GENSIA SICOR INC
SC 13D, 1998-12-18
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 3)*


                                GENSIA SICOR INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock (par value, $.01 per share)
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   372450 10 6
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                   Carlo Salvi
                  SICOR-Societa Italiana Corticosteroidi S.p.A.
                                Via Terrazzano 77
                                20017 Rho, Milan
                                      Italy
                                011-39-2-930-3981
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   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)

                                 With a copy to:
                              Thomas E. Sparks, Jr.
                          Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
                                  P.O. Box 7880
                          San Francisco, CA 94120-7880
                                 (415) 983-1000

                                December 1, 1998
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

         If the filing person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G
         to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D,
         and is filing this schedule  because of Rule  13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check
         the following box |_|.

         Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
         filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom
         copies are to be sent.

         * The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
         person's  initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
         of securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information
         which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information  required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
         be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
         that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
         the Act (however, see the Notes).

                        (Continued on following page(s))

                                Page 1 of 7 Pages

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CUSIP No.  372450 10 6
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    1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF
             ABOVE PERSONS:  Rakepoll Finance N.V.
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             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    2                                                                  (a) / /
                      Joint Filing                                     (b) / /
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    3        SEC USE ONLY
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    4        SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                             00
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    5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
             IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                     / /
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    6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION         Netherlands Antilles
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                          7        SOLE VOTING POWER                29,500,000
   NUMBER OF                    ------------------------------------------------
    SHARES                8        SHARED VOTING POWER                    None
 BENEFICIALLY                   ------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY EACH             9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER           29,500,000
  REPORTING                     ------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH             10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER               None
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    11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
             EACH REPORTING PERSON                                  29,500,000
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    12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    / /
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    13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                            37% (see Item 5)
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    14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    CO
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                                 Page 2 of 7 Pages

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CUSIP No.  372450 10 6
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    1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF
             ABOVE PERSONS:  Karbona Industries LTD.
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             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    2                                                                  (a) / /
                      Joint Filing                                     (b) / /
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    3        SEC USE ONLY
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    4        SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                             00
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    5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
             IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                     / /
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    6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                      Bahamas
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                          7        SOLE VOTING POWER                29,500,000
   NUMBER OF                    ------------------------------------------------
     SHARES               8        SHARED VOTING POWER                    None
  BENEFICIALLY                  ------------------------------------------------
 OWNED BY EACH            9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER           29,500,000
   REPORTING                    ------------------------------------------------
  PERSON WITH            10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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    11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
             EACH REPORTING PERSON                                  29,500,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    / /
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    13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                (see Item 5)
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    14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    HC
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                                Page 3 of 7 Pages

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CUSIP No.  372450 10 6
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    1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF
             ABOVE PERSONS:  Carlo Salvi
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             CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
    2                                                                  (a) / /
                      Joint Filing                                     (b) / /
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    3        SEC USE ONLY
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    4        SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                             00
                                                                            PF
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    5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
             IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                     / /
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    6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                  Switzerland
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                          7        SOLE VOTING POWER                31,761,819
   NUMBER OF                    ------------------------------------------------
     SHARES               8        SHARED VOTING POWER                          
  BENEFICIALLY                  ------------------------------------------------
 OWNED BY EACH            9        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER           31,761,819
   REPORTING                    ------------------------------------------------
  PERSON WITH            10        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                     
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    11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
             EACH REPORTING PERSON                                  31,761,819
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    12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
             EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    / /
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    13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                          39.2% (see Item 5)
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    14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)                    IN
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         Items 3 4 and 5 of the statement on Schedule 13D filed jointly on March
10, 1997 (as amended from time to time,  this  "Schedule  13D") pursuant to Rule
13d-1 promulgated under section 13(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 by
Rakepoll  Finance  N.V.,  Karbona  Industries  Ltd.  and Carlo  Salvi are hereby
amended by adding to such item and  schedule  the  information  set forth below.
Unless stated  otherwise,  capitalized  terms have the meanings  previously  set
forth in this Schedule 13D.


Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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         Mr. Salvi purchased the $5,000,000 of 8% Notes of the Issuer, which are
convertible into 1,111,111 shares of Common Stock, with personal funds.


Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.
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         Mr. Salvi has acquired  beneficial  ownership of shares of Common Stock
for the  purpose  of  investment.  Mr.  Salvi has  agreed,  subject  to  certain
conditions, to purchase an additional $5,000,000 of 8% Notes of the Issuer which
would be convertible into 1,111,111 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.

     Except as set in this  Schedule  13D,  Mr.  Salvi has no  present  plans or
proposals  which relate to, or would result in: the acquisition by any person of
additional  securities of the Issuer;  an extraordinary  corporate  transaction,
such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation,  involving the Issuer or any of
its  subsidiaries;  a sale or  transfer  of a  material  amount of assets of the
Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; a change in the present board of directors or
management of the Issuer,  including  plans or proposals to change the number or
term of  directors or to fill any  existing  vacancies on the board;  a material
change in the present  capitalization  or  dividend  policy of the Issuer or any
other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure;  a change
in the Issuer's  certificate of  incorporation  or bylaws or other actions which
might impede the  acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person;  causing a
class of  securities  of the Issuer being  delisted  from a national  securities
exchange or ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an  inter-dealer  quotation
system  of a  registered  national  securities  association;  a class of  equity
securities  of the Issuer  becoming  eligible for  termination  of  registration
pursuant to section  12(g)(4) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934;  or any
action similar to any of those enumerated above.


Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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         (a) Including the  transaction  which is the subject of this statement,
Mr. Salvi beneficially owns 31,761,819 shares of Common Stock representing 39.2%
of the issued and  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock.  This  figure  includes
warrants  to acquire  220,236  shares of Common  Stock and  1,111,111  shares of
Common  Stock  into  which  the  $5,000,000  of  8%  Notes  of  the  Issuer  are
convertible.

         (b) Mr. Salvi has the sole power to vote or direct the  disposition  of
the 8% Notes of the Issuer which are convertible into 1,111,111 shares of Common
Stock.  In the event he acquires the  additional  $5,000,000  of 8% Notes of the
Issuer,  which would be convertible  into 1,111,111  shares of the Common Stock,
Mr. Salvi would have sole voting an dispositive power over such securities.


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         (c) Other than the  purchase on December  1, 1998 of  $5,000,000  of 8%
Notes of the  Issuer,  which are  convertible  into  1,111,111  shares of Common
Stock,  and the  agreement,  subject  to  certain  conditions,  to  purchase  an
additional  $5,000,000 of 8% Notes  convertible  into 1,111,111 shares of Common
Stock, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected by Mr. Salvi during the
past 60 days.

         (d) No person  other than Mr.  Salvi herein has the right to receive or
the power to direct the receipt of dividends  or the  proceeds  from the sale of
the securities, the acquisition of which is being reported herein.

         (e) Not applicable.


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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.

         Dated:  December 11, 1998.


                                       /s/Carlo Salvi                           
                          ----------------------------------------------
                                        Carlo Salvi


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