-----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, Il/gfaRc/1IMcXYnaWGDxZy4Ay7lQqSzd9wxqLxd4mT3IWYFoHg7F9HOp6HZBwK1 cEsUQL1nIEOtolhWsuqIkQ== 0000769993-02-000438.txt : 20020918 0000769993-02-000438.hdr.sgml : 20020918 20020918165854 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000769993-02-000438 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020910 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020918 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC/MI CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001066745 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 383419139 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16033 FILM NUMBER: 02767124 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3621 S STATE STREET 695KMS PLACE STREET 2: 734-332-0506 CITY: ANN ARBOR STATE: MI ZIP: 48108 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3621 STATE STREET STREET 2: 695 KMS PLACE CITY: ANN ARBOR STATE: MI ZIP: 48108 REPORTING-OWNER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886982 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] RELATIONSHIP: OTHER IRS NUMBER: 134019460 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1129 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129021000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 85 BROAD ST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 3 1 espr30209gsg.txt SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 - GS GROUP INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 85 Broad Street - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York, New York 10004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) September 10, 2002 ================================================================================ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (ESPR) ================================================================================ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ X ] Other (specify below) Former 10% Owner (01) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ================================================================================ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ================================================================================
==================================================================================================================================== Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | | | 3. Ownership Form: | | | 2. Amount of Securities | Direct (D) or | | 1. Title of Security | Beneficially Owned | Indirect (I) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 5) | (Instr.5) | - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | Common Stock | 01 | 01 | 01 | ====================================================================================================================================
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 5(b)(v). FORM 3 (continued)
==================================================================================================================================== Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | | | 5. Owner- | | | | 3. Title and Amount of Securities | | ship | | | | Underlying Derivative Security | | Form of | | |2. Date Exercisable | (Instr. 4) | | Derivative | | | and Expiration Date | --------------------------------- | 4. Conver- | Security: | | | (Month/Day/Year) | | Amount | sion or | Direct |6.Nature of | |---------------------- | | or | Exercise | (D) or | Indirect | |Date |Expira- | | Number | Price of | Indirect | Beneficial| 1. Title of Derivative |Exer- |tion | | of | Derivative| (I) | Ownership | Security (Instr. 4) |cisable |Date | Title | Shares | Security | (Instr.5) | (Instr. 5)| - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ====================================================================================================================================
Instruction 5(b)(v) list of other Reporting Persons: This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs" and, together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). The principal business address of GS Group and Goldman Sachs is 85 Broad Street, New York, New York, 10004. Explanation of Responses: 01: Goldman Sachs beneficially owned directly and GS Group may be deemed to have beneficially owned indirectly 2,987,062 shares of Common Stock. Goldman Sachs is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. As of September 10, 2002, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the owners of more than 10% of the shares of the Common Stock reported to be outstanding in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, and are therefore no longer subject to Section 16. **SIGATURES OF REPORTING PERSONS: THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. By: s/ Roger S. Begelman ---------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. By: s/ Roger S. Begelman ---------------------------- Name: Roger S. Begelman Title: Attorney-in-fact Date: September 18, 2002 ** 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 provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T. POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. (the "Company") does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Hans L. Reich and Roger S. Begelman, acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its name and on its behalf whether the Company is acting individually or as representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Act"), with respect to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Company under the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority to act in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the Company might or could do if personally present by one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force and effect until either revoked in writing by the undersigned or until such time as the person or persons to whom power of attorney has been hereby granted cease(s) to be an employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as of December 8th, 2000. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. By: s/ Gregory K. Palm - ------------------------------------ Name: Gregory K. Palm Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. (the "Company") does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of Hans L. Reich and Roger S. Begelman, acting individually, its true and lawful attorney, to execute and deliver in its name and on its behalf whether the Company is acting individually or as representative of others, any and all filings required to be made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (as amended, the "Act"), with respect to securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Company under the Act, giving and granting unto each said attorney-in-fact power and authority to act in the premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as the Company might or could do if personally present by one of its authorized signatories, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY shall remain in full force and effect until either revoked in writing by the undersigned or until such time as the person or persons to whom power of attorney has been hereby granted cease(s) to be an employee of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. or one of its affiliates. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly subscribed these presents as of December 8th, 2000. GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. By: s/ Gregory K. Palm - ------------------------------------ Name: Gregory K. Palm Title: Managing Director -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----