SURMODICS INC
10QSB, 1998-05-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB


[x]  Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
     of 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998

                                       OR

[ ]  Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

                        For the transition period from to

                         Commission file number 0-23837


                                 SurModics, Inc.
        (Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

       MINNESOTA                                              41-1356149
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                             (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                             Identification No.)

                              9924 West 74th Street
                          Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (612) 829-2700
                (Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



         Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 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    No X

         As of April 30,  1998,  there  were  7,216,420  shares of Common  Stock
outstanding.

      Traditional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):    Yes    No X

<PAGE>


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

                                 SURMODICS, INC.
                            Condensed Balance Sheets
                        (In thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                 March 31,  September 30,
                                                                   1998        1997
                                                                 --------    ---------
                               ASSETS                           (Unaudited)

CURRENT ASSETS:
<S>                                                              <C>         <C>
     Cash & cash equivalents                                     $ 17,052    $    492
     Short-term investments                                         1,567       1,456
     Accounts receivable, net                                         910         922
     Inventories                                                      307         264
     Prepaids and other                                               259          74
                                                                 --------    --------
              Total current assets                                 20,095       3,208
                                                                 --------    --------

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net                                         1,271       1,065
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS                                                 948       1,874
OTHER ASSETS, net                                                     188         303
                                                                 --------    --------
                                                                 $ 22,502    $  6,450
                                                                 ========    ========

                LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
     Accounts payable                                            $    106    $    280
     Accrued liabilities                                              755         493
     Deferred revenues                                                242         308
                                                                 --------    --------
              Total current liabilities                             1,103       1,081

DEFERRED REVENUES AND OTHER, less current portion                     197         267
                                                                 --------    --------
              Total liabilities                                     1,300       1,348
                                                                 --------    --------

COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
     Series A convertible preferred stock-
         $.05 par value, 450,000 shares authorized;
         none and 376,828 shares issued and outstanding              --            19
     Voting common stock-
         $.05 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized;
         7,216,420 and 3,400,868 shares issued and outstanding        361         170
     Additional paid-in capital                                    28,901      13,492
     Unearned compensation                                           (241)       (259)
     Stock purchase notes receivable                                 (186)       (160)
     Accumulated deficit                                           (7,633)     (8,160)
                                                                 --------    --------
              Total stockholders' equity                           21,202       5,102
                                                                 --------    --------
                                                                 $ 22,502    $  6,450
                                                                 ========    ========
</TABLE>

              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                        condensed balance sheets.

                                        2


<PAGE>


                                 SURMODICS, INC.
                       Condensed Statements of Operations
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                           Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                                                 March 31,             March 31,
                                                           ------------------     -------------------
                                                            1998        1997       1998         1997
                                                           ------      ------     -------      ------
REVENUES:
<S>                                                        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
     Royalties                                             $1,265      $  807      $2,207      $1,410
     License fees                                              60          25          60         257
     Product sales                                            735         437       1,232         926
     Research and development                                 519         597         989         928
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------
        Total revenues                                      2,579       1,866       4,488       3,521
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:
     Product                                                  318         257         568         586
     Research and development                               1,102       1,010       2,060       1,822
     Sales and marketing                                      441         266         744         488
     General and administrative                               430         316         727         621
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------
        Total operating costs and expenses                  2,291       1,849       4,099       3,517
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                        288          17         389           4

OTHER INCOME, net                                              98          51         151          92
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                      386          68         540          96

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                     10          --          13           2
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------

NET INCOME                                                 $  376      $   68      $  527      $   94
                                                           ======      ======      ======      ======


NET INCOME PER SHARE:
     Basic                                                 $ 0.07      $ 0.01      $ 0.10      $ 0.02
     Diluted                                               $ 0.06      $ 0.01      $ 0.09      $ 0.02


WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
     Basic weighted average common shares outstanding       5,573       4,863       5,236       4,841
     Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options             495         511         475         482
                                                           ------      ------      ------      ------
        Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding  6,068       5,374       5,711       5,323


</TABLE>



              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                        condensed financial statements.

                                        3



<PAGE>


                                 SURMODICS, INC.
                       Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            Six Months Ended March 31,
                                                                             -----------------------
                                                                               1998           1997
                                                                             --------       --------
<S>                                                                          <C>            <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net income                                                              $    527       $     94
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
        operating activities-
            Depreciation and amortization                                         283            231
            Amortization of unearned compensation, net                             37             46
            Change in deferred rent                                                (8)            (1)
            Change in assets and liabilities:
                Accounts receivable                                                12            (74)
                Inventories                                                       (43)           (26)
                Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                           88             (4)
                Deferred revenues                                                (129)          (174)
                Prepaids and other                                               (184)            28
                                                                             --------       --------
                   Net cash provided by operating activities                      583            120
                                                                             --------       --------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchases of property and equipment, net                                    (481)           (83)
     Purchases of short-term investments                                         (911)        (1,482)
     Sales of short-term investments                                              800            725
     Purchases of long-term investments                                          --             (905)
     Sales of long-term investments                                               926           --
     Other                                                                        107           (100)
                                                                             --------       --------
                   Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities            441         (1,845)
                                                                             --------       --------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs                           15,536           --
                                                                             --------       --------

                   Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents        16,560         (1,725)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
     Beginning of period                                                          492          2,013
                                                                             --------       --------
     End of period                                                           $ 17,052       $    288
                                                                             ========       ========


</TABLE>

         The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed
                             financial statements.

                                        4



<PAGE>


                                 SURMODICS, INC.
                     Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)


(1) Basis of Presentation:

         In the opinion of  management,  the  accompanying  unaudited  condensed
financial  statements have been prepared in accordance  with generally  accepted
accounting  principles and reflect all adjustments,  consisting solely of normal
recurring adjustments,  needed to fairly present the financial results for these
interim periods.  These financial statements include some amounts that are based
on management's best estimates and judgments. These estimates may be adjusted as
more information becomes available, and any adjustment could be significant. The
results of  operations  for the three months and six months ended March 31, 1998
are not  necessarily  indicative  of the results  that may be  expected  for the
entire fiscal year.

         According to the rules and  regulations  of the Securities and Exchange
Commission,   the   Company  has  omitted   footnote   disclosures   that  would
substantially  duplicate  the  disclosures  contained  in the audited  financial
statements of the Company. Read together with the disclosures below,  management
believes the interim financial statements are presented fairly.  However,  these
unaudited  condensed  financial  statements  should  be read  together  with the
financial statements for the year ended September 30, 1997 and footnotes thereto
included in the Company's  Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 1998.

(2) New Accounting Pronouncements

         The Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board (FASB) issued  Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income,"
which establishes  standards for reporting and displaying  comprehensive  income
and  its  components  in  financial  statements.  The  Company  will  adopt  the
provisions of SFAS No. 130 in fiscal 1999 and is currently assessing its impact.

         The FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  131,  "Disclosures  about  Segments  of an
Enterprise and Related  Information,"  which establishes a new model for segment
reporting, called the "management approach" and requires certain disclosures for
each segment.  The management  approach is based on the way the chief  operating
decision  maker  organizes  segments  within  a  company  for  making  operating
decisions and assessing  performance.  The Company will adopt the  provisions of
SFAS No. 131 in fiscal 1999 and is currently assessing its impact.

(3) Initial Public Offering

         On March 9, 1998, the Company  completed an initial public  offering of
2.0  million  shares of Common  Stock.  Subsequently,  on March  25,  1998,  the
underwriters  purchased an additional 300,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the exercise of an overallotment  option.  In total, the offering  generated net
proceeds to the Company of  approximately  $15.5  million  after  deducting  all
offering expenses.

(4) Preferred Stock Conversion

         Each  share  of  the   Series  A   Convertible   Preferred   Stock  was
automatically converted into four shares of voting Common Stock upon the closing
of the initial public  offering.  The authorized  shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock were eliminated and this class of stock was canceled.


<PAGE>


ITEM 2.      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.

General

         The Company is a leading provider of surface modification  solutions to
medical device manufacturers. The Company's revenues have come from four primary
sources:  licensing of its patented technology to customers;  royalties received
from  licensees  based  on  their  sales of  products  incorporating  SurModics'
technology;  the sale of  photo-reactive  chemical  compounds to  licensees  and
stabilization products to the diagnostics industry; and research and development
fees generated on projects for  commercial  customers and pursuant to government
grants.  In March 1998, the Company  completed an initial public offering of 2.3
million shares of Common Stock with proceeds of approximately $15.5 million, net
of related offering costs.

Results of Operations

                   Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

         Revenues.  The  Company's  revenues  were $2.6  million  for the second
quarter of fiscal 1998, an increase of $713,000,  or 38.2%, over the same period
of fiscal 1997. The revenue increase was primarily due to an increase in royalty
revenue  received  from  licensed  customers  of $458,000 or 56.8%.  Within this
total,  royalties  generated  from  PhotoLink(R)  licenses  increased  47.3% and
royalties from  diagnostic  licensing  increased  65.1%.  Management  expects to
report a similar rate of overall,  year-to-year royalty growth for the remainder
of the fiscal year. However, the total royalty dollars generated in the next two
quarters is not expected to increase over that  generated in the second  quarter
due to seasonal  fluctuations  effecting the sales of certain of our  licensees'
products and the timing of the minimum royalty increases. In addition,  sales of
the  Company's  stabilization  products  increased  $241,000  or  83.3%  between
periods.  Much of this increase was  attributable to additional  shipments to an
existing customer.

         Product costs. The Company's product costs were $318,000 for the second
quarter of fiscal 1998, an increase of $61,000,  or 23.5%,  over the same period
of fiscal 1997. Overall product margins increased to 56.7% in the second quarter
of fiscal 1998 from 41.0% in the same period of fiscal 1997. These  improvements
were primarily due to the continued impact of a formulation change in certain of
the stabilization  products,  offset by an increase in the cost of manufacturing
reagent chemicals.

         Research and development  expenses.  Research and development  expenses
were  $1,102,000  for the second quarter of fiscal 1998, an increase of $92,000,
or 9.1%,  over the same period of fiscal 1997.  The change was  primarily due to
the added  compensation and benefit costs  associated with additional  technical
personnel  added  by the  Company  over the last  year;  increased  depreciation
expense  associated with the build-out of some additional  laboratory space; and
offset by lower  costs  incurred  on  research  studies  performed  by  external
laboratories.

         Sales  and  marketing  expenses.  Sales  and  marketing  expenses  were
$441,000  for the second  quarter of fiscal 1998,  an increase of  $175,000,  or
66.0%,  over the same period of fiscal 1997.  This increase was primarily due to
the expense of additional marketing personnel, a related increase in recruitment
costs, and the costs associated with a market research study recently  completed
by an external consulting firm.

         General  and  administrative   expenses.   General  and  administrative
expenses  were  $430,000 for the second  quarter of fiscal 1998,  an increase of
$114,000, or 36.2%, over the same period of fiscal 1997. The increase was due to
higher  compensation  costs,  legal  fees and other  general  business  expenses
incurred as a result of the Company's overall business growth.


<PAGE>

         Other  income,  net. The Company's net other income was $98,000 for the
second quarter of fiscal 1998, an increase of $47,000,  or 92.2%,  over the same
period of fiscal  1997 due  primarily  to  increased  interest  income  from the
additional  cash available for investment due to the proceeds  received from the
recent public stock offering.

                    Six Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

         Revenues.  The  Company's  revenues were $4.5 million for the first six
months of fiscal 1998, an increase of $967,000,  or 27.5%,  over the same period
of fiscal  1997.  The revenue  increases  were  primarily  due to an increase in
royalty  revenue of  $797,000 or 56.5%;  an  increase in sales of the  Company's
stabilization  products of $252,000 or 37.7%; and an increase in customer-funded
research and development revenue of $174,000 or 56.0% between periods. Royalties
generated from PhotoLink  licenses increased 40.2% and royalties from diagnostic
licensing  increased  72.4%.  Much of the  increase  in sales  of  stabilization
products was due to additional  shipments to an existing customer.  The increase
in  customer-funded  research  and  development  was  due  to  greater  customer
development activity, especially related to work on drug delivery from coatings.
Offsetting these revenue increases was a reduction in license fees from $257,000
in the first six months of fiscal  1997 to $60,000 in the same  period of fiscal
1998. The fiscal 1997 results included the receipt of one large license fee with
no similar transaction in fiscal 1998.

         Product costs. The Company's  product costs were $568,000 for the first
six months of fiscal 1998, a decrease of $18,000,  or 3.2%, over the same period
of fiscal 1997.  Product margins  increased to 53.9% in 1998 from 36.7% in 1997.
These  improvements  were primarily due to the continued impact of a formulation
change in certain of the  stabilization  products combined with increases in the
efficiencies of manufacturing reagent chemicals.

         Research and development  expenses.  Research and development  expenses
were  $2,060,000  for the  first  six  months of fiscal  1998,  an  increase  of
$238,000,  or 13.1%,  over the same  period  of  fiscal  1997.  The  change  was
primarily  due to the added  compensation  and  benefit  costs  associated  with
additional  technical  personnel  added  by the  Company  over  the  last  year;
increased  depreciation expense associated with the build-out of some additional
laboratory  space;  and  offset by lower  costs  incurred  on  research  studies
performed by external laboratories.

         Sales  and  marketing  expenses.  Sales  and  marketing  expenses  were
$744,000  for the first six months of fiscal 1998,  an increase of $256,000,  or
52.5%,  over the same period of fiscal 1997.  This increase was primarily due to
the expense of additional marketing personnel, a related increase in recruitment
costs, and the costs associated with a market research study recently  completed
by an external consulting firm.

         General  and  administrative   expenses.   General  and  administrative
expenses  were  $727,000 for the first six months of fiscal 1998, an increase of
$106,000,  or 17.0%,  over the same  period of fiscal  1997.  The  increase  was
primarily due to higher compensation and benefit costs.

         Other income,  net. The Company's net other income was $151,000 for the
first six months of fiscal 1998, an increase of $59,000, or 64.1%, over the same
period of fiscal  1997 due  primarily  to  increased  interest  income  from the
additional  cash available for investment due to the proceeds  received from the
recent public stock offering.

Year 2000 Compliance

         The Company has evaluated its information technology infrastructure for
Year 2000 compliance and does not expect that the cost to modify its information
technology  infrastructure  to be Year 2000  compliant  will be  material to its
financial  condition or results of  operations.  The Company does not anticipate
any  material  disruption  in its  operations  as a result of any failure by the
Company, or its suppliers or customers to be in compliance.


<PAGE>
Liquidity and Capital Resources

         On March 9, 1998, the Company  completed an initial public  offering of
2.0  million  shares of Common  Stock.  Subsequently,  on March  25,  1998,  the
underwriters  purchased an additional 300,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the exercise of an overallotment  option.  In total, the offering  generated net
proceeds to the Company of  approximately  $15.5  million  after  deducting  all
offering expenses.

         As of March 31, 1998, the Company had working capital of  approximately
$19.0  million.  For the last three fiscal years and for the first six months of
fiscal 1998, the Company has generated positive cash flow from operations.

         As of March 31,  1998,  the  Company  had cash,  cash  equivalents  and
investments  totaling  approximately  $19.6  million.  The  Company's  funds are
currently invested in money market funds and investment grade,  interest-bearing
securities with maturity dates of less than two years. As of March 31, 1998, the
Company had no debt, nor did it have any credit agreements.

Forward Looking Statements

         The statements  contained in this quarterly  report relating to royalty
revenue growth are based on current  expectations  and involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. These statements are forward looking and are made pursuant to
the safe harbor  provisions of the Private  Securities  Reform Act of 1995.  The
following factors could cause royalty revenue to materially and adversely differ
from that  anticipated:  the ability of the Company's  licensees to successfully
gain  regulatory  approval  for,  market  and sell  products  incorporating  the
Company's  technology;  the  amount  and  timing  of  resources  devoted  by the
Company's  licensees to market and sell  products  incorporating  the  Company's
technology;  the  Company's  ability to attract new  licensees and to enter into
agreements for additional  applications with existing  licensees;  the Company's
ability to maintain a competitive  position in the  development of  technologies
and  products  in  its  areas  of  focus;  and  business  and  general  economic
conditions.


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

         None.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

         (a) On March 2, 1998,  the Company  issued 6,320 shares of common stock
to a former  employee at a price of $5.00 per share  pursuant to the exercise of
stock options.  The Company relied on the exemption from registration  available
under  section  3(b) of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  and Rule 701
thereunder.

         (b) Use of Proceeds for the period ending March 31, 1998.
         (1)           Effective Date:              March 3, 1998
                       SEC File Number:             333-43217
         (2)           Offering Date:               March 3, 1998
         (4)(i)        The offering has terminated; all securities registered
                         were sold.
         (4)(ii)       Managing Underwriter:        John G. Kinnard and Company,
                                                    Incorporated
         (4)(iii)      Title of Securities:         Common Stock
         (4)(iv)       Amount Registered:                        2,300,000
                       Aggregate Offering Price:                 $17,250,000
                       Amount Sold:                              2,300,000
                       Aggregate Offering Price Sold:            $17,250,000
         (4)(v)        Underwriting  Discount  and  Commissions  $ 1,293,750
                       Other  Expenses                           $   435,148 
                       Total  Expenses                           $ 1,728,898
                       All the above items represented direct or indirect
                         payments to others.
         (4)(vi)       Net Offering Proceeds                     $15,521,102
         (4)(vii)      Use of Net Offering Proceeds:
                       Research and development                  $     5,600
                       Sales and marketing                       $    97,900
                       Equipment upgrades                        $    22,802
                       Patent protection                         $        --
                       Working capital and general corporate
                                purposes                         $    20,800
                       Money market funds                        $15,374,000
                       All the above items represented direct or indirect
                         payments to others.
<PAGE>

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

             None.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

         (a)      The Company held its Annual Meeting on January 26, 1998, prior
                  to the Company becoming a publicly held company.

         (b)      The  following  individuals  were  elected as directors at the
                  meeting:  Dale R.  Olseth,  Donald  S.  Fredrickson,  James J.
                  Grierson,  Patrick E. Guire, Kenneth H. Keller, David A. Koch,
                  and Kendrick B. Melrose.

         (c)      The shareholders voted on four matters:  (i) to set the number
                  of directors at seven, (ii) to elect the Board of Directors to
                  serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders,  (iii) to
                  amend the  Company's  Restated  Articles of  Incorporation  to
                  decrease  the  number  of   authorized   shares  of  Series  A
                  Convertible  Preferred  Stock, and (iv) to amend the Company's
                  Restated   Articles  of   Incorporation  to  provide  for  the
                  cancellation of the Series A Convertible  Preferred Stock upon
                  the completion of the Company's  initial public offering.  The
                  shareholders approved all four matters by the following votes:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Votes For        Votes Against      Votes Abstained

<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>                <C>    
     (i)   Set number of directors at seven ............     4,265,108             --                559,072
     (ii)  Elect Directors
              Dale R. Olseth............................     4,265,108             --                559,072
              Donald S. Fredrickson.....................     4,265,108             --                559,072
              James J. Grierson.........................     4,265,108             --                559,072
              Patrick E. Guire..........................     4,265,108             --                559,072
              Kenneth H. Keller.........................     4,265,108             --                559,072
              David A. Koch.............................     4,265,108             --                559,072
              Kendrick B. Melrose.......................     4,265,108             --                559,072
     (iii) Amend Articles to decrease
           authorized Preferred Stock ..................     4,265,108             --                559,072
     (iv)  Amend Articles to provide for the
           cancellation of Preferred Stock
           upon completion of IPO ......................     4,265,108             --                559,072
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

Item 5.  Other Information.

         None.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a) Exhibits -  3.1 Restated Articles of  Incorporation of the Company,
                             as amended

                        27.1 Financial Data Schedule

         (b) Reports on Form 8-K - None


                                   SIGNATURES

         In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

                                             SurModics, Inc.

May 14, 1998                                 By:  /s/ Stephen C. Hathaway
                                             Stephen C. Hathaway
                                             Vice President & CFO
                                             Principal Financial Officer


<PAGE>
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

                                SURMODICS, INC.


Commission File No.:  0-23837
For the quarter ended
March 31, 1998

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  


   Exhibit
   Number                  Description

     3.1     Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended

     27.1    Financial Data Schedule (filed with electronic version only)



                                                                     

                  STATEMENT OF CANCELLATION OF PREFERRED SHARES
                                       OF
                     SURMODICS, INC. (f/k/a BSI CORPORATION)



         SurModics,  Inc. (f/k/a BSI Corporation)  hereby cancels 376,828 shares
of its authorized Series A Convertible  Preferred Stock,  $0.05 par value. After
giving  effect to the  cancellation,  the  aggregate  number of shares which the
corporation shall have the authority to issue shall be 20,000,000,  15.0 million
of which  shall be  designated  Voting  Common  Stock,  $.05 Par Value,  and 5.0
million of which shall be undesignated.

         This  statement is pursuant to Section  302A.553  Subdivision 2. of the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act.

         The undersigned swears that the foregoing is true and accurate and that
the  undersigned  has the  authority  to sign  this  document  on  behalf of the
corporation.



Dated:  April 16, 1998

                                       /s/  David R. Busch
                                       David R. Busch, Its Corporate Secretary


<PAGE>


               ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                                 BSI CORPORATION




         Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.135, the
following amendment of Section 1.1 of Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation
of BSI  Corporation  was  adopted on June 4, 1997,  by the  shareholders  of the
corporation:


         Section 1.1 of Article 1 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "1.1     The name of the corporation shall be SurModics, Inc."


         The undersigned swears that the foregoing is true and accurate and that
the  undersigned  has the  authority  to sign  this  document  on  behalf of the
corporation.


Dated:  June 4, 1997.



                                        /s/  David R. Busch
                                        David R. Busch, Its Corporate Secretary

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               ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                BSI CORPORATION (f/k/a BIO-METRIC SYSTEMS, INC.)



         Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.135, the
following amendment of Section 3.1 of Article 3 of the Articles of Incorporation
of BSI Corporation (f/k/a Bio-Metric  Systems,  Inc.) was adopted on January 27,
1997, by the shareholders of the corporation:


         Section 3.1 of Article 3 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

                           "3.1  Authorized  Shares.  The  aggregate  number  of
                  shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue
                  shall be 20,450,000, 15.0 million of which shall be designated
                  Voting  Common  Stock,  $.05 Par Value;  5.0  million of which
                  shall be  undesignated  shares and  450,000 of which  shall be
                  designated  Series A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock,  $.05 Par
                  Value (hereinafter referred to as the "Preferred Stock"). (The
                  Voting Common Stock,  any shares issued from the  undesignated
                  shares,  and the Preferred Stock are  hereinafter  referred to
                  collectively  as the "Capital  Stock".) The Board of Directors
                  of  the  corporation  is  authorized  to  establish  from  the
                  undesignated  shares,  by resolution  adopted and filed in the
                  manner  provided  by law,  one or more  classes  or  series of
                  shares,  to  designate  each such  class or series  (which may
                  include but is not limited to designation as additional common
                  shares),  and to fix the relative  rights and  preferences  of
                  each such class or series."


         The undersigned swears that the foregoing is true and accurate and that
the  undersigned  has the  authority  to sign  this  document  on  behalf of the
corporation.


Dated:  January 29, 1997.



                                       /s/  David R. Busch
                                       David R. Busch, Its Corporate Secretary


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               ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                            BIO-METRIC SYSTEMS, INC.



         Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.135, the
following amendments of Section 1.1 of Article 1 and Section 2.1 of Article 2 of
the  Articles of  Incorporation  of  Bio-Metric  Systems,  Inc.  were adopted on
January 17, 1994, by the shareholders of the corporation:

                                "ARTICLE 1 - NAME

                  1.1)     The name of the corporation shall be BSI Corporation.

         ARTICLE 2 - REGISTERED OFFICE

                  2.1) The  registered  office of the  corporation is located at
9924 West 74th Street, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344."


         The undersigned swears that the foregoing is true and accurate and that
the  undersigned  has the  authority  to sign  this  document  on  behalf of the
corporation.


Dated:  January 17, 1994.



                                      /s/  David R. Busch
                                      David R. Busch, Its Corporate Secretary



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                       RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                            BIO-METRIC SYSTEMS, INC.

               We,  the  undersigned,  DALE R.  OLSETH and DAVID R.  BUSCH,  the
Chairman/President/Chief  Executive  officer  and  Secretary,  respectively,  of
Bio-Metric Systems, Inc., a Minnesota  corporation,  do hereby certify that at a
special meeting of the  shareholders of Bio-Metric  Systems,  Inc. held on April
10, 1989, notice of such meeting having been mailed to each shareholder entitled
to vote thereon at least ten (10) days prior to such meeting,  the shareholders,
by at least a majority of the voting power of the shares of Voting Common Stock,
present in person or by proxy,  adopted  resolutions  to restate the Articles of
Incorporation of Bio-Metric Systems, Inc. as set forth below.

                                ARTICLE 1 - NAME

         1.1)     The name of the corporation shall be BIO-METRIC SYSTEMS, INC.

                          ARTICLE 2 - REGISTERED OFFICE

         2.1) The registered  office of the  corporation is located at 9942 West
74th Street, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344.

                            ARTICLE 3 - CAPITAL STOCK

         3.1)  Authorized  Shares;  Establishment  of Classes  and  Series.  The
aggregate  number of shares which the  corporation  shall have the  authority to
issue shall be 5,500,000  shares,  5,000,000 of which shall be designated Voting
Common  Stock,  $.05 par value;  50,000 of which shall be  designated  Nonvoting
Common Stock,  $.05 par value; and 450,000 of which shall be designated Series A
Convertible  Preferred Stock,  $.05 par value,  (hereinafter  referred to as the
"Preferred  Stock").  The  Common  Stock and  Preferred  Stock  are  hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Capital Stock".

         3.2) Issuance of Shares.  The Board of Directors of the  corporation is
authorized  from  time to time to  accept  subscriptions  for,  issue,  sell and
deliver  shares of Capital Stock of the  corporation  to such  persons,  at such
times and upon such terms and conditions as the Board shall  determine,  valuing
all  nonmonetary  consideration  and  establishing  a price  in  money  or other
consideration,  or a minimum price,  or a general formula or method by which the
price will be determined.

         3.3) Issuance of Rights to Purchase  Shares.  The Board of Directors is
further authorized from time to time to grant and issue rights to subscribe for,
purchase, exchange securities for, or convert securities into, shares of Capital
Stock, and to fix the terms, provisions and conditions of such rights, including
the  exchange  or  conversion  basis or the price at which  such  shares  may be
purchased or subscribed for.


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         3.4)  Issuance  of Shares to Holders of  Another  Class or Series.  The
Board is further  authorized  to issue  shares of one class or series of Capital
Stock to  holders  of that  class or series of  Capital  Stock or to  holders of
another class or series of Capital Stock to effect share dividends or splits.

                      ARTICLE 4 - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF
                           SHARES AND OF SHAREHOLDERS

         The rights,  preferences,  privileges  and  restrictions  granted to or
imposed upon the Capital Stock or the holders thereof are set forth below.

         4.1) Voting  Privileges.  Each holder of Voting Common Stock shall have
one vote on all matters  submitted to the  shareholders for each share of Voting
Common  Stock  standing  in  the  name  of  such  holder  on  the  books  of the
corporation.  Each holder of Preferred  Stock shall have one vote on all matters
submitted to the  shareholders  for each share of Voting Common Stock which such
holder of Preferred  Stock would be entitled to receive upon the  conversion  of
his Preferred Stock as provided in subsection  4.5(c). In addition,  each holder
of Preferred  Stock shall have the special  voting rights which are described in
subsection  4.5(b).  Except  as  may  be  required  by  the  Minnesota  Business
Corporation  Act,  the holders of  Nonvoting  Common  Stock shall have no voting
rights with respect to any matter submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the
corporation.

         4.2) Preemptive  Rights.  No holder of shares of any class or series of
Capital Stock shall be entitled as such, as a matter of right,  to subscribe for
or  purchase  additional  shares of that  class or series or any other  class or
series of  Capital  Stock of the  corporation  now or  hereafter  authorized  or
issued.

         4.3) No Cumulative  Voting.  There shall be no cumulative voting by the
shareholders of the corporation.

         4.4)  Distributions.  Except as  provided in  subsection  4.5(a) on the
liquidation,  dissolution  or winding up of the  corporation,  shares of Capital
Stock shall share ratably in any dividends or  distributions of the corporation,
whether paid in cash, property or stock.

         4.5)     Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

                  (a) Liquidation  Preference.  In the event of the liquidation,
         dissolution  or winding up of the  corporation,  whether  voluntary  or
         involuntary,  the holders of the  Preferred  Stock shall be entitled to
         receive  out of assets of the  corporation,  an amount  equal to $13.50
         (hereinafter  referred  to as the  "Liquidation  Preference")  for each
         outstanding  share of Preferred  Stock before any payment shall be made
         or any assets  distributed  to the  holders of Voting  Common  Stock or
         Nonvoting  Common Stock or any other class of stock of this corporation
         ranking junior to the Preferred  Stock upon  liquidation or dissolution
         of the corporation.  If, upon any liquidation,  dissolution, or winding
         up of the  corporation,  the assets of the corporation are insufficient
         to pay  the  Liquidation  Preference  for  each  outstanding  share  of
         Preferred Stock, the holders of Preferred Stock shall share pro rata in
         any such  distribution  in proportion to the full amounts to which they
         would otherwise be entitled.  If, upon any liquidation,  dissolution or

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         winding up of the corporation,  the holders of Preferred Stock would be
         entitled to receive in excess of the  Liquidation  Preference  for each
         outstanding  share of Preferred  Stock in any such  distribution if all
         such shares of Preferred  Stock had been  converted to shares of Voting
         Common Stock  pursuant to subsection  4.5(c),  instead of receiving the
         Liquidation Preference, each holder of Preferred Stock shall receive an
         amount equal to the  distribution  such holder would receive if all his
         outstanding  shares of Preferred  Stock had been converted to shares of
         Voting Common Stock pursuant to subsection  4.5(c) on the day preceding
         the  date  of  such   liquidation,   dissolution  or  winding  up.  The
         Liquidation Preference shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect stock
         splits and reverse stock splits of the Preferred  Stock or dividends or
         distributions payable in shares of Preferred Stock.

                  Nothing  hereinabove  set  forth  shall  affect in any way the
         right or  obligation  of each  holder of shares of  Preferred  Stock to
         convert such shares into shares of Voting Common Stock, at any time and
         from time to time, in accordance with subsection 4.5(c) below.

                  (b) Special Voting Rights. Without the affirmative vote of the
         holders  (acting  together  as a class) of at least a  majority  of the
         Preferred Stock at the time outstanding  given in person or by proxy at
         any annual meeting, or at such special meeting called for that purpose,
         or, if permitted by law, in writing without a meeting,  the corporation
         shall not:

                           (1)  authorize  or issue any  shares of stock  having
                  priority  over  the  Preferred  Stock  as to  the  payment  of
                  dividends  or the payment or  distribution  of assets upon the
                  liquidation or dissolution,  voluntary or involuntary,  of the
                  corporation; or

                           (2)  amend  the  Articles  of  Incorporation  of  the
                  corporation so as to alter this Article 4 in any respect.

                  (c)      Conversion Rights; Mandatory Conversion.

                           (1) At the option of the holder  thereof,  each share
                  of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the offices of the
                  corporation  (or at such other  office or offices,  if any, as
                  the Board of Directors may  designate),  into one (1) share of
                  Voting Common Stock of the corporation,  subject to adjustment
                  as provided in subsection 4.5(c)(2) below. In order to convert
                  shares of Preferred  Stock into shares of Voting Common Stock,
                  the holder thereof, shall surrender at the principal executive
                  offices of the  corporation  the  certificate or  certificates
                  therefor,  duly endorsed to the  corporation or in blank,  and

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                  give  written  notice to the  corporation  at such office that
                  such holder  elects to convert a  specified  portion or all of
                  such shares of  Preferred  Stock into shares of Voting  Common
                  Stock.  Shares of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have been
                  converted  on  the  day  of   surrender  of  the   certificate
                  representing such shares for conversion in accordance with the
                  foregoing  provisions (the "Conversion  Date"), and the person
                  entitled to receive the shares of Voting  Common  Stock of the
                  corporation issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for
                  all  purposes  as the record  holder of such  shares of Voting
                  Common Stock at that time.  As promptly as  practicable  on or
                  after the  Conversion  Date, the  corporation  shall issue and
                  mail or deliver or cause to be issued and mailed or  delivered
                  to such holder a certificate or certificates for the number of
                  shares of Voting Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion and a
                  certificate or  certificates  for the balance of the Preferred
                  Stock  surrendered,  if any, not so  converted  into shares of
                  Voting Common Stock.

                           (2) The  number  of shares  of  Voting  Common  Stock
                  issuable in exchange  for shares of  Preferred  Stock upon the
                  exercise of these conversion rights (the "Conversion  Ratio"),
                  which shall  initially be one share of Voting Common Stock for
                  one share of Preferred  Stock,  shall be subject to adjustment
                  from time to time as hereinafter provided:

                                    (i) In case  the  corporation  shall  at any
                           time subdivide or split its outstanding  Common Stock
                           into a greater number of shares, the Conversion Ratio
                           in effect  immediately  prior to such  subdivision or
                           split  shall  be  proportionately   increased;   and,
                           conversely,  in case the outstanding  Common Stock of
                           the  corporation  shall be  combined  into a  smaller
                           number  of  shares  the  Conversion  Ratio in  effect
                           immediately   prior  to  such  combination  shall  be
                           proportionately reduced.

                                    (ii)  If  any  capital   reorganization   or
                           reclassification   of  the   Capital   Stock  of  the
                           corporation  or   consolidation   or  merger  of  the
                           corporation  with another  corporation or the sale of
                           all or  substantially  all of its  assets to  another
                           corporation  shall  be  affected  in such a way  that
                           holders of Common  Stock shall be entitled to receive
                           stock,  securities  or assets  with  respect to or in
                           exchange for Common  Stock,  then,  as a condition of
                           such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
                           merger or sale,  lawful and adequate  provision shall
                           be made whereby the holders of Preferred  Stock shall
                           thereafter have the right to receive,  in lieu of the
                           Voting  Common Stock of the  corporation  immediately
                           theretofore  receivable  upon the  conversion  of any
                           such   Preferred   Stock,   such   shares  of  stock,
                           securities or assets as may be issued or payable with
                           respect to or in exchange for a number of outstanding
                           shares of Voting  Common Stock equal to the number of
                           shares of Voting Common Stock immediately theretofore
                           receivable  upon  the  conversion  of such  Preferred
                           Stock  had  such  reorganization,   reclassification,
                           consolidation,  merger or sale not taken place;  and,
                           in any such case, appropriate provision shall be made
                           with  respect  to the  rights  and  interests  of the

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                           holders  of the  Preferred  Stock to the end that the
                           provisions  hereof  (including   without   limitation
                           provisions for  adjustments  of the Conversion  Ratio
                           and of the  number  of  shares  receivable  upon  the
                           conversion of such Preferred  Stock) shall thereafter
                           be applicable as nearly as may be, in relation to any
                           shares  of  stock,  securities  or  assets  hereafter
                           receivable  upon  the  conversion  of such  Preferred
                           Stock.  The  corporation  shall not  effect  any such
                           consolidation,  merger or sale,  unless  prior to the
                           consummation  thereof the surviving  corporation  (if
                           other   than  the   corporation),   the   corporation
                           resulting from such  consolidation or the corporation
                           purchasing   such  assets  shall  assume  by  written
                           instrument  executed  and ma i led to the  registered
                           holders of the Preferred Stock at the last address of
                           such   holders   appearing   on  the   books  of  the
                           corporation,   the  obligation  to  deliver  to  such
                           holders  such shares of stock,  securities  or assets
                           as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such
                           holders may be entitled to receive.

                                    (iii) If and whenever the corporation  shall
                           issue or sell any  Common  Stock for a  consideration
                           per  share  less  than  the  Liquidation   Preference
                           (except  for the  issuance  or  sale of up to  50,000
                           shares of  Nonvoting  Common  Stock  pursuant  to the
                           corporation's  1984 Stock Option Plan,  up to 200,000
                           shares  of  Voting  Common  Stock   pursuant  to  the
                           corporation's 1987 Stock Option Plan and up to 50,000
                           shares of Voting Common Stock to Simplot  Development
                           Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Excluded
                           Stock   Issuances"))  or  shall  issue  any  options,
                           warrants or other  rights for the  purchase of shares
                           of Common Stock at a consideration  per share of less
                           than the Liquidation Preference,  forthwith upon such
                           issuance or sale of such shares, options, warrants or
                           other rights for purchase,  the  Conversion  Ratio in
                           effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale for
                           the  Preferred  Stock  shall be adjusted so that each
                           share  of  Preferred   Stock  shall   thereafter   be
                           convertible  into  that  number  of  shares of Voting
                           Common Stock as is equal to the number  determined by
                           multiplying the Conversion  Ratio by a fraction,  the
                           numerator of which shall be the amount  determined by
                           multiplying (aa) the number of shares of Common Stock
                           outstanding  immediately  after such issuance or sale
                           plus the  number of shares of Common  Stock  issuable
                           upon the exercise of any purchase rights thus issued,
                           by  (bb)   the   Liquidation   Preference,   and  the
                           denominator  of which shall be an amount equal to the
                           sum of (aa) the  number of  shares  of  Common  Stock
                           outstanding  immediately  prior to such  issuance  or
                           sale  multiplied by the Liquidation  Preference,  and
                           (bb)  the   total   consideration   payable   to  the
                           corporation upon such issuance or sale of such shares
                           and such  purchase  rights and upon the  exercise  of
                           such  purchase  rights.  If any  options or  purchase
                           rights taken into account in any such  adjustment  of
                           the  Conversion  Ratio  subsequently  expire  without
                           exercise, the Conversion Ratio shall be recomputed by
                           deleting  such  options  or  purchase   rights.   For
                           purposes of this subsection 4.5(c)(2),  the number of
                           shares of Voting  Common  Stock or  Nonvoting  Common
                           Stock which may be issued as Excluded Stock Issuances
                           shall be  appropriately  adjusted  to  reflect  stock
                           splits,     stock     dividends,     reorganizations,
                           consolidations and similar changes.


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                                    (iv) The  anti-dilution  provisions  of this
                           subsection 4.5(c)(2) may be waived by the affirmative
                           vote of the holders  (acting  together as a class) of
                           at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of
                           Preferred Stock,

                           (3)  Upon   receipt  of  a  written   notice  to  the
                  corporation  from  a  holder  of  shares  of  Preferred  Stock
                  delivered to the  corporation's  principal  executive  offices
                  requesting a computation of the then current Conversion Ratio,
                  the   corporation   shall  promptly  give  written  notice  by
                  first-class mail, postage prepaid,  addressed to the holder of
                  the Preferred Stock making such request at the address of such
                  holder as shown on the books of the  corporation  which notice
                  shall state the then current  Conversion Ratio,  setting forth
                  in reasonable  detail the method of calculation  and the facts
                  upon which such calculation is based.

                           (4)      In case any time:

                                    (i) the  corporation  shall pay any dividend
                           payable in stock  upon its  Common  Stock or make any
                           distribution  (other than regular cash  dividends) to
                           the holders of its Common Stock; or

                                    (ii)  the   corporation   shall   offer  for
                           subscription  pro rata to the  holders  of its Common
                           Stock any additional  shares of stock of any class or
                           other rights; or

                                    (iii)    there    shall   be   any   capital
                           reorganization, reclassification of the Capital Stock
                           of the corporation or  consolidation or merger of the
                           corporation with or sale of all or substantially  all
                           of its assets to another corporation; or

                                    (iv)   there   shall  be  a   voluntary   or
                           involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of
                           the corporation;

                  then in any one or more of said  cases the  corporation  shall
                  give written notice,  by first-class  mail,  postage  prepaid,
                  addressed  to  the  holders  of  the  Preferred  Stock  at the
                  addresses  of such  holders  as  shown  on the  books  of this
                  corporation,  of the  date on  which  (aa)  the  books  of the
                  corporation  shall  close or a record  shall be taken for such
                  dividend,  distribution  or  subscription  rights or (bb) such
                  reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale,
                  dissolution,  liquidation  or winding up shall take place,  as
                  the case may be. Such notice shall also specify the date as of
                  which the holders of Common Stock of record shall  participate
                  in such dividend, distribution or subscription rights or shall
                  be entitled to exchange  their Common Stock for  securities or
                  other   property   deliverable   upon   such   reorganization,
                  reclassification,  consolidation,  merger, sale,  dissolution,
                  liquidation  or winding up, as the case may be.  Such  written
                  notice  shall be given at least 20 days prior to the action in
                  question and not less than 20 days prior to the record date or
                  the date on which this corporation's transfer books are closed
                  in respect thereto.


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                           (5) As used  in  this  subsection  4.5(c),  the  term
                  Common   Stock  shall  mean  and  include  the   corporation's
                  presently  authorized Voting Common Stock and Nonvoting Common
                  Stock and shall also include any capital stock of any class of
                  the  corporation  hereafter  authorized  which  shall have the
                  right to vote on all matters  submitted to the shareholders of
                  the  corporation  and shall not be  limited  to a fixed sum or
                  percentage in respect of the rights of the holders  thereof to
                  participate in dividends or in the distribution of assets upon
                  the  voluntary  or  involuntary  liquidation,  dissolution  or
                  winding  up of  the  corporation;  provided  that  the  shares
                  receivable pursuant to conversion of the Preferred Stock shall
                  include  shares  designated  as  Voting  Common  Stock  of the
                  corporation as of the date of issuance of such Preferred Stock
                  or,  in the case of any  reclassification  of the  outstanding
                  shares thereof,  the stock,  securities or assets provided for
                  in subsection 4.5(c)(2)(ii) above.

                           (6) The  number  of shares  of  Voting  Common  Stock
                  issuable upon conversion of shares of Preferred Stock shall be
                  computed  to  the  nearest  one  hundredth  of a  full  share;
                  however,  no fractional shares of Voting Common Stock shall be
                  issued  upon  conversion.  The  corporation  shall  pay a cash
                  adjustment  in  respect  of  any  fraction  of a  share  in an
                  amount-equal  to the same  fraction  of the  market  price per
                  share of Voting  Common  Stock as of the close of  business on
                  the day of  conversion.  "Market price" shall mean the average
                  of the high and low prices of the Voting Common Stock sales on
                  all exchanges on which the Voting Common Stock may at the time
                  be  listed  or as  reported  by the  National  Association  of
                  Securities  Dealers,  Inc. Automated Quotation System National
                  Market System ("NASDAQ-NMS"),  or, if there shall have been no
                  sales on any such exchange or as reported by NASDAQ-NMS on any
                  such day,  the average of the bid and asked  prices at the end
                  of such day,  or, if the Voting  Common  Stock shall not be so
                  listed or transactions so reported, the average of the bid and
                  asked  prices  at the end of the  day in the  over-the-counter
                  market,  in each case averaged over a period of 20 consecutive
                  business  days prior to the date as of which I, market  price"
                  is being determined. If at any time the Voting Common Stock is
                  not listed on any exchange, reported by NASDAQ-NMS or quote in
                  the  over-the-counter  market,  the  "market  price"  shall be
                  deemed  to be the  higher  of (a) the book  value  thereof  as
                  determined by any firm of  independent  public  accountants of
                  recognized  standing selected by the Board of Directors of the
                  Corporation  as of the last day of any month ending  within 60
                  days preceding the date as of which the determination is to be
                  made, or (b) the fair value  thereof  determined in good faith
                  by the  Board of  Directors  of the  Corporation  as of a date
                  which  is  within  15  days  of  the  date  as  of  which  the
                  determination is to be made.


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                           (7) Notwithstanding the foregoing right to convert at
                  the option of the holder,  each share of Preferred Stock shall
                  automatically  be  converted  into the  appropriate  number of
                  shares of Voting Common Stock of the corporation in the manner
                  and upon the terms set forth  herein,  without  any act by the
                  corporation  or the holders of Preferred  Stock,  concurrently
                  with the closing of:

                                    (i) the sale by the corporation of shares of
                           Voting  Common Stock in a public  offering  which was
                           registered  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as
                           amended,  was  underwritten by an investment  banking
                           firm on a firm  commitment  basis and  results in the
                           Voting  Common Stock being of the  corporation  being
                           quoted  on the  National  Association  of  Securities
                           Dealers,  Inc. Automated  Quotation System ("NASDAQ")
                           or listed on the New York  Stock  Exchange,  American
                           Stock Exchange or other national stock exchange; or

                                    (ii) a merger of the corporation with or the
                           acquisition  of the  corporation by another entity in
                           which the surviving  entity is a  corporation  with a
                           class of  securities  which  are  quoted on NASDAQ or
                           listed on the New York Stock  Exchange,  the American
                           Stock Exchange or other national stock exchange.

                          ARTICLE 5 - MERGER, EXCHANGE,
                         SALE OF ASSETS AND DISSOLUTION

         5.1) Where approval of shareholders is required by law, the affirmative
vote of the  holders  of at least a majority  of the voting  power of all shares
entitled to vote shall be required to  authorize  the  corporation  (i) to merge
into or with one or more other  corporations,  (ii) to  exchange  its shares for
shares of one or more other  corporations,  (iii) to sell,  lease,  transfer  or
otherwise  dispose  of all or  substantially  all of its  property  and  assets,
including its goodwill, or (iv) to commence voluntary dissolution.

               ARTICLE 6 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

         6.1) Subject to the special  voting  rights of the holders of Preferred
Stock set forth in subsection 4.5(b), any provision  contained in these Articles
of Incorporation may be amended, altered, changed or repealed by the affirmative
vote of the  holders  of at least  majority  of the  voting  power of the shares
present and entitled to vote at a duly held  meeting or such greater  percentage
as may be otherwise prescribed by the laws of the State of Minnesota.


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                            ARTICLE 7 - INCORPORATORS

         7.1)   The name and mailing address of the original incorporator was as
follows:
                              Stephen A. A. Goddard
                           1645 Hennepin Avenue South
                                    Suite 212
                          Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403

                         ARTICLE 8 - DIRECTOR LIABILITY

         8.1) Limitation on Director Liability.  To the fullest extent permitted
by the Minnesota  Business  Corporation Act, as the same exists or may hereafter
be amended, a director of this corporation shall not be personally liable to the
corporation  or its  shareholders  for monetary  damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  we have hereunto set our hands this 10th day
of April, 1989.


                                      /s/ Dale R. Olseth
                                      Dale R. Olseth, Chairman, President,
                                      and Chief Executive Officer


                                      /s/ David R. Busch
                                      David R. Busch, Secretary





STATE OF MINNESOTA         )
                                    )ss.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN         )

               The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 10th day
of April,  1989, by Dale R. Olseth and David R. Busch,  Chairman/President/Chief
Executive Officer and Secretary,  respectively,  of Bio-Metric Systems,  Inc., a
Minnesota corporation, on behalf of the corporation.


                                      /s/  Walter H. Diers
                                      Notary Public



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