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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: June 30, 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
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Form 13F File Number: 28-6770
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
Title: President of General Partner
Phone: (312) 263-7777
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Mark N. Lampert San Francisco, California 08/14/00
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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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