-----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, Gfmo45X0Y8EGsSJjtvswBWh4bFVnwuZpymlYmlA4hefHva+T8M301NVXuijSRKYj GFZR1oXC1ZxIzzbO8nzaBA== 0000929638-10-000175.txt : 20100219 0000929638-10-000175.hdr.sgml : 20100219 20100219113142 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000929638-10-000175 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100219 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100219 GROUP MEMBERS: BAM CAPITAL, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BAM MANAGEMENT, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BAM OPPORTUNITY FUND SPV, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: HAL MINTZ GROUP MEMBERS: ROSS BERMAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001131343 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-79901 FILM NUMBER: 10618609 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: LEVEL 2 STREET 2: 369 ROYAL PARADE CITY: PARKVILLE, VICTORIA STATE: C3 ZIP: 3052 BUSINESS PHONE: 61-3-9349-4906 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: LEVEL 2 STREET 2: 369 ROYAL PARADE CITY: PARKVILLE, VICTORIA STATE: C3 ZIP: 3052 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001433768 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 44 WALL STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1603 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 BUSINESS PHONE: 646-307-4503 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 44 WALL STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1603 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10005 SC 13G/A 1 bam_13gaprana.htm SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT - PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD. bam_13gaprana.htm
 
 

 


 
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Amendment No. 4 to

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Prana Biotechnology Limited
(Name of Issuer)

Ordinary Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)


739727105
(CUSIP Number)

February 18, 2010
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


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

[ ]           Rule 13d-1(b)

[X]         Rule 13d-1(c)

[ ]           Rule 13d-1(d)

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 (the “Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

 
 

 


1
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
(a)           [ ]
 
(b)           [ ]
3
SEC Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
Delaware, U.S.A.
 
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5    Sole Voting Power
0
6    Shared Voting Power
10,000,000
Refer to Item 4 below.
7    Sole Dispositive Power
0
8    Shared Dispositive Power
10,000,000
Refer to Item 4 below.
 
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
10,000,000
 
10
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     [ ]
 
11
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.10%
 
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
 


 
 

 


1
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P.
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
(a)           [ ]
 
(b)           [ ]
3
SEC Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
Delaware, U.S.A.
 
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5    Sole Voting Power
0
6    Shared Voting Power
15,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
7    Sole Dispositive Power
0
8    Shared Dispositive Power
15,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
 
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
15,207,039
 
10
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     [ ]
 
11
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.24%
 
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
PN
 


 
 

 


1
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
BAM Capital, LLC
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
(a)           [ ]
 
(b)           [ ]
3
SEC Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
Delaware, U.S.A.
 
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5    Sole Voting Power
0
6    Shared Voting Power
15,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
7    Sole Dispositive Power
0
8    Shared Dispositive Power
15,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
 
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
15,207,039
 
10
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     [ ]
 
11
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
6.24%
 
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
 

 

 
 

 


1
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
BAM Management, LLC
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
(a)           [ ]
 
(b)           [ ]
3
SEC Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
Delaware, U.S.A.
 
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5    Sole Voting Power
0
6    Shared Voting Power
25,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
7    Sole Dispositive Power
0
8    Shared Dispositive Power
25,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
 
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,207,039
 
10
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     [ ]
 
11
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
10.34%
 
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
OO
 

 

 
 

 


 
1
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Ross Berman
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
(a)           [ ]
 
(b)           [ ]
3
SEC Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
United States of America
 
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5    Sole Voting Power
0
6    Shared Voting Power
25,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
7    Sole Dispositive Power
0
8    Shared Dispositive Power
25,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
 
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,207,039
 
10
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     [ ]
 
11
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
10.34%
 
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
 

 

 
 

 


 
1
Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Hal Mintz
2
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
(a)           [ ]
 
(b)           [ ]
3
SEC Use Only
4
Citizenship or Place of Organization.
United States of America
 
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With
5    Sole Voting Power
0
6    Shared Voting Power
25,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
7    Sole Dispositive Power
0
8    Shared Dispositive Power
25,207,039
Refer to Item 4 below.
 
9
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,207,039
 
10
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)     [ ]
 
11
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
10.34%
 
12
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN
 

 
 

 

Item 1.
 
(a)
Name of Issuer
 
 
Prana Biotechnology Limited
 
(b)
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
 
Level 2, 369 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, AUSTRALIA

Item 2.
 
(a)
Name of Person Filing
 
 
(i) BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC (the “SPV”), a Delaware limited liability company with respect to shares of Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d) below) and warrants thereon directly owned by it.
 
(ii) BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P. (the “Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership that is a member of the SPV, with respect to shares of Common Stock owned by it.
 
(iii) BAM Capital, LLC (the “General Partner”), which serves as the general partner of the Partnership.
 
(iv) BAM Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”), which serves as the investment manager to the Partnership and the manager to the SPV.
 
(v) Mr. Hal Mintz who serves as a managing member of both the General Partner and the Investment Manager.
 
(vi) Mr. Ross Berman who serves as a managing member of both the General Partner and the Investment Manager.
 
(b)
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
 
 
BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P., c/o BAM Capital, LLC
BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC, c/o BAM Management, LLC
BAM Capital, LLC
BAM Management, LLC
44 Wall Street, Suite 1603
New York, NY  10005
 
Ross Berman
Hal Mintz
c/o BAM Capital, LLC
44 Wall Street, Suite 1603
New York, NY  10005
 

 
 

 


(c)
Citizenship
 
 
BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P. - Delaware, U.S.A.
BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC – Delaware, U.S.A.
BAM Capital, LLC - Delaware, U.S.A.
BAM Management, LLC – Delaware, U.S.A.
 
Ross Berman - U.S.A.
Hal Mintz - U.S.A.
 
(d)
Title of Class of Securities
 
 
       Ordinary Shares (the “Common Stock”)
 
(e)
CUSIP Number
 
 
       739727105

Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
 
(a)
[ ]
Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)
[ ]
Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c)
[ ]
Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d)
[ ]
Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
(e)
[ ]
An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)
[ ]
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)
[ ]
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)
[ ]
A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)
[ ]
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)
[ ]
A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k)
[ ]
Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
 
            If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution
 
Item 4.
Ownership
 
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
 

 
 

 


As of February 18, 2010, the SPV held 10,000,000 warrants to purchase Common Stock for AUD$0.30 per share each  (the “Warrants”), which warrants expire in September 2013, and the Partnership held 15,207,039 shares of Common Stock.  On February 18, 2010, all the Common Stock that was held by the SPV was sold to the Partnership, resulting in a change of beneficial ownership that is being reported in this filing.

As of February 18, 2010, the, SPV also beneficially owned additional warrants to purchase 1,785,090 shares of Common Stock.  These warrants are subject to a contractual “blocker” provision that prohibits their exercise to the extent that such exercise would result in the Partnership’s and/or its affiliates’ acquiring beneficial ownership in excess of 4.99% of the Issuer’s Common Stock.  Accordingly, the SPV does not currently have beneficial ownership of the 1,785,090 shares underlying those warrants.

The percentages herein are calculated based upon (a) 233,800,871  shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 27, 2009 plus (b) 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

A. BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC
    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 10,000,000
    (b) Percent of class: 4.10%
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
       (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -
       (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 10,000,000
       (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:-
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 10,000,000

B. BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P.
    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 15,207,039
    (b) Percent of class: 6.24%
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
       (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -
       (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 15,207,039
       (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:-
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 15,207,039

C. BAM Capital, LLC
    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 15,207,039
    (b) Percent of class: 6.24%
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
       (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -
       (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 15,207,039
       (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:-
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 15,207,039

 
 

 


D. BAM Management, LLC
    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 25,207,039
    (b) Percent of class: 10.34%
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
       (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -
       (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 25,207,039
       (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:-
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 25,207,039

E. Hal Mintz
    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 25,207,039
    (b) Percent of class: 10.34%
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
       (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -
       (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 25,207,039
       (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:-
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 25,207,039

F. Ross Berman
    (a) Amount beneficially owned: 25,207,039
    (b) Percent of class: 10.34%
    (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
       (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -
       (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 25,207,039
       (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:-
       (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 25,207,039


This statement relates to Warrants held by the SPV over which the Investment Manager has discretionary trading authority and Common Stock held by the Partnership over which the Investment Manager and the General Partner have discretionary trading authority.  The managing members of the Investment Manager and the General Partner are Ross Berman and Hal Mintz, who share investment management duties.  The SPV, the Partnership, the General Partner, the Investment Manager, Mr. Mintz and Mr. Berman are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons."

Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock reported hereby, except to the extent of such Reporting Person’s pecuniary interest therein.

 
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 person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[ ].

 
 

 


Item 6.
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
 
The SPV is a private investment fund.  As the  manager of the SPV, the Investment Manager has the power to vote and dispose of the Warrants owned by the SPV and, accordingly, may be deemed the "beneficial owner" of the Common Stock underlying such Warrants.

The Partnership is a private investment partnership.  As the investment manager  and the general partner to the Partnership, respectively, the Investment Manager and the General Partner have the power to vote and dispose of the Common Stock owned by the Partnership and, accordingly, may be deemed the "beneficial owner" of such Common Stock.

The managing members of the Investment Manager and the General Partner are Hal Mintz and Ross Berman.

Messrs. Mintz and Berman share investment management duties.


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
 
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


 
 

 

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.

February 18, 2010

 
BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC
 
By:  BAM Management, LLC
        its Manager
 
By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                    
Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:   Managing Member
 
BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P.
 
By:  BAM Capital, LLC
        its General Partner
 
By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                     
Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:   Managing Member
 
BAM Capital, LLC
 
By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                            
       Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:  Managing Member
 
 
BAM Management, LLC
 
By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                             
       Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:  Managing Member
 
 
/s/ Ross Berman                                                                  
Ross Berman
 
 
/s/ Hal Mintz                                                                             
Hal Mintz


 
 

 
Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
 
This Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2010, is entered into by and among BAM Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, BAM Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Ross Berman, an individual, and Hal Mintz, an individual (all of the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the "BAM Entities").
 
Each of the BAM Entities may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on Schedule 13G (and amendments thereto) with respect to ordinary shares of Prana Biotechnology Limited, a company organized under the laws of Australia, beneficially owned by them from time to time.
 
Pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 13(d)(1)(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the parties hereby agree to file a single statement on Schedule 13G (and any amendments thereto) on behalf of each of the parties, and hereby further agree to file this Joint Filing Agreement as an exhibit to such statement, as required by such rule.
 
This Joint Filing Agreement may be terminated by any of the BAM Entities upon one week's prior written notice or such lesser period of notice as the BAM Entities may mutually agree.
 
Executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

BAM Opportunity Fund SPV, LLC

By:  BAM Management, LLC
        its Manager

By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                    
Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:   Managing Member

BAM Opportunity Fund, L.P.

By:  BAM Capital, LLC, its General Partner

By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                    
Name:  Ross Berman
      Title:   Managing Member

BAM Capital, LLC

By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                           
       Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:  Managing Member

BAM Management, LLC

By: /s/ Ross Berman                                                                           
       Name:  Ross Berman
       Title:  Managing Member

/s/ Ross Berman                                                                    
Ross Berman

/s/ Hal Mintz                                                                
 Hal Mintz
 
 

 

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