Nebraska, and holds an MBA from the University of
Western Ontario.
JOHN S. PATTON, PH.D., a co-founder of Inhale, has been Vice President
of Research since December 1991 and a Director of the Company since July
1990. He served as President of the Company from its incorporation in July
1990 to December 1991. From 1985 to 1990, Dr. Patton was a Project Team
Leader with Genentech, Inc., a biotechnology company, where he headed their
non-invasive drug delivery activities. Dr. Patton was on the faculty of the
Marine Science and Microbiology Departments at the University of Georgia from
1979 through 1985, where he was granted tenure in 1984. Dr. Patton received a
B.S. in Zoology and Biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University, an M.S.
from the University of Rhode Island, a Ph.D. in Biology from the University
of California, San Diego and received post doctorate fellowships from Harvard
Medical School and the University of Lund, Sweden, both in biomedicine.
TERRY L. OPDENDYK has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Company since August 1991. He served as acting Chief Executive Officer of the
Company between August 1991 and May 1992. Mr. Opdendyk has been a general
partner of the general partner of ONSET, a California Limited Partnership, a
venture capital limited partnership, since 1984; a general partner of the
general partner of ONSET Enterprise Associates, L.P., a venture
capital limited partnership, since 1989; a general partner of the general
partner of ONSET Enterprise Associates II, L.P, a venture capital
partnership, since 1994; a special limited partner of the general partner of
New Enterprise Associates V, Limited Partnership, a venture capital limited
partnership, since 1990; and a special limited partner of the general partner
of New Enterprise Associates VI, Limited Partnership, a venture
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capital limited partnership, since 1993. From 1980 to 1984, he served as
president of VisiCorp, a computer software company. Prior to 1980, Mr.
Opdendyk held management positions with Intel Corp., a semiconductor
manufacturer, and Hewlett-Packard Co., a computer and peripherals
manufacturer. Mr. Opdendyk is a director of Penederm and a director of
several private companies.
MARK J. GABRIELSON has been a Director of the Company since May 1992.
Since January 1991 he has been a general partner of Prince Ventures, L.P., a
venture capital management firm that serves as the general partner of Prince
Venture Partners III, L.P. ("Prince"). In addition, Mr. Gabrielson is the
Chairman of Ontyx, Inc. Prior to joining Prince, Mr. Gabrielson served in a
variety of marketing and business positions with SmithKline Beecham plc since
July 1978. Mr. Gabrielson is a director of Penederm.
JAMES B. GLAVIN has been a Director of the Company since May 1993. Mr.
Glavin is Chairman of the Board of The Immune Response Corporation, a
biotechnology company. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of The
Immune Response Corporation from 1987 until September 1994. From 1987 to
1990, Mr. Glavin served as Chairman of the Board of Smith Laboratories, Inc.
and was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1985 to 1989. From 1985 to
1987, he was a partner in CH Ventures, a venture capital firm. From 1983 to
1985, he served as Chairman of the Board of Genetic Systems Corporation, a
biotechnology firm, and as its President and Chief Executive Officer from
1981 to 1983. Mr. Glavin is a director of The Meridian Fund and Gish
Biomedical, Inc.
MELVIN PERELMAN, PH.D. has been a Director of the Company since January
1996. Dr. Perelman spent 36 years at Eli Lilly and Company, most recently as
Executive Vice-President and President of Lilly Research Laboratories, a
position which he held from 1986 until his retirement in 1993. Dr. Perelman
served as President of Lilly International from 1976 until 1986. He was a
member of the Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company from 1976 until
1993. Dr. Perelman is a member of the Board of Directors of Cinergy, Inc.,
DataChem, Inc., Immusol, Inc. and of The Immune Response Corporation.
BOARD COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 the Board of Directors
held six meetings. The Board has an Audit Committee and a Compensation
Committee.
The Audit Committee meets with the Company's independent auditors at
least annually to review the results of the annual audit and discuss the
financial statements; recommends to the Board the independent auditors to be
retained; and receives and considers the accountants' comments as to
controls, adequacy of staff and management performance and procedures in
connection with audit and financial controls. The Audit Committee is
composed of two non-employee directors: Messrs. Gabrielson and Glavin. It
met once during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
The Compensation Committee makes recommendations concerning salaries and
incentive compensation and otherwise determines compensation levels and
performs such other functions regarding compensation as the Board may
delegate. The Compensation Committee is composed of two non-employee
directors: Messrs. Gabrielson and Glavin. It met once during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, each director attended
75% or more of the aggregate of the meetings of the Board and of the
committees on which he then served, except for Dr. Patton who attended 66% of
such meetings.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") requires the Company's directors and executive officers, and
persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company's
equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership
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of Common Stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers,
directors and greater than ten percent shareholders are required by SEC
regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
file.
To the Company's knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no
other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997,
all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors
and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.
ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, each non-employee director
of the Company received $10,000 of cash compensation from the Company payable
quarterly. The members of the Board of Directors are also eligible for
reimbursement for their expenses incurred in connection with attendance at
Board meetings in accordance with Company policy.
On June 1 of every other year (or the next business day should such date
be a legal holiday), commencing June 1, 1996, each member of the Company's
Board of Directors who is not an employee of the Company is automatically
granted under the Company's 1994 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(the "Directors' Plan"), without further action by the Company, the Board of
Directors or the shareholders of the Company, an option to purchase 14,400
shares of Common Stock of the Company. The exercise price of options granted
under the Directors' Plan is 100% of the fair market value of the Common
Stock subject to the option on the date of the option grant. Options granted
under the Directors' Plan vest over 24 months from the date of grant. Option
grants under the Directors' Plan are non-discretionary. The term of options
granted under the Directors' Plan is ten years. In the event of a merger of
the Company with or into another corporation or a consolidation, acquisition
of assets or other change-in-control transaction involving the Company, the
vesting of each option will accelerate and the option will terminate if not
exercised prior to the consummation of the transaction. Options to purchase
130,200 shares of Common Stock have been granted under the Directors' Plan,
6,000 of which have been exercised.
COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION
The following table shows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1997,
1996 and 1995, compensation awarded or paid to, or earned by, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and its other four most highly compensated executive
officers at December 31, 1997 (the "Named Executive Officers"):
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION
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NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS SECURITIES ALL OTHER
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OPTIONS (1)
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Robert B. Chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 $195,666 $136,763 15,900 $ 510
President and Chief Executive Officer 1996 183,936 72,986 28,000 330
1995 172,521 55,000 55,800 330
Ajit S. Gill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 194,155 51,757 54,600 870
Chief Operating Officer 1996 170,012 53,061 33,000 870
1995 158,283 37,000 21,400 40,870
John S. Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 150,119 32,344 7,500 1,440
Vice President, Research 1996 138,020 39,158 29,000 1,367
1995 128,721 27,000 15,800 770
Stephen L. Hurst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 156,682 27,098 25,400 510
Vice President, Intellectual Property 1996 146,529 33,264 9,000 510
and Licensing 1995 137,093 27,000 24,000 480
Judi R. Lum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1997 145,142 18,875 5,400 330
Former Vice President, Finance 1996 28,211(2) 30,000 35,000 83
and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
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(1) Except for the $40,000 paid to Mr. Gill in 1995 pursuant to an agreement
with the Company to cover expenses incurred by Mr. Gill in connection with
his relocation upon joining the Company, amounts represent life insurance
premiums paid by the Company.
(2) Ms. Lum joined the Company in October 1996 and resigned in February 1998.
STOCK OPTION GRANTS AND EXERCISES
The Company grants options to its executive officers under its 1994
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"). As of March 31, 1998,
options to purchase a total of 2,493,000 shares were outstanding under the
Equity Incentive Plan and options to purchase 764,000 shares remained
available for grant thereunder.
The following tables show for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997,
certain information regarding options granted to, exercised by, and held at
year end by, the Named Executive Officers:
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OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
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NAME NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE EXERCISE OR EXPIRATION POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
SECURITIES OF TOTAL BASE PRICE DATE VALUE AT ASSUMED
UNDERLYING OPTIONS ($/SHARE) ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
OPTIONS GRANTED TO PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
GRANTED EMPLOYEES OPTION TERM (2)
IN FISCAL
YEAR (1)
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Robert B. Chess 500(3) 0.06% $16.125 01/07/07 $ 5,070 $ 12,850
15,400(4) 1.81 18.625 01/28/07 180,383 457,125
Ajit S. Gill 500(3) 0.06 16.125 01/07/07 5,070 12,850
45,000(5) 5.28 16.125 01/07/07 456,342 1,156,459
9,100(6) 1.07 18.125 01/28/07 103,728 262,868
John S. Patton 500(3) 0.06 16.125 01/07/07 5,070 12,850
7,000(7) 0.82 18.625 01/28/07 81,992 207,784
Stephen L. Hurst 500(3) 0.06 16.125 01/07/07 5,070 12,850
20,000(8) 2.35 18.625 01/28/07 234,263 593,669
4,900(9) 0.58 18.625 01/28/07 57,394 145,449
Judi R. Lum 500(3) 0.06 16.125 01/07/07 5,070 12,850
4,900(10) 0.58 18.625 01/28/07 57,394 145,449
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(1) Based on an aggregate of 852,070 options granted to employees and
consultants to the Company in 1997, including the Named Executive Officers.
(2) The potential realizable value is based on the term of the option at the
time of grant (ten years). Assumed stock price appreciation of five
percent and ten percent is used pursuant to rules promulgated by the SEC.
The potential realizable value is calculated by assuming that the market
price on the date of grant appreciates at the indicated rate for the entire
term of the option and that the option is exercised at the exercise price
and sold on the last day of its term at the appreciated price.
(3) This option vests monthly over 1 year commencing in January 1997.
(4) This option vests monthly over 5 years commencing in November 2002.
(5) This option vests monthly over 5 years commencing in February 2002.
(6) This option vests monthly over 1 year commencing in May 2002.
(7) This option vests monthly over 1 year commencing in October 2002.
(8) This option vests 20% in February 2002 and the remainder vests monthly
thereafter over 2 years.
(9) This option vests monthly over 1 year commencing in March 2002.
(10) This option vests monthly over 1 year commencing in October 2002.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR, AND
DECEMBER 31, 1997 OPTION VALUES
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED MONEY OPTIONS AT
OPTIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 1997 (3)
DECEMBER 31, 1997 (2)
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ACQUIRED ON REALIZED(1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
EXERCISE
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Robert B. Chess -- -- 71,009 129,490 $ 1,389,960 $2,175,473
Ajit S. Gill -- -- 106,848 114,629 2,375,667 1,671,645
John S. Patton -- -- 59,704 51,073 1,216,213 812,287
Stephen L. Hurst 28,418 $ 475,431 4,396 60,585 79,401 800,438
Judi R. Lum -- -- 15,062 25,338 157,839 250,737
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(1) Based on the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on the
exercise date, minus the exercise price, multiplied by the number of shares
exercised.
(2) On January 18, 1995, the Board amended the provisions of the options held
by the Named Executive Officers to provide that upon a change-in control of
the Company the vesting of all outstanding options held by such persons
would be accelerated by two years.
(3) Based on the fair market value of the Company's Common Stock as of December
31, 1997 ($26.00 per share), minus the exercise price, multiplied by the
number of shares underlying the options.
ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the
ownership of the Company's Common Stock as of March 31, 1998 by: (i) each
director; (ii) each of the Named Executive Officers; (iii) all executive
officers and directors of the Company as a group; and (iv) all those known by
the Company to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of its Common
Stock.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP (1)
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NUMBER OF PERCENT OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES TOTAL (2)
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Baxter Healthcare Corporation 1,335,897 8.6%
One Baxter Parkway
Deerfield, IL 60015
Mark J. Gabrielson (3) 624,844 4.0%
John S. Patton (4) 435,720 2.8%
Robert B. Chess (5) 383,084 2.4%
Ajit S. Gill (6) 174,088 1.1%
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP (1)
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NUMBER OF PERCENT OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES TOTAL (2)
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Terry L. Opdendyk (7) 137,122 *
James B. Glavin (8) 55,799 *
Stephen L. Hurst (9) 37,836 *
Melvin Perelman (10) 16,800 *
Judi R. Lum (11) 15,062 *
All directors and executive officers as a
group (9 persons) (12) 2,208,865 13.7%
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* Less than 1%
(1) This table is based upon information supplied by officers, directors and
principal shareholders. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes to
this table and subject to the community property laws where applicable, the
Company believes that each of the shareholders named in this table has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown as
beneficially owned.
(2) Applicable percentages are based on 15,592,699 shares of Common Stock
outstanding as of March 31, 1998, adjusted as required by rules promulgated
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
(3) Includes 595,044 shares held by Prince. Mr. Gabrielson is a general
partner of the general partner of Prince. Mr. Gabrielson disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pro rata
interest therein. Also includes 28,800 shares issuable upon the exercise
of options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1998.
(4) Includes 68,720 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 1998.
(5) Includes 94,329 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 1998.
(6) Includes 123,413 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable
within 60 days of, 1998.
(7) Includes 28,800 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable
within 60 days of March 31, 1998.
(8) Includes 49,800 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 1998.
(9) Includes 4,230 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 1998.
(10) All shares issuable upon exercise of option exercisable within 60 days of
March 31, 1998.
(11) Includes 4,979 shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within
60 days of March 31, 1998.
(12) Includes 595,044 shares held by Prince as described in footnote 3. Also
includes 475,459 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options
exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1998. See footnotes 3 through
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ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify its directors
and may indemnify its officers, employees and other agents to the fullest extent
permitted by California law. The Company is also empowered under its Bylaws to
enter into indemnification contracts with its directors and officers and to
purchase insurance on behalf of any person whom it is required or permitted to
indemnify.
In addition, the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
provide that the liability of the directors for monetary damages shall be
eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law. Pursuant to
California law, the Company's directors shall not be liable for monetary damages
for breach of the directors' fiduciary duty of care to the Company and its
shareholders. However, this provision does not eliminate the duty of care, and
in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other
forms of nonmonetary relief will remain available under California law. In
addition, each director will continue to be subject
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to liability for (i) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or
a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) acts or omissions that a
director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the Company or its
shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of the
director, (iii) any transaction form which a director derived an improper
personal benefit, (iv) acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for
the director's duty to the Company or its shareholders in circumstances in
which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary
course of performing a director's duties, of a risk of serious injury to the
Company or its shareholders, (v) acts or omissions that constitute an
unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the
director's duty to the Company of its shareholders, (vi) any transaction that
constitutes an illegal distribution or dividend under California law, and
(vii) any transaction involving an unlawful conflict of interest between the
director and the Company under California law. The provision also does not
affect a director's responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal
securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
INHALE THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS
By: /s/ Robert B. Chess
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Robert B. Chess
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
Date: April 30, 1998
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