UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)*
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A.P. Pharma, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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00202J203
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(CUSIP Number)
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Kevin C. Tang
Tang Capital Management, LLC
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4401 Eastgate Mall
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San Diego, CA 92121
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(858) 200-3830
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
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Receive Notices and Communications)
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. x
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* 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 (“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).
(Continued on following pages)
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CUSIP NO. 00202J203
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13D/A
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Page 2 of 11
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Tang Capital Partners, LP
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) ¨
(b) ý
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3.
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SEC Use Only
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Source of Funds
WC
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Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number of
Shares Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
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7.
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Sole Voting Power
0
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8.
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Shared Voting Power
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Sole Dispositive Power
0
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10.
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Shared Dispositive Power
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11.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
30.2%
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14
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Type of Reporting Person
PN
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CUSIP NO. 00202J203
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Page 3 of 11
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Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Tang Capital Management, LLC
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) ¨
(b) ý
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SEC Use Only
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Source of Funds
WC
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Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number of
Shares Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
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7.
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Sole Voting Power
0
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Shared Voting Power
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Sole Dispositive Power
0
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Shared Dispositive Power
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
30.2%
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Type of Reporting Person
OO
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CUSIP NO. 00202J203
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Page 4 of 11
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Names of Reporting Persons.
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).
Kevin C. Tang
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Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a) ¨
(b) ý
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SEC Use Only
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Source of Funds
PF, WC, OO
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Check If Disclosure of Legal Proceeding Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number of
Shares Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person With
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Sole Voting Power
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Shared Voting Power
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Sole Dispositive Power
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Shared Dispositive Power
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
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14
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Type of Reporting Person
IN
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Explanatory Note: This Amendment No. 8 relates to and amends the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D/A (“Schedule 13D/A”) of Tang Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware partnership, Tang Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Kevin C. Tang, a United States citizen (each, a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”), initially filed jointly by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2008 and amended on November 10, 2008, November 24, 2008, December 29, 2008, February 18, 2009, October 26, 2009, June 3, 2010 and May 3, 2011 (the “Statement”), with respect to the Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), of A.P. Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer” or “Company”).
Items 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Statement are hereby amended to the extent hereinafter expressly set forth. All capitalized terms used and not expressly defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Statement.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 of the Statement is hereby amended to add the following:
Since the date of the last amendment to this Schedule 13D/A, Tang Capital Partners, LP purchased 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) and a warrant to purchase up to 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.18 per share (the “2016 Warrant”) for an aggregate purchase price of $7,500,000 on July 1, 2011 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2011 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between the Issuer, Tang Capital Partners, LP and other investors named therein (collectively, the “Purchasers”).
Tang Capital Partners, LP holds some of its Common Stock in commingled margin accounts, which may extend margin credit to Tang Capital Partners, LP as and when required to open or carry positions in the margin accounts, subject to applicable federal margin regulations, stock exchange rules and credit policies. In such instances, the positions held in the margin accounts are pledged as collateral security for the repayment of debit balances in these accounts. The margin accounts may from time to time have debit balances. Since other securities are held in the margin accounts, it is not possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin used to purchase the Shares and the 2016 Warrant reported herein. Additionally, it is not possible to determine the amounts, if any, of margin that may be used in the future to exercise the 2016 Warrant or other purchase rights to acquire Common Stock or other securities of the Company.
The description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit A which is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 4. Purpose of Transactions
Item 4 of the Statement is hereby amended to add the following:
On June 29, 2011, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Purchasers, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell for an aggregate price of $24.0 million 160,000,006 Shares and 2016 Warrants to purchase up to 80,000,005 shares of Common Stock (such offering and sale being referred to herein as the “Private Placement”). For each Share purchased, the Purchasers received one 2016 Warrant to purchase 0.5 shares of Common Stock (together, a “Unit”), at a purchase price of $0.15 per Unit. The 2016 Warrants became exercisable on the Closing Date and expire on July 1, 2016. The 2016 Warrants may be exercised for cash or, if a registration statement is not then effective and available for the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the 2016 Warrants, by surrender of such 2016 Warrants, or a portion of such 2016 Warrants, by way of cashless exercise. There is no right to exercise the 2016 Warrants to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise the holder would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock following such exercise (or such lower limit as may be designated by any particular purchaser). Each holder of the 2016 Warrants can amend or waive the foregoing limitation by written notice to the Company, with such waiver taking effect only upon the expiration of a 61-day notice period.
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to file, within 30 days after the Closing Date, a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) to register for resale the Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the 2016 Warrants (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”). The Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective within 90 days of the Closing Date (or 120 days in the event the registration statement is reviewed by the Commission, but in any event, no later than two business days from the Commission indicating that it has no further comments on the registration statement). If the Company fails to meet certain filing or effectiveness deadlines with respect to the registration statement or fails to keep the registration statement continuously effective for a designated time (with limited exceptions), the Company may be obligated to pay to the holders of the Registrable Securities an amount equal to 1.0% per month of such holder’s pro rata interest in the total purchase price of the Private Placement.
On June 29, 2011, pursuant to an Amendment to Senior Secured Convertible Notes due 2021 (the “Amendment”), the Company amended the interest rate of its outstanding senior secured convertible notes due 2021 (the “Notes”), which were issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 24, 2011, between the Company and the purchasers named therein. The Notes, as amended, will bear interest at a rate of 6% per annum, payable quarterly in cash or in additional principal amount of Notes at the election of the purchasers of the Notes. All other provisions of the Notes remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. The Amendment became effective on the Closing Date. Interest accruing prior to the effective date of the Amendment will be at the interest rate originally set forth in the Notes.
The descriptions of the Purchase Agreement and the Amendment as set forth in this Schedule 13D/A are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits A and B, respectively, which are incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 5.
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Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
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(a)
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Amount beneficially owned and percentage of class:
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Tang Capital Partners, LP
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60,436,506 shares, representing 30.2% of the class
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Tang Capital Management, LLC
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60,436,506 shares, representing 30.2% of the class
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Kevin C. Tang
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61,224,853 shares, representing 30.6% of the class
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Tang Capital Partners, LP is the beneficial owner of 60,436,506 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.
Tang Capital Partners, LP is also the owner of $1,200,000 principal amount of the Notes, which may be converted into Common Stock at a conversion rate of 25,000 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to certain limitations discussed below. Tang Capital Partners, LP also has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an additional $2,400,000 principal amount of the Notes, which right shall expire May 2, 2013.
Tang Capital Partners, LP has no right to convert the Notes to the extent that after giving effect to such conversion Tang Capital Partners, LP (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Maximum Percentage”) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion. Tang Capital Partners, LP can increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage for its Notes by written notice to the Company, provided that such increase or decrease will not be effective until 61 days after delivery of the notice. The foregoing limitation remains in effect with respect to such Notes and no shares are currently issuable upon conversion of such Notes. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D/A nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Tang Capital Partners, LP or any other person that is the beneficial owner of any of the Common Stock underlying such Notes for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and as such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
Tang Capital Partners, LP has the right, subject to certain limitations discussed below, to acquire 25,000,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock upon exercise of the 2016 Warrant it owns.
There is no right to exercise the 2016 Warrant to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise Tang Capital Partners, LP and its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock following such exercise (or such lower limit as may be designated by any particular purchaser). Tang Capital Partners, LP can amend or waive the foregoing limitation by written notice to the Company, with such waiver taking effect only upon the expiration of a 61-day notice period. The foregoing limitation remains in effect with respect to such 2016 Warrant and no shares are currently issuable upon exercise of such 2016 Warrant. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D/A nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Tang Capital Partners, LP or any other person that is the beneficial owner of any of the Common Stock underlying such 2016 Warrant for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and as such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
Additionally, Tang Capital Partners, LP has the right, subject to certain limitations discussed below, to acquire 1,221,590 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock upon exercise of a warrant (the “2015 Warrant”) it owns.
The 2015 Warrant provides that in no event shall the 2015 Warrant be exercisable to the extent that the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise thereof, after taking into account the Common Stock then owned by Tang Capital Partners, LP and its affiliates, would result in the beneficial ownership by Tang Capital Partners, LP and its affiliates of more than 9.999% of the outstanding Common Stock (“Limitation on Exercise”). The Limitation on Exercise remains in effect with respect to such 2015 Warrant and no shares are currently issuable upon exercise of such 2015 Warrant. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D/A nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Tang Capital Partners, LP or any other person that is the beneficial owner of any of the Common Stock underlying such 2015 Warrant for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and as such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
Tang Capital Management, LLC, as the general partner of Tang Capital Partners, LP, may be deemed to beneficially own the 60,436,506 shares held by Tang Capital Partners, LP. Tang Capital Management, LLC shares voting and dispositive power over such shares with Tang Capital Partners, LP and Kevin C. Tang.
Kevin C. Tang is the beneficial owner of 61,224,853 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, comprising 62,600 shares held by Justin L. Tang under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (“UTMA”), for which Kevin C. Tang serves as trustee, 53,700 shares held by Julian K. Tang under the UTMA, for which Kevin C. Tang serves as trustee, 15,200 shares held by Noa Y. Tang under the UTMA, for which Kevin C. Tang serves as trustee, 40,800 shares held by the Tang Advisors, LLC Profit Sharing Plan, for which Kevin C. Tang serves as trustee and is a participant, 114,650 shares held by the Tang Family Trust, for which Kevin C. Tang serves as co-trustee, 42,950 shares held by Kevin C. Tang’s Individual Retirement Account, 95,891 shares held by Kevin C. Tang, 34,637 shares held by the Individual Retirement Account for the benefit of Chang L. Kong (the “Chang IRA”), 34,241 shares held by the Individual Retirement Account for the benefit of Chung W. Kong (the “Chung IRA”), 293,678 shares held by the Haeyoung and Kevin Tang Foundation, Inc., and the 60,436,506 shares held by Tang Capital Partners, LP.
Justin L. Tang, Julian K. Tang and Noa Y. Tang are Kevin C. Tang’s children. Kevin C. Tang is a beneficiary of the Tang Family Trust and shares voting and dispositive power over the shares held by the Tang Family Trust with his wife, Haeyoung K. Tang. Chang L. and Chung W. Kong are Kevin C. Tang’s in-laws and Mr. Tang may be deemed to have shared dispositive power over the shares held in the Chang IRA and the Chung IRA. The Haeyoung and Kevin Tang Foundation, Inc. is a private foundation, for which Kevin C. Tang serves as President and Treasurer. Mr. Tang shares voting and dispositive power over the shares held by this foundation with Haeyoung K. Tang. Tang Capital Management, LLC, as the general partner of Tang Capital Partners, LP, and Kevin C. Tang, as the manager of Tang Capital Management, LLC, may also be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by Tang Capital Partners, LP. Chang L. and Chung W. Kong are retired U.S. citizens. The Haeyoung and Kevin Tang Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated in the state of Delaware. The mailing address of all of the foregoing persons and entities is c/o Tang Capital Management, LLC, 4401 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CA 92121. Kevin C. Tang disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.