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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc [ ANTH ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 09/30/2010 | P | 19,900 | A | $4.08 | 3,449,734 | I | See Footnotes(1)(2)(3) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. The shares of Common Stock ("Shares") reported herein as indirectly beneficially owned by OrbiMed Capital GP IV LLC ("OrbiMed Capital"), OrbiMed Advisors LLC ("OrbiMed Advisors") and Samuel D. Isaly ("Isaly") are directly owned by Caduceus Private Investments IV, LP ("Caduceus") and each of OrbiMed Capital, OrbiMed Advisors and Isaly may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in Shares beneficially owned by Caduceus. This Form 4 is being jointly filed by OrbiMed Capital, OrbiMed Advisors and Isaly and does not include common stock in which the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest as a result of ownership by Caduceus of derivative securities as reported on Form 3. |
2. OrbiMed Capital is the sole general partner of Caduceus. OrbiMed Advisors is a registered adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the sole managing member of OrbiMed Capital GP IV. OrbiMed Advisors and OrbiMed Capital may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein by virtue of such relationships and the authority of OrbiMed Capital to direct the vote and disposition of the Shares held by Caduceus. Isaly, a natural person, may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Shares reported herein in his capacity as the holder of a controlling interest in OrbiMed Advisors. |
3. Each of OrbiMed Advisors, OrbiMed Capital GP IV and Isaly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are beneficial owners for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose. |
Remarks: |
OrbiMed Advisors LLC, /s/ Samuel D. Isaly, Managing Member | 10/04/2010 | |
OrbiMed Capital GP IV LLC, By: OrbiMed Advisors LLC, /s/ Samuel D. Isaly, Managing Member | 10/04/2010 | |
Samuel D. Isaly, /s/ Samuel D. Isaly | 10/04/2010 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |