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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
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
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Nickel Jeffrey B.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
13180 Via Ranchero Drive
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(Street)
Saratoga CA 95070
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BioTime, Inc. (BTX)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
3/02
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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)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Security Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. 3. ----------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Transaction (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Shares, no par value 65,000+ D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- Form of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Option to Purchase Common
Common Shares $7.25 3/26/01 3/25/06 Shares 10,000 N/A 10,000 D
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Option to Purchase Common
Common Shares $11.50 3/31/00 3/30/05 Shares 10,000 N/A 10,000 D
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Option to Purchase Common
Common Shares $12.57 4/29/99 4/28/04 Shares 10,000 N/A 10,000 D
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Option to Purchase Common
Common Shares $10.33 4/2/99 4/1/02 Shares 15,000 N/A 15,000 D
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Option to Purchase Common
Common Shares $3.00 3/25/02 A 20,000 ++ 3/30/07 Shares 20,000 N/A 20,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
+ Includes 65,000 shares that Mr. Nickel may acquire through the exercise of
stock options.
++ 12,500 options became execisable on the date of grant and the remaining
7,500 will become exercisable in 9 equal monthly installments based upon
continued service on the board of directors.
s/Jeffrey B. Nickel April 9, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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