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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;17, 2003
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>Pacific Biometrics, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter</I>
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<B>93-1211114</B></FONT></TD>
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<I>I.R.S. Employer Identification No</I></FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>220 West Harrison Street<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98119</B><BR>
<I>Address and zip code of principal executive offices</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1996 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Ronald R. Helm, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
220 West Harrison Street<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98119<BR>
(206)&nbsp;298-0068</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">With a copy to:<BR>
<B>Timothy M. Woodland<BR>
Cairncross &#038; Hempelmann, P.S.<BR>
524 Second Avenue, Suite&nbsp;500<BR>
Seattle, Washington 98104<BR>
(206)&nbsp;587-0700</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01
par value per
share, under 1996
Stock Incentive
Plan</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,562,235</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1.03</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,609,102.05</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">130.18</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization, merger, combination or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase
in the number of the outstanding shares of common stock.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;of the Securities Act, the proposed
maximum offering price per share of common stock has been calculated on
the basis of the market price per share of common stock, calculated as the
average of the bid ($0.85) and ask ($1.20) prices for one share of common
stock as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board on October&nbsp;15, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v93665orexv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="v93665orexv10w1.txt">EXHIBIT 10.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pacific Biometrics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B>Registrant</B>&#148;),
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-23497) on March&nbsp;18, 1997, registering
333,333 shares of its common stock (as adjusted pursuant to a 1:3 reverse stock
split in March 2003) reserved for issuance under the Registrant&#146;s 1996 Stock
Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B>1996 Plan</B>&#148;).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In September 2003, the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors approved an
amendment to the 1996 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock
available for issuance under the 1996 Plan. This current registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed to reflect the increase in the number of
shares available for issuance under the 1996 Plan. The initial registration
statement is incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement with the
exception of any changes as set forth below.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company will send or give documents containing the information
specified in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 to employees as specified by the Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Pursuant to the instructions to Form&nbsp;S-8, the Company
is not required to file these documents with the Securities and Exchange
Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements under Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-KSB for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2003
filed on September&nbsp;29, 2003.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on October&nbsp;11, 1996,
pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents that are subsequently filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date hereof (and that are filed prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities remaining unsold) shall also be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
&#147;Delaware Law&#148;) permits a corporation to indemnify its officers and directors
to the extent provided in that statute. The Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (&#147;Certificate&#148;) and Company&#146;s By-laws (&#147;By-laws&#148;) contain
provisions intended to indemnify officers and directors against liability to
the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Delaware Law, directors and officers may be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation (a &#147;derivative action&#148;))
if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their
conduct was unlawful. In derivative actions, indemnification extends only to
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with defense or
settlement of such an action, except that no indemnification shall be made in
the event such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation,
unless and only to the extent that a proper court shall have determined that
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
Delaware Law also permits a corporation to maintain insurance on behalf of its
officers and directors against liabilities incurred while acting in such
capacities.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Certificate and By-laws contain provisions intended to provide
indemnification to officers and directors of the Company. The Certificate
provides that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the
provisions of Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all
persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and
against any and all expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or
covered by said section. The Company&#146;s Bylaws, as amended, contains a similar
provision requiring indemnity of the Company&#146;s officers and directors to the
fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; reimbursement and liability
insurance pursuant to standard form policies, insuring its directors and
officers against certain liabilities for certain acts or omissions while acting
in their official capacity, including liability under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The above discussion of the Delaware Law, the Certificate
and the By-laws is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such statute, Certificate and By-laws.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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Opinion of Cairncross &#038; Hempelmann, P.S. regarding legality of the Common
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
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Pacific Biometrics, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Cairncross &#038; Hempelmann, P.S. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof), which individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registrant
Statement; and
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any additional or changed material information on the
plan of distribution;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act, to
treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the
securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time to
be the initial bona fide offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To file a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of
the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Seattle, State of Washington, on October&nbsp;17, 2003.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose individual signature appears below authorizes Ronald R.
Helm and Michael P. Carrosino, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with
full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each
person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
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Ronald R. Helm</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer,
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Michael P. Carrosino</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer<BR>
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Director
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Director
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Pacific Biometrics, Inc. Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2003
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pacific Biometrics, Inc.
Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter
State of Delaware
93-1211114
State of Incorporation
I.R.S. Employer Identification No
220 West Harrison Street
Seattle, Washington 98119
Address and zip code of principal executive offices
1996 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Ronald R. Helm, Chief Executive Officer
220 West Harrison Street
Seattle, Washington 98119
(206) 298-0068
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Timothy M. Woodland
Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S.
524 Second Avenue, Suite 500
Seattle, Washington 98104
(206) 587-0700
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount of
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Securities to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Offering Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.01
par value per
share, under 1996
Stock Incentive
Plan
1,562,235
$
1.03
$
1,609,102.05
$
130.18
(1)
This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock
split, recapitalization, merger, combination or other similar transaction
effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase
in the number of the outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, the proposed
maximum offering price per share of common stock has been calculated on
the basis of the market price per share of common stock, calculated as the
average of the bid ($0.85) and ask ($1.20) prices for one share of common
stock as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board on October 15, 2003.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 10.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pacific Biometrics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Registrant
"),
previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration
statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-23497) on March 18, 1997, registering
333,333 shares of its common stock (as adjusted pursuant to a 1:3 reverse stock
split in March 2003) reserved for issuance under the Registrant's 1996 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "
1996 Plan
").
In September 2003, the Registrant's Board of Directors approved an
amendment to the 1996 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock
available for issuance under the 1996 Plan. This current registration
statement on Form S-8 is being filed to reflect the increase in the number of
shares available for issuance under the 1996 Plan. The initial registration
statement is incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement with the
exception of any changes as set forth below.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The Company will send or give documents containing the information
specified in Part I of Form S-8 to employees as specified by the Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"). Pursuant to the instructions to Form S-8, the Company
is not required to file these documents with the Securities and Exchange
Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements under Rule 424 of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(1)
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2003
filed on September 29, 2003.
(2)
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in
the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on October 11, 1996,
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendments or reports
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents that are subsequently filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
date hereof (and that are filed prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities remaining unsold) shall also be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof commencing on the respective dates on which such documents are filed.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
"Delaware Law") permits a corporation to indemnify its officers and directors
to the extent provided in that statute. The Company's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation ("Certificate") and Company's By-laws ("By-laws") contain
provisions intended to indemnify officers and directors against liability to
the fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law.
Under Delaware Law, directors and officers may be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation (a "derivative action"))
if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their
conduct was unlawful. In derivative actions, indemnification extends only to
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with defense or
settlement of such an action, except that no indemnification shall be made in
the event such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation,
unless and only to the extent that a proper court shall have determined that
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
Delaware Law also permits a corporation to maintain insurance on behalf of its
officers and directors against liabilities incurred while acting in such
capacities.
The Certificate and By-laws contain provisions intended to provide
indemnification to officers and directors of the Company. The Certificate
provides that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the
provisions of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all
persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and
against any and all expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or
covered by said section. The Company's Bylaws, as amended, contains a similar
provision requiring indemnity of the Company's officers and directors to the
fullest extent authorized by Delaware Law.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' reimbursement and liability
insurance pursuant to standard form policies, insuring its directors and
officers against certain liabilities for certain acts or omissions while acting
in their official capacity, including liability under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The above discussion of the Delaware Law, the Certificate
and the By-laws is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such statute, Certificate and By-laws.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S. regarding legality of the Common
Stock being registered
10.1
Pacific Biometrics, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton, LLP
23.2
Consent of Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S. (included in opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
Item 9. Undertakings.
A.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof), which individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registrant
Statement; and
(iii) To include any additional or changed material information on the
plan of distribution;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)  For the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act, to
treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the
securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time to
be the initial bona fide offering.
(3)  To file a post-effective amendment to remove from registration any of
the securities that remain unsold at the end of the offering.
B.     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C.     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Seattle, State of Washington, on October 17, 2003.
PACIFIC BIOMETRICS, INC.
By:
/s/ Ronald R. Helm
Ronald R. Helm, Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose individual signature appears below authorizes Ronald R.
Helm and Michael P. Carrosino, or either of them, as attorneys-in-fact with
full power of substitution, to execute in the name and on the behalf of each
person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file, any and
all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all
post-effective amendments.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Capacities
Date
/s/ Ronald R. Helm
Ronald R. Helm
Chief Executive Officer,
President, Treasurer, and
Director
(
Principal Executive Officer
)
October 17, 2003
/s/ Michael P. Carrosino
Michael P. Carrosino
Chief Financial Officer
(
Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer
)
October 17, 2003
/s/ Michael L. Hartzmark
Michael L. Hartzmark
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ Terry M. Giles
Terry M. Giles
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ Paul G. Kanan
Paul G. Kanan
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ Richard W. Palfreyman
Richard W. Palfreyman
Director
October 17, 2003
/s/ Timothy A. Wudi
Timothy A. Wudi
Director
October 17, 2003
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