MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
SC 13D, 1999-05-17
SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 1)


                       Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock


                          COMMON STOCK, $.010 par value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   589658103
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


              Robert G. Foster, 4 Milk Street, Portland, ME 04101
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(Name, Address, Telephone  Number of Persons Authorized  to  Receive Notices and
Communications)

                                  April 5, 1999
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-1(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.


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CUSIP No.                      13D                  Page   of   Pages
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     1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON
              Robert G. Foster

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     2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) [ ]
                                                                       (b) [X]

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     3        SEC USE ONLY

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     4        SOURCE OF FUNDS*


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     5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS              [ ]
              REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)


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     6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                 United States


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      NUMBER OF SHARES                   7          SOLE VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
   REPORTING PERSON WITH                                 48,541
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                                         8          SHARED VOTING POWER

                                                         466,015
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                                         9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                         48,541
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                                        10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                                         466,015
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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               514,556*
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     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
               SHARES*                                                     [ ]


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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

               17.18%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

               IN* Beneficial ownership of all but
               74,609 shares expressly disclaimed
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ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER.  The class of  securities  to which this  Schedule
relates is Common Stock, $.10 par value of Meridian Medical Technologies,  Inc.,
a Delaware  corporation (the "Issuer").  The address of the principal  executive
office of the Issuer is:

                                    Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
                                    10240 Old Columbia Road
                                    Columbia, Maryland 21046


ITEM  2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     (a)  The reporting person's name is Robert G. Foster.


     (b)  The reporting person's business address is 4 Milk Street, Portland, ME
04101.

     (c)  The   reporting   person's   principal   occupation  is  President  of
Commonwealth BioVentures,  Inc. ("CBI"), a Massachusetts corporation and general
partner of BioVenture Partners Limited Partnership  ("BPLP"), a Delaware limited
partnership  that is the general  partner and  manager of two  Delaware  limited
partnerships,  Commonwealth  BioVentures IV Limited Partnership ("Fund IV"), and
Commonwealth  BioVentures V Limited  Partnership  ("Fund V"),  which are venture
capital limited partnerships. The address for the above listed entities is:

                                  4 Milk Street
                               Portland, ME 04101


     (d)  During  the  last  five  years,  the  reporting  person  has not  been
convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic  violations and similar
misdemeanors).

     (e)  During the last five years,  the reporting person has not been a party
to a  civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction  and as a result of such  proceeding  has been or is  subject  to a
judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future  violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating  activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.  (f) The reporting  person is a citizen
of the United  States of  America.  ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER
CONSIDERATION. This item is not applicable to the reporting person.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF  TRANSACTION.  This item is not  applicable  to the reporting
 person.

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN  SECURITIES  OF THE ISSUER. 
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     (a)  The number of securities of the Issuer which the reporting  person may
be deemed to beneficially own is 514,556. Of those, 203,471 represent securities
which the reporting  person may be deemed to have the right to acquire within 60
days. This aggregate represents approximately 17.18% of the Issuer's outstanding
class of such securities.  The reporting person expressly  disclaims  beneficial
ownership of all securities reported in this Schedule except for 74,609 shares.

     (b)  The reporting  person has the sole power to vote and the sole power to
dispose of 48,541 shares of the Issuer's  securities.  By virtue of his position
as President of CBI, who in turn is the general  partner of BPLP, who in turn is
the  general  partner  of Fund IV and V, the  reporting  person may be deemed to
share the power to vote and share the power to dispose of the  following  common
stock of the Issuer with the  entities so  indicated:  (i) 120,  382 shares with
CBI,  BPLP and Fund IV and (ii)  319,565  shares  with CBI,  BPLP and Fund V. In
addition,  the reporting person may be deemed to share the power to vote and the
power to dispose of (iii) 21,068 shares (13,448 of which may be acquired  within
sixty days) of the  Issurer's  Common  Stock with his wife,  as joint owners and
(iv) 5,000  shares  (800 of which may be  acquired  within  sixty days) with the
Commonwealth  BioVentures,  Inc.  Profit  Sharing  Plan and  Trust  held for the
benefit of the reporting  person.  Thus,  the aggregate  number of shares of the
Issuer's  Common Stock which the reporting  person may be deemed to share voting
and dispositive power is 466,015 shares. However, the reporting person expressly
disclaims  beneficial  ownership of all but 74,609 shares of the Issuer's Common
Stock. 

          The business address of CBI, BPLP, and Fund IV and V is 4 Milk Street,
Portland, ME 04101. Fund IV and V are venture capital funds; BPLP is the general
partner of Fund IV and V; and CBI is the general partner of CBI. Within the last
five years,  neither CBI,  BPLP,  Fund IV or V have been convicted in a criminal
proceeding  (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or have been
a party to a civil  proceeding  of a judicial  administrative  body of competent
jurisdiction  and as a result of such  proceeding  have been or are subject to a
judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future  violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating  activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.

     (c)  Fund IV sold 20,000  shares of the  Issuer's  Common Stock in a public
sale between  April 5, 1999 and April 19, 1999.  Specifically,  Fund IV sold 100
shares  on April 5, 1999 at $5.25 per  share;  3,700  shares on April 6, 1999 at
$5.00 per share;  3,000 shares on April 9, 1999 at $4.50 per share; 8,200 shares
on April 15, 1999 at $4.0076 per share;  2,000 shares on April 16, 1999 at $4.00
per share; and 3,000 shares on April 19, 1999 at $4.00 per share.

          Fund V sold 20,000  shares of the  Issuer's  Common  Stock in a public
sale between April 12, 1999 and April 19, 1999. Specifically,  Fund V sold 3,300
shares on April 12, 1999 at $4.125 per share; 10,000 shares on April 14, 1999 at
$4.00 per share; and 6,700 shares on April 19, 1999 at $4.00 per share.

     (d)  Not applicable.


     (e)  Not applicable.
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ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. This item is not applicable to the reporting person.

ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.  This item is not  applicable  to the
reporting person.

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                                   Signature

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


        5/14/99                                         /s/ Robert G. Foster
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         Date                                              Robert G. Foster



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