UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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:
/s/Stuart T. Weisbrod New York, New York November 14, 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: 106
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,073,083
(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 USD COM NPV COMMON STOCK 002824100 14,269 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
ABBOTT LABS USD COM NPV OPTIONS - CALLS 0028240JH 4,756 100,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 100,000
AETNA INC COM COMMON STOCK 008117103 11,670 201,000 SH SOLE 201,000 0 0
ALLERGAN INC COM COMMON STOCK 018490102 16,787 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
ALLSCRIPTS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 019886100 707 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
ALPHARMA INC CL A COMMON STOCK 020813101 6,112 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
ALPHARMA INC CL A OPTIONS - CALLS 020813JJJ 6,112 100,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 100,000
ALZA CORP COM FORMERLY CL A UN COMMON STOCK 022615108 73,526 850,000 SH SOLE 850,000 0 0
AMER HOME PRODS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 026609107 14,141 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 0 0
AMGEN INC USD.0001 COM COMMON STOCK 031162100 4,106 58,800 SH SOLE 58,800 0 0
AMGEN INC USD.0001 COM OPTIONS - CALLS 031162JJP 40,849 585,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 585,000
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 032346108 1,613 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
ANTEX BIOLOGICS INC COMMON STOCK 03672W308 530 136,700 SH SOLE 136,700 0 0
ARADIGM CORP COM COMMON STOCK 038505103 6,881 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 04033A100 1,884 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
ARONEX PHARMACEUTICAL INC COMMON STOCK 042666206 6,188 1,320,000 SH SOLE 1,320,000 0 0
ASTRAZENECA PLC SPONS ADR ADRS STOCKS 046353108 10,513 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
ATHEROGENICS COM STK COMMON STOCK 047439104 863 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
BARD C R INC COM COMMON STOCK 067383109 11,619 275,000 SH SOLE 275,000 0 0
BASF AG SPONS ADR ONE ADR REPS ADRS STOCKS 055262505 3,644 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC USD1 COMMON STOCK 071813109 15,963 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
BECKMAN COULTER INC COM COMMON STOCK 075811109 19,281 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 0 0
BIOGEN INC COMMON STOCK 090597105 33,489 549,000 SH SOLE 549,000 0 0
BIOGEN INC OPTIONS - CALLS 0905970JO 30,500 500,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 500,000
BIOTRANSPLANT INC COM COMMON STOCK 09066Y107 2,857 167,445 SH SOLE 167,445 0 0
BIOSPHERE MEDICAL INC COMMON STOCK 09066V103 1,977 136,363 SH SOLE 136,363 0 0
BRUKER DALTONICS INC COM COMMON STOCK 116795105 3,328 75,000 SH SOLE 75,000 0 0
CAREMARK RX COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK 141705103 4,501 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 0 0
CARTER WALLACE INC COM COMMON STOCK 146285101 9,775 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 0 0
CHRLS RIVER LABS COMMON STOCK 159864107 13,601 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 0 0
CIGNA CORP COM COMMON STOCK 125509109 23,490 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 0 0
CIPHERGEN BIOSYSTEMS INC CMN COMMON STOCK 17252Y104 3,200 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
CONNECTICS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 208192104 11,594 480,600 SH SOLE 480,600 0 0
CORVAS INTL INC COM COMMON STOCK 221005101 4,650 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 229678107 15,395 295,700 SH SOLE 295,700 0 0
CURON MED INC CMN COMMON STOCK 231292103 2,300 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
CV THERAPEUTICS INC COM COMMON STOCK 126667104 68,588 881,800 SH SOLE 881,800 0 0
CYGNUS INC COM COMMON STOCK 232560102 2,750 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 0 0
DELTAGEN INC COMMON STOCK 24783R103 1,546 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
DEPOMED INC COM COMMON STOCK 249908104 659 250,900 SH SOLE 250,900 0 0
DRAXIS HEALTH INC COM COMMON STOCK 26150J101 600 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
DYAX CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 26746E103 1,968 45,000 SH SOLE 45,000 0 0
FOREST LABS INC COM COMMON STOCK 345838106 17,203 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
GENAISSANCE PH COMMON STOCK 36867W105 1,034 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
GENENCOR INTL COM STK COMMON STOCK 368709101 5,925 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
GENENTECH INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 368710406 4,995 26,500 SH SOLE 26,500 0 0
GENSET SA SPONSORED ADR ADRS STOCKS 37244T104 12,925 470,000 SH SOLE 470,000 0 0
GENZYME TRANSGENICS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 37246E105 3,525 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
HCA - THE HEALTHCARE COMPANY COMMON STOCK 404119109 4,641 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 0 0
HUMANA INC COM COMMON STOCK 444859102 537 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
HUMANA INC COM OPTIONS - CALLS 4448590JU 1,075 100,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 100,000
IDEC PHARMACEUTICALS CORP COMMON STOCK 449370105 35,071 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
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ILEX ONCOLOGY INC COM COMMON STOCK 451923106 2,193 72,800 SH SOLE 72,800 0 0
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INC COM OPTIONS - PUTS 45245W0VF 3,682 32,500 SH PUT SOLE 0 0 32,500
IMMUNOGEN INC COM COMMON STOCK 45253H101 13,675 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 0 0
INCYTE GENOMICS INC COMMON STOCK 45337C102 40,097 975,000 SH SOLE 975,000 0 0
INVITROGEN CORP COMMON STOCK 46185R100 19,915 280,000 SH SOLE 280,000 0 0
INVITROGEN CORP OPTIONS - CALLS 46185R0JJ 3,556 50,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 50,000
IVAX CORPORATION COM COMMON STOCK 465823102 13,800 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
KENSEY NASH CORP COM COMMON STOCK 490057106 2,925 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 0 0
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM COMMON STOCK 495582108 6,687 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO COMMON STOCK 503459109 5,401 580,000 SH SOLE 580,000 0 0
LABORATORY CRP OF AMER HLDGS COMMON STOCK 50540R409 17,963 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
MAGAININ PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 559036108 2,201 704,600 SH SOLE 704,600 0 0
MATRIX PHARMACEUTICAL INC COMMON STOCK 576844104 3,112 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
MDS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 55269P302 4,620 110,000 SH SOLE 110,000 0 0
MEDAREX INC COM COMMON STOCK 583916101 8,798 75,000 SH SOLE 75,000 0 0
MEDICONSULT COM INC COM COMMON STOCK 58469J100 99 109,000 SH SOLE 109,000 0 0
MEDIMMUNE INC COM COMMON STOCK 584699102 18,154 235,000 SH SOLE 235,000 0 0
MICROCIDE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 595018102 1,351 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
MILLIPORE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 601073109 16,953 350,000 SH SOLE 350,000 0 0
MILLIPORE CORP COM OPTIONS - CALLS 6010730JJ 1,211 25,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 25,000
MYRIAD GENETICS COM COMMON STOCK 62855J104 864 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
NABI INC COM COMMON STOCK 628716102 2,100 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
NEOFORMA.COM INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 640475109 1,116 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
NEOFORMA.COM INC COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS 6404750JA 929 250,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 0 250,000
NEOPHARM INC COM COMMON STOCK 640919106 3,951 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
NEOSE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COMMON STOCK 640522108 338 7,000 SH SOLE 7,000 0 0
NEUROBIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES I COMMON STOCK 64124W106 1,650 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM COMMON STOCK 62936P103 82,679 1,461,730 SH SOLE 1,461,730 0 0
ORTHOFIX INTL NV COMMON STOCK N6748L102 3,712 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 671040103 25,410 363,000 SH SOLE 363,000 0 0
PACKARD BIOSCI COM STK COMMON STOCK 695172205 3,412 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 0 0
PE CORP-PE BIOSYSTEMS GROUP COMMON STOCK 69332S102 26,212 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 0 0
PHARMACYCLICS INC COM COMMON STOCK 716933106 2,571 51,800 SH SOLE 51,800 0 0
PRECISION OPTICS INC MASS COMMON STOCK 740294103 720 91,500 SH SOLE 91,500 0 0
PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 743187106 2,057 75,000 SH SOLE 75,000 0 0
PROTEIN DESIGN LABS COMMON STOCK 74369L103 386 3,200 SH SOLE 3,200 0 0
QLT INC COMMON STOCK 746927102 12,403 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 0 0
RESPIRONICS INC COM COMMON STOCK 761230101 2,533 151,800 SH SOLE 151,800 0 0
RITE AID CORPORATION COM COMMON STOCK 767754104 1,200 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS COM STK COMMON STOCK 777777103 5,579 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP USD1 COM COMMON STOCK 806605101 23,250 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 0 0
SEPRACOR INC COM COMMON STOCK 817315104 9,202 75,000 SH SOLE 75,000 0 0
SEQUENOM INC COMMON STOCK 817337108 2,107 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
SYBRON CORP (DEL) COM COMMON STOCK 87114F106 8,504 354,300 SH SOLE 354,300 0 0
SYMYX TECH INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 87155S108 10,844 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 0 0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 88033G100 7,275 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
TRANSKARYOTIC THERAPIES INC COMMON STOCK 893735100 6,459 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
TRIAD HOSPITALS INC COM COMMON STOCK 89579K109 4,407 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
TRIANGLE PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 89589H104 844 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
TRIGON HEALTHCARE INC COMMON STOCK 89618L100 5,256 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 91307C102 3,495 40,000 SH SOLE 40,000 0 0
VALENTIS INC COM COMMON STOCK 91913E104 3,168 384,000 SH SOLE 384,000 0 0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 92532F100 25,350 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 0 0
VYSIS INC COM COMMON STOCK 928961101 994 152,900 SH SOLE 152,900 0 0
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