0000902664-15-000988.txt : 20150218 0000902664-15-000988.hdr.sgml : 20150216 20150217144502 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-15-000988 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150217 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150217 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001103021 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 352089858 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-57907 FILM NUMBER: 15621219 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 210 CITY: RALEIGH STATE: NC ZIP: 27607 BUSINESS PHONE: 919 582 9050 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 210 CITY: RALEIGH STATE: NC ZIP: 27607 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAS ACQUISITION XXIII CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000111 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001165408 IRS NUMBER: 043574590 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 CLARENDON STREET STREET 2: 52ND FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 BUSINESS PHONE: (617) 867-2800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02116 SC 13G/A 1 p15-0413sc13ga.htm BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 13G/A
 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*
 

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)
 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

09060J106

(CUSIP Number)
 

December 31, 2014

(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)

 

______________________________

*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 the purpose 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. 09060J10613G/APage 2 of 11 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Adage Capital Partners, L.P.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

800,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

800,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

800,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.56%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

         

 

 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 3 of 11 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

800,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

800,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

800,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.56%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO

         

 

 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 4 of 11 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

800,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

800,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

800,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.56%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO

         

 

 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 5 of 11 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Robert Atchinson

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

800,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

800,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

800,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.56%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 6 of 11 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Phillip Gross

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

800,000

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

800,000

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

800,000

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

1.56%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 7 of 11 Pages

 

Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
   
  The name of the issuer is  BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (the “Company”).
   
Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
   
  The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 801 Corporate Center Drive, Suite #210, Raleigh, NC.

 

Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
   
  This statement is filed by:
   
  (i) Adage Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("ACP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;
   
  (ii) Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("ACPGP"), as general partner of ACP with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP;
   
  (iii) Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("ACA"), as managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP;
   
  (iv) Robert Atchinson ("Mr. Atchinson"), as managing member of ACA, managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP; and
   
  (v) Phillip Gross ("Mr. Gross"), as managing member of ACA, managing member of ACPGP, general partner of ACP, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by ACP.
   
  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.

 

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 200 Clarendon Street, 52nd floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.

 

Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:

 

  ACP is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  ACPGP and ACA are limited liability companies organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Messrs. Gross and Atchinson are citizens of the United States.

 

Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
   
  Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").
 
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Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
   
  09060J106

 

Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO §§ 240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 

  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
  (c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
  (d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
  (e) ¨ Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
  (f) ¨ Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 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 (12 U.S.C. 1813);
  (i) ¨ Church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
  (j) ¨ Non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

  If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:  _________________________________________
   

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP.

 

  A. Adage Capital Partners, L.P., Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C. and Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
      (a) Amount beneficially owned:  800,000
      (b) Percent of class: 1.56%.  The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G/A are calculated based upon the 51,301,429 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of  November 3, 2014 as reflected in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014 filed by the Company on November 5, 2014.
      (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:  0
        (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  800,000
        (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:  0
        (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:  800,000
 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 9 of 11 Pages

 

ACP has the power to dispose of and the power to vote the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it, which power may be exercised by its general partner, ACPGP.  ACA, as managing member of ACPGP, directs ACPGP's operations. Neither ACPGP nor ACA directly own any shares of Common Stock.  By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), ACPGP and ACA may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by ACP.

 

  B. Robert Atchinson and Phillip Gross
      (a) Amount beneficially owned:  800,000
      (b) Percent of class:  1.56%
      (c) (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:  0
        (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:  800,000
        (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:  0
        (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:  800,000
   
Messrs. Atchinson and Gross, as managing members of ACA, have shared power to vote the Common Stock beneficially owned by ACP.  Neither Mr. Atchinson nor Mr. Gross directly own any shares of Common Stock.  By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act, each may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by ACP.  
             

 

Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
   
  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]
   

 

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.
   
 
CUSIP No. 09060J10613G/APage 10 of 11 Pages

 

Item 10. CERTIFICATION.
   
  Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
   
  By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its 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. 09060J10613G/APage 11 of 11 Pages

 

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATED: February 17, 2015

 

  ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
  By:  Adage Capital Partners GP, L.L.C.,
  its general partner
   
  By:  Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.,
  its managing member
   
  /s/ Robert Atchinson
  Name:  Robert Atchinson
  Title: Managing Member
   
  ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.
  By:  Adage Capital Advisors, L.L.C.,
  its managing member
   
  /s/ Robert Atchinson
  Name:  Robert Atchinson
  Title: Managing Member
   
  ADAGE CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.L.C.
   
  /s/ Robert Atchinson
  Name:  Robert Atchinson
  Title: Managing Member
   
  ROBERT ATCHINSON
   
  /s/ Robert Atchinson
  ROBERT ATCHINSON, individually
   
  PHILLIP GROSS
   
  /s/ Phillip Gross
  PHILLIP GROSS, individually