-----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, Ssyf2kJMHRrOVb2cOZFoqVvVm6Pc1tV2lhjKV5YvcKvW66+4mr+NpFy49k8UUGps 2BH/y00xzRSQZPY+hWAO0g== 0000950135-08-000965.txt : 20080214 0000950135-08-000965.hdr.sgml : 20080214 20080214095309 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-08-000965 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080214 GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN F. MEGRUE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NOVACEA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001178711 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 330960223 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81821 FILM NUMBER: 08609043 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94025-1918 BUSINESS PHONE: (650) 228-1800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94025-1918 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APAX MANAGERS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001259036 IRS NUMBER: 133782791 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 445 PARK AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G/A 1 b68588gasc13gza.htm NOVACEA, INC. (APAX MANAGERS, INC.) sc13gza
 

     
 
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

NOVACEA INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
66987B103
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     o Rule 13d-1(b)

     o Rule 13d-1(c)

     þ Rule 13d-1(d)

* 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.
 
66987B103 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Apax Managers, Inc.
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   572,164
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   572,164
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  572,164
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  2.27%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  CO


 

                     
CUSIP No.
 
66987B103 
  Page  
  of   

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
John F. Megrue
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  United States
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   572,164
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   572,164
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  572,164
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  2.27%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN


 

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer.
Novacea Inc.
Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.
400 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 200, South San Francisco, California 94080
Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing.
     This statement is being filed on behalf of John F. Megrue and Apax Managers, Inc. (“AMI”). Mr. Megrue is the sole director of AMI.
Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
     The principal business address of each of AMI and Mr. Megrue is 153 East 53rd Street, 53rd Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Item 2(c).     Citizenship.
     AMI is a corporation organized under the laws of New York. Mr. Megrue is a citizen of the United States.
Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities.
Common stock.
Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number.
66987B103
Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
         
(a).
  o   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b).
  o   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c).
  o   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d).
  o   Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e).
  o   An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f).
  o   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g).
  o   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h).
  o   A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i).
  o   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j).
  o   Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Not applicable
Item 4.     Ownership.
Item 4(a).     Amount beneficially owned.
572,164
4(b).     Percent of Class.
2.27%

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4(c).      Number of shares as to which such person has:
                 
 
  (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:   572,164     
 
  (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:      
 
  (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:   572,164     
 
  (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      
 
               
    *See Exhibit A        
Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class.
     If this statement is being filed to report the fact as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following þ .
Item 6.     Ownership of more than Five Percent on behalf of another person.
Not applicable.
Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit A.
Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10.      Certifications.
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.
         
  APAX MANAGERS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Peter Jeton    
    Name:   Peter Jeton   
    Title:   Chief Operating Officer   
 
     
  /s/ John F. Megrue    
  John F. Megrue   
     
 
Dated: February 13, 2008

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Exhibit A:
Mr. Megrue is the sole director of AMI. AMI is the general partner of Apax Excelsior VI Partners, L.P. (“Excelsior VI Partners”), a Delaware limited partnership. Excelsior VI Partners is the general partner of each of Apax Excelsior VI, L.P. (“Excelsior VI”), a Delaware limited partnership, Apax Excelsior VI-A C.V. (“Excelsior VI-A”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Netherlands, Apax Excelsior VI-B C.V. (“Excelsior VI-B”), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Netherlands, and Patricof Private Investment Club III, L.P. (“PPIC III”), a Delaware limited partnership. Therefore, each of AMI and Mr. Megrue has sole dispositive power with respect to, and is the beneficial owner of, an aggregate of 572,164 shares of the common stock of Novacea Inc., including 488,916 shares of common stock (1.94%) owned by Excelsior VI, 39,937 shares of common stock (0.16%) owned by Excelsior VI-A, 26,605 shares of common stock (0.11%) owned by Excelsior VI-B and 16,706 shares of common stock (0.07%) owned by PPIC III.

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