-----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, LV6Kp89NUh5xXOtOjPNZ85ju+ju1H6XFYD1Gud97ZjuQNolW1MjQ60sFKRllXEVo D8uM6GQr6sGHRaF3ZzoeDw== 0001011300-97-000008.txt : 19970220 0001011300-97-000008.hdr.sgml : 19970220 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001011300-97-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970203 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIOTIME INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000876343 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 943127919 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42290 FILM NUMBER: 97516339 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 935 PARDEE ST CITY: BERKELEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94710 BUSINESS PHONE: 5108459535 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 935 PARDEE STREET CITY: BERKELEY STATE: CA ZIP: 94710 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WISDOM TREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011300 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133729429 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1633 BROADWAY STREET 2: 38TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128432777 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1633 BROADWAY STREET 2: 38TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 SC 13D 1 SCHEDULE 13D UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2 )* Biotime, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, no par value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 09066L105 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Michael J. Kaplan, Esq. WisdomTree Capital Management, Inc. 1633 Broadway, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10019 (212)843-2782 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) January 29, 1997 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Schedule) 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(b) (3) or (4), check the following: [ ] Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement: [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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). SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 09066L105 1 NAME OF REPORT PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WisdomTree Capital Management, Inc. I.D. #13-3729429 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS * AF 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 shares of Common Stock NUMBER OF SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 259,200 shares of Common Stock OWNED BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 shares of Common Stock PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 259,200 shares of Common Stock 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 259,200 shares of Common Stock 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.3% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * CO * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. Page 2 of 10 pages SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 09066L105 1 NAME OF REPORT PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WisdomTree Associates, L.P. I.D. #13-3729430 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 shares of Common Stock NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 229,200 shares of Common Stock EACH REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 shares of Common Stock 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 229,200 shares of Common Stock 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 229,200 shares of Common Stock 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 8.2% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * PN * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. Page 3 of 10 pages SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 09066L105 1 NAME OF REPORT PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WisdomTree Offshore, LTD. I.D. 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] (b) [ X ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WO 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 shares of Common Stock NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 30,000 shares of Common Stock EACH REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 0 shares of Common Stock 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 30,000 shares of Common Stock 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON 30,000 shares of Common Stock 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 1.1% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * PN * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING OUT! INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION. Page 4 of 10 pages Item 1. Security and Issuer. This Statement on Schedule 13D, dated February 1, 1997, relates to the common stock, no par value (the "Common Stock") of BioTime, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company"), and is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This filing is Amendment #2, relating to the original filing on Schedule 13D, dated September 27, 1996, and an Amendment #1 to such filing dated October 9, 1996 made by WisdomTree Associates L.P., ("WTAssociates"), WisdomTree Offshore, Ltd. ("WTOffshore"), and WisdomTree Capital Management, Inc.("WTInc"), and Jonathan L. Steinberg, shall be deemed to restate the filing in its entirety. The address of the principal executive office of the Company is 935 Pardee Street, Berkeley, California 94710. As reported in its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1996, as of November 8, 1996 the Company had 2,792,071 shares of Common Stock outstanding. Further, on January 17, 1997, the Company issued Biotime Inc Rights("Rights") to all holders of the Common Stock at the rate of one Right for each share of Common Stock; because this filing reflects the receipt and sale of the rights during the period being reported, this filing does not assume Rights exercise or conversion by the holders at other Common Stock total shares currently outstanding. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. Page 5 of 10 pages As of the close of business on January 30, 1997, WTAssociates owned 229,200 shares of Common Stock acquired in brokered transactions for an aggregate purchase price, including commissions and net of sales to date, if any, of shares of Common Stock, of $4,704,804.50. The source of funds for acquisition of such Common Stock was available investment capital of WTAssociates and, from time to time, borrowings in margin accounts regularly maintained at Paine Webber Incorporated. On January 17, 1997, the Company issued 200,000 Rights to WTAssociates at no cost to WTAssociates. As of the close of business on January 30, 1997, WTOffshore owned 30,000 shares of Common stock acquired in brokered transactions for an aggregate purchase price, including commissions and net of sales to date, if any, of shares of Common Stock, of $666,790.00. The source of funds for acquisition of such Common Stock was available investment capital of WTOffshore and, from time to time, borrowings in margin accounts regularly maintained at Paine Webber Incorporated. On January 17, 1997, the Company issued 25,000 Rights to WTOffshore at no cost to WTOffshore. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. (a) As of the close of business on January 30, 1997, WTAssociates was the record owner and had direct beneficial ownership of 229,200 shares, or approximately 8.2% of the outstanding Common Stock. As of the close of business on January 30, 1997, WTOffshore was the record owner and had direct beneficial ownership of 30,000 shares, or approximately 1.1% of the outstanding Common Stock. Page 6 of 10 pages As the General Partner of WTAssociates and the Investment Manager of WTOffshore, WTInc may be deemed to have direct beneficial ownership of the 259,200 shares, or approximately 9.3% of the outstanding Common Stock owned of record by WTAssociates and WTOffshore. Each of the other persons and entities named in Item 2 may, by virtue of their relationship to WTAssociates and/or WTOffshore as is described therein, be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Common Stock owned of record by WTAssociates and/or WTOffshore; however, each of such persons and entities disclaims such beneficial ownership and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Entities and except as may be specifically otherwise set forth herein, no such persons and/or entities has any other beneficial ownership of Common Stock. Messrs. Steinberg, Schmidt, and Rosenblum may, by virtue of their status as Limited Partners of WTAssociates, and WTInc may, by virtue of its economic interest as General Partner of WTAssociates, be deemed to have beneficial ownership of that portion of the securities owned by WTAssociates corresponding to their respective equity interests therein. (b) The power to vote or direct the vote and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the 229,200 shares of Common Stock as to which WTAssociates is the record owner may be deemed to be shared between WTInc and WTAssociates, although WTInc, as General Partner of WTAssociates, is generally vested with sole control of such matters.. The power to vote or direct the vote and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the 30,000 shares of Common Stock as to which WTOffshore is the record owner is shared between WTInc. and WTOffshore, although WTInc, as Investment Manager of WTOffshore, is generally vested with sole control of such matters.. To the best knowledge of the Reporting Entities, no other person or entity included in Item 2, by virtue of the capacity indicated therein and separate from their direct involvement with the Reporting Entities, shares in the power to vote or direct the vote or the power to dispose or direct the disposition of the 259,200 shares of Common stock as to which WTAssociates and WTOffshore are the aggregate record owners. (c) Information concerning transactions in Common Stock effected by the Reporting Entities during the past 60 days and not previously reported on this schedule is set forth in Schedule A hereto and is incorporated by reference; all of such transactions were effected in open market transactions. Except as set forth in Schedule A, no transactions in Common Stock have been effected by any of the Reporting Entities or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Entities, by any of the persons or entities included in Item 2, during the past 60 days. (d) Not applicable. Page 7 of 10 pages (e) Not applicable. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. Exhibit A - Transactions in Common Stock Page 8 of 10 pages SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: January 31, 1997 WISDOMTREE ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: WisdomTree Capital Management, Inc. General Partner By: /s/: Scot Rosenblum ------------------------ Name: Scot Rosenblum Title: Vice President Dated: January 31, 1997 WISDOMTREE OFFSHORE, LTD. By: /s/: Scot Rosenblum ------------------------ Name: Scot Rosenblum Title: Director Dated: January 31, 1997 WISDOMTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. By: /s/: Scot Rosenblum ------------------------ Name: Scot Rosenblum Title: Vice President Page 9 of 10 pages EXHIBIT A WisdomTree Associates, L.P. Date Per Share $ Price # Shares Acquired (Disposed) Common Stock 01/16/97 27.79 500 01/17/97 27.80 2,000 01/21/97 30.05 2,500 01/22/97 30.80 2,500 01/22/97 32.43 5,000 01/23/97 33.51 2,500 01/24/97 31.76 2,500 01/27/97 31.98 2,700 01/28/97 31.51 2,500 01/29/97 29.25 5,000 01/30/97 28.75 1,500 Rights 01/17/97 .80 200,000 01/27/97 1.22 (75,000) 01/28/97 1.09 (25,000) 01/29/97 .84 (100,000) WisdomTree Offshore, Ltd. Date Per Share $ Price # Shares Acquired (Disposed) Common Stock 01/22/97 32.43 5,000 Rights 01/17/97 .80 25,000 01/27/97 1.22 (25,000) Page 10 of 10 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----