SC 13G/A 1 0001.txt FORM SC 13G/A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G (Rule 13-d-102) INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13-D-1 AND 13-D-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 2) BE, INCORPORATED --------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock --------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 073309106 --------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) CUSIP No. 073309106 Page 2 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Alta Partners -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power N/A Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power N/A (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -- See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. . 073309106 Page 3 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Alta California Partners, L. P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power N/A Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power N/A (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -- See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 073309106 Page 4 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Alta California Management Partners, L. P. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power N/A Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power N/A (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -- See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 073309106 Page 5 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power N/A Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power N/A (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -- See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 073309106 Page 6 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Jean Deleage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power See Item 4 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power See Item 4 (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 073309106 Page 7 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Garrett Gruener -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power See Item 4 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power See Item 4 (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 0733909106 Page 8 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Guy Nohra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power See Item 4 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power See Item 4 (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 073309106 Page 9 of 12 Pages -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Marino Polestra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC Use Only -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power See Item 4 Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power N/A Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power See Item 4 (8) Shared Dispositive Power N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person See Item 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11) Exit Filing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) Type Of Reporting Person IN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Be, Inc. ("Issuer") (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 800 El Camino Real, Suite 300 Menlo Park CA 94025 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Alta Partners ("AP") Alta California Partners, L.P. ("ACP") Alta California Management Partners, L.P. ("ACMP") Alta Embarcadero Partners, LLC ("AEP") Jean Deleage ("JD") Garrett Gruener ("GG") Guy Nohra ("GN") Marino Polestra ("MP") (b) Address of Principal Business Office: One Embarcadero Center, Suite 4050 San Francisco, CA 94111 (c) Citizenship/Place of Organization: Entities: AP - California ACP - Delaware ACMP Delaware AEP California Individuals: JD United States GG United States GN United States MP United States (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: . 073309106 Item 3. Not applicable. Page 10 of 12 Pages Item 4 Ownership. Exit Filing ----- The entities affiliated with Alta Partners distributed to its general partners, limited partners and members all of its Be, Inc. Stock on 3/24/00
------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ AP ACP ACMP AEP JD GG GN MP ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ (a) Beneficial Ownership N/A N/A N/A N/A 43,953 65,187 46,998 62,663 ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ (b) Percentage of Class N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ (c) Sole Voting Power N/A N/A N/A N/A 43,953 65,187 46,998 62,663 ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Shared Voting Power N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Sole Dispositive Power N/A N/A N/A N/A 43,953 65,187 46,998 62,663 ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Shared Dispositive Power N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ------- ---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Exit Filing Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not applicable. 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 Not applicable EXHIBITS A: Joint Filing Statement 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. Date: February 2, 2001 ALTA PARTNERS ALTA CALIFORNIA PARTNERS, L.P. By: Alta California Management Partners, L.P., By: /s/ Jean Deleage By: /s/ Jean Deleage ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Jean Deleage, President Jean Deleage, General Partner ALTA CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P. ALTA EMBARCADERO PARTNERS, LLC By: /s/ Jean Deleage By: /s/ Jean Deleage ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Jean Deleage, General Partner Jean Deleage, Member By: /s/ Jean Deleage By: /s/ Guy Nohra ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Jean Deleage Guy Nohra By: /s/ Garrett Gruener By: /s/ Marino Polestra ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Garrett Gruener Marino Polestra EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING We, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the attached Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of us. Date: February 2, 2001 ALTA PARTNERS ALTA CALIFORNIA PARTNERS, L.P. By: Alta California Management Partners, L.P., By: /s/ Jean Deleage By: /s/ Jean Deleage ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Jean Deleage, President Jean Deleage, General Partner ALTA CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P. ALTA EMBARCADERO PARTNERS, LLC By: /s/ Jean Deleage By: /s/ Jean Deleage ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Jean Deleage, General Partner Jean Deleage, Member By: /s/ Jean Deleage By: /s/ Guy Nohra ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Jean Deleage Guy Nohra By: /s/ Garrett Gruener By: /s/ Marino Polestra ----------------------------- ----------------------------- Garrett Gruener Marino Polestra