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Heron Therapeutics - 10-Q quarterly report FY


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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


[X] Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995
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[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________


Commission file Number 0-16109
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ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Delaware 94-2875566
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(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
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3696 Haven Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94063
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(Address of principal executive offices)

(415) 366-2626
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 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 X No
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At October 31, 1995 the number of outstanding shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $.01, was 16,580,391.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page No.
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<S> <C> <C>
ITEM 1. Financial Statements (unaudited):

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 3
September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 4
for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1995 and 1994

Condensed Consolidated Statements of 5
Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30, 1995 and 1994

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial 6
Statements

ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis 9
of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings 12

ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 12

Signatures 13
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ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1995 December 31, 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $6,080,192 $2,741,994
Marketable securities 488,102 1,775,502
Pledged marketable securities -- 1,945,620
Trade accounts receivable, net 3,483,400 1,887,388
Inventory 8,548,379 7,002,026
Prepaid expenses and other 1,150,484 1,032,173
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Total current assets 19,750,557 16,384,703

Property and equipment, net 4,656,954 5,106,525
Assets held for sale 923,436 923,436
Prepaid license fees 500,454 627,544
Goodwill, net 227,795 348,393
Other assets 747,722 117,561
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$26,806,918 $23,508,162
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LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable $4,121,455 $2,584,161
Accrued expenses 1,632,866 2,388,793
Accounts payable, Johnson & Johnson 4,790,501 3,570,525
Deferred revenues 750,000 --
Current portion - long-term debt 702,359 2,200,000
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Total current liabilities 11,997,181 10,743,479

Long-term debt 5,444,875 978,935
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Total liabilities 17,442,056 11,722,414

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock and common stock warrants 67,039,451 64,516,958
Unrealized gain on marketable securities 20,605 113,166
Accumulated deficit (57,695,194) (52,844,376)
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Total shareholders' equity 9,364,862 11,785,748
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$26,806,918 $23,508,162
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See accompanying notes.


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ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
September 30, 1995 September 30, 1994 September 30, 1995 September 30, 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Product revenues $3,036,546 $3,187,983 $12,033,966 $12,026,453
Licensing revenues 20,000 209,958 905,000 843,361
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Total revenues 3,056,546 3,397,941 12,938,966 12,869,814

Cost of sales 1,904,456 2,572,627 8,275,791 9,114,410
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Gross profit 1,152,090 825,314 4,663,175 3,755,404

Research & development 941,017 1,666,001 2,855,538 4,839,990
Selling & marketing 1,191,543 855,251 3,552,233 2,863,271
Advertising & promotion 499,137 366,035 1,098,361 1,281,766
General & administration 713,915 697,334 2,244,758 2,085,408
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Total expenses 3,345,612 3,584,621 9,750,890 11,070,435
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Operating loss (2,193,522) (2,759,307) (5,087,715) (7,315,031)

Interest income 51,579 114,712 237,976 262,747

Interest expense (71,420) (68,680) (204,180) (210,308)

Other income (expense) 225,268 392 224,521 (5,775)
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Loss before taxes (1,988,095) (2,712,883) (4,829,398) (7,268,367)

Income tax expense
(benefit) 10,734 (2,999) 21,420 22,666
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Net loss ($1,998,829) ($2,709,884) ($4,850,818) ($7,291,033)
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Loss per common share ($0.12) ($0.17) ($0.30) ($0.49)
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Weighted average common
shares outstanding 16,513,687 15,499,591 16,369,544 14,752,317
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See accompanying notes.





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ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994
(UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
September 30, 1995 September 30, 1994
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<S> <C> <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss ($4,850,818) ($7,291,033)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 897,824 835,958
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts (460) (123,156)
Gain on sale of equipment -- (848)
Gain on sale of long-term marketable
securities (234,323) --
Accretion of marketable securities (117,190) (111,666)
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable (2,174,487) 751,205
Inventory (1,546,353) 1,564,694
Prepaid license fees 127,090 82,683
Other assets (694,378) (596,118)
Current liabilities 2,651,343 (690,072)
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Net cash used in operating activities (5,941,752) (5,578,353)
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of fixed assets (274,970) (515,215)
Change in marketable securities 1,289,258 1,022,239
Purchase of U.S. government securities (2,500,000) --
Proceeds from sale of long-term marketable
securities 2,228,670 --
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Net cash provided from investing
activities 742,958 507,024
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the exercise of common
stock options 1,005,731 1,837,035
Proceeds from long-term debt and warrants 6,147,234 --
Repayment of long-term debt -- (288,595)
Proceeds from private placement, net of
offering costs 1,384,027 7,821,139
Distributions -- (73,000)
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Net cash provided from financing
activities 8,536,992 9,296,579
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Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents 3,338,198 4,225,250

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
of the period 2,741,994 1,792,637
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $6,080,192 $6,017,887
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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing transactions:

In September, 1995, the Company offset its note payable to Dow Corning
Corporation ("DCC") against its receivable from DCC. This resulted in a
decrease in long-term debt, short-term debt and accounts receivable of
$478,935, $100,000 and $578,935, respectively.

During the third quarter, the Company extinguished a debt through an
insubstance defeasance transaction by placing U.S. government securities in
an irrevocable trust to fund all future scheduled payments on the debt
(Note 4).
See accompanying notes.





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ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994
(UNAUDITED)



(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements contain all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments)
necessary to present fairly the financial position of Advanced
Polymer Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries ("the Company") as of
September 30, 1995 and the results of their operations for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, and
their cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1995
and 1994.

These condensed consolidated statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and
1992.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the
financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries,
Premier, Inc. ("Premier"), Advanced Consumer Products, Inc.,
APS Analytical Standards, Inc., and APS Joint Venture
Corporation. All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The business of Premier, the Company's marketing and
distribution subsidiary, is highly seasonal in that it markets
and distributes sunscreen products under an exclusive
distribution agreement with Johnson & Johnson. Sales of
these products are heavily weighted to the first two quarters
of the calendar year, so the results of operations for the
interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results
for the full year.

The Company considers all short-term investments which have
original maturities of less than three months to be cash
equivalents. Investments which have original maturities
longer than three months are classified as marketable
securities in the accompanying balance sheets.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year
financial statements to conform with the presentation in 1995.





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(2) COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING AND PER SHARE INFORMATION

Common stock outstanding as of September 30, 1995 is as
follows:

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<CAPTION> Number of Shares
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<S> <C>
Common stock outstanding as of December 31, 1994 16,043,121
Options exercised after December 31, 1994 221,992
Shares issued in private placement after December 31, 1994 310,278
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TOTAL SHARES 16,575,391
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Per share information is based on the weighted average number
of shares of common stock outstanding, as adjusted during each
of the periods. Stock options and warrants (common stock
equivalents) are not included in the calculations as their
inclusion would be anti-dilutive.


(3) PRIVATE PLACEMENT

During the first quarter of 1995, the Company received
$1,384,027 net of offering costs through a previously
announced private placement and sale of 310,278 shares of
common stock and 310,278 warrants exercisable over a
three-year period at an exercise price of $5.32 per share.
The private placement was pursuant to an agreement made in
1994 for the sale of up to $8 million of common stock and
warrants in six installments beginning June 1994 and ending
September 29, 1995. In accordance with the private placement
agreement, the Company sold $6 million of common stock and
warrants through March 30, 1995. The remaining two optional
installments in June and September 1995 totalling $2 million
of Common Stock and warrants will not be sold by the Company.

(4) INSUBSTANCE DEFEASANCE OF DEBT

In September, 1995, the Company sold its pledged marketable
security and used the proceeds to purchase approximately $2.5
million of U.S. government securities. The Company deposited
these securities into an irrevocable trust to complete an
insubstance defeasance of the Company's Industrial Revenue
Bonds. The funds will be used solely to satisfy future
principal and interest payments on the $2.5 million Industrial
Revenue Bonds. Accordingly, the government securities and the
Industrial Revenue Bonds have been excluded from the September
1995 balance sheet. The debt extinguishment did not have a
material impact on the Company's earnings.





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(5) LONG-TERM DEBT

During the third quarter of 1995, the Company received an
aggregate amount of $6.1 million from two financing
agreements.

The first financing arrangement is a $3 million bank loan with
an interest rate equal to two percentage points above the
Prime Rate. Interest is payable monthly and principal is due
in non-equal installments commencing December 1, 1996 through
March 1, 1999. The loan is secured by the assets and
operating cash flows of a subsidiary of the Company, and
guaranteed by the Company. A total of 32,500 warrants were
issued in conjunction with this financing with an initial
exercise price of $7.00 per share of common stock. These
warrants expire on March 27, 2000.

The second financing arrangement is a $3.1 million loan
secured by certain real and personal property. Principal and
interest payments are due in equal monthly installments
commencing October, 1995 through September 1999. The
effective interest rate on the loan is approximately 11%.





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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(ALL DOLLAR AMOUNTS ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST THOUSAND)

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994

Revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 1995 were $3,057,000
compared to $3,398,000 in the corresponding period of the prior year. Product
revenues totalled $3,037,000 compared to $3,188,000 in the third quarter of the
prior year, a decrease of $151,000 or 5%. Licensing revenues amounted to
$20,000 compared to $210,000 in the year-ago third quarter.

The slight decrease in product revenues arose principally because the prior
year included large close-out sales of the old version of the Take-Off(R)
make-up remover which was reintroduced later in 1994 incorporating a
Microsponge(R) system. As anticipated, sales of Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
suncare products were also smaller than the prior year's quarter. These
decreases were partially offset by one month of sales of Neet(R) depilatories
to which the Company acquired exclusive U.S. rights from Reckitt and Coleman on
September 1, 1995. Sales of the Exact(R) product line also increased by 94%
over the prior year's quarter due in part to the launch of four line extensions
in the third quarter -- Exact Overnight Pore Treatment, Exact Face Wash, Exact
Adult Acne Cream, and Exact Face Wipes.

Polymer supply sales were slightly down in the quarter due to a reduction in
shipments to Scott Paper Company.

The decrease in licensing revenues were primarily due to variations in the
timing of recognition of payments from J&J's Ortho subsidiary which were
recognized in the prior year's third quarter under the percentage-of-completion
method to offset the expense of clinical studies which have now been completed.

Gross profit increased by $327,000 or 40% to $1,152,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 1995. As a percentage of product sales, gross profit
increased from 26% to 38%. This was primarily due to sales mix, in that sales
of higher margin consumer products, particularly Exact and Neet, represented a
higher percentage of overall sales.

Operating expenses for the third quarter decreased by $239,000 or 7% to
$3,346,000. Research and development expense decreased by $725,000 or 44% to
$941,000 due to the reduced spending on now-completed clinical studies for the
two New Drug Applications (NDA's) which the Company has filed. This was
partially offset by an increase of $336,000 or 39% in selling and marketing
expense due to the establishment of the company's ethical pharmaceutical
marketing effort and increased distribution and commission expense.





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In addition, advertising and promotion expense increased due to test television
advertising for the Exact product line. General and administrative expense was
essentially flat.

The operating loss for the quarter amounted to $2,194,000, an improvement of
$566,000 or 21% over the prior year's quarter.

Interest income decreased from $115,000 to $52,000 due to lower average cash
balances for the quarter. Interest expense was essentially flat. Other income
for the third quarter of $225,000 represented a gain from the sale of
marketable securities which had been held as security for debt.

The net loss for the quarter of $1,999,000 represented a decrease of $711,000
compared to the prior year's quarter.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND 1994

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 totalled $12,939,000,
representing an increase of $69,000 or 0.5% over the corresponding period of
the prior year. Product revenues were essentially flat whereas licensing
revenues increased by 7% to $905,000.

Polymer supply shipments increased in the nine month period by $1,070,000 or
42% to $3,628,000 due mainly to a 51% increase in revenues from the Dow Corning
alliance on sales of entrapment systems to manufacturers of cosmetic and
personal care products.

Sales of consumer products decreased by $1,069,000 or 13%. This was
principally due to a decrease in sales of Johnson & Johnson suncare products of
$2,032,000 or 39%, as a result of a planned strategy to better manage customer
order levels and reduce post-season returns. This was partially offset by an
increase of $452,000 or 49% in sales of the Exact line of acne products due in
part to the introduction of four line extensions in the third quarter. The
first month's sales of the Neet line of depilatory products acquired from
Reckitt and Coleman also helped to offset this decrease.

Licensing revenues increased by $62,000, or 7%, to $905,000 due mainly to
variations in the timing of recognition of payments from Ortho Pharmaceutical
related to the development of Microsponge-entrapped tretinoin acne treatment.

Gross margin for the nine month period ended September 30, 1995 was 36%
compared to 29% in the prior year.





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As a percentage of product revenues, the gross profit increased from 31% to 39%
due mainly to increased volume of, and profits on, polymer supply shipments and
improved sales mix in that sales of higher-margin consumer products represented
an increased percentage of overall sales.

Operating expenses for the nine months decreased by $1,320,000 or 12% due
mainly to the anticipated savings in research and development. These amounted
to $1,984,000 or 41% for the period. These savings were offset by increased
spending on selling and marketing in the ethical pharmaceutical and consumer
products categories due to new and anticipated product launches.

The operating loss for the nine month period amounted to $5,088,000, a decrease
of $2,227,000 or 30% from the prior year period.

Interest income and expense were essentially flat. Other income of $226,000
represented a gain on a sale of marketable securities which had been held as
security for debt.

The net loss for the nine month period of $4,851,000 was lower than the
prior year period by $2,440,000 or 33%.


CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

During the third quarter of 1995, the Company raised an aggregate amount of
$6.1 million from two financing agreements. The first financing arrangement
was a $3,000,000 bank loan collateralized by the assets and operating cash
flows of a subsidiary of the Company, and guaranteed by the Company. The
second financing arrangement is a $3.1 million loan secured by certain real and
personal property.

Total assets as of September 30, 1995 were $26,807,000 compared with
$23,508,000 at December 31, 1994. Working capital increased to $7,753,000 from
$5,641,000 at December 31, 1994. During the first nine months of 1995, the
Company's operations used $5,372,000 in cash.

On September 30, 1995, the Company had $6,568,000 in cash, cash equivalents and
short-term marketable securities. The Company's primary investment objective
for these assets are the preservation of capital and the maintenance of a high
degree of liquidity.

Cash has been expended with regard to Phase III clinical tests of tretinoin
entrapped in a Microsponge delivery system for the treatment of acne, and of
ProZone, APS' Melanosponge product, together with related research and
development costs, all of which have decreased substantially in 1995 as the
respective NDAs have been filed.





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Additionally, the Company is contractually obligated to purchase minimum annual
quantities of melanin. Failure to purchase the minimum quantities in 1995
would result in a mandatory payment of $600,000 to its melanin supplier under
"take or pay" provisions.

The Company's existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term marketable
securities, collections of trade accounts receivable, together with interest
income and other revenue producing activities, are expected to be sufficient to
meet the Company's near-term cash requirements assuming no changes to existing
business plans.


PART II.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None


Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits:

10-S -- Lease Agreement between Registrant and
Financing for Science International dated
September 1, 1995.

10-T -- Security and Loan Agreement between
Registrant and Venture Lending dated
September 27, 1995

. 27 -- Financial Data Schedules.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K: None






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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




ADVANCED POLYMER SYSTEMS, INC.





Date: November 13, 1995 By: /s/ John J. Meakem, Jr.
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John J. Meakem, Jr.
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer



Date: November 13, 1995 By: /s/ Michael O'Connell
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Michael O'Connell
Chief Financial Officer





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EXHIBIT INDEX

10-S -- Lease Agreement between Registrant and Financing for Science
International dated September 1, 1995.

10-T -- Security and Loan Agreement between Registrant and Venture
Lending dated September 27, 1995.

27 -- Financial Data Schedules.