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FORM 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: October 31, 2001
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Estimated average burden
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or hours per response .... 0.5
(Print or Type Responses) Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
RAFIELD LORI F. 8/2/00 VERSICOR INC. (VERS)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) 6. If Amendment, Date
----------------------- to Issuer (Check all applicable) of Original
3. IRS or Social Se- X Director 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year)
curity Number of ---- ----
2100 GENG ROAD Reporting Person Officer (give Other (specify ---------------------
------------------------------------------------- (Voluntary) title below) below) 7. Individual or
(Street) ---- ---- Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable
Line)
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X Reporting Person
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Form filed by
More than One
Reporting Person
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303 ---
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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NONE.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 2
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 5(b)(v). (Over)
SEC 1473 (7-97)
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Beneficial
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of Ownership
Date Price of Deriv- (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ Deri- ative
Year) vative Security:
-------------------------------------------------- Security Direct
Amount (D) or
Date Expir- or Indirect
Exer- ation Title Number (I)
cisable Date of Shares (Instr. 5)
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SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED IMMED. COMMON STOCK, PAR 1,814,125 1-FOR-1 I BY APA EXCELSIOR
STOCK (1) VALUE $.001 V, L.P. (2)
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SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED IMMED. COMMON STOCK, PAR 22,034 1-FOR-1 I BY PATRICOF
STOCK (1) VALUE $.001 PRIVATE INVESTMENT
CLUB II, L.P. (2)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) THESE SECURITIES WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONVERT INTO THE SAME NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE ISSUER ON THE DATE OF THE
CLOSING OF THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE ISSUER'S SECURITIES.
(2) THE REPORTING PERSON DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THESE SECURITIES EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF HER PECUNIARY INTEREST
THEREIN.
/s/ LORI RAFIELD August 2, 2000
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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