SEC Form 3
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*
MOLLICA JOSEPH A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O REDPOINT BIO CORPORATION
7 GRAPHICS DRIVE

(Street)
EWING NJ 08628

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2007
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Redpoint Bio CORP [ RPBC ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
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, par value $0.0001 per share 35,240 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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
Option to purchase Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share(1) 12/19/2008 12/18/2017 Common Stock 50,000 $0.67 D
Option to purchase Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share(2) 11/27/2007 11/26/2016 Common Stock 41,730 $0.36 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reporting person was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Redpoint Bio Corporation, effective December 19, 2007. The options are fully vested on the first anniversary of the grant date and have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock of Redpoint Bio Corporation on the date of grant.
2. The options shall have an exercise price equal to $0.36 per share and will vest as to 1/3 of the original number of shares on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to an additional 1/3 of the original number of shares at the end of each of the next two anniversaries of the grant date.
/s/ Nancy A. DiAngelo as attorney-in-fact for Joseph Mollica, Ph.D. 12/20/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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