MIRAVANT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
11-K, 1998-06-30
PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
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                               UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 11-K
                 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

|X|      ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      For the year ended December 31, 1997

                                       OR
|_|      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

                         Commission File Number: 0-25544

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A.        Full title of the plan and the  address of the plan, if different from
          that of the issuer named below:

          Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan

B.        Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the
          address of its principal executive office:

                          Miravant Medical Technologies
             7408 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, California 93117

                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  Miravant
Medical Technologies as Plan Administrator has duly caused this annual report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

              Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan

              By:  /s/  John M. Philpott
                   --------------------------
                        John M. Philpott
                        Chief Financial Officer

Dated:   June 29, 1998



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       Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan
                  July 1, 1997 (Inception) to December 31, 1997


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<S>                                                                                                       <C>   

Plan Financial Statements (Unaudited):
   Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 1997.................................3
   Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Period
      from July 1, 1997 (Inception) to December 31, 1997..................................................4
   Notes to Financial Statements..........................................................................5

Supplemental Schedules:
   Item 27 (a) - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes..........................................8
   Item 27 (d) - Schedule of Reportable Transactions......................................................9

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                                           Miravant Medical Technologies
                                       401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan
                                  Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits
                                                 December 31, 1997
                                                    (Unaudited)

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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                   <C>   


Assets:
   Short-term investments....................................................                    $    1,870
   Employer contribution receivable..........................................                         6,880
   Miravant Medical Technologies common stock at fair value..................                        28,840
                                                                                       ---------------------
Total assets.................................................................                    $   37,590
                                                                                                                            
Liabilities:
   Unsettled trade...........................................................                    $    1,930
                                                                                       ---------------------
Total liabilities............................................................                    $    1,930


Net assets available for benefits............................................                    $   35,660
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See accompanying notes.


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                          Miravant Medical Technologies
                      401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan
            Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
            Period from July 1, 1997 (Inception) to December 31, 1997
                                   (Unaudited)


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<S>                                                                                   <C>    


Additions to net assets attributed to:
  Participant contributions..................................................                    $     26,000
  Employer matching contributions............................................                          13,480
  Investment income:
    Net unrealized depreciation in fair value of investments.................                          (3,820)
                                                                                       -----------------------
Total additions..............................................................                          35,660

Net assets available for benefits............................................                    $     35,660
                                                                                       =======================


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See accompanying notes.


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                          Miravant Medical Technologies
       Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan
                          Notes to Financial Statements
                                December 31, 1997

1.   Plan Description

     The Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the
     "Plan") was  established to assist eligible  employees of Miravant  Medical
     Technologies  (the  "Company") to acquire and  accumulate  shares of common
     stock  of the  Company  through  payroll  deductions.  The  following  plan
     description provides only summary information,  reference should be made to
     the plan document for more complete information.

     Substantially  all employees of the Company having at least three months of
     employment  with the Company (as defined in the Plan document) are eligible
     to participate in the Plan. The Plan provides that  participants  may elect
     to contribute from 1% to 6% of their  compensation up to the maximum limits
     permitted by the Internal  Revenue Code (the "Code").  The Code also places
     limits on the total  amount which can be added to any  employee's  accounts
     for a given year which apply in aggregate to all retirement plans sponsored
     by the Company.

     Under the provisions of the Plan, participant contributions are invested by
     the trustee in the  Company's  common  stock no later than the close of the
     third business day following the receipt of the participants  contributions
     from the Company. Upon receipt of the participant contributions,  but prior
     to the investment in the Company's  common stock, the funds are temporarily
     invested  by  the  trustee  in  short-term  investments  or  U.S.  Treasury
     obligations.

     Participants  in the  Plan  become  eligible  for a  discretionary  Company
     matching contribution  immediately upon enrolling in the Plan. All matching
     contributions  are invested in the Company's  common stock and the matching
     contribution  percentage  for each plan year is determined by the Company's
     Board of  Directors  prior to the  start of the Plan  year.  The  Company's
     matching  contributions  are made on a quarterly  basis,  and may be in the
     form of cash, shares of the Company's common stock, any other assets or any
     combination  thereof.  For the  period  from  July 1, 1997  (Inception)  to
     December 31, 1997 the Board of Directors directed the Company to contribute
     half  of  the  amounts   contributed  by  the  participants.   The  amounts
     contributed  by the  Company  during  1997  were  made  in the  form of the
     Company's common stock. The employer's matching  contribution is calculated
     using the closing market price on the last business day of each quarter.

     Participants become fully  vested in the portion of the Company's  matching
     contributions allocated to their accounts if  employed by  the Company upon
     the  following:   a)  retirement   ( on  or  after  the  age  of  59  1/2),
     b)  permanent disability,  c) death,  or d) after a designated  time period
     according to thefollowing vesting schedule:

           Years of Service                            Vested Percentage
           ----------------                            -----------------

           Less than two years                                 0%
           Two years                                          10%
           Three years                                        30%
           Four years                                         60%
           Five or more years                                100%

     If a participant leaves the Company prior to retirement, the portion of his
     or her matching account which is not vested will be forfeited.  Forfeitures
     are divided among the accounts of the remaining  participants in accordance
     with  specific  conditions  defined in the Plan.  The Plan also  contains a
     rehire provision whereby if a participant leaves the Company and is rehired
     before being separated from service for five years,  the forfeited  portion
     of the participants account will be restored.

     Common stock,  plus cash for any partial share credited to a  participant's
     account,  will be  distributed  to the  participant  (or the  participant's
     designated  beneficiary or estate) in full, no later than 60 days after the
     end of the Plan year during  which a  participant  becomes  eligible  for a
     distribution due to permanent disability, death, retirement, or termination
     of  employment.   Prior  to  termination  of  employment,   shares  can  be
     distributed  to a  participant  upon  attaining  age 59 1/2 while  still an
     employee or for  emergencies  at the  discretion of the Stock Purchase Plan
     Committee, as provided in the Plan document.

     The Plan's assets, which consist principally of the Company's common stock,
     are held in safekeeping for custodial  purposes by an independent  trustee.
     Contributions  are managed by the trustee,  which invests cash received and
     interest,  and makes distributions to participants.  Certain administrative
     functions  are  performed by officers or employees of the Company.  No such
     officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.

     The Company  currently  expects to continue  the Plan  indefinitely  and to
     continue  to make  contributions  under  the  Plan.  However,  there  is no
     contractual  commitment  requiring  the  Company to  continue to make these
     contributions  to the Plan. The Company's  Board of Directors has the right
     to alter or terminate  the Plan at any time and for any reason,  subject to
     the  provisions  of the  Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974
     (ERISA).  In the event of Plan  termination,  participants  will become 100
     percent vested in their accounts.

2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     Basis of Accounting

     The accompanying  financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of
     accounting.

     Estimates and Assumptions

     The  preparation  of financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally
     accepted  accounting  principles  requires management to make estimates and
     assumptions  that affect the amounts  reported in the financial  statements
     and  the  accompanying  notes.  Actual  results  could  differ  from  those
     estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

     Participant Contributions

     Contributions  are recorded when the Company makes payroll  deductions from
     the Plan participants.

     Participant Withdrawals

     Participant  withdrawals and payments made to terminated  participants  are
     recorded on the date distributions are made.

     Stock Purchases

     Stock  purchases  are made by the Plan's  Trustee on the close of the third
     business day following  receipt of the participant  contributions  from the
     Company.

     Investment Valuation

     The Plan's  investments are stated at fair value.  The closing market share
     price as of December  31 is used to value  shares of the  Company's  common
     stock.

     Plan Expenses

     All of the plan expenses are paid for by the Company.

3.   Income Tax Status

     The  Company  has  submitted  a  request  for but has  not yet  received  a
     favorable  determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan
     Administrator  believes  the Plan to be a  qualified  trust  under  Section
     401(a) of the Code and,  thus,  is exempt from  federal  income taxes under
     Section 501(a) of the Code as of December 31, 1997. The Plan is required to
     operate in conformity  with the Code and maintain its  qualifications.  The
     Plan Administrator is not aware of any events which would cause the Plan to
     become disqualified.

4.   Administrative Expenses

     Certain administrative  functions are performed by officers or employees of
     the Company.  No officers or employees receive  compensation from the Plan.
     All expenses associated with establishment, operation and administration of
     the Plan are paid by the Company.

5.   Party-In-Interest Transactions

     The Company and the trustee  are  parties-in-interest  with  respect to the
     Plan under the  provisions  of ERISA.  The records of the Plan  indicate no
     party-in-interest  transactions  which are  prohibited by ERISA Section 406
     and for which no statutory or administrative exemption exists.

6.   Year 2000 Issue

     The record  keeping and trustee  function  of the Plan are  performed  by a
     third-party service provider.  In addition,  the Company's payroll function
     which  supplies data in support of these  functions is also  performed by a
     third-party  service  provider.  These service providers have been actively
     addressing  the impact of the Year 2000 Issue on their  ability to continue
     to  provide  their  services  to  the  Company  and  are  implementing  any
     corrective  actions  necessary to insure that their  systems will  function
     properly  with  respect to dates in the Year  2000,  and,  thereafter.  The
     Company  does not  believe,  based on  indications  from these  third-party
     service  providers,   that  the  Year  2000  Issue  will  pose  significant
     operational or record keeping problems for the Plan.




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                          Miravant Medical Technologies
       Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan
          Item 27(a) - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes*
                                December 31, 1997

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<CAPTION>
<S>                                       <C>                                <C>            <C>  

                                                                                            
           Identity of Issuer             Description of Investment              Cost        Fair Market Value
- ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -------------- -------------------
    Miravant Medical Technologies**       Common Stock (721 shares)           $     32,670       $      28,840




* Under ERISA,  an asset held for  investment  purposes is any asset held by the
Plan on the last day of the Plan's  fiscal  year or  acquired at any time during
the Plan's  fiscal  year and  disposed of at any time before the last day of the
Plan's fiscal year, with certain exceptions.

** Party-In-Interest
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                          Miravant Medical Technologies
       Miravant Medical Technologies 401(k)-Employee Stock Ownership Plan
                 Item 27(d)-Schedule of Reportable Transactions*
                  July 1, 1997 (Inception) to December 31, 1997

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<CAPTION>
<S>                     <C>                              <C>           <C>         <C>         <C>   

                                                                                                 Current Value of
  Identity of Party                                        Purchase     Selling     Cost of     Asset on Transaction
       Involved              Description of Assets          Price        Price       Asset              Date
- ----------------------- -------------------------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- ---------------------
   Miravant Medical
    Technologies**      Common Stock
                        (13 Purchase Transactions)          $  26,000                $ 26,000              $ 26,000

   Sanwa Bank**         Short-term investments
                        (8 Purchase Transactions)            $ 10,470                $ 10,470              $ 10,470
                        (5 Sales Transactions)                            $ 8,600     $ 8,600               $ 8,600

   U.S. Treasury        U.S. Treasury
                        (9 Purchase Transactions)            $ 15,400                $ 15,400              $ 15,400
                        (9 Sales Transactions)                           $ 15,400    $ 15,400              $ 15,400



*  Transactions  in excess of five  percent of the  current  value of the Plan's
assets as of July 1, 1997, as defined in Section 2520.103-6 of the Department of
Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA.

** Party-In-Interest
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