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BioTime, Inc
935 Pardee Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510)845-9535
FAX (510)845-7914
June 13, 2000
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the 1999 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of BioTime, Inc. which will be held on Monday, July 17, 2000 at
10:00 a.m. at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 600 Stockton Street, San Francisco,
California.
The Notice and Proxy Statement on the following pages contain details
concerning the business to come before the meeting. Management will report on
current operations and there will be an opportunity for discussion concerning
the Company and its activities. Please sign and return your proxy card in the
enclosed envelope to ensure that your shares will be represented and voted at
the meeting even if you cannot attend. You are urged to sign and return the
enclosed proxy card even if you plan to attend the meeting.
I look forward to personally meeting all shareholders who are able to
attend.
/s/Paul Segall
Paul Segall, Ph. D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held July 17, 2000
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
BioTime, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 600
Stockton Street, San Francisco, California, on July 17, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. for
the following purposes:
1. To elect eight (8) directors of the Company to hold office until the
next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified;
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
independent accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2000; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournments of the meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on Monday, May 22,
2000, as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to receive notice
of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
Whether or not you expect to attend the meeting in person, you are urged
to sign and date the enclosed form of proxy and return it promptly so that your
shares of stock may be represented and voted at the meeting. If you should be
present at the meeting, your proxy will be returned to you if you so request.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/Judith Segall
Judith Segall
Vice President and Secretary
Berkeley, California
June 13, 2000
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To Be Held on July 17, 2000
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of BioTime,
Inc., a California corporation (the "Company" or "BioTime") having its principal
offices at 935 Pardee Street, Berkeley, California 94710, for use at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the "Meeting") to be held at 10:00 a.m.
on Monday, July 17, 2000 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 600 Stockton Street, San
Francisco, California. Properly executed proxies in the accompanying form that
are received at or before the Meeting will be voted in accordance with the
directions noted on the proxies. If no direction is indicated, such shares will
be voted FOR (1) each nominee for election as director, and (2) approval of the
appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent accountants for the Company
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000.
The enclosed proxy confers discretionary authority to vote with respect to
any and all of the following matters that may come before the Meeting: (1)
matters that the Company's Board of Directors does not know a reasonable time
before the Meeting are to be presented at the Meeting; and (2) matters
incidental to the conduct of the Meeting. Management does not intend to present
any business for a vote at the Meeting other than the matters set forth in the
accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and as of the date of
this Proxy Statement, no shareholder has notified the Company of any other
business that may properly come before the meeting. If other matters requiring
the vote of the shareholders properly come before the Meeting, then it is the
intention of the persons named in the attached form of proxy to vote the proxy
held by them in accordance with their judgment on such matters.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on Monday, May 22,
2000 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. On that date, there
were 10,891,823 of the Company's Common Shares issued and outstanding, which
constitutes the only class of voting securities of the Company outstanding. Each
of the Company's Common Shares is entitled to one vote in the election of
directors and in all other matters that may be acted upon at the Meeting, except
that shareholders may elect to cumulate votes in the election of directors.
Under cumulative voting, each shareholder may give one candidate, or may
distribute among two or more candidates, a number of votes equal to the number
of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of Common Shares owned.
Shareholders may not cumulate votes unless at least one shareholder gives notice
of his or her intention to cumulate votes at the Meeting. The enclosed proxy
confers discretionary authority to cumulate votes.
Any shareholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke that proxy at any
time before it is voted. A proxy may be revoked by filing with the Secretary of
the Company either a written revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a date
subsequent to the date of the proxy being revoked, or by voting in person at the
Meeting. Any shareholder may attend the Meeting and vote in person, whether or
not such shareholder has previously submitted a proxy, but attendance at the
Meeting will not revoke a proxy unless the shareholder votes in person.
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The Company will bear all of the costs of the solicitation of proxies for
use at the Meeting. In addition to the use of the mails, proxies may be
solicited by a personal interview, telephone and telegram by directors, officers
and employees of the Company, who will undertake such activities without
additional compensation. Banks, brokerage houses and other institutions,
nominees or fiduciaries will be requested to forward the proxy materials to the
beneficial owners of the Common Shares held of record by such persons and
entities and will be reimbursed for their reasonable expense incurred in
connection with forwarding such material.
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first being
sent or given to the Company's shareholders on or about June 13, 2000.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, eight directors will be elected to hold office for a
one-year term until the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their
successors have been duly elected and qualified. All of the nominees named below
are incumbent directors.
It is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy, unless
such proxy specifies otherwise, to vote the shares represented by such proxy FOR
the election of the nominees listed below. In the unlikely event that any
nominee should be unable to serve as a director, proxies may be voted in favor
of a substitute nominee designated by the Board of Directors.
Directors and Nominees
Paul Segall, Ph.D., 57, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and
has served as a director of the Company since 1990. Dr. Segall received a Ph.D.
in Physiology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1977.
Ronald S. Barkin, 54, became President of BioTime during October 1997,
after serving as Executive Vice President since April 1997. Mr. Barkin has been
a director of the Company since 1990. Before becoming an executive officer of
the Company, Mr. Barkin practiced civil and corporate law for more than 25 years
after getting a J.D. from Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley.
Victoria Bellport, 34, is the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President
and has been a director of the Company since 1990. Ms. Bellport received a B.A.
in Biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1988.
Hal Sternberg, Ph.D., 46, is the Vice President of Research and has been a
director of the Company since 1990. Dr. Sternberg was a visiting scientist and
research Associate at the University of California at Berkeley from 1985-1988,
where he supervised a team of researchers studying Alzheimer's Disease. Dr.
Sternberg received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Biochemistry in
1982.
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Harold Waitz, Ph.D., 58, is the Vice President of Engineering and
Regulatory Affairs and has been a director of the Company since 1990. He
received his Ph.D. in Biophysics and Medical Physics from the University of
California at Berkeley in 1983.
Judith Segall, 46, is the Vice President of Technology and Secretary, and
has been a director of the Company from 1990 through 1994, and from 1995 through
the present date. Ms. Segall received a B.S. in Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics
from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989.
Jeffrey B. Nickel, Ph.D., 55, has been a director of the Company during
since 1997. Dr. Nickel is the President of Nickel Consulting through which he
has served as a consultant to companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries since 1990. Prior to starting his consulting business, Dr. Nickel
served in a number of management positions for Syntex Corporation and Merck &
Company. Dr. Nickel received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Rutgers
University in 1970.
Milton H. Dresner, 74, has been a director of the Company since 1998. Mr.
Dresner is Co- Chairman of the Highland Companies, a diversified organization
engaged in the development and ownership of residential and industrial real
estate. Mr. Dresner serves as a director of Avatar Holdings, Inc., a real estate
development company, and Childtime Learning Centers, Inc. a child care and
pre-school education services company.
Executive Officers
Paul Segall, Ronald S. Barkin, Victoria Bellport, Hal Sternberg, Harold
Waitz and Judith Segall are the only executive officers of BioTime.
There are no family relationships among the directors or officers of the
Company, except that Paul Segall and Judith Segall are husband and wife.
Directors' Meetings, Compensation and Committees of the Board
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, the members of which are
Jeffrey Nickel and Milton Dresner. The purpose of the Audit Committee is to
recommend the engagement of the Company's independent auditors and to review
their performance, the plan, scope and results of the audit, and the fees paid
to the corporation's independent auditors. The Audit Committee also will review
the Company's accounting and financial reporting procedures and controls and all
transactions between the Company and its officers, directors, and shareholders
who beneficially own 5% or more of the Common Shares.
The Company does not have a standing Nominating Committee. Nominees to the
Board of Directors are selected by the entire Board.
The Board of Directors has a Stock Option Committee that administers the
Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan and makes grants of options to key employees,
consultants, scientific advisory board members and independent contractors of
the Company, but not to officers or directors of the
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Company. The members of the Stock Option Committee are Paul Segall, Ronald S.
Barkin, and Victoria Bellport. The Stock Option Committee was formed during
September 1992.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors
met nine times. No director attended fewer than 75% of the meetings of the Board
or any committee on which they served.
Directors of the Company who are not employees receive an annual fee of
$20,000, which may be paid in cash or in Common Shares, at the election of the
director. During the year ended December 31, 1999, each director who was not a
Company employee also received options to purchase 10,000 Common Shares.
Directors of the Company and members of committees of the Board of Directors who
are employees of the Company are compensated as employees but do not receive
additional compensation for serving as directors or attending meetings of the
Board or committees of the Board. Directors are entitled to reimbursements for
their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board or
committees of the Board.
Executive Compensation
The Company has entered into five-year employment agreements (the
"Employment Agreements") with Paul Segall, the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer; Victoria Bellport, the Chief Financial Officer; Judith Segall, Vice
President of Technology and Corporate Secretary; Hal Sternberg, Vice President
of Research; and Harold Waitz, Vice President of Engineering and Regulatory
Affairs. The Employment Agreements will expire on December 31, 2000 but may
terminate prior to the end of the term if the employee (1) dies, (2) leaves the
Company, (3) becomes disabled for a period of 90 days in any 150 day period, or
(4) is discharged by the Board of Directors for failure to carry out the
reasonable policies of the Board, persistent absenteeism, or a material breach
of a covenant. Under the Employment Agreements, as amended, the executive
officers are presently receiving an annual salary of $163,000, and will receive
a one-time cash bonus of $25,000 if the Company receives at least $1,000,000 of
equity financing from a pharmaceutical company.
In the event of an executive officer's death during the term of his or
her Employment Agreement, the Company will pay his or her estate his or her
salary for a period of six months or until December 31, 2000, whichever first
occurs. In the event that an executive officer's employment terminates,
voluntarily or involuntarily, after a change in control of the Company through
an acquisition of voting stock, an acquisition of the Company's assets, or a
merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation or entity, the
executive officer will be entitled to severance compensation equal to the
greater of (a) 2.99 times his or her average annual compensation for the
preceding five years and (b) the balance of his or her base salary for the
unexpired portion of the term of his Employment Agreement.
The Company also entered into a similar employment agreement with Ronald
S. Barkin, which commenced on April 1, 1997 and expires on March 31, 2002.
Each executive officer has also executed an Intellectual Property
Agreement which provides that the Company is the owner of all inventions
developed by the executive officer during the course of his or her employment.
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Insider Participation in Compensation Decisions
The Board of Directors does not have a standing Compensation Committee.
Instead, the Board of Directors as a whole approves all executive compensation.
All of the executive officers of the Company serve on the Board of Directors but
do not vote on matters pertaining to their own personal compensation. Paul
Segall and Judith Segall do not vote on matters pertaining to each other's
compensation.
Board of Directors Report on Executive Compensation
The compensation policies implemented by the Board of Directors have been
influenced by the need to attract and retain executives with the scientific and
management expertise to conduct the Company's product development program in a
highly competitive industry dominated by larger, more highly capitalized
companies. Executive compensation is also influenced by the cost of living in
the San Francisco Bay Area. Executive compensation may be composed of three
major components: (i) base salary; (ii) annual variable performance awards
payable in cash and tied to the Company's attainment of corporate objectives and
the officer's achievement of personal goals; and (iii) long-term stock-based
incentive awards (stock options) designed to strengthen the mutuality of
interests between the executive officers and the Company's shareholders.
The Company entered into five-year employment agreements with each of its
executive officers in order to assure that their services would continue to be
available at a pre-determined base salary during a critical period in the
development of the Company's products and technology. The base salaries fixed by
the Employment Agreements were raised during May 1999 to bring them within the
median salary range for small to medium market capitalization biotechnology and
drug development companies in the same geographic area as the Company.
An annual bonus may be earned by each executive officer based upon the
achievement of personal and Company performance goals. Because the Company is in
the development stage, the use of performance milestones based upon profit
levels and return on equity as the basis for such incentive compensation has not
been considered appropriate. Instead, the incentive awards have been tied to the
achievement of personal and corporate performance targets. The Company
performance goals vary from year to year according to the stage of the Company's
operations. Important milestones that have been considered by the Board of
Directors in determining incentive bonuses have been (i) procurement of
additional capital, (ii) licensing Company products, (iii) completing specified
research and development goals, and (iv) achievement of certain organizational
goals. Personal goals are related to the functional responsibility of each
executive officer. The Board of Directors as a whole determines whether or not
each Company performance goal has been achieved. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors did not award any cash bonuses or
grant any stock options to the executive officers.
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The following table summarizes certain information concerning the
compensation paid to the Company's five most highly compensated executive
officers during the last three fiscal years and the six months ended December
31, 1998.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Long-Term Compensation
Stock Options
Annual Compensation -------------
Name and Principal Position Year Ended Salary($) Bonus (Shares)
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Paul Segall December 31, 1999 $156,000
Chairman and Chief Executive December 31, 1998* $ 49,500
Officer June 30, 1998 $ 95,500 $50,000 __
June 30, 1997 $ 90,583 __ __
Hal Sternberg
Vice President of Research December 31, 1999 $156,000
December 31, 1998* $ 49,500
June 30, 1998 $ 95,500 $25,000 __
June 30, 1997 $ 90,583 $25,000 __
Harold Waitz December 31, 1999 $156,000
Vice President of Engineering and December 31, 1998* $ 49,500
Regulatory Affairs June 30, 1998 $ 95,500 __ __
June 30, 1997 $ 90,583 $50,000 __
Victoria Bellport December 31, 1999 $156,000
Vice President and December 31, 1998* $ 49,500
Chief Financial Officer June 30, 1998 $ 95,500 $25,000 __
June 30, 1997 $ 90,583 $25,000 __
Judith Segall December 31, 1999 $156,000
Vice President and Corporate December 31, 1998* $ 49,500
Secretary June 30, 1998 $ 95,500 $25,000 __
June 30, 1997 $ 90,583 $25,000 __
*During 1998, the Company changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to December
31. The amounts of base salary shown in the table for the year ended December
31, 1998 reflect a short (six month) fiscal year.
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Stock Options
None of the five most highly compensated executive officers of the
Company held any stock options during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, $19,125 in fees for
consulting services was paid to Jeffrey B. Nickel, a member of the Board of
Directors.
During September 1995, the Company entered into an agreement for
financial advisory services with Greenbelt Corp., a corporation controlled by
Alfred D. Kingsley and Gary K. Duberstein. Under this agreement the Company
issued to the financial advisor warrants to purchase 311,276 Common Shares at a
price of $1.93 per share, and the Company agreed to issue additional warrants to
purchase up to an additional 622,549 Common Shares at a price equal to the
greater of (a) 150% of the average market price of the Common Shares during the
three months prior to issuance and (b) $2 per share. The additional warrants
were issued in equal quarterly installments over a two year period, beginning
October 15, 1995. The exercise price and number of Common Shares for which the
warrants may be exercised are subject to adjustment to prevent dilution in the
event of a stock split, combination, stock dividend, reclassification of shares,
sale of assets, merger or similar transaction. The warrants are exercisable at
the following prices: 466,912 at $1.93 per share; 77,818 at $2.35 per share;
77,818 at $9.65 per share; 77,818 at $9.42 per share; 77,818 at $10.49 per
share; 77,818 at $15.74 per share; and 77,818 at $13.75 per share. The number of
shares and exercise prices shown have been adjusted for the Company's
subscription rights distribution during January 1997 and February 1999 and the
payment of a stock dividend during October 1997.
Under the agreement, upon the request of Greenbelt Corp., the Company
will file a registration statement to register the warrants and underlying
Common Shares for sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act")
and applicable state securities or "Blue Sky" laws. The Company will bear the
expenses of registration, other than any underwriting discounts that may be
incurred by Greenbelt Corp. in connection with a sale of the warrants or Common
Shares. The Company shall not be obligated to file more than two such
registration statements, other than registration statements on Form S-3.
Greenbelt Corp. also is entitled to include warrants and Common Shares in any
registration statement filed by the Company to register other securities for
sale under the Act.
During April 1998, the Company entered into a new financial advisory
services agreement with Greenbelt Corp. The new agreement provides for an
initial payment of $90,000 followed by an advisory fee of $15,000 per month that
will be paid quarterly. The agreement expired on March 31, 2000, and a new
agreement is being negotiated.
The Company has agreed to reimburse Greenbelt Corp. for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its engagement as
financial advisor, and to indemnify Greenbelt Corp. and the officers,
affiliates, employees, agents, assignees, and controlling person of Greenbelt
Corp. from
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any liabilities arising out of or in connection with actions taken on behalf of
the Company under the agreement.
Comparison of Shareholder Return
The graph depicted below reflects a comparison of the cumulative total
return (change in stock price plus reinvestment of dividends) of the Company's
Common Shares with the cumulative total returns of the Nasdaq Stock Market
Index, the BioCentury 100 Stock Index, and the Hambrecht & Quist Biotechnology
Index. The BioCentury 100 Stock Index includes many companies in an early stage
of development that have a market capitalization similar to BioTime's. The graph
covers the period from July 1, 1994, the first day of the Company's fifth
preceding fiscal year, through the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.
[GRAPH]
The graph assumes that $100 was invested on July 1, 1994 in the
Company's Common Shares and in each index and that all dividends were
reinvested. No cash dividends have been declared on the Company's Common Shares.
7/1/94 6/30/95 6/30/96 6/30/98 6/30/98 12/31/98 12/31/99
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BioTime, Inc. 100.00 56.01 728.02 1,056.03 600.62 1,669.71 852.87
BioCentury 100 index 100.00 113.83 180.44 191.53 174.39 196.70 389.52
NASDAQ Index-US 100.00 133.43 171.31 208.34 274.31 321.46 580.75
H&Q Biotech 100.00 135.05 175.64 183.31 196.69 279.69 597.85
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information as of June 1, 2000
concerning beneficial ownership of Common Shares by each shareholder known by
the Company to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Company's Common
Shares, and the Company's executive officers and directors. Information
concerning certain beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Common Shares is
based upon information disclosed by such owners in their reports on Schedule 13D
or Schedule 13G.
Number of Percent of
Shares Total
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Alfred D. Kingsley (1)
Gary K. Duberstein
Greenbelt Corp.
Greenway Partners, L.P.
Greenhouse Partners, L.P.
277 Park Avenue, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10172 1,405,642 11.9%
Paul and Judith Segall (2) 745,408 6.8
Harold D. Waitz (3) 524,166 4.8
Hal Sternberg 502,043 4.6
Victoria Bellport 205,978 1.9
Ronald S. Barkin (4) 192,761 1.7
Jeffrey B. Nickel (5) 35,000 *
Milton H. Dresner (6) 39,497 *
All officers and directors
as a group (8 persons)(4)(5)(6) 2,244,853 20.3%
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* Less than 1%
(1) Includes 933,825 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of certain
warrants owned beneficially by Greenbelt Corp. and 59,730 Common Shares
owned by Greenbelt Corp. Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Duberstein may be deemed to
beneficially own the warrant shares that Greenbelt Corp. beneficially
owns. Includes 90,750 Common Shares owned by Greenway
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Partners, L.P. Greenhouse Partners, L.P. is the general partner of
Greenway Partners, L.P. and Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Duberstein are the
general partners of Greenhouse Partners, L.P. Greenhouse Partners, L.P.,
Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Duberstein may be deemed to beneficially own the
Common Shares that Greenway Partners, L.P. beneficially owns. Includes
310,442 Common Shares owned solely by Mr. Kingsley, as to which Mr.
Duberstein disclaims beneficial ownership. Includes 10,895 Common Shares
owned solely by Mr. Duberstein, as to which Mr. Kingsley disclaims
beneficial ownership.
(2) Includes 543,245 shares held of record by Paul Segall and 202,163
shares held of record by Judith Segall.
(3) Includes 2,100 shares held for the benefit of Dr. Waitz's minor children.
(4) Includes 135,000 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of certain
options.
(5) Includes 35,000 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of certain
options.
(6) Includes 20,000 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of certain
options. Does not include Common Shares that Mr. Dresner may acquire in
lieu of cash payment of his director's fees.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), requires the Company's directors and executive officers and
persons who own more than ten percent (10%) of a registered class of the
Company's equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of
Common Shares and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors
and greater than ten percent beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to
furnish the Company with copies of all reports they file under Section 16(a).
To the Company's knowledge, based solely on its review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other
reports were required, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its
officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied
with during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999.
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RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors proposes and recommends that the shareholders
ratify the selection of the firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as
independent accountants of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2000. Deloitte & Touche LLP has served as the Company's independent accountants
since 1991. Unless otherwise directed by the shareholders, proxies will be voted
FOR approval of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit the Company's
consolidated financial statements. A representative of Deloitte & Touche LLP
will attend the Meeting, and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he
or she so desires and may respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.
The Board of Directors Recommends a Vote "FOR" Ratification of the Selection of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Accountants
PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders of the Company who intend to present a proposal for action
at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company must notify the
Company's management of such intention by notice received at the Company's
principal executive offices not later than March 20, 2001 for such proposal to
be included in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to such
meeting.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, without
exhibits, may be obtained by a shareholder without charge, upon written request
to the Secretary of the Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/Paul Segall
Paul Segall, Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
June 13, 2000
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HOW TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING
If you are a "shareholder of record" (meaning that you have a stock
certificate registered in your own name), your name will appear on the Company's
shareholder list. You will be admitted to the Meeting upon showing your proxy
card, driver's license, or other identification.
If you are a "street name" shareholder (meaning that your shares are
held in an account at a broker-dealer firm) your name will not appear on the
Company's shareholder list. If you plan to attend the Meeting, you should ask
your broker for a "legal proxy." You will be admitted to the Meeting by showing
your legal proxy. You probably received a proxy form from your broker along with
your proxy statement, but that form can only be used by your broker to vote your
shares, and it is not a "legal proxy" that will permit you to vote your shares
directly at the Meeting. If you cannot obtain a legal proxy in time, you will be
admitted to the Meeting if you bring a copy of your most recent brokerage
account statement showing that you own BioTime stock. However, if you do not
obtain a legal proxy, you can only vote your shares by returning to your broker,
before the Meeting, the proxy form that accompanied your proxy statement.
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PROXY FOR BIOTIME, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
July 17, 2000
This Proxy is Solicited by the Board of Directors
The undersigned appoints Paul Segall and Ronald S. Barkin, and each of
them, with full power of substitution, as the undersigned's lawful agent and
proxy to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of BioTime, Inc. on July 17,
2000 and any adjournment thereof and to represent and vote all BioTime, Inc.
Common Shares standing in the name of the undersigned upon the books of the
corporation.
DIRECTORS RECOMMEND A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSALS NUMBERED 1 AND 2
1) ELECTION OF [ ] FOR all nominees listed [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY [ ]
DIRECTORS at right (except as marked to vote for all
to the contrary below) nominees listed at right.
NOMINEES: RONALD S. BARKIN; VICTORIA BELLPORT; MILTON H. DRESNER;
JEFFREY B. NICKEL; JUDITH SEGALL; PAUL SEGALL; HAL STERNBERG; HAROLD WAITZ
**To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, draw a line through
that person's name**
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
2) RATIFYING THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT [ ] [ ] [ ]
ACCOUNTANTS
The persons named as proxy may also vote on
such other business as may properly come
before the Meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
[ ] WISH TO ATTEND AND
VOTE SHARES AT MEETING
Please sign exactly as
your shares are registered. _______________________ __________________
Persons signing as a corporate Signature Date
officer or in a fiduciary
capacity should indicate their _________________________ __________________
title or capacity. Signature if Held Jointly Date
