SELFCARE INC
8-K, 1999-05-28
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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                 _______________________________

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT

             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               __________________________________


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 1999
                                                  ------------


                            SELFCARE, INC.
        (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)



          Delaware                     0-20871           04-3164127
          --------                     -------           ----------
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission file number)  (IRS employer
       of incorporation)                                identification no.)


        200 Prospect Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
      (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
                         (781) 647-3900

      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5.  Other Events
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A.  Shareholder Approval
    --------------------

     On May 20, 1999, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Selfcare, Inc. ("Selfcare"), the shareholders approved the
proposals necessary to implement the transactions outlined in
Selfcare's Form 8-K, event date January 8, 1999, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on January
8, 1999.  Specifically, the shareholders approved proposals with
respect to the following:

1.   Ratification, confirmation and approval of the issuance of
     the Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes, issued October
     27, 1997 (the "Original Notes") and the portion of Original
     Notes amended and issued by Selfcare on January 11, 1999
     (the "Amended Notes") in connection with the settlement of
     certain obligations of Selfcare to the holders of the Notes.

2.   Ratification, confirmation and approval of the issuance of
     the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D
     Convertible Preferred Stock and Series E Convertible
     Preferred Stock, each par value $.001 per share (the "Series
     C Preferred Stock," the "Series D Preferred Stock" and the
     "Series E Preferred Stock," respectively) and ratification,
     confirmation and approval of the participation of certain
     officers and directors of Selfcare in the private placement
     of the Series C Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred
     Stock.

     On May 20, 1999, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Selfcare, the shareholders also approved the proposals necessary
to implement the transactions outlined in Selfcare's Form 8-K,
event date January 22, 1999,  filed with the Commission on
January 22, 1999.  Specifically, the shareholders approved
proposals with respect to the following:

1.   Authorization and approval of the Amendment of Selfcare's
     Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Amendment") to
     amend the terms of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,
     par value $.001 per share (the "Series B Preferred stock").
     The Amendment was filed with the Delaware Secretary of State
     on May 20, 1999.   A copy of the Amendment is filed as
     Exhibit 4.1 attached hereto.

2.   Authorization and approval of the issuance of the Series B
     Preferred Stock in connection with the settlement of certain
     obligations of Selfcare to the holders of the Series B
     Preferred Stock.

B.  Conversion of the Amended Notes
    -------------------------------

     On March 31, 1999 the Company had $2,415,000 aggregate
principal outstanding on the Amended Notes.  Between March 31,
1999 and May 24, 1999 the holders of the Amended Notes converted
all of the remaining amounts due under the Amended Notes into
1,215,328 shares of the Company's common stock.

Item 7.  Exhibits

          Exhibits
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                    4.1  Amendment to Selfcare's Restated
               Certificate of Incorporation filed with the
               Delaware Secretary of State on May 20, 1999.


                              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.

Date: May 28, 1999            SELFCARE, INC.


                              /s/ Kenneth D. Legg
                              ---------------------
                              Kenneth D. Legg
                              Vice President, U.S. Operations and
                              Secretary







                           EXHIBIT 4.1

                    CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                               TO
                THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                               OF
                         SELFCARE, INC.

                (Pursuant to Section 242 of the
               Delaware General Corporation Law)

     Selfcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"),
hereby certifies that the following amendment to the
Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Amendment") has
been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.

     The Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Corporation
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on August
26, 1997 and incorporated into the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Certificate") is hereby amended as follows:

     1.   In Article I of the Certificate, the words "One
          Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000)" shall be deleted and
          replaced with the words "One Thousand Two Hundred
          Sixty-Nine U.S. Dollars and Twenty-Nine Cents
          ($1,269.29)."

     2.   Paragraph D of Article III of the Certificate shall be
          deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
          following:

          "`Conversion Price' means (i) on any date occurring
          from and after May 20, 1999 through and including July
          20, 1999, the Fixed Conversion Price; and (ii) on any
          date occurring after July 20, 1999, the lower of (A)
          the Variable Conversion Price and (B) the Fixed
          Conversion Price; provided, however, that in the event
          that at any time following May 20, 1999 the Closing Bid
          Price for a share of Common Stock exceeds $3.25
          (subject to equitable adjustment for the events
          specified in Article XI, A and B) for a period of ten
          (10) consecutive trading days and the Corporation
          delivers to each Holder, in accordance with the
          provisions of this Certificate relating to the delivery
          of notice, written notice of the occurrence of such
          event within five (5) Business Days after the tenth
          such trading day, "Conversion Price" shall mean, from
          and after the effective date specified in such notice,
          which date shall be at least thirty (30) days after
          delivery of such notice to each Holder, the Fixed
          Conversion Price, it being understood that after the
          date of such delivery and prior to such effective date,
          each Holder shall have the right to convert shares of
          Series B Preferred Stock at any time and from time to
          time at the lower of (A) the Variable Conversion Price
          and (B) the Fixed Conversion Price."

     3.   Article III of the Certificate shall be amended as
          follows:

          Paragraph E thereof shall be deleted in its entirety
          and replaced with the following:

          "E.  `Fixed Conversion Price' means $2.00, and shall be
          subject to adjustment as provided herein."

          Paragraph H thereof shall be deleted in its entirety
          and replaced with the following:

          "H.  `N' means the number of days from and including
          May 20, 1999."

     4.   In Section A of Article IV of the Certificate, the
          formula described in clause (i) thereof shall be
          deleted and replaced with the following:

                                FA + P
                                  CP

where          FA represents the Face Amount of such share of
          Series B Preferred Stock,

          P represents the aggregate Premium accrued on such
          share of Series B Preferred Stock up to and including
          the Conversion Date, and

          CP represents the Conversion Price (as defined below)
          in effect on the applicable Conversion Date.

     5.   In the first sentence of paragraph (i) of Section B of
          Article IV of the Certificate, the following words
          shall be inserted in the parenthetical after the words
          "subject to a two (2) business day grace period":

          "or, if the Corporation does not have a sufficient
          number of shares of Common Stock listed on the
          principal exchange or market on which the Common Stock
          is then traded in order to effect the conversion of
          Series B Preferred Stock, a five (5) business day grace
          period"

     6.   Section C of Article IV of the Certificate shall be
          amended as follows:

          (i)     In the first sentence of Section C, the words
                  "limitations (each of which limitations shall be
                  applied independently)" shall be deleted and
                  replaced with the word "limitation".

          (ii)    Paragraph (i) of Section C shall be deleted in its
                  entirety.
          (iii)   The number "(ii)" at the beginning of
                  paragraph (ii) of Section C shall be deleted.

     7.   Section E of Article IV of the Certificate shall be
          amended so that the words "the Fixed Conversion Price
          then in effect" appearing in subparagraph (iii)(a)
          shall be deleted and replaced with "$13.9581 (subject
          to equitable adjustment for the events specified in
          Article XI, A and B)".

     8.   Article VII of the Certificate shall be deleted in its
          entirety and replaced with the following:

               "VII. [Intentionally Omitted]"

     9.   In subparagraph (iv) of Section B, Article VIII of the
          Certificate, the parenthetical shall be amended so that
          (i) the words "Articles V or VII" shall be deleted and
          replaced with the words "Article V" and (ii) the words
          "such Articles" shall be deleted and replaced with the
          words "such Article".

     10.  Section B of Article VIII of the Certificate shall be
          amended as follows:

          (i)   In the first sentence of paragraph VIII.B.(i), the
                words "for any five (5) consecutive trading days
                is less than $9.00" shall be deleted and replaced
                with the words "for any ten (10) consecutive
                trading days occurring after July 20, 1999 is less
                than $2.00".

          (ii)  In the first sentence of paragraph VIII.B.(i), the
                words "following the expiration of such five (5)
                day period" shall be deleted and replaced with the
                words "following the expiration of such ten (10)
                day period".

          (iii) In the last sentence of paragraph VIII.B.(i),
                the words "115% of the Face Amount thereof" shall
                be deleted and replaced with the words "the Face
                Amount thereof".

     11.  In Section C of Article XIV of the Certificate, all
          references to "Cap Amount" shall be deleted.

     12.  The following paragraph shall be added at the end of
          Article XIV:

          "Notices.  Any notice, demand or request required or
permitted to be delivered by the Corporation to any Holder or by
any Holder to the Corporation pursuant to the terms of this
Certificate of Designation shall be in writing and shall be
deemed delivered (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable
facsimile transmission (with an original to follow) on or before
5:00 p.m., eastern time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not
a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the
next Business Day after timely delivery to a
nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iii) upon actual
receipt after deposit in the U.S. mail (certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid), addressed as
follows:

          If to the Corporation:

          Selfcare, Inc.
          200 Prospect Street
          Waltham, MA  02154
          Attn:  Chief Executive Officer
          Fax:  (617) 647-3939

          with a copy to:

          Goodwin, Procter & Hoar  LLP
          Exchange Place
          Boston, MA  02109
          Attn:  Stephen W. Carr, P.C. and Martin Carmichael,
                 III, P.C.

and if to any Holder, to such address for such Holder as appears
in the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 26, 1997
by and among the Corporation and each of the purchasers named
therein, or as may be designated by such Holder in writing to the
Corporation."

     Except as specifically amended hereby, the Certificate of
Incorporation (including without limitation the Certificate of
Designation) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms.  No amendment effected hereby shall apply to any
event or circumstance occurring prior to the date on which this
Amendment is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware and has become effective in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been
executed on behalf of the Corporation this 20th day of May, 1999.

                              SELFCARE, INC.


                              By:  /s/ Ron Zwanziger
                                ---------------------
                                Name: Ron Zwanziger
                                Title: Chairman and Chief
                                Executive Officer














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