-----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, IM+aECL9JVqzRmcT+q7hOkxWxp+3JI7N60f22EVS1uySWzffNtPxxbjhtfcJyhUg f55Od+9kRhBwP+uuXKntxQ== 0000902561-98-000073.txt : 19980302 0000902561-98-000073.hdr.sgml : 19980302 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902561-98-000073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980227 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRANSCEND THERAPEUTICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001020910 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 043174575 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52371 FILM NUMBER: 98551809 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 640 MEMORIAL DR STREET 2: 3W CITY: CAMBRIDGE STATE: MA ZIP: 02139 BUSINESS PHONE: 6173741200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 640 MEMORIAL DR STREET 2: 3W CITY: CAMBRIDGE STATE: MA ZIP: 02139 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NESTLE SA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000792990 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVE NESELE 55, CH-1800 CITY: VEVEY STATE: V8 BUSINESS PHONE: 01141219241111 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: AVE NESTLE 55 STREET 2: CH-1800 CITY: VEVEY STATE: V8 SC 13G/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ------ SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 1)*/ TRANSCEND THERAPEUTICS, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 89353T 10 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) ------ - -------------------------- */ This Amendment No. 1 amends and restates in its entirety the original Schedule 13G to make a correction and is not being filed to report a change in beneficial ownership. - ----------------------------- ------------------------ CUSIP No. 89353T 10 2 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages - ----------------------------- ------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Nestle S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Switzerland - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 798,744 OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 PERSON WITH ----------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 798,744 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 798,744 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 13.7% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 5 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: TRANSCEND THERAPEUTICS, INC. --------------- Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: ----------------------------------------------- Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Nestle S.A. ---------------------- Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: Avenue Nestle 55, CH-1800, Vevey, Switzerland Item 2(c). Citizenship: Switzerland ------------ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock ----------------------------- Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 89353T 10 2 ------------- Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2 (b), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable, filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) (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, (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); see Item 7, (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H). Page 4 of 5 Pages Item 4. Ownership: As of December 31, 1997, Nestle USA, Inc. beneficially owned an aggregate of 798,744 shares of Common Stock of the Company which represented approximately 13.7% of the outstanding shares. Nestle USA, Inc. is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestle S.A. See Exhibit 99.1. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable. 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: Nestle USA, Inc., CO 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. Page 5 of 5 Pages SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Date: February 25, 1998 NESTLE S.A. By: /s/ James H. Ball James H. Ball, attorney-in-fact for: Name: Hans Peter Frick Title: Senior Vice President, Nestle S.A. INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- 99.1 Item 4 Information 99.2 Power of Attorney EX-99.1 2 Exhibit 99.1 Nestle USA, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestle S.A. EX-99.2 3 Exhibit 99.2 Power of Attorney The undersigned, Nestle S.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland (the "Company"), does hereby make, constitute and appoint James H. Ball as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for it and in its name, place and stead to execute and cause to be filed and/or delivered, as required under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") and the regulations thereunder, any number, as appropriate, of original, copies, or electronic filings of the Securities and Exchange Commission Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G Beneficial Ownership Reports (together with any amendments and joint filing agreements under Rule 13d- 1(f)(1) of the Act, as may be required thereto) to be filed and/or delivered with respect to any equity security (as defined in Rule 13d-1(d) under the Act) of Transcend Therapeutics, Inc. beneficially owned by the Company and which must be reported by the Company pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and the regulations thereunder, and generally to take such other actions and perform such other things necessary to effectuate the foregoing as fully in all respects as if the undersigned could do if personally present. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked, in writing, by the undersigned. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney this 20 day of February, 1998. NESTLE S.A. By: /s/ Hans Peter Frick Name: Hans Peter Frick Title: Senior Vice President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----