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
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Merlin BioMed Group, L.L.C.
Address: 230 Park Avenue, Suite 928
New York, NY 10169
13F File Number: 28-5541
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: 646-227-5200
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Stuart T. Weisbrod New York, New York May 15, 2000
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: 110
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $455,180
(in thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABS CALL 002824900 3,250 100,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 100,000
ACCREDO HEALTH INC COM 00437V104 2,898 87,500 SH SOLE 87,500 0 0
ADVANCED PHOTONIX INC COM 00754E107 431 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 13,000 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 0 0
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC CALL 00846U901 3,150 35,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 35,000
ALKERMES INC COM 01642T108 1,202 13,000 SH SOLE 13,000 0 0
ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 2,350 47,000 SH SOLE 47,000 0 0
ALLERGAN INC CALL 018490902 2,000 50,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 50,000
ALPHARMA INC CL A 020813101 735 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 0 0
ALPHARMA INC CALL 020813901 600 20,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 20,000
ALZA CORP DEL COM 022615108 3,381 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
ALZA CORP DEL CALL 022615908 27,463 845,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 845,000
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 4,838 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP CALL 026609907 4,950 120,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 120,000
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 8,899 145,000 SH SOLE 145,000 0 0
AMGEN INC CALL 031162900 10,260 171,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 171,000
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS COM 032346108 949 70,000 SH SOLE 70,000 0 0
ANTEX BIOLOGICS INC COM 03672W100 1,440 523,500 SH SOLE 523,500 0 0
ARADIDGM CORP COM 038505103 8,454 405,000 SH SOLE 405,000 0 0
ARONEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 042666206 1,688 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000 0 0
AXYS PHARMECEUTICALS INC COM 054635107 2,921 380,000 SH SOLE 380,000 0 0
BARD C R INC COM 067383109 11,993 310,000 SH SOLE 310,000 0 0
BARR LABORATORIES COM 068306109 2,541 60,500 SH SOLE 60,500 0 0
BARR LABORATORIES CALL 068306909 1,452 26,400 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 26,400
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 6,738 107,500 SH SOLE 107,500 0 0
BAXTER INTL INC CALL 071813909 4,000 80,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 80,000
BECKMAN COULTER INC COM 075811109 5,776 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
BIOGEN INC COM 090597105 4,192 60,000 SH SOLE 60,000 0 0
BIOMET INC COM 090613100 3,273 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
BIOTRANSPLANT INC COM 09066Y107 653 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CALL 101137907 2,844 162,500 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 162,500
CAREMARK RX CALL 141705903 250 50,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 50,000
CARTER WALLACE INC COM 146285101 1,500 80,000 SH SOLE 80,000 0 0
CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 995 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
CELLTECH GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 151158102 3,735 107,500 SH SOLE 107,500 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 3,787 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
CIGNA CORP CALL 125509909 2,800 40,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 40,000
CONMED CORP COM 207410101 1,503 60,000 SH SOLE 60,000 0 0
CONNETICS CORP COM 208192104 2,021 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 0 0
COOPER COMPANIES COM 216648402 3,000 93,200 SH SOLE 93,200 0 0
COR THERAPEUTICS COM 217753102 988 15,000 SH SOLE 15,000 0 0
CORVAS INTERNATIONAL INC COM 221005101 3,740 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000 0 0
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 229678107 16,122 385,000 SH SOLE 385,000 0 0
CV THERAPEUTICS INC COM 126667104 21,832 435,000 SH SOLE 435,000 0 0
DEPOMED INC COM 249908104 532 112,000 SH SOLE 112,000 0 0
DIGENE CORP COM 253752109 2,530 55,000 SH SOLE 55,000 0 0
DRAXIS HEALTH INC COM 26150J101 551 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000 0 0
ELAN CORP ADR ADR 284131208 8,075 170,000 SH SOLE 170,000 0 0
ENTREMED INC COM 29382F103 1,481 25,000 SH SOLE 25,000 0 0
ENTREMED INC CALL 29382F903 500 10,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 10,000
ENZO BIOCHEM INC COM 294100102 834 12,000 SH SOLE 12,000 0 0
EPOCH PHARMACEUTICALS COM 294273107 1,026 71,429 SH SOLE 71,429 0 0
GELTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 368538104 753 45,000 SH SOLE 45,000 0 0
GENSET SA ADR 37244T104 20,700 636,300 SH SOLE 636,300 0 0
GENZYME CORP COM GENL DIV 372917104 7,018 140,000 SH SOLE 140,000 0 0
GENZYME CORP CALL 372917904 1,700 42,500 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 42,500
GENZYME TRANSGENICS CORP COM 37246E105 7,084 354,200 SH SOLE 354,200 0 0
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 622 7,500 SH SOLE 7,500 0 0
IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS COM 449370105 9,039 92,000 SH SOLE 92,000 0 0
IGEN INC COM 449536101 1,250 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
ILEX ONCOLOGY INC COM 451923106 5,250 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 0 0
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INC COM 45245W109 10,993 143,000 SH SOLE 143,000 0 0
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INC CALL 45245W909 3,600 40,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 40,000
IMMUNOGEN INC COM 45253H101 4,224 352,000 SH SOLE 352,000 0 0
INCYTE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 45337C102 15,738 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000 0 0
INNERDYNE MEDICAL INC COM 45764D102 551 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON CALL 478160904 9,600 140,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 140,000
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO COM 503459109 1,129 172,000 SH SOLE 172,000 0 0
LJL BIOSYSTEMS INC COM 478160104 2,190 120,000 SH SOLE 120,000 0 0
LUMINEX CORP COM 55027E102 1,081 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
MAGAININ PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 559036108 2,523 560,000 SH SOLE 560,000 0 0
MATRIX PHARMACEUTICAL INC COM 576844101 2,241 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 0 0
MEDICONSULT COM INC COM 58469J100 83 29,000 SH SOLE 29,000 0 0
MEDIMMUNE INC COM 584699102 20,024 115,000 SH SOLE 115,000 0 0
MEDIX RESOURCES INC COM 585011109 1,509 350,000 SH SOLE 350,000 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 1,029 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC CALL 585055906 4,025 115,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 115,000
METLER-TOLEDO
INTERNATIONAL INC COM 592688105 5,477 133,800 SH SOLE 133,800 0 0
MICROCIDE PHARMACEUTICALS COM 595018102 517 39,800 SH SOLE 39,800 0 0
MYLAN LABS INC COM 628530107 1,100 40,000 SH SOLE 40,000 0 0
MYLAN LABS INC CALL 628530907 675 27,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 27,000
NABI INC COM 628716102 2,464 365,000 SH SOLE 365,000 0 0
NATIONAL DATA CORP COM 635621105 780 30,000 SH SOLE 30,000 0 0
NATIONAL DATA CORP CALL 635621905 625 25,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 25,000
NEURCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC COM 64125C109 1,976 85,000 SH SOLE 85,000 0 0
NEUROBIOLOGICAL
TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 64124W106 660 110,000 SH SOLE 110,000 0 0
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 62936P103 1,920 127,500 SH SOLE 127,500 0 0
NYCOMED AMERSHAM PLS ADR 67066H102 1,975 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 671040103 8,775 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000 0 0
OXFORD HEALTH PLANS INC COM 691471106 2,867 188,000 SH SOLE 188,000 0 0
PE CORP COM 693325201 5,790 60,000 SH SOLE 60,000 0 0
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC COM 716941109 9,223 155,000 SH SOLE 155,000 0 0
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC CALL 716941909 7,600 190,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 190,000
SEQUENOM INC COM 817337108 1,693 43,000 SH SOLE 43,000 0 0
SERACARE INC COM 817473101 117 30,300 SH SOLE 30,300 0 0
SHAMAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 819319500 284 525,100 SH SOLE 525,100 0 0
SKYEPHARMA PLC SPONSORED ADR 830808101 5,313 299,300 SH SOLE 299,300 0 0
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC SPONSORED ADR 83175M106 3,703 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 0 0
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 4,534 65,000 SH SOLE 65,000 0 0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 2,325 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS
INDS LTD ADR 881624209 1,125 30,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 30,000
TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS COM 888314101 2,635 85,000 SH SOLE 85,000 0 0
VALENTIS INC COM 91913E104 2,503 220,000 SH SOLE 220,000 0 0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 92532F100 3,979 85,000 SH SOLE 85,000 0 0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC CALL 92532F900 4,725 94,500 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 94,500
VION PHARMACEUTICALS COM 927624106 994 56,000 SH SOLE 56,000 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 1,465 15,000 SH SOLE 15,000 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO CALL 934488907 4,025 53,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 53,000
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 942683103 1,707 43,000 SH SOLE 43,000 0 0
XOMA LTD COM G9825R107 1,550 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
TOTAL 455,180
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