MORGENTHALER VENTURE PARTNERS III
SC 13G/A, 1998-02-13
Previous: AMERICAN COLOR GRAPHICS INC, 10-Q, 1998-02-13
Next: ONSET ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES LP, SC 13G/A, 1998-02-13



<PAGE>   1
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1)




                        Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)



                        Common Stock, $0.01 par value
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  762567105
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (Cusip Number)




Check the following if a fee is being paid with this statement X .    (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:


(1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of
more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)


*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.


The information required in 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 the following page(s)

                                  Page 1 of 15


<PAGE>   2
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 762567-10-5                                                                 PAGE 2 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Morgenthaler Venture Partners III       34-1608331                                               | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Ohio                                                                                             |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |     0                                                           |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |     362,874                                                     |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |     0                                                           |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |     362,874                                                     |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  362,874                                                                                          |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  4.22%                                                                                            |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  PN                                                                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   3
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 3 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Morgenthaler Management Partners III       34-1627687                                            | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Ohio                                                                                             |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |     0                                                           |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |     362,874                                                     |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |     0                                                           |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |     362,874                                                     |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  362,874                                                                                          |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  4.22%                                                                                            |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  PN                                                                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   4
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 4 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  David T. Morgenthaler  ###-##-####                                                               | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  United States                                                                                    |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |   0                                                             |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |   372,874     Note (1)                                          |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |   0                                                             |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |   372,874     Note (1)                                          |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  372,874                                                                                          |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  4.33%                                                                                            |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  IN                                                                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   5
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 5 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   Robert D. Pavey       ###-##-####                                                               | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  United States                                                                                    |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |   0                                                             |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |   367,874    Note (2)                                           |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |   0                                                             |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |   367,874    Note (2)                                           |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  367,874                                                                                          |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  4.27%                                                                                            |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  IN                                                                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   6
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 6 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Paul S. Brentlinger        ###-##-####                                                           | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  United States                                                                                    |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |     0                                                           |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |     362,874                                                     |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |     0                                                           |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |     362,874                                                     |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   362,874                                                                                         |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   4.22%                                                                                           |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   IN                                                                                              |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   7
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 7 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Robert C. Bellas, Jr.     ###-##-####                                                            | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  United States                                                                                    |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |   0                                                             |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |   362,874                                                       |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |   0                                                             |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |   362,874                                                       |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   362,874                                                                                         |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  4.22%                                                                                            |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  IN                                                                                               |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   8
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 8 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  Gary J. Morgenthaler        ###-##-####                                                          | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   United States                                                                                   |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |  2,000                                                          |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |  372,874      Note (1)                                          |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |  2,000                                                          |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |  372,874      Note (1)                                          |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   374,874                                                                                         |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   4.36%                                                                                           |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   IN                                                                                              |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   9
                                                SCHEDULE 13G
<TABLE>
 CUSIP NO. 74435P-10-4                                                                 PAGE 9 OF 15 PAGES
<S>     <C>               

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                                          |
|     | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                                                 |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |  John D. Lutsi               ###-##-####                                                          | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                                       (a) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                         (b) [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   3 | SEC USE ONLY                                                                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                                                                  |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT                                 |
|     | TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                                       [   ] |
|     |                                                                                              ---- |
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|     |                                                                                                   | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|   6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                                              | 
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   United States                                                                                   |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|            NUMBER OF          |     7 |  SOLE VOTING POWER                                              |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             SHARES            |       |  2,000                                                          |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          BENEFICIALLY         |     8 |  SHARED VOTING POWER                                            |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            OWNED BY           |       |  362,874                                                        |
|                               |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|              EACH             |     9 |  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                         |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|            REPORTING          |       |  2,000                                                          |
|                               |       |                                                                 |
|             PERSON            |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |    10 |  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                       |
|              WITH             |       |                                                                 |
|                               |       |  362,874                                                        |
|-------------------------------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|  11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                      |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   364,874                                                                                         |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN                                    |
|     | SHARES*                                                                                     [   ] | 
|     |                                                                                              ---- | 
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                                                |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   4.24%                                                                                           |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                                         |
|     |                                                                                                   |
|     |   IN                                                                                              |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   10
                                  Schedule 13G
                                  ------------



Item 1(a).      NAME OF ISSUER: Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Item 1(b).      ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
                2950 Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO 80301

Item 2(a).      NAMES OF PERSONS FILING: Morgenthaler Venture Partners III 
                ("MVP III"); Morgenthaler Management Partners III ("MMP III"),
                the general partner of MVP III; David T. Morgenthaler, Robert D.
                Pavey, Robert C. Bellas, Jr., Gary J. Morgenthaler, Paul S.
                Brentlinger, and John D. Lutsi (collectively, the "General
                Partners") are individual general partners of MMP III, the
                general partner of MVP III.

Item 2(b).      ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
                The address of the principal business office of MVP III, MMP III
                and each of the General Partners is:

                Morgenthaler Venture Partners III
                629 Euclid Avenue
                Suite 700
                Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Item 2(c).      CITIZENSHIP:  MVP III and MMP III are limited partnerships 
                organized under the laws of the State of Ohio. Each of the
                General Partners is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d).      TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:  Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
                share

Item 2(e).      CUSIP NUMBER:   762567105
                                                                        
Item 3.         IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR
                13d-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

                (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the 
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").

                (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

                (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the
                        Act.

                (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                        Investment Company Act of 1940.

                (e) [ ] Investment Advisor registered under Section 203 of the 
                        Investment Advisors Act of 1940. 


<PAGE>   11


                (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to 
                        the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income 
                        Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 
                        13d-1(b)(l)(ii)(f) of the Act.

                (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 
                        13d-l(b)(ii)(G) of the Act.

                (h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-l(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the
                        Act.


                Not Applicable.

Item 4. OWNERSHIP.

        (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned: Each of MVP III and MMP III may be
             deemed to own beneficially 362,874 shares of the Common Stock of
             Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31,
             1996. Gary J. Morgenthaler may be deemed to own beneficially
             374,874 shares of the Company's Common Stock as of December 31,
             1996, which includes 2,000 shares he holds of record. David T.
             Morgenthaler may be deemed to own beneficially 372,874 shares of
             the Company's Common Stock as of December 31, 1996. Robert D. Pavey
             may be deemed to own beneficially 367,874 shares of the Company's
             Common stock as of December 31, 1996. Robert C. Bellas, Jr. may be
             deemed to own beneficially 362,874 shares of the Company's Common
             Stock as of December 31, 1996. Paul S. Brentlinger may be deemed to
             own beneficially 362,874 shares of the Company's Common Stock as of
             December 31, 1996. John D. Lutsi may be deemed to own beneficially
             364,874 shares of the Company's Common Stock as of December 31,
             1996, which includes 2,000 shares he holds of record.

             MVP III is the record owner of 362,874 shares. MMP III, in its
             capacity as the general partner of MVP III, may be deemed to own
             beneficially such 362,874 shares.

        (b)  Percent of Class (based on 8,607,022 shares of Common Stock):

             MVP III: 4.22%
             MMP III: 4.22%
             David T. Morgenthaler: 4.33%
             Robert D. Pavey: 
             Robert C. Bellas, Jr.: 4.27%
             Gary J. Morgenthaler: 4.36%
             Paul S. Brentlinger: 4.22%
             John D. Lutsi: 4.24%


<PAGE>   12


        (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

             (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    Gary J. Morgenthaler: 2,000 shares
                    John D. Lutsi: 2,000 shares

             (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    MVP III: 362,874 shares
                    MMP III: 362,874 shares
                    David T. Morgenthaler: 372,874 shares
                    Robert D. Pavey: 367,874 shares
                    Robert C. Bellas, Jr.: 362,874 shares
                    Gary J. Morgenthaler: 372,874 shares
                    Paul S. Brentlinger: 362,874 shares
                    John D. Lutsi: 362,874 shares

             (iii)  sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

                    Gary J. Morgenthaler: 2,000 shares
                    John D. Lutsi: 2,000 shares

             (iv)   shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:

                    MVP III: 362,874 shares
                    MMP III: 362,874 shares
                    David T. Morgenthaler: 372,874 shares
                    Robert D. Pavey: 367,874 shares
                    Robert C. Bellas, Jr.: 362,874 shares
                    Gary J. Morgenthaler: 372,874 shares
                    Paul S. Brentlinger: 362,874 shares
                    John D. Lutsi: 362,874 shares


        Each of MVP III and MMP III and each of the General Partners expressly
        disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock of the
        Company, except in the case of MVP III, for the 362,874 shares which it
        holds of record, and in the case of Gary J. Morgenthaler, for the 2,000
        shares which he holds of record, and in the case of John D. Lutsi, for
        the 2,000 shares which he holds of record.

Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. 
 
        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.

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 ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.

        Not Applicable.



<PAGE>   13



Item 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

         Not Applicable. MVP III, MMP III and each of the General Partners 
         expressly disclaim membership in a "group" as defined in Rule 
         13d-1(b)(ii)(H).

Item 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

         Not Applicable.

Item 10. CERTIFICATION.

         Not Applicable. This statement on Schedule 1 3G is not filed pursuant 
         to Rule 13d-1(b).




By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.



<PAGE>   14



Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Schedule 13G
Information included in report as of 12/31/96.


Footnotes

(1)  Amount includes 10,000 shares owned by Morgenthaler Family Partnership
     (MFP). The reporting person is a general partner of MFP.


(2)  Amount includes 5,000 shares owned by Pavey Family Partnership (PFP). The
     reporting person is a general partner of PFP.


<PAGE>   15



                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------


        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and
correct.

Date:   February 



MORGENTHALER VENTURE PARTNERS III

By: Morgenthaler Management Partners III

By:     *
   ----------------------------------
    General Partner

MORGENTHALER MANAGEMENT PARTNERS III
By:     *
   ----------------------------------
   General Partner

        *
   ----------------------------------
   David T. Morgenthaler

        *
   ----------------------------------
   Robert D. Pavey

        *
   ----------------------------------
   Robert C. Bellas, Jr.

        *
   ----------------------------------
   Gary J. Morgenthaler

        *
   ----------------------------------
   Paul S. Brentlinger

        *
   ----------------------------------
   John D. Lutsi



                                             *By: /s/ Theodore A. Laufik 
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Theodore A. Laufik
                                                  Attorney-in-Fact


© 2022 IncJournal is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission