SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
REDWOOD WEST COAST LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
9468 MONTGOMERY ROAD

(Street)
CINCINNATI OH 45245

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYNBIOTICS CORP [ SBIO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/29/2005 J(2) 1,907 D $0.13 12,214,000(1) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series C Preferred Stock (1) (1) (1) Common Stock 9,582,749(1) 9,582,749(1) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. After the cash-out transaction described in note (2), Redwood West Coast, LLC is the beneficial owner of 12,214,000 shares of Common Stock of Synbiotics Corporation and 1,231 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of Synbiotics Corporation. The shares are convertible at any time into such number of shares of Common Stock by dividing each share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, valued at $1,000, by the conversion price - initially set at $0.12846.
2. On October 29, 2005, Synbiotics Corporation effected a reverse stock split of its common stock in the ratio of 1-for-2,000. Any fractional share resulting from the reverse split was cashed out by Synbiotics Corporation in the amount of $0.13 for each pre-reverse-split share of common stock which became part of a fractional share. Redwood West Coast, LLC received $247.91 for 1,907 pre-reverse-split shares of common stock which became part of a fractional share. On October 30, 2005, Synbiotics Corporation effected a forward stock split of its common stock in the ratio of 2,000-for-1.
/s/ Christopher P. Hendy, Co-Manager of Redwood West Coast, LLC 11/09/2005
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