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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment [Check only one.]: [ ] is a restatement
[ ] adds new holdings entries
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BVF Partners L.P.
Address: 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 4800
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Chicago, Illinois 60606
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Form 13F File Number: 28-6770
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The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Mark N. Lampert
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Title: President of General Partner
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Phone: (312) 263-7777
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Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Mark N. Lampert San Francisco, California 05/12/00
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[X] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s)).
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[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-6800 BVF, Inc.
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