SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

STONE STREET 1995 LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

85 BROAD ST

(Street)

NEW YORK

10004

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AAIPHARMA INC [ aaii ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/23/2003

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/23/2003		P		5,000	A	$17.56	3,420,247⁽¹⁾	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	10/23/2003		S		5,000	D	$17.56	3,415,247⁽¹⁾	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The positions reported herein have been adjusted to reflect aaiPharma, Inc.'s (the "Company") February 19, 2003 three-for-two common stock split.

2. This statement is being filed by GS Capital Partners II, L.P. (GSCP), GS Capital Partners II Offshore, L.P. (GSCP II Offshore), GS Capital Partners II (Germany) Civil Law Partnership (GSCP II Germany), Stone Street Fund 1995, L.P. (1995 Stone) and Bridge Street Fund 1995, L.P. ("1995 Bridge" and, together with GSCP, GSCP II Offshore, GSCP II Germany and 1995 Stone, the "Limited Partnerships"), Stone Street 1995, L.L.C. (Stone GP), GS Advisors, L.L.C. (GS Advisors), GS Advisors II, L.L.C. (GS Advisors II), Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG (GS oHG), Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Goldman Sachs), and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group" and, together with Goldman Sachs, GS Advisors, GS Advisors II, GS oHG, Stone GP and the Limited Partnerships, the "Reporting Persons"). Due to the electronic system's limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in duplicate.

3. The securities reported herein as purchased and sold were purchased and sold and were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company. The Reporting Persons other than GS Group and Goldman Sachs disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs.

4. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly in the aggregate 3,415,247 shares of Common Stock through Limited Partnerships, of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner or managing partner. Goldman Sachs is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of GSCP, GSCP II Offshore, and GSCP II Germany. Goldman Sachs and GS Group each disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Limited Partnerships except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

5. GSCP beneficially owns directly and its general partner, GS Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 2,142,823 shares of Common Stock. GSCP II Offshore beneficially owns directly and its general partner, GS Advisors II, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 851,862 shares of Common Stock. GSCP II Germany beneficially owns directly and its managing partner, GS oHG, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 79,036 shares of Common Stock. 1995 Stone beneficially owns directly and its general partner, Stone GP, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 160,698 shares of Common Stock through 1995 Stone. 1995 Bridge beneficially owns directly and its managing general partner, Stone GP, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 180,828 shares of Common Stock through 1995 Bridge.

6. Each of GS Advisors, GS Advisors II, GS oHG and Stone GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest in such securities.

	s/ Roger S. Begelman, Attorney-in-fact	10/27/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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