-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, To6VzZUOep1dQDd9SR0U2TmZ+R4IqGIkTgNLzN3+IucDzV/Xbetw+zGw6lstkzZt ZeAwRWifVkD23HB9eXySUQ== 0000941655-05-000017.txt : 20050708 0000941655-05-000017.hdr.sgml : 20050708 20050708152532 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000941655-05-000017 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050708 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050708 GROUP MEMBERS: ATLAS CAPITAL CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: HABIB KAIROUZ GROUP MEMBERS: JOSHUA RUCH GROUP MEMBERS: MARK LESCHLY GROUP MEMBERS: RHO MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: RHO MANAGEMENT TRUST I SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SENOMYX INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001123979 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 330843840 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79930 FILM NUMBER: 05945738 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11099 N TORREY PINES ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 160 CITY: LA JOLLA STATE: CA ZIP: 92037 BUSINESS PHONE: 8586468300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11099 N TORREY PINES RD SUITE 160 CITY: LA JOLLA STATE: CA ZIP: 92037 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001020455 IRS NUMBER: 133087622 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 23RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127516677 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 152 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 23RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RHO MANAGEMENT CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960806 SC 13D/A 1 r_sen13dam2.txt AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)* Senomyx, Inc. ----------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.001 par value ----------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 81724Q 10 7 ----------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Jeffrey I. Martin Rho Capital Partners, Inc. 152 West 57th Street, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10019 212-784-8872 ----------------------------------------- (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 5, 2005 ----------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box [ ]. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Rho Capital Partners, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 859,743 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 859,743 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 859,743 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CO, IA CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Joshua Ruch 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Republic of South Africa 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 37,539 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,333,088 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 37,539 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,333,088 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,370,627 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.4% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Habib Kairouz 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Canada 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 534 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 859,743 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 534 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 859,743 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 860,277 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Mark Leschly 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Kingdom of Denmark 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 60,060 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 859,743 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 60,060 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 859,743 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 919,803 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.6% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Rho Management Trust I 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 859,743 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 859,743 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 859,743 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 3.4% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) OO CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Atlas Capital Corp. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 0 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 473,345 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 473,345 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 473,345 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.9% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CO CUSIP No. 81724Q 10 7 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Rho Management Partners L.P. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) N/A 5. CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(D) OR 2(E) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware 7. SOLE VOTING POWER 473,345 Shares 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 0 Shares 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 473,345 Shares 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 Shares 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 473,345 Shares 12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.9% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) PN This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D amends a statement on Schedule 13D originally dated June 25, 2004, as amended as of March 3, 2005, with respect to shares ("Shares") of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Senomyx, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Senomyx" or the "Issuer"), This Amendment No. 2 is filed by (i) Rho Capital Partners, Inc., a New York corporation ("Rho"), (ii) Rho's controlling shareholders, Messrs. Joshua Ruch, Habib Kairouz and Mark Leschly, (iii) Rho Management Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (iv) Atlas Capital Corp. ("Atlas"), a New York corporation, the general partner of Rho Management Partners L.P., and (v) an affiliated investment vehicle, Rho Management Trust I, a New York grantor trust ("Trust I") (persons (i) through (v) collectively, the "Reporting Persons" and individually, a "Reporting Person"). This Amendment No. 2 amends the cover pages and Item 5 in the statement on Schedule 13D previously filed, as follows: Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (a)-(b) See cover page for each Reporting Person. At the close of business on July 5, 2005, Trust I distributed to its trust grantors, without payment or other consideration, an aggregate of 609,743 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock. Following such distribution, Trust I is the record owner of 859,743 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock, constituting 3.4% of the 25,458,976 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2005 (as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended such date). As investment advisor to Trust I, Rho may be deemed for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to share beneficial ownership of the 859,743 Shares reported by Trust I hereby. As the stockholders of Rho, Messrs. Ruch, Kairouz and Leschly may be deemed also to share beneficial ownership of the 859,743 Shares reported by Trust I hereby. Following the distribution on July 5, 2005, Rho Management Partners L.P. is the record owner of 3,016 Shares, and exercises investment and voting control through a managed account over an additional 470,329 Shares, for an aggregate of 473,345 Shares, or 1.9% of the Issuer's Shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2005. As general partner of Rho Management Partners L.P., Atlas may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of such 473,345 Shares beneficially owned by Rho Management Partners L.P. As sole stockholder of Atlas, Joshua Ruch may be deemed also to share beneficial ownership of 473,345 Shares reported by Rho Management Partners L.P. hereby. Mr. Ruch additionally holds 37,539 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock, over which he exercises sole investment and voting authority. Mark Leschly holds an option to purchase 42,900 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock at a per Share exercise price of $6.02, and an option to purchase 17,160 Shares at a per Share exercise price of $12.85. Each option includes an early-exercise election, such that 60,060 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock are currently exercisable under the options, over which Mr. Leschly has sole investment and voting authority. Mr. Kairouz holds 534 Shares over which he has sole investment and voting authority. Messrs. Ruch, Kairouz and Leschly may be deemed beneficially to own the following percentage amounts of the 25,458,976 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2005: Joshua Ruch - 5.4%; Habib Kairouz - 3.4%; and Mark Leschly - 3.6%. Other than the Shares of Senomyx Common Stock in which they have a pecuniary interest, each of Rho, Atlas, and Messrs. Ruch, Kairouz and Leschly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares reported in this statement. (c) Following the close of business on July 5, 2005, Trust I distributed to its grantors, without payment or other consideration, an aggregate of 609,743 Shares of Senomyx Common Stock. Of the 609,743 Shares so distributed, an aggregate of 170,494 Shares were distributed to the Reporting Persons or to accounts over which the Reporting Persons exercise investment or voting control, as follows: Habib Kairouz - 181 Shares; Joshua Ruch - 12,512 Shares; Rho Management Partners L.P. - 1,025 Shares; and an account managed by Rho Management Partners L.P. - 156,776 Shares. Other than the foregoing distribution of Shares, and related allocations among distributees, there were no other transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons within the past 60 days. (d) No persons other than the Reporting Persons and their investment clients have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares covered hereby. (e) Not applicable. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: July 8, 2005. RHO CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer for Joshua Ruch By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer for Habib Kairouz By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer for Mark Leschly RHO MANAGEMENT TRUST I By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer ATLAS CAPITAL CORP. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. Martin - ------------------------------------ Jeffrey I. Martin, Authorized Signer RHO MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.P. By: /s/ Jeffrey I. 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