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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Commonwealth Bioventures, Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
4 Milk Street
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(Street)
Portland ME 04101
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker of Trading Symbol
Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
MTEC
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[X] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group filing (Check Appropriate Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More Than One Reporting Person
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*If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A)
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
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(A) or
Code V Amount (D) Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 12/8/99 S 27 D $5.6245
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENFICIALLY OWNED -- Continued
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: 7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
at End of Month Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 704 I (1)
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TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTION, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction Date 4. Transaction Code 5. Number of Derivative
(Instr. 3) Or Exercise (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired (A)
Price of or Disposed of (D)
Derivative (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTION, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) -- Continued
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1. Title of Derivative Security 6. Date 7. Title and 8. Price of
(Instr. 3) Exercisable Amount of Derivavtive
and Underlying Security
Expiration Securities (Instr. 5)
Date (Month/ (Instr. 3
Day/Year) and 4)
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Date Expira- Amount or
Exer- tion Number
cisable Date Title of Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTION, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) -- Continued
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1. Title of Derivative Security 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership Form of 11. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Beneficially Derivative Security: Beneficial
Owned at End of Month Direct (D) or Ownership
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) As General Partner and 30% owner of BioVenture Partners Limited
Partnership, which is General Partner and 1% owner of Commonwealth
BioVentures IV Limited Partnerhip and Commonwealth BioVentures V Limited
Partnerhip.
Commonwealth BioVentures, Inc.
by its general partner
By: /s/Robert G. Foster, President 1/4/2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or ommissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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