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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;6, 2002</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT></DIV>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</B></FONT></DIV>



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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>94-3274368</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(State of Incorporation)</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2500 Faber Place<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94303<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)</B></FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<BR>
2002 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN</B></FONT>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>William G. Mavity<BR>
Chief Executive Officer
President<BR>
Cohesion Technologies, Inc.<BR>
2500 Faber Place<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94303<BR>
(650)&nbsp;320-5500</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>Copy to:<BR>
Michael W. Hall, Esq.<BR>
Latham &#038; Watkins<BR>
135 Commonwealth Drive<BR>
Menlo Park, California 94025<BR>
(650)&nbsp;328-4600</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the
&#147;Common Stock&#148;) reserved for grant
of options under the Plan (as
defined below)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">168,281</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</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 under the Cohesion Technologies, Inc.
2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization 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 of Cohesion
Technologies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee. The computation with respect to these unissued options
is based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May&nbsp;2, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of this
Registration Statement as options granted under the Plan are exercised.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f81315orex4-1.txt">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f81315orex5-1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f81315orex23-2.txt">EXHIBIT 23.2</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information called for in Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8 is not being filed with
or included in this Form&nbsp;S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which we have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement:
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">our transition report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the six-month transition period ended December&nbsp;31, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="1%" align="left"><FONT size="2">&#149;</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">our quarterly report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">our current report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;19, 2001; and</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">the description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form&nbsp;10, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, on April&nbsp;27, 1998, including all amendments
thereto that have been or may be filed for the purpose of updating
such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents which we file pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of
such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained in this registration statement, or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P><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></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as other employees
and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the corporation&#151;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. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
actions,
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<P><FONT size="2"> and the statute requires court approval before there can be any
indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable
to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other
indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#146;s charter, bylaws,
disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability
of our directors to the full extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law
provides that a corporation&#146;s certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors for
monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for
liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for unlawful
payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided
in Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv)&nbsp;for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our
Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and
officers and may indemnify our employees and agents to the fullest extent
permitted by law. We believe that indemnification under our Amended and
Restated Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross negligence on the part of
indemnified parties.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We enter into agreements which indemnify our directors and executive
officers. These agreements indemnify, among other things, our directors and
officers for certain expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
settlement amounts incurred by such persons in any action or proceeding,
including any action by or in the right of the company, arising out of such
person&#146;s services as our director or officer, any of our subsidiaries or any
other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our
request. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to
attract and retain qualified directors and officers.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of
our directors, officers, employees or agents where indemnification will be
required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">Not applicable.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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Cohesion Technologies, Inc. 2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Latham &#038; Watkins.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Latham &#038; Watkins (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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 <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
       <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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 <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
       <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the 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 the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total</FONT></TD>
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 <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
       <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
 <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
       <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<TR valign="top">
 <TD width="7%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="1%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
       <TD width="2%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not
apply to information contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the undersigned
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P>
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<TR valign="top">
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment
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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="97%"><FONT size="2">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="top">
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(b)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
each filing of the undersigned registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
   <TD width="1%" align="right" nowrap><FONT size="2">(c)</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="1%" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
   <TD width="98%"><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the undersigned registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the undersigned registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the undersigned registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the undersigned 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 undersigned 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant, Cohesion Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 Palo Alto, State of California, on this 6th day of May, 2002
</FONT>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><B>COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">/s/ William. G. Mavity</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD colspan="2"><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><HR size="1" noshade color="#000000"></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD colspan="2">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">
William G. Mavity<BR>
Chief Executive Officer,<BR>
President and Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below does hereby constitute and appoint William G. Mavity and Sharon
Kokubun and each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitutions
and full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents to act for him or her in his or her name, place or
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (including post-effective amendments) and to file such
amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as
he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that
the attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>
<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May&nbsp;6, 2002.
</FONT>
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        <TD width="31%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="64%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="center"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William G. Mavity<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
William G. Mavity</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal<BR>
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Sharon Kokubun<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Sharon Kokubun</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Vice President, Finance and Controller (Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John R. Daniels, M.D.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John R. Daniels, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Craig T. Davenport<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Craig T. Davenport</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Mark A. Philip,  Ph.D.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Mark A. Philip, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Thomas M. Prescott<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thomas M. Prescott</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/  Robert C. Robbins, M.D.<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert C. Robbins, M.D.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Cohesion Technologies, Inc. 2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Latham &#038; Watkins.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Latham &#038; Watkins (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration
statement)</FONT></TD>
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Cohesion Technologies Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
94-3274368
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2500 Faber Place
Palo Alto, California 94303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)
COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2002 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
William G. Mavity
Chief Executive Officer
President
Cohesion Technologies, Inc.
2500 Faber Place
Palo Alto, California 94303
(650) 320-5500
Copy to:
Michael W. Hall, Esq.
Latham & Watkins
135 Commonwealth Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 328-4600
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code for Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Maximum
Amount
Maximum
Amount of
Amount of
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Per Share(2)
Offering Price(2)
Fee(2)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the
"Common Stock") reserved for grant
of options under the Plan (as
defined below)
168,281
$
2.20
$
370,218
$
35.00
(1)
This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of
common stock which become issuable under the Cohesion Technologies, Inc.
2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization 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 of Cohesion
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company").
(2)
Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of calculating the
registration fee. The computation with respect to these unissued options
is based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May 2, 2002.
Proposed sale to take place as soon after the effective date of this
Registration Statement as options granted under the Plan are exercised.
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information called for in Part I of Form S-8 is not being filed with
or included in this Form S-8 (by incorporation by reference or otherwise) in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The following documents, which we have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement:
•
our transition report on Form 10-K for the six-month transition period ended December 31, 2001;
•
our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001;
•
our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001;
•
our current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 19, 2001; and
•
the description of our common stock contained in our
registration statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, on April 27, 1998, including all amendments
thereto that have been or may be filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
In addition, all documents which we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this registration statement
and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of the filing of
such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained in this registration statement, or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this registration statement, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration
statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify directors and officers, as well as other employees
and individuals, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or
proceedings, 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. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
actions,
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and the statute requires court approval before there can be any
indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable
to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other
indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's charter, bylaws,
disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation limits the liability
of our directors to the full extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law
provides that a corporation's certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors for
monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for
liability (i) for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful
payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided
in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our
Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and
officers and may indemnify our employees and agents to the fullest extent
permitted by law. We believe that indemnification under our Amended and
Restated Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross negligence on the part of
indemnified parties.
We enter into agreements which indemnify our directors and executive
officers. These agreements indemnify, among other things, our directors and
officers for certain expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
settlement amounts incurred by such persons in any action or proceeding,
including any action by or in the right of the company, arising out of such
person's services as our director or officer, any of our subsidiaries or any
other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our
request. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to
attract and retain qualified directors and officers.
At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of
our directors, officers, employees or agents where indemnification will be
required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or
proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Cohesion Technologies, Inc. 2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
23.1
Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)
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 of 1933, as amended;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the 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 the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total
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dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) shall not
apply to information contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the undersigned
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement;
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each such post-effective amendment
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; and
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
each filing of the undersigned registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that
is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
herein, 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 of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the undersigned registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the undersigned registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the undersigned registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the undersigned 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 undersigned 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 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, as amended,
the registrant, Cohesion Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of 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 Palo Alto, State of California, on this 6th day of May, 2002
COHESION TECHNOLOGIES, INC
By:
/s/ William. G. Mavity
William G. Mavity
Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below does hereby constitute and appoint William G. Mavity and Sharon
Kokubun and each of them, with full power of substitution and resubstitutions
and full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents to act for him or her in his or her name, place or
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this registration
statement on Form S-8 (including post-effective amendments) and to file such
amendments, together with exhibits and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to each attorney-in-fact
and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as
he or she might or could do in person, and ratifying and confirming all that
the attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on May 6, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/ William G. Mavity
William G. Mavity
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Sharon Kokubun
Sharon Kokubun
Vice President, Finance and Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
/s/ John R. Daniels, M.D.
John R. Daniels, M.D.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/  Craig T. Davenport
Craig T. Davenport
Director
/s/  Mark A. Philip,  Ph.D.
Mark A. Philip, Ph.D.
Director
/s/  Thomas M. Prescott
Thomas M. Prescott
Director
/s/  Robert C. Robbins, M.D.
Robert C. Robbins, M.D.
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
4.1
Cohesion Technologies, Inc. 2002 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
23.1
Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration
statement)
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