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Samana Capital, L.P., et al. – ‘SC 13G’ on 3/4/02 re: Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corp

On: Monday, 3/4/02 · Accession #: 950172-2-433 · File #: 5-45417

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 3/04/02  Samana Capital, L.P.              SC 13G                 1:16K  Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corp      Skadden Arps Sla… LLP/FA
          PBK Holdings, Inc.
          Philip B. Korsant
          Zam-BVF Investments, L.L.C.

Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13G
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G      Statement of Beneficial Ownership                      9±    37K

Document Table of Contents

Page	(sequential)	\|	(alphabetic)	Top
			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence Certification Citizenship CUSIP Number Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company Name of Issuer Name of Person Filing Notice of Dissolution of Group Ownership Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Title of Class of Securities
1	1st Page - Filing Submission
"	Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
"	Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
"	Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
"	Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence
"	Item 2(c). Citizenship
"	Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
"	Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
"	Item 4. Ownership
"	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
"	Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
"	Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
"	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
"	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
"	Item 10. Certification


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549    

-----------------     

SCHEDULE 13G    
(Rule 13d-102)    

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT     
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS    
THERETO FILED     
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)     

Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corp.     
-----------------------------     
(Name of Issuer)    

Common Stock    
------------------------------    
(Title of Class of Securities)    

87156R 10 9     
-----------------------------     
(CUSIP Number)    

February 14, 2002     
-----------------------------   
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)     

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this          
Schedule is filed:                                                              

[   ]  Rule 13d-1(b)                                                  
[ X ]  Rule 13d-1(c)                                                  
[   ]  Rule 13d-1(d)                                                  

*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 in 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).                                                   

Page 1 of 12    

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CUSIP No.  87156R 10 9             13G                           Page 2 of 12   
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(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                 

ZAM-BVF Investments, L.L.C.                                 
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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)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             
Delaware                                                  
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            (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF                    0                            
          SHARES                 -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY              (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER            
OWNED BY                     1,107,015                    
           EACH                  -------------------------------------------
REPORTING               (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       
PERSON                      0                           
           WITH                  -------------------------------------------
                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
         1,107,015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       
1,107,015                                                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES               
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)        [ ]                  

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(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
9.2%                                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)                         
OO                                                            
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CUSIP No.  87156R 10 9             13G                           Page 3 of 12   
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(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                 

Ziff Asset Management, L.P.                               
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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)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             
Delaware                                                    
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            (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF                    0                            
          SHARES                 -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY              (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER            
OWNED BY                     1,107,015                    
           EACH                  -------------------------------------------
REPORTING               (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       
PERSON                      0                           
           WITH                  -------------------------------------------
                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
         1,107,015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       
1,107,015                                                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES               
CERTAIN SHARES       [ ]                                      

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
9.2%                                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)                         
PN                                                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

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CUSIP No.  87156R 10 9             13G                           Page 4 of 12   
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(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                 

PBK Holdings, Inc.                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:                
(a)  [ ]                                                
(b)  [ ]                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(3)  SEC USE ONLY                                                     

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             
Delaware                                                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
            (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF                    0                            
          SHARES                 -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY              (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER            
OWNED BY                     1,107,015                    
           EACH                  -------------------------------------------
REPORTING               (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       
PERSON                      0                           
           WITH                  -------------------------------------------
                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
         1,107,015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       
1,107,015                                                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES               
CERTAIN SHARES             [ ]                                

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
9.2%                                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)                         
CO                                                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

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CUSIP No.  87156R 10 9             13G                           Page 5 of 12   
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(1)  NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS                                       
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS                 

Philip B. Korsant                                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:                
(a)  [ ]                                            
(b)  [ ]                                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(3)  SEC USE ONLY                                                     

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(4)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             
United States of America                                    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
            (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF                    0                            
          SHARES                 -------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY              (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER            
OWNED BY                     1,107,015                    
           EACH                  -------------------------------------------
REPORTING               (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER       
PERSON                      0                           
           WITH                  -------------------------------------------
                   (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
         1,107,015
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(9)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON       
1,107,015                                                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(10)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES               
CERTAIN SHARES       [ ]                                      

------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(11)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                   
9.2%                                                          
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
(12)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)                         
IN                                                            
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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer.                                                     

Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corp. ("Synaptic")                                      

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.                    

215 College Road                                                                
Paramus, NJ 07652                                                               

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing.                                              

This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the following persons             
("Reporting Persons")*:                                                         

(i)      ZAM-BVF Investments, L.L.C.  ("ZAM-BVF")                               
(ii)     Ziff Asset Management, L.P. ("ZAM")                                    
(iii)    PBK Holdings, Inc. ("PBK")                                             
(iv)     Philip B. Korsant                                                      

*        Attached as Exhibit 1 is a copy of an agreement among the              
Reporting Persons filing (as specified hereinabove) that this 
Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of each of them.        

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence.        

ZAM-BVF Investments, L.L.C.                                                     
---------------------------                                                     
153 East 53rd Street - 43rd Floor                                               
New York, NY 10022                                                              

Ziff Asset Management, L.P.                                                     
---------------------------                                                     
283 Greenwich Avenue                                                            
Greenwhich, CT 06830                                                            

PBK Holdings, Inc.                                                              
------------------                                                              
283 Greenwich Avenue                                                            
Greenwhich, CT 06830                                                            

Philip B. Korsant                                                               
-----------------                                                               
283 Greenwich Avenue                                                            
Greenwhich, CT 06830                                                            

Item 2(c).  Citizenship.                                                        

See Item 4 of the attached cover pages.                                         

Page 6 of 12      

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities.                                       

Common Stock.                                                                   

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number.                                                       

87156R 10 9                                                                     

Item 3.                                                                         

Not applicable as this Schedule is filed pursuant to Rule 13d 1(c)              

Item 4.  Ownership.                                                             

(a) Amount beneficially owned:                                                  
See Item 9 of the attached cover pages.                       

(b) Percent of class:                                                           
See Item 11 of the attached cover pages.                      

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:                               

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                    
See Item 5 of the attached cover pages.     

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                 
See Item 6 of the attached cover pages.     

(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:     
See Item 7 of the attached cover pages.     

(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:    
See Item 8 of the attached cover pages.     

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.       

Philip B. Korsant shares voting and dispositive power over the shares of        
Common Stock that he beneficially owns with ZAM, the owner of record of the     
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Series B Convertible         
Preferred Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. PBK also shares       
voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock that it            
beneficially owns with ZAM. ZAM-BVF also shares voting and dispositive          
power over the shares of Common Stock that it beneficially owns with ZAM.       

Page 7 of 12      

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.                                                                 

Item 10.  Certification.                                                        

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,        
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the     
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the     
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in              
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose      
or effect.                                                                      

Page 8 of 12      

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.                                                           

Date:    March 4, 2002                                                          

                       ZAM-BVF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.

                             By:  Ziff Asset Management, L.P.,
                its Member

                                         By: PBK Holdings, Inc., its general
                     partner

                                         By: /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                                  ----------------------------
                                                Name:  Timothy J. Mitchell
                                           Title: Vice President

                       ZIFF ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                       By: PBK Holdings, Inc., its
                   general partner

                               By: /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                            --------------------------------
                                    Name:  Timothy J. Mitchell
                               Title: Vice President

              PBK HOLDINGS, INC.

                       By: /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                        ------------------------------------
                             Name: Timothy J. Mitchell
                         Title: Vice President

                 /s/ Philip B. Korsant
                                ------------------------------------
                   Name: Philip B. Korsant

Page 9 of 12      

INDEX TO EXHIBITS     

                                                                          Page
                                                                          ----
EXHIBIT A         Agreement of Reporting Persons                            11  

EXHIBIT B         Statement by Ziff Asset Management, L.P.                  12  
disclaiming beneficial ownership of shares  
held by BVF Investments, L.L.C.             

Page 10 of 12     

EXHIBIT A     

 The undersigned, ZAM-BVF Investments L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company, Ziff Asset Management, L.P., a Delaware limited              
partnership, PBK Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Philip B           
Korsant, hereby agree and acknowledge that the information required by this     
Schedule 13G, to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit, is filed       
on behalf of each of them. The undersigned further agree that any further       
amendments or supplements thereto shall also be filed on behalf of each of      
them.                                                                           

Dated:  March 4, 2002                                                           

                     ZAM-BVF INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.

                           By:  Ziff Asset Management, L.P.,
              its Member

                                        By:  PBK Holdings, Inc., its general
                     partner

                               By: /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                            --------------------------------
                                      Name:  Timothy J. Mitchell
                                 Title: Vice President

                     ZIFF ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                             By: PBK Holdings, Inc., its general
         partner

                             By: /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                           ---------------------------------
                                  Name:  Timothy J. Mitchell
                             Title: Vice President

            PBK HOLDINGS, INC.

                      By:  /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                        ------------------------------------
                              Name:  Timothy J. Mitchell
                         Title: Vice President

               /s/ Philip B. Korsant
                          --------------------------------
                 Name: Philip B. Korsant

Page 11 of 12     

EXHIBIT B     

Ziff Asset Management, L.P. ("ZAM"), a Delaware limited       
partnership, disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock       
of Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corp. beneficially owned by BVF Investments,         
L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, in which ZAM is the sole          
investor and majority owner, because ZAM has no control of the voting or        
disposition of the shares.                                                      

               ZIFF ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

                                By:  PBK Holdings, Inc., its general partner

                         By: /s/ Timothy J. Mitchell
                                     -------------------------------
                              Name:  Timothy J. Mitchell
                         Title: Vice President

Page 12 of 12

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