-----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, EloCuh1RNAZXCOA9nmZ62RmNcxJJ5oL/yWT1IdTwIfaeRUSWqQyrymI5/4/28M7T HUpz+4/u6wUHejjh2seE6A== 0000906344-97-000013.txt : 19970222 0000906344-97-000013.hdr.sgml : 19970222 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000906344-97-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970212 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SYNBIOTICS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000719483 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: IN VITRO & IN VIVO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES [2835] IRS NUMBER: 953737816 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-37439 FILM NUMBER: 97527563 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11011 VIA FRONTERA CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92127 BUSINESS PHONE: 6194513771 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY ROBERTSON & FALK CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906344 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EMBARCADERO CTR 7TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94111-4065 BUSINESS PHONE: 4154341600 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1) Synbiotics Corporation (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value (Title of Class of Securities) 871566-10-5 (CUSIP Number) *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. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 2 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person H&Q LIFE SCIENCE VENTURES IRS Identification No. Of Above Person 94-2969639 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* PN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person H&Q LSV MANAGERS IRS Identification No. Of Above Person 94-3069512 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* PN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person THH/RJK IRS Identification No. Of Above Person 94-3051436 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* PN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 5 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person THEO HEINRICHS IRS Identification No. Of Above Person ###-##-#### 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization United States 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* IN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 6 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person ROBERT KUNZE IRS Identification No. Of Above Person ###-##-#### 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization United States 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* IN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 7 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person HAMBRECHT & QUIST VENTURE PARTNERS IRS Identification No. Of Above Person 94-2949080 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* PN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 8 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person HAMBRECHT & QUIST CALIFORNIA IRS Identification No. Of Above Person 94-2856927 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization California 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* CO CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 9 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person HAMBRECHT & QUIST GROUP IRS Identification No. Of Above Person 94-3246636 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization Delaware 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* HC, CO CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 10 of 15 1 Name Of Reporting Person WILLIAM R. HAMBRECHT IRS Identification No. Of Above Person ###-##-#### 2 Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a) [ ] (b) [x] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 Citizenship Or Place Of Organization United States 5 Sole Voting Power -0- NUMBER OF 6 Shared Voting Power SHARES BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7 Sole Dispositive Power PERSON WITH -0- 8 Shared Dispositive Power -0- 9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person -0- 10 Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [ ] 11 Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row 9 0.0% 12 Type Of Reporting Person* IN CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 11 of 15 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer. Synbiotics Corporation (the "Issuer"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices. 11011 Via Frontera, San Diego, CA 92127. Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing. Reference is made to Item 1 of each of the cover pages of this Amendment, which Items are incorporated by reference herein. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence. The address of each reporting person is One Bush Street, San Francisco, California 94104. Item 2(c). Citizenship. Reference is made to Item 4 of each of the cover pages of this Amendment, which Items are incorporated by reference herein. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities. Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number. 871566-10-5. Item 3. Type of Reporting Person. Not applicable. Item 4. Ownership. Reference is hereby made to Items 5-9 and 11 of each of the cover pages to this Amendment, which Items are incorporated by reference herein. On December 31, 1996, none of the reporting persons beneficially owned any shares of Common Stock. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof, the reporting persons have ceased CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 12 of 15 to be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Common Stock, check the following: [x] 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. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Not applicable. CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 13 of 15 Signature After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: February 12, 1997. H&Q LIFE SCIENCE VENTURES HAMBRECHT & QUIST VENTURE PARTNERS By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Jackie A. Berterretche Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact H&Q LSV MANAGERS HAMBRECHT & QUIST CALIFORNIA By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Jackie A. Berterretche Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact THH/RJK HAMBRECHT & QUIST GROUP By: /s/ Eileen Thomas By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Eileen Thomas Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact THEO HEINRICHS WILLIAM R. HAMBRECHT By: /s/ Eileen Thomas By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Eileen Thomas Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact ROBERT KUNZE By: /s/ Eileen Thomas ___________________________ Eileen Thomas Attorney-in-Fact CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 14 of 15 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking Page 15 CUSIP No. 871566-10-5 SCHEDULE 13G Page 15 of 15 JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this agreement as an exhibit to the Amendment to Schedule 13G to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Amendment and any subsequent amendment jointly on behalf of each of such parties. DATED: February 12, 1997. H&Q LIFE SCIENCE VENTURES HAMBRECHT & QUIST VENTURE PARTNERS By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Jackie A. Berterretche Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact H&Q LSV MANAGERS HAMBRECHT & QUIST CALIFORNIA By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Jackie A. Berterretche Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact THH/RJK HAMBRECHT & QUIST GROUP By: /s/ Eileen Thomas By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Eileen Thomas Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact THEO HEINRICHS WILLIAM R. HAMBRECHT By: /s/ Eileen Thomas By: /s/ Jackie A. Berterretche __________________________ __________________________ Eileen Thomas Jackie A. Berterretche Attorney-in-Fact Attorney-in-Fact ROBERT KUNZE By: /s/ Eileen Thomas ___________________________ Eileen Thomas Attorney-in-Fact -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----