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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
ORAVAX, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
68554R 10 7
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(CUSIP Number)
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 68554R 10 7 Page 2 of 7
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1. Name of Reporting Persons
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Persons
BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO.
04-2681308
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group - Not Applicable
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
MASSACHUSETTS
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With;
5. Sole Voting Power
N/A
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6. Shared Voting Power
332,884 PLEASE ALSO REFER TO ATTACHMENT A
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7. Sole Dispositive Power
N/A
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8. Shared Dispositive Power
332,884 PLEASE ALSO REFER TO ATTACHMENT A
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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.
332,884 PLEASE ALSO REFER TO ATTACHMENT A
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10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares.
Not Applicable
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9.
3.3%
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12. Type of Reporting Person.
IA
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CUSIP No. 68554R 10 7 Page 4 of 7
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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ORAVAX, INC.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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38 Sidney St.
Cambridge, MA 02139-4169
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
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BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO.
Item 2(b). Address of
Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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ONE POST OFFICE SQUARE
SUITE 300
BOSTON, MA 02109
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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MASSACHUSETTS
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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68554R 10 7
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Item 3:
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Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
332,884
(b) Percent of Class:
3.3%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
N/A
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
332,884 PLEASE ALSO REFER TO ATTACHMENT A
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
N/A
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
332,884 PLEASE ALSO REFER TO ATTACHMENT A
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHMENT A
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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Not Applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security Being Reported by the Parent Holding Company:
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Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification:
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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.
February 10, 1997
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Date
BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE, & CO.
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/s/ EILEEN McCARTHY
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Eileen McCarthy
Vice-President
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ATTACHMENT A
ORAVAX, INC.
BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO. DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PROVIDES INVESTMENT ADVISORY
SERVICES TO VARIOUS VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS, INCLUDING ALTA IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
("ALTA IV") AND C.V. SOFINNOVA PARTNERS FIVE ("SOFINNOVA FIVE"). THE RESPECTIVE
GENERAL PARTNERS OF THE FUND EXERCISE SOLE VOTING AND INVESTMENT POWER IN
RESPECT TO THE SHARES HELD BY THE FUNDS. THE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THESE FUNDS
AT DECEMBER 31, 1996 IS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMON
SHARES
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ALTA IV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 281,523
C.V. SOFINNOVA PARTNERS FIVE 51,361
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TOTAL: 332,884 (1)
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MR. JEAN DELEAGE, A DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, IS A GENERAL PARTNER OF ALTA IV
MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, L.P. (WHICH IS THE GENERAL PARTNER OF ALTA IV). AS A
GENERAL PARTNER OF THE FUND, HE MAY BE DEEMED TO SHARE VOTING AND INVESTMENT
POWERS FOR THE SHARES HELD BY THE FUND. BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO. SERVES AS AN
ADVISOR TO SOFINNOVA FIVE. THE PRINCIPALS OF BURR, EGAN, DELEAGE & CO. DISCLAIM
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL SUCH SHARES HELD BY THE AFOREMENTIONED FUNDS EXCEPT
TO THE EXTENT OF THEIR PROPORTIONATE PECUNIARY INTERESTS THEREIN. MR. DELEAGE
DISCLAIMS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF ALL THE SHARES FOR THE ABOVE FUNDS EXCEPT TO
THE EXTENT OF HIS PROPORTIONATE PECUNIARY INTEREST THEREIN.
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(1) TOTAL BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP IS LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF THE CLASS OF SECURITIES
OF THE COMPANY
