SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G*
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
Amendment No. 1
Neose Technologies, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
640522108
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2000
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 11 Pages)
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*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") 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. 640522108 13G/A Page 2 of 11 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Partners, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
511,600
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
511,600
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
511,600
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.7%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
113,600
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
113,600
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
113,600
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.8%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
233,700
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
223,700
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
223,700
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.6%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
CO
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Associates, LLC
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
625,200
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
625,200
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
625,200
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.5%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
OO
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Larry N. Feinberg
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
27,500
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
858,900
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
27,500
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
858,900
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
886,400
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.3%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
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CUSIP No. 640522108 13G/A Page 7 of 11 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The name of the issuer is Neose Technologies, Inc. (the "Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive office is located at 102 Witmer Road,
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044.
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G ("Amendment No. 1") amends the
statement on Schedule 13G which was filed on March 6, 2000 with respect to the
Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d) below) of the Company and is filed by:
(i) Oracle Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Oracle Partners"), with respect to shares of Common Stock
(as defined in Item 2(d) below) directly owned by it;
(ii) Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Oracle Institutional"), with respect to shares
of Common Stock directly owned by it;
(iii) Oracle Investment Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Investment Manager"), which serves as investment
manager to and has investment discretion over the securities
held by SAM Oracle Investments Inc., a British Virgin Islands
corporation ("SAM Oracle"), with respect to shares of Common
Stock directly owned by SAM Oracle, Oracle Offshore
Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation ("Oracle Offshore"),
with respect to shares of Common Stock directly owned by
Oracle Offshore, and Oracle Management, Inc. Employees
Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plan"), with respect to
shares of Common Stock directly owned by the Retirement Plan;
(iv) Oracle Associates, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Oracle Associates"), which serves as the general partner of
Oracle Partners and Oracle Institutional (together, the
"Partnerships"), with respect to shares of Common Stock
directly owned by the Partnerships; and
(v) Mr. Larry N. Feinberg ("Mr. Feinberg"), which serves as the
senior managing member of Oracle Associates, is the sole
shareholder and president of the Investment Manager,
and is the trustee of The Feinberg Family Foundation
(the "Foundation"), with respect to shares of Common
Stock directly owned by him (for himself and as trustee
of the Foundation) and by the Partnerships, SAM Oracle,
Oracle Offshore, and the Retirement Plan.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as
the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other
than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making
inquiry to the appropriate party.
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 712
Fifth Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Each of the Partnerships, the Investment Manager and Oracle Associates is
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Feinberg is a citizen of
the United States of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
640522108
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act,
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(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,
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940,
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box: [x]
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Item 4. Ownership.
A. Oracle Partners, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 511,600
(b) Percent of class: 3.7% The percentages used herein and in the
rest of this Amendment No. 1 are calculated based upon the 13,967,421 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2000, as reflected in the
Company's Form 10-K for the period ending September 30, 2000.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 511,600
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 511,600
B. Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 113,600
(b) Percent of class: 0.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 113,600
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 113,600
C. Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 223,700
(b) Percent of class: 1.6%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 223,700
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 223,700
D. Oracle Associates, LLC
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 625,200
(b) Percent of class: 4.5%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 625,200
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 625,200
E. Larry N. Feinberg
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 886,400
(b) Percent of class: 6.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 27,500
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 858,900
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 27,500
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 858,900
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
SAM Oracle, Oracle Offshore and the Retirement Plan, each clients of the
Investment Manager, have the right to receive and the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, the securities
reported in this Amendment No. 1. No single client of the Investment Manager
holds more than five percent of the class of securities reported herein.
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 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.
CUSIP No. 00431M100 13G/A Page 11 of 11 Pages
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.
DATED: February 12, 2001
/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
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Larry N. Feinberg, individually and
as senior managing member of
Oracle Associates, LLC, on behalf of
itself and as the general partner of
Oracle Partners, L.P. and
Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.,
as president of
Oracle Investment Management, Inc., and
as trustee of
The Feinberg Family Foundation