UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5 )*
Energy BioSystems Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
29265L-10-2
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(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
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. 29265L-10-2 | 13G | Page 2 of 10 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | Gryphon Ventures II, Limited Partnership |
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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 |
| | |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | Massachusetts |
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| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | 0 |
| NUMBER OF |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 2,136,078 |
| OWNED BY |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | 0 |
| PERSON |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 2,136,078 |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 2,136,078 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN |
| | SHARES* [X] |
| | 1,103,448 shares that Ethyl Corporation may acquire upon |
| | conversion of 160,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred |
| | Stock of the Issuer. |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 17.5% |
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| 12 | 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. 29265L-10-2 | 13G | Page 3 of 10 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | Gryphon Financial Partners II |
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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 |
| | |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | Massachusetts |
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| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | 0 |
| NUMBER OF |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 2,136,078 |
| OWNED BY |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | 0 |
| PERSON |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 2,136,078 |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 2,136,078 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN |
| | SHARES* [X] |
| | 1,103,448 shares that Ethyl Corporation may acquire upon |
| | conversion of 160,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred |
| | Stock of the Issuer. |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 17.5% |
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| 12 | 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. 29265L-10-2 | 13G | Page 4 of 10 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | Edward B. Lurier |
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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 |
| | |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | U.S. |
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| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | 10,000 |
| NUMBER OF |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 2,138,078 |
| OWNED BY |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | 10,000 |
| PERSON |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 2,138,078 |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 2,148,078 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN |
| | SHARES* [X] |
| | 1,103,448 shares that Ethyl Corporation may acquire upon |
| | conversion of 160,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred |
| | Stock of the Issuer. |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 17.6% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* |
| | IN |
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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. 29265L-10-2 | 13G | Page 5 of 10 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | William F. Aikman |
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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 |
| | |
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | U.S. |
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| | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | 2,500 |
| NUMBER OF |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| SHARES | 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| BENEFICIALLY | | 2,136,078 |
| OWNED BY |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| EACH | 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| REPORTING | | 2,500 |
| PERSON |--------|---------------------------------------------------|
| WITH | 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | 2,136,078 |
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| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 2,138,578 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN |
| | SHARES* [X] |
| | 1,103,448 shares that Ethyl Corporation may acquire upon |
| | conversion of 160,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred |
| | Stock of the Issuer. |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
| | 17.5% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* |
| | IN |
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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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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Energy BioSystems Corporation.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
3608 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77381.
Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing:
Gryphon Ventures II, Limited Partnership, Gryphon Financial
Partners II, Edward B. Lurier and William F. Aikman
(collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). This Schedule 13G is
being filed on behalf of Gryphon Financial Partners II because
it is the general partner of Gryphon Ventures II, Limited
Partnership, and is being filed on behalf of Messrs. Lurier
and Aikman because each of them is a general partner of
Gryphon Financial Partners II.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
The address of each of the Reporting Persons is 222 Berkeley
Street, Suite 1600, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Not applicable as to Gryphon Ventures II, Limited Partnership
and Gryphon Financial Partners II. Messrs. Lurier and Aikman
are citizens of the United States.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01
per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 29265L-10-2
Item 3. Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: As of December 31, 1997, (i)
Gryphon Ventures II, Limited Partnership was the record and
beneficial owner of 2,136,078 shares of Common Stock (the
"Subject Shares") of the Issuer, (ii) Mr. Lurier was the
record and beneficial owner of 10,000 shares of Common Stock
of the Issuer and (iii) Mr. Aikman was the record and
beneficial owner of 2,500 shares of Common Stock of the
Issuer. Under Rule 13d-3 promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (i) Gryphon
Financial Partners II and Messrs. Lurier and Aikman may each
be deemed to have beneficially owned the Subject Shares and
(ii) Mr. Lurier may be deemed to have beneficially owned 2,000
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned (of record and
beneficially) by his wife Joan Lurier (the "Joan Lurier
Shares"). The filing of this Schedule 13G on behalf of Gryphon
Financial Partners II and each of Messrs. Lurier and Aikman
shall not be construed as an admission that (i) any of
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such persons beneficially owned the Subject Shares or (ii) Mr.
Lurier beneficially owned the Joan Lurier Shares. Such
beneficial ownership is hereby disclaimed.
(b) Percent of Class: As of December 31, 1997, Gryphon
Ventures II, Limited Partnership and Gryphon Financial
Partners II and Mr. Aikman each beneficially owned or may be
deemed to have beneficially owned 17.5% of the class. As of
December 31, 1997, Mr. Lurier beneficially owned or may be
deemed to have beneficially owned 17.6% of the class.
(c) As of December 31, 1997, the Reporting Persons may be
deemed to have had shared power to vote or to direct the vote
of, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of, the
Subject Shares. As of December 31, 1997, Mr. Lurier (i) had
sole power to vote or direct the vote, and to dispose or to
direct the disposition, of the 10,000 shares of Common Stock
he owned individually and (ii) may be deemed to have had
shared power to vote or to direct the vote of, and to dispose
or to direct the disposition of, the Joan Lurier Shares. As of
December 31, 1997, Mr. Aikman had sole power to vote or to
direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition
of the 2,500 shares of Common Stock he owned individually.
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.
The limited partner of Gryphon Ventures II, Limited
Partnership, Ethyl Ventures, Inc., has the right to receive
proceeds from the sale of the Subject Shares. Ethyl Ventures,
Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ethyl Corporation, a
Virginia corporation ("Ethyl"), which as reported on Ethyl's
Schedule 13D, dated October 27, 1994, as amended by filings
dated March 23, 1995 and April 13, 1995, has beneficial
ownership of 1,103,448 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer
that Ethyl may acquire upon conversion of its 160,000 shares
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer.
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.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and 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.
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.
February 12, 1998
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Date
GRYPHON VENTURES II, LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By Gryphon Financial Partners II,
General Partner
By /s/ William F. Aikman
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William F. Aikman, General Partner
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.
February 12, 1998
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Date
/s/ Edward B. Lurier
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Signature
Edward B. Lurier
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Name
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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.
February 12, 1998
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Date
/s/ William F. Aikman
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Signature
William F. Aikman
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Name
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.
February 12, 1998
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Date
GRYPHON FINANCIAL PARTNERS II
By /s/ William F. Aikman
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William F. Aikman, General Partner
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned agree that the statement on Schedule 13G to which this
Joint Filing Agreement is attached is filed on behalf of each of them.
GRYPHON VENTURES II, LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By Gryphon Financial Partners II,
General Partner
By /s/ William F. Aikman
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William F. Aikman, General Partner
/s/ Edward B. Lurier
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Edward B. Lurier
/s/ William F. Aikman
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William F. Aikman
GRYPHON FINANCIAL PARTNERS II
By William F. Aikman
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William F. Aikman, General Partner
Dated: February 12, 1998
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