SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
ALTEON INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
02144G 10 7
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(CUSIP Number)
Rebecca R. Tilden
Vice President and Secretary
Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
10236 Marion Park Drive
P. O. Box 9627
Kansas City, MO 64134-0627
(816) 966-4000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].
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CUSIP No. 02144G 10 7
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1) Name of Reporting Person and its Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
I.R.S. Identification Number 44-0565557
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if (a)[ ]
a Member of a Group (b)[ x ]
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Delaware
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5) Sole Voting Power 882,115
Number of ____________________________________________________________
Shares
Beneficially 6) Shared Voting Power 0
Owned by ____________________________________________________________
Each
Reporting 7) Sole Dispositive Power 882,115
Person With ____________________________________________________________
8) Shared Dispositive Power 0
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned 882,115
by Each Reporting Person
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount [ ]
in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
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11) Percent of Class Represented 4.95%
by Amount in Row (9)
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12) Type of Reporting Person CO
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This Amendment No. 2 amends the Statement on Schedule 13G (the
"Schedule 13G") of Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc. (formerly Marion Merrell
Dow Inc.) ("HMRI") dated February 11, 1992, as amended through the date
hereof. This amendment is filed solely to report the termination of the
Schedule 13G filing obligation of HMRI with respect to beneficial ownership
of securities of the Issuer solely as a result of increases in the number
of shares outstanding of the Issuer.
Item 5 of this Statement on Schedule 13G is hereby amended to read as
follows:
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
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If this Statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].
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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.
HOECHST MARION ROUSSEL, INC.
Date: January 21, 1998 By: /s/ Rebecca R. Tilden
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Name: Rebecca R. Tilden
Title: Vice President and
Secretary
