Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Number 33-65125
Supplement to Prospectus Dated May 19, 1997
Dated: December 26, 2000
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3,450,000 shares of Common Stock
(Issuable upon the exercise of Class B Redeemable Warrants)
BENTLEY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") has extended the term of
each of the Company's Class B Redeemable Warrants (the "Class B Warrants") by
181 days. The Warrant Expiration Date shall now mean 5:00 P.M. (New York time)
on August 14, 2001, extended from the original expiration date of February 14,
2001. Each Class B Warrant may be exercised by the holder thereof at any time
before the new Warrant Expiration Date, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, dated February 14, 1996, by and
between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
