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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
85 Broad Street
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(Street)
New York, NY 10004
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 31, 1998
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cambridge Heart, Inc.
(CAMH)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 2. Amount of Securities | Direct (D) or | |
1. Title of Security | Beneficially Owned | Indirect (I) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 5) | (Instr.5) |
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Common Stock | 90,000 | 01 | 01 |
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Common Stock | 102.6 | 02 | 02 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| | 3. Title and Amount of Securities | | ship | |
| | Underlying Derivative Security | | Form of | |
|2. Date Exercisable | (Instr. 4) | | Derivative | |
| and Expiration Date | --------------------------------- | 4. Conver- | Security: | |
| (Month/Day/Year) | | Amount | sion or | Direct |6.Nature of |
|---------------------- | | or | Exercise | (D) or | Indirect |
|Date |Expira- | | Number | Price of | Indirect | Beneficial|
1. Title of Derivative |Exer- |tion | | of | Derivative| (I) | Ownership |
Security (Instr. 4) |cisable |Date | Title | Shares | Security | (Instr.5) | (Instr. 5)|
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Call Option | | | | | | | |
(obligation to sell) | 01/15/99 | 01/15/99 |Common Stock | 100,000 | $5.00 | 01 | 01 |
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Instruction 5(b)(v) list of other Reporting Persons:
This statement is being filed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and The
Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group", and together with Goldman Sachs, the
"Reporting Persons"). The principal business address of Goldman Sachs and GS
Group is 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004.
Explanation of Responses:
01: The securities reported herein may be deemed to be beneficially owned
directly by Goldman Sachs and indirectly by GS Group. GS Group is the general
partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. GS Group disclaims
beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of
its pecuniary interest therein.
02: Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly
102.6 shares of Common Stock which are beneficially and directly owned by the
Greene Street Exchange Fund, L.P. ("Greene Street"). Goldman Sachs is the
investment manager of Greene Street. An affiliate of Goldman Sachs and GS Group
is the general partner of Greene Street. GS Group is the general partner of and
owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. The 102.6 shares reported herein as
indirectly beneficially owned by Goldman Sachs and GS Group represents GS
Group's proportionate interest in the shares of the Issuer owned by Greene
Street.
Signature:
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich
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Name: Hans L. Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By: s/ Hans L. Reich
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Name: Hans L. Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
Date: January 11, 1999
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the
Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
