-----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, LvKKmLCYz9h9jKwkgJSd5EruDlI2FUSi+Fu3vkNo5u/jA+hSJgwNC6Kb8BVW17NQ uCpHNvy5FGgVSgQSrRlf+A== 0001050929-98-000037.txt : 19980224 0001050929-98-000037.hdr.sgml : 19980224 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001050929-98-000037 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980223 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OSTEOTECH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874734 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISC HEALTH & ALLIED SERVICES, NEC [8090] IRS NUMBER: 133357370 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42099 FILM NUMBER: 98546928 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 51 JAMES WAY CITY: EATONTOWN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07724 BUSINESS PHONE: 9085422800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 51 JAMES WAY CITY: EATONTOWN STATE: NJ ZIP: 07724 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEWMAN TANNENBAUM HELPERN SYRACUSE & HIRSCHTRITT LLP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001050929 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 132933329 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 900 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125086780 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 900 THIRD AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G (AMENDMENT NO. 5) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (For the Calendar Year ended December 31, 1997) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5) OSTEOTECH, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 Par Value ------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 688582105 ------------------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP NUMBER) Joshua Ruch c/o Rho Management Company, Inc. 767 Fifth Avenue 43rd Floor New York, New York 10153 Tel. No.: (212) 751-6677 ------------------------------------------------------------ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) - with copies to - Stephen Rosenberg, Esq. Newman Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt 900 Third Avenue - 13th Floor New York, New York 10022 (212) 508-6700 Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [ ] 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. Page 1 of 5 Pages CUSIP No. 688582105 Osteotech, Inc. 1. Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons Joshua Ruch 2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) a. b. 3. SEC Use Only 4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Republic of South Africa Number of Shares 5. Sole Voting Power 76,430 ------ Beneficially Owned by 6. Shared Voting Power Each Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power 76,430 Person With 8. Shared Dispositive Power 9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 76,430 10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 .91% ----- 12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN Page 2 of 5 Pages CUSIP No. 688582105 Osteotech, Inc. Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Osteotech, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer: Osteotech, Inc. 51 James Way Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Joshua Ruch Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: c/o Rho Management Company, Inc. 767 Fifth Avenue 43rd Floor New York, New York 10153 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Mr. Ruch is a citizen of South Africa Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 688582105 Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, check whether the filing person 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, e. |_| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Page 3 of 5 Pages CUSIP No. 688582105 Osteotech, Inc. f. |_| Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F), g. |_| Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); (Note: see Item 7) h. |_| Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H). Not applicable. Item 4 Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: As of December 31, 1997, 76,430 Shares were beneficially owned by the filing person. (b) Percent of Class: .91% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 76,430 shares (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 76,430 shares (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0 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 five percent of the class of securities, check the following [x]. Page 4 of 5 Pages CUSIP No. 688582105 Osteotech, Inc. 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 Item 10 Certification: Not applicable 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. February 12, 1998 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Joshua Ruch - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name/Title Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001). Page 5 of 5 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----