UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
ECOGEN INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
278864 20 2
(CUSIP Number)
February 15, 2000
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is being filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[x] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 278864 20 2
1. Name of Reporting Person: The Dow Chemical Company
I.R.S. Identification No. of the Above Person: 38-1285128
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group: (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
Number of 5. Sole Voting Power: 1,351,351
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: 0
Owned by Each
Reporting Person 7. Sole Dispositive Power: 1,351,351
With
8. Shared Dispositive Power: 0
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,351,351
10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares: [ ]
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 12.9 %
12. Type of Reporting Person: CO
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Ecogen Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive
Offices: 2000 Cabot Boulevard, Suite 170
West Langhorne, PA 19047
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: The Dow Chemical Company
(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 2030 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674
(c) Citizenship: Delaware
(d) Title of class of Securities: Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share
(e) CUSIP No.: 278864 20 2
Item 3. Status of Person Filing.
Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,351,351
(b) Percent of class: 12.9 %
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,351,351
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 1,351,351
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported or by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person.
The Filing Person holds its ownership interest in the Issuer
through its ultimately wholly owned subsidiary, Mycogen
Corporation.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 24, 2000 THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
By: /S/ G.E.MERSZEI
Name: G. E. Merszei
Title: Vice President and
Treasurer
