UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
AutoImmune Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
05277610
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(CUSIP Number)
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Thomas J. Tisch
667 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
(212) 545-2927
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
December 29, 1997
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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).
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SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. 05277610 Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Four Partners
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,292,100
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BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
1,292,100
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PERSON
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
-0-
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,292,100
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE,
RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7 (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF
THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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CUSIP NO. 05277610 13D Page 3 of 6 Pages
This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the
Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 1995
by Four Partners, a New York general partnership ("FP"), as amended by Amendment
No. 1 filed on April 10, 1996, Amendment No. 2 filed on October 8, 1996 and
Amendment No. 3 filed on May 19, 1997, and relates to an increase, subsequent to
the filing of Amendment No. 3, in FP's ownership of shares of Common Stock, $.01
par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of AutoImmune Inc. (the "Issuer") of
257,400 shares.
Item 1. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
All funds used to purchase the securities reported in Item 5 below were
provided from the working capital of FP. The aggregate purchase price of such
securities was approximately $10,689,821.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
The business address of Daniel R. Tisch is c/o Mentor Partners, L.P.,
500 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
FP holds 1,292,100 shares, representing 7.9% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock.
(a) Set forth in the table below is the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as of the date hereof by each person
or entity listed in Item 2 above, together with the percentage of outstanding
shares of Common
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CUSIP NO. 05277610 13D Page 4 of 6 Pages
Stock which is beneficially owned by each such person or entity.
Name of Amount and Nature of % of Class
Beneficial Owner Beneficial Ownership Outstanding (1)
Four Partners 1,292,100 7.9%
Andrew H. Tisch
1991 Trust 0 (2) 0
Daniel R. Tisch
1991 Trust 0 (2) 0
James S. Tisch
1991 Trust 0 (2) 0
Thomas J. Tisch
1991 Trust 0 (2) 0
Andrew H. Tisch 0 (2) 0
Daniel R. Tisch 0 (2) 0
James S. Tisch 0 (2) 0
Thomas J. Tisch 0 (2) 0
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Total 1,292,100 7.9% (1)
(1) The Issuer's 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 1997
indicated that 16,392,896 shares of Common Stock were issued
and outstanding.
(2) Does not include shares owned by FP. None of the Messrs. Tisch
beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock, except to the extent that
beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by FP
may be attributed to them.
(b) With respect to the persons and entities named in response to
paragraph (a) above:
(i) FP has directly the sole power to vote or direct the vote and
dispose or direct the disposition of the 1,292,100 shares of Common Stock
owned by it; and
(ii) By virtue of their status as managing trustees of the trusts which
are the general partners of
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CUSIP NO. 05277610 13D Page 5 of 6 Pages
FP, the Messrs. Tisch may be deemed to have indirectly shared power to vote
or direct the vote and dispose or direct the disposition of the 1,292,100
shares of Common Stock owned by FP.
(c) The following transactions were effected by FP during the sixty
days preceding the date hereof. None of the persons or entities named in Item 2
above effected any other transactions in the Common Stock during the 60 days
preceding the date hereof.
Transaction Date Security No. Price/Share Market
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Purchase 12/04/97 Common 15,000 $2.93750 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/05/97 Common 5,000 $2.87500 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/06/97 Common 10,000 $2.93750 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/10/97 Common 10,000 $2.93750 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/11/97 Common 10,000 $2.75000 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/15/97 Common 15,000 $2.75000 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/16/97 Common 500 $2.68750 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/23/97 Common 5,000 $2.62500 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/24/97 Common 5,000 $2.62500 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/26/97 Common 10,200 $2.62500 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/29/97 Common 25,000 $2.75000 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/29/97 Common 1,000 $2.68750 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/30/97 Common 40,000 $2.75000 NASDAQ
Purchase 12/31/97 Common 30,000 $2.79170 NASDAQ
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CUSIP NO. 05277610 13D Page 6 of 6 Pages
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
hereby certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
January 6, 1998 FOUR PARTNERS
By /s/ Thomas J. Tisch
Thomas J. Tisch
Manager of Four Partners
