-----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, NE1kHf0VWwf2NRUotxeYQwJKmyE0KR+zD2FiVjGdaAhpeOkG6GLT5n7km19QHB6B Pcr1zqx8TrT0ItLYiiIZsQ== 0001047469-98-014569.txt : 19980413 0001047469-98-014569.hdr.sgml : 19980413 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-98-014569 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980410 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CORVAS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882100 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 330238812 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42011 FILM NUMBER: 98591767 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3030 SCIENCE PARK RD CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 BUSINESS PHONE: 6194559800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 3030 SCIENCE PARK ROAD CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92121 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND L P ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918923 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282] IRS NUMBER: 363924731 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SANSOME STREET STREET 2: 39TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94104 BUSINESS PHONE: 415-288-2395 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SANSOME STREET STREET 2: 39TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94104 SC 13D/A 1 SC 13D/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 --------------- SCHEDULE 13D (RULE 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13D- 1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13D-2(a) (AMENDMENT NO. 2)(1) CORVAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 22100 5 101 -------------- (CUSIP Number) Hope Flack BVF Partners L.P. 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1600 Chicago, Illinois 60606 (312) 263-7777 --------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) April 8, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------- (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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /. NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with the Commission. SEE Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 7 Pages) - --------------- 1 The remainder of this cover 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 cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 NO. 22100 5 101 13D Page 2 of 7 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/ (b) / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- ------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 934,606 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH -0- REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 934,606 ------------------------------------------------------------ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 934,606 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 22100 5 101 13D Page 3 of 7 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) BVF PARTNERS L.P. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/ (b) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 1,928,143 OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,928,143 ------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,928,143 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13.8% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 22100 5 101 13D Page 4 of 7 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) BVF INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/ (b) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC, OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) / / - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER -0- -------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 1,928,143 OWNED BY -------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING -0- PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,928,143 -------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,928,143 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13.8% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP NO. 22100 5 101 13D Page 5 of 7 Pages - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Amendment No. 2 (the "Amendment") to the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated April 24, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated October 17, 1997 (as so amended, the "Statement"), is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("BVF"), BVF Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners"), and BVF Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BVF Inc." and, together with BVF and Partners, the "Reporting Persons") with respect to the Common Stock, no par value (the "Stock"), of Corvas International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Corvas"). Item 3 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. Since February 8, 1998, Partners, in its capacity as general partner of BVF, has purchased on behalf of such limited partnership an aggregate number of 248,579 shares of the Stock for an aggregate consideration of $1,110,278.50, utilizing funds provided by BVF from its working capital pursuant to the terms of its limited partnership agreement with Partners. In addition, Partners, in its capacity as investment manager with respect to certain managed accounts, has purchased on behalf of such managed accounts an aggregate number of 389,308 shares of the Stock for an aggregate consideration of $1,727,254.25, utilizing funds under management by Partners pursuant to investment management agreements between Partners and such managed accounts. Item 5 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. (a) BVF beneficially owns 934,606 shares of the Stock, Partners beneficially owns 1,928,143 shares of the Stock, and BVF Inc. beneficially owns 1,928,143 shares of the Stock, approximately 6.7%, 13.8% and 13.8%, respectively, of the aggregate number of shares outstanding as of March 18, 1998 (as reported in Corvas' annual statement on Form 10-K). (b) BVF shares voting and dispositive power over the 934,606 shares of the Stock it beneficially owns with Partners. Partners and BVF Inc. share voting and dispositive power over the 1,928,143 shares of the Stock they beneficially own with, in addition to BVF, the managed accounts on whose behalf Partners, as investment manager, purchased such shares. The managed accounts on whose behalf Partners owns shares of the Stock are Investment 10 L.L.C., an Illinois limited liability company ("ILL10"), Palamundo, L.D.C., a limited duration company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands ("Palamundo"), ZPG Securities, L.L.C., a New York limited liability company ("ZPG") and Biotechnology Value Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands Corporation ("BVF Ltd."). ILL10, Palamundo, ZPG and BVF Ltd. are collectively referred to herein as the "Accounts." The Accounts specialize in holding CUSIP NO. 22100 5 101 13D Page 6 of 7 Pages biotechnology stocks for investment purposes and the business address of each is BVF Partners L.P., 333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (c) Exhibit B attached hereto contains information as to all transactions in the Stock by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days. All such transactions were made for cash in open market, over-the-counter transactions. No other transactions in the Stock have been effected by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days. (d) The Accounts are entitled to receive dividends and any sale proceeds with respect to the Stock in proportion to their respective ownership interests therein. Item 7 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Exhibit A - Agreement Regarding Joint Filing Exhibit B - Transactions in the Stock by the Reporting Persons during the last 60 days. CUSIP NO. 22100 5 101 13D Page 7 of 7 Pages 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: April 10, 1998 BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. By: BVF Partners L.P., its general partner By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ MARK N. LAMPERT ------------------------ Mark N. Lampert President BVF PARTNERS L.P. By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ MARK N. LAMPERT ------------------------ Mark N. Lampert President BVF INC. By: /s/ MARK N. LAMPERT ----------------------- Mark N. Lampert President EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING The undersigned, Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and BVF Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and BVF Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby agree and acknowledge that the Amendment containing the information required by Schedule 13D, to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed on behalf of each of them. The undersigned further agree that any further amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of them. Dated: April 10, 1998 BIOTECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, L.P. By: BVF Partners L.P., its general partner By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ MARK N. LAMPERT --------------------- Mark N. Lampert President BVF PARTNERS L.P. By: BVF Inc., its general partner By: /s/ MARK N. LAMPERT --------------------- Mark N. Lampert President BVF INC. By: /s/ MARK N. LAMPERT ---------------------- Mark N. Lampert President EXHIBIT B TRANSACTIONS IN THE STOCK BY THE REPORTING PERSONS DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS
SETTLEMENT FOR THE PRICE PER DATE BY ACCOUNT OF QUANTITY SHARE TYPE OF TRADE BROKER - ---------- -------- ---------- -------- --------- ------------- ------- 02/11/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 1,000 $3.5000 Purchase INET 02/20/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 1,000 $3.8750 Purchase INET 02/25/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 6,308 $3.8125 Purchase MIST 02/27/98 Partners BVF 2,700 $3.8125 Purchase MIST 03/02/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 2,500 $3.8125 Purchase MIST 03/04/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 2,000 $3.8750 Purchase MIST 03/05/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 3,000 $3.9375 Purchase INET 03/06/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 5,000 $3.8750 Purchase INET 03/18/98 Partners BVF 2,179 $4.0000 Purchase MIST 03/19/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 8,000 $4.1250 Purchase MIST 03/20/98 Partners BVF 9,000 $4.0625 Purchase MIST 03/20/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 4,500 $4.0625 Purchase MIST 03/23/98 Partners BVF 3,300 $4.0625 Purchase MIST 03/23/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 10,000 $3.8750 Purchase PWJC 04/08/98 Partners BVF 231,400 $4.5000 Purchase PWJC 04/08/98 Partners ILL10 30,000 $4.5000 Purchase PWJC 04/08/98 Partners PAL 20,000 $4.5000 Purchase PWJC 04/08/98 Partners ZPG 16,000 $4.5000 Purchase PWJC 04/08/98 Partners BVF Ltd. 280,000 $4.5000 Purchase PWJC
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