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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*
Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
893735-10-0
(CUSIP Number)
*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 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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CUSIP No. 893735-10-0 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus Capital Company, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
- ----------
- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
------ ---------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 4,399,745
OWNED BY
------ ---------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
------ ---------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,399,745
- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,399,745
- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
23.5%
- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 893735-10-0 13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 4,399,745
OWNED BY
------ ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,399,745
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,399,745
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
23.5%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 893735-10-0 13G
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- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Warburg, Pincus & Co.
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
- -------------------- ------ ----------------------------------------------------
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
------ ----------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 4,399,745
OWNED BY
------ ----------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON -0-
WITH
------ ----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,399,745
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,399,745
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
23.5%
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
- ---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. (the "Issuer")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
195 Albany Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Items 2(a) Name of Person Filing; Address of Principal
and (b). Business Office:
This statement is filed by and on behalf of (a)
Warburg, Pincus Capital Company, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("WPCC"); (b) E.M. Warburg,
Pincus & Co., LLC, a New York limited liability
company ("EMW LLC"); and (c) Warburg, Pincus &
Co., a New York general partnership ("WP"). The
sole general partner of WPCC is WP. EMW LLC
manages WPCC. The members of EMW LLC are
substantially the same as the partners of WP.
Lionel I. Pincus is the managing partner of WP and
the managing member of EMW LLC and may be deemed
to control both WP and EMW LLC. WP, as the sole
general partner of WPCC, has a 20% interest in the
profits of WPCC. The business address of each of
the foregoing is 466 Lexington Avenue, New York,
New York 10017.
WPCC, EMW LLC and WP are collectively referred to
herein as the "Reporting Entities."
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Not Applicable.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the
"Common Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
893735-10-0
Item 3. Not Applicable.
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Item 4. Ownership:
(a) 4,399,745 shares of Common Stock, as of
October 31, 19971.
(b) 23.5%
(c) (i) -0-
(ii) 4,399,745
(iii) -0-
(iv) 4,399,745
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable.
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.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group:
The agreement required by Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii)
was previously filed with the Schedule 13G being
amended hereby dated February 10, 1997.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
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: November 7, 1997
WARBURG, PINCUS CAPITAL COMPANY, L.P.
By: Warburg, Pincus & Co.,
its General Partner
By:/s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
WARBURG, PINCUS & CO.
By:/s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Partner
E.M. WARBURG, PINCUS & CO., LLC
By: /s/ Stephen Distler
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Stephen Distler, Member
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