UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Merlin Biomed Group, L.L.C.
Address: 237 Park Avenue
Suite 801
New York, NY 10017
13F File Number: 28-________
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: Stuart T. Weisbrod
Title: Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer
Phone: 212-808-7467
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Stuart T. Weisbrod New York, New York February 14, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 92
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $240,250
(in thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC .... COM 00846U101 3,865 50,000 SH -- SOLE 50,000 0 0
ABGENIX INC ................. COM 00339B107 1,855 14,000 SH -- SOLE 14,000 0 0
AFFYMETRIX INC .............. PUT 00826T958 2,036 12,000 SH PUT SOLE 0 0 12,000
ALLERGAN INC ................ COM 018490102 1,990 40,000 SH -- SOLE 40,000 0 0
ALKERMES INC ................ COM 01642T108 2,555 52,000 SH -- SOLE 52,000 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP .... CALL 026609907 785 20,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 20,000
AMGEN INC ................... COM 031162100 11,712 195,000 SH -- SOLE 195,000 0 0
AMGEN INC ................... CALL 031162900 18,619 310,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 310,000
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS ...... COM 032346108 334 40,000 SH -- SOLE 40,000 0 0
ANTEX BIOLOGICS INC ......... COM 03672W100 150 66,000 SH -- SOLE 66,000 0 0
ARADIDGM CORP ............... COM 038505103 855 90,000 SH -- SOLE 90,000 0 0
ARONEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC .. COM 042666206 1,875 600,000 SH -- SOLE 600,000 0 0
ALZA CORP ................... COM 022615108 1,212 35,000 SH -- SOLE 35,000 0 0
BARD C R INC ................ COM 067383109 1,855 35,000 SH -- SOLE 35,000 0 0
BARD C R INC ................ CALL 067383909 5,300 100,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 100,000
BAXTER INTL INC ............. CALL 071813909 1,572 25,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 25,000
BIOCRYST PHARMCEUTICALS INC . COM 09058V103 1,770 60,000 SH -- SOLE 60,000 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC ......... COM 075811109 1,653 32,500 SH -- SOLE 32,500 0 0
BIOGEN INC .................. COM 090597105 4,901 58,000 SH -- SOLE 58,000 0 0
BIOVAIL CORP INTL ........... COM 09067K106 1,172 25,000 SH -- SOLE 25,000 0 0
BORON LEPORE ASSOCIATES INC . COM 10001P102 358 55,000 SH -- SOLE 55,000 0 0
BIOTRANSPLANT INC ........... COM 09066Y107 754 90,000 SH -- SOLE 90,000 0 0
CALIPER TECHNOLOGIES CORP ... COM 130876105 1,335 20,000 SH -- SOLE 20,000 0 0
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC .. COM 229678107 6,256 325,000 SH -- SOLE 325,000 0 0
CELL GENESYS INC ............ COM 150921104 513 40,000 SH -- SOLE 40,000 0 0
CELGENE CORP ................ COM 151020104 1,750 25,000 SH -- SOLE 25,000 0 0
CEPHALON INC ................ COM 156708109 1,901 55,000 SH -- SOLE 55,000 0 0
CHIRON CORP ................. COM 170040109 1,059 25,000 SH -- SOLE 25,000 0 0
CONNETICS CORP .............. COM 208192104 2,310 220,000 SH -- SOLE 220,000 0 0
COOPER COS INC .............. COM 216648402 4,820 160,000 SH -- SOLE 160,000 0 0
COOPER CO INC ............... CALL 216648902 2,109 70,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 70,000
CORVAS INTERNATIONAL INC .... COM 221005101 311 70,000 SH -- SOLE 70,000 0 0
CVS CORP .................... COM 126650100 1,196 30,000 SH -- SOLE 30,000 0 0
CHROMAVISION MEDICAL SYSTEM . COM 17111P104 915 60,000 SH -- SOLE 60,000 0 0
CV THERAPEUTICS INC ......... COM 126667104 11,220 430,500 SH -- SOLE 430,500 0 0
DIGENE CORP ................. COM 253752109 1,744 100,000 SH -- SOLE 100,000 0 0
DURA PHARMACEUTICALS INC .... COM 26632S109 1,443 103,500 SH -- SOLE 103,500 0 0
ELAN PLC ADR ................ ADR CALL 284131208 1,623 55,000 SH -- SOLE 55,000 0 0
ENZON INC ................... CALL 293904108 1,518 35,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 35,000
FOREST LABS INC ............. COM 345838106 3,072 50,000 SH -- SOLE 50,000 0 0
GUIDANT CORP ................ COM 401698105 470 10,000 SH -- SOLE 10,000 0 0
GUIDANT CORP ................ CALL 401698905 470 10,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 10,000
GEOME THERAPEUTICS CORP ..... COM 372430108 806 50,000 SH -- SOLE 50,000 0 0
GENENTECH INC ............... PUT 368710956 25,420 189,000 SH PUT SOLE 0 0 189,000
GENSET SA ................... SPONSORED ADR 37244T104 381 20,000 SH -- SOLE 20,000 0 0
GENZYME CORP ................ COM GENL DIV 372917104 5,175 115,000 SH -- SOLE 115,000 0 0
GENE LOGIC INC .............. COM 368689105 2,518 95,000 SH -- SOLE 95,000 0 0
GENZYME CORP ................ COM - MOLECULAR 372917500 510 72,900 SH -- SOLE 72,900 0 0
GENZYME TRANSGENICS CORP .... COM 37246 105 3,851 305,000 SH -- SOLE 305,000 0 0
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC ... COM 444903108 5,037 33,000 SH -- SOLE 33,000 0 0
HYSEQ INC ................... COM 449163302 1,564 92,000 SH -- SOLE 92,000 0 0
INNERDYNE MEDICAL INC ....... COM 45764D102 315 90,000 SH -- SOLE 90,000 0 0
ILEX ONCOLOGY INC ........... COM 451923106 2,533 105,000 SH -- SOLE 105,000 0 0
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INC ......... COM 45245W109 2,378 60,000 SH -- SOLE 60,000 0 0
IMMUNOGEN INC ............... COM 45253H101 385 70,000 SH -- SOLE 70,000 0 0
INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC .. COM 45337C102 11,100 185,000 SH -- SOLE 185,000 0 0
INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC .. CALL 45337C902 5,400 90,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 90,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ........... COM 478160104 3,095 33,195 SH -- SOLE 33,195 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ........... CALL 478160904 4,662 50,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 50,000
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO .. COM 503459109 354 140,000 SH -- SOLE 140,000 0 0
MAGAININ PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 559036108 218 120,000 SH -- SOLE 120,000 0 0
MATRIX PHARMACEUTICAL INC ... COM 576844101 760 160,000 SH -- SOLE 160,000 0 0
MEDICONSULT COM INC ......... COM 58469J100 181 29,000 SH -- SOLE 29,000 0 0
MEDIX RESOURCES INC ......... COM 585011109 600 200,000 SH -- SOLE 200,000 0 0
MEDIMMUNE INC ............... COM 584699102 13,270 80,000 SH -- SOLE 80,000 0 0
MEDQUIST INC ................ COM 584949101 658 25,500 SH -- SOLE 25,500 0 0
MEDAREX INC ................. COM 583916101 3,166 85,000 SH -- SOLE 85,000 0 0
MYLAN LABS INC .............. CALL 628530907 884 35,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 35,000
NABI INC .................... COM 628716102 1,018 220,000 SH -- SOLE 220,000 0 0
NEURCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC ... COM 64125C109 3,218 130,000 SH -- SOLE 130,000 0 0
NOVEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC ... COM 670009109 544 30,000 SH -- SOLE 30,000 0 0
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC ..... COM 62936P103 1,838 150,000 SH -- SOLE 150,000 0 0
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC ..... COM 671040103 1,746 220,000 SH -- SOLE 220,000 0 0
OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC ..... COM 691471106 488 38,500 SH -- SOLE 38,500 0 0
REPLIGEN CORP ............... COM 759916109 563 180,000 SH -- SOLE 180,000 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP ........ COM 806605101 212 5,000 SH -- SOLE 5,000 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP ........ CALL 806605901 1,802 42,500 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 42,500
SKYEPHARMA PLC .............. SPONSORED ADR 830808101 221 30,000 SH -- SOLE 30,000 0 0
SUPERGEN INC ................ COM 868059106 588 20,000 SH -- SOLE 20,000 0 0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP ....... COM 88033G100 823 35,000 SH -- SOLE 35,000 0 0
TRANSKARYOTIC THERAPIES INC . COM 893735100 2,330 60,500 SH -- SOLE 60,500 0 0
TLC LASER EYE CENTERS ....... COM 87255E108 196 15,000 SH -- SOLE 15,000 0 0
TEXAS BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP .... COM 88221T104 794 100,000 SH -- SOLE 100,000 0 0
TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 89589H104 416 32,500 SH -- SOLE 32,500 0 0
VISX INC .................... COM 92844S105 1,294 25,000 SH -- SOLE 25,000 0 0
VALENTIS INC ................ COM 91913E104 945 105,000 SH -- SOLE 105,000 0 0
VIROPHARMA INC .............. COM 928241108 1,110 30,000 SH -- SOLE 30,000 0 0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC .. COM 92532F100 2,100 60,000 SH -- SOLE 60,000 0 0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC .. CALL 92532F900 1,645 47,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 47,000
WESLEY JESSEN VISIONCARE .... COM 951018100 1,780 47,000 SH -- SOLE 47,000 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO ........... COM 934488107 2,458 30,000 SH -- SOLE 30,000 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO ........... CALL 934488907 3,687 45,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 45,000
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