-----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, B7E2iY5T+sJt6HaU2+tT8JO7TZy4lGy+v5ppePxzXuHhTuC5ubfvbJF2jwcrFppb HPCnKulLYo4KkbA0ISYL0A== 0000860644-01-500008.txt : 20010223 0000860644-01-500008.hdr.sgml : 20010223 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000860644-01-500008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010215 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRIPOS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000920691 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 431454986 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43843 FILM NUMBER: 1546470 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1699 SOUTH HANLEY RD STREET 2: STE 303 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63144 BUSINESS PHONE: 3146471099 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1699 SOUTH HANLEY RD STREET 2: STE 303 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63144 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REED CONNER & BIRDWELL LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000860644 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 954833644 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104784005 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 1700 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90025 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: REED CONNER & BIRDWELL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990407 SC 13D/A 1 d13trps.txt AMENDED FORM 13D - TRIPOS INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) TRIPOS INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 896928108 - ------------------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP NUMBER) Jeffrey Bronchick, CIO Reed, Conner & Birdwell, LLC. 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel No. (310) 478-4005 - ------------------------------------------------------------ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 31, 2000 - ------------------------------------------------------------ (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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [X] Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * The remainder of this coverage 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 coverage 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: 896928108 - --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Reed Conner & Birdwell, LLC. I.R.S. Identification No. 95-4833644 - --------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ] N/A (b) [ ] - --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - --------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS 00 - --------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E) [ ] N/A - --------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION p California - --------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES --------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 184,800 OWNED BY --------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING --------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 184,800 - --------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 184,800 - --------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - --------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.62% - --------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA Cusip # 896928108 Item 1: Reporting Person - Donn B. Conner* Item 4: OO Item 6: USA Item 7: 184,800 Item 8: None Item 9: 184,800 Item 10: None Item 11: 184,800 Item 13: 5.62% Item 14: IN Cusip # 896928108 Item 1: Reporting Person - Jeffrey Bronchick* Item 4: OO Item 6: USA Item 7: 184,800 Item 8: None Item 9: 184,800 Item 10: None Item 11: 184,800 Item 13: 5.62% Item 14 IN Cusip # 896928108 Item 1: Reporting Person - James C. Reed* Item 4: OO Item 6: USA Item 7: 184,800 Item 8: None Item 9: 184,800 Item 10: None Item 11: 184,800 Item 13: 5.62% Item 14: IN Cusip # 896928108 Item 1: Reporting Person - James P. Birdwell* Item 4: OO Item 6: USA Item 7: 184,800 Item 8: None Item 9: 184,800 Item 10: None Item 11: 184,800 Item 13: 5.62% Item 14: IN * Collectively referred to herein as "Control Persons" Item 1. Security and Issuer The title of the class of equity security to which this statement relates is the Common Stock of Tripos, Inc. whose principal executive offices are located at 1699 South Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 63144. Item 2. Identity & Background (a) Reed Conner & Birdwell, LLC. (b) 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1700, LA, CA 90025 (c) Investment Adviser (d) N/A (e) N/A (f) U.S.A. (a) Donn B. Conner (b) 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1700, LA, CA 90025 (c) President of RCB (d) N/A (e) N/A (f) U.S.A. (a) Jeffrey Bronchick (b) 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1700, LA, CA 90025 (c) CIO of RCB (d) N/A (e) N/A (f) U.S.A. (a) James C. Reed (b) 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1700, LA, CA 90025 (c) Executive Vice President of RCB (d) N/A (e) N/A (f) U.S.A. (a) James P. Birdwell (b) 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 1700, LA, CA 90025 (c) Executive Vice President of RCB (d) N/A (e) N/A (f) U.S.A. Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration Reed, Conner & Birdwell, LLC. in its capacity as an investment adviser will purchase on behalf of its' clients. No monies are borrowed for such an acquisition. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction Reed, Conner & Birdwell, LLC. ("RCB") and its' Control Persons are referred to herein as the "Reporting Person." RCB is a registered investment advisor engaged in the business of securities analysis and investment and pursues an investment philosophy of identifying undervalued companies and purchasing shares of these companies. In order to achieve its clients' investment objectives, RCB may participate in discussions with company management or third parties concerning significant matters in which RCB may suggest possible courses of action to enhance shareholder value or cause recognition of what RCB perceives to be the company's true value. In such situations, RCB may acquire more than five percent of a company's equity securities in order to play a more active role in corporate governance and participate in discussions with third parties concerning proposed corporate transactions. RCB has elected to convert its filing on Schedule 13G to a filing on Schedule 13D to reflect its decision to enter into discussions with management and or third parties that may relate to or result in, among other things, a change in the Issuer's management, control, capitalization, the sale or transfer of a material portion of the Issuer's assets, a merger, reorganization or other similar transaction involving the Issuer (RCB has not developed specific plans or proposals with respect to any of the foregoing but may do so in the future). Through such actions RCB intends to seek to maximize the shareholder value of the Issuer. The Securities reported in this filing have been purchased and held for investment purposes on behalf of client accounts over which RCB has discretionary investment and voting power. In addition, the Reporting Person may in the future acquire additional securities of the Issuer on behalf of RCB's clients or dispose of some or all of RCB's current holdings of the Securities in the ordinary course of RCB's business and the management of it's client accounts. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer (a) & (b) The Reporting Person has discretionary investment and voting power on 184,800 shares of common stock which constitutes approximately 5.62% of shares outstanding. All ownership percentages herein assume that there are 3,290,000 shares outstanding. Of the total represented by RCB, 8,500 or .26% is individually owned by its' Control Persons. (c) Transactions made by RCB within the last sixty days: 07-Nov-00 B 50 29.6175 17-Nov-00 B 150 29.75 17-Nov-00 B 150 29.75 20-Nov-00 S 500 29 20-Nov-00 S 500 29.5 20-Nov-00 B 50 29.3675 22-Nov-00 S 2000 25.1438 29-Nov-00 S 1000 25 29-Nov-00 B 150 24.875 04-Dec-00 S 500 24.875 04-Dec-00 B 50 24.875 05-Dec-00 S 5000 24.875 07-Dec-00 S 300 25.5625 07-Dec-00 B 100 26.125 13-Dec-00 B 50 29.125 13-Dec-00 S 100 28.1325 29-Dec-00 B 100 22.9167 29-Dec-00 B 100 22.9167 29-Dec-00 B 100 22.9167 29-Dec-00 B 100 23.25 29-Dec-00 B 50 23.3675 29-Dec-00 B 250 23.375 03-Jan-01 B 600 22.25 08-Jan-01 B 100 25 24-Jan-01 S 500 27.25 24-Jan-01 S 1500 26.875 30-Jan-01 B 50 30.12 09-Feb-01 B 150 16.5 12-Feb-01 S 2000 15.625 12-Feb-01 S 1800 15.1618 12-Feb-01 S 500 15.25 Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. Reed, Conner & Birdwell, LLC. and its' Control Persons entered into a joint filing agreement on February 14, 2001 Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits Exhibit 1 - Joint Filing Agreement by RCB and its' Control Persons. 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: February 14, 2001 Reed Conner & Birdwell, LLC. By: /S/ Donn B. Conner - ---------------------------------- Donn B. Conner, President By: /S/ Jeffrey Bronchick - ---------------------------------- Jeffrey Bronchick, CIO By: /S/ James C. Reed - ---------------------------------- James C. Reed, Executive VP By: /S/ James P. Birdwell - ---------------------------------- James P. Birdwell, Executive VP Exhibit 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(F)(1) This agreement is made pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") by and among the parties listed below, each referred to herein as a "Joint Filer." The Joint Filers agree that a statement of beneficial ownership as required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules there under may be filed on each of their behalf on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G, as appropriate, and that said joint filing may thereafter be amended by further joint filings. The Joint Filers states that they each satisfy the requirements for making a joint filing under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 14, 2001 By: /S/ Donn B. Conner - ----------------------------------- Donn B. Conner, President & CEO By: /S/ Jeffrey Bronchick - ----------------------------------- Jeffrey Bronchick, CIO By: /S/ James C. Reed - ----------------------------------- James C. Reed, Executive VP By: /S/ James P. Birdwell - ----------------------------------- James P. Birdwell, Executive VP -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----