FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 11/26/2008 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOR BIOPHARMA INC [ DORB ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
Common Stock | 1,190,770 | D | |
Common Stock | 356,100 | I | Indirect(1) |
Common Stock | 16,666,667 | I | Indirect(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Shares directly owned by Chaumiere Consultadoria Servicos SDC Unipessoal L.d.a. ("Chaumiere"), which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Aptafin S.p.A. ("Aptafin"). Aptafin is owned by Paolo Cavazza and members of his family. |
2. Shares directly owned by Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (?Pharmaceuticals?). Pharmaceuticals is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Sigma-Tau America S.A. (?America?). America is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Sigma-Tau International S.A. (?International?). International is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Sigma-Tau Finanziaria S.p.A. ("Sigma Tau"). Paolo Cavazza directly and indirectly owns 38% of Sigma Tau. |
Remarks: |
/s/ Maurizio Terenzi, Proxy-holder authorized | 12/03/2008 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |