-----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, G3HjfEUj6E0AC208mTdAZ3GS4A3VE0udnnMPitAcYx57QcSy5MNj2URGKjv0ZLPz ApIqpQUfVsP0jlgqbVxrAA== 0000902561-98-000019.txt : 19980206 0000902561-98-000019.hdr.sgml : 19980206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902561-98-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980205 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 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52371 FILM NUMBER: 98522191 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 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 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 TRANSCEND THERAPEUTICS, INC. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 89353T 10 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) -------- - --------------------------- ------------------------- 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 789,650 OWNED BY EACH -------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 PERSON WITH -------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 789,650 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 789,650 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 789,650 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 2, 1998 NESTLE S.A. By: /s/ Hans Peter Frick ---------------------- Name:Hans Peter Frick Title: Senior Vice President INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Exhibit ----------- ------- 99.1 Item 4 Information EX-99.1 2 Exhibit 99.1 Nestle USA, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestle S.A. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----