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Becker Drapkin Management, L.P. – ‘SC 13D’ on 4/8/10 re: Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc

On:  Thursday, 4/8/10, at 4:03pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1359824-10-20   ·   File #:  5-42248

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 4/08/10  Becker Drapkin Management, L.P.   SC 13D                 2:180K Dusa Pharmaceuticals Inc          Boies Schiller &… LLP/FA

General Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13D
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 2)1

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.


(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock


(Title of Class of Securities)

266898105


(CUSIP Number)

SRB Management, L.P.
Attn:  Steven R. Becker
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1111
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 756-6016

With a copy to:
Richard J. Birns, Esq.
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 446-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

April 8, 2010


(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Rule 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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).

1 This filing constitutes Amendment No. 2 for Steven R. Becker, and Amendment No. 1 for all other entities making this filing.  The original filing by Steven R. Becker, dated December 9, 2008, and Amendment No. 1, dated February 26, 2010, are incorporated herein by reference, except as superseded by this filing.
 
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SCHEDULE 13D
 
CUSIP No. 266898105
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SRB Management, L.P.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  (a) þ (b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,836,001
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,836,001
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,836,001
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA, PN


 

 
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CUSIP No. 266898105
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund, (QP), L.P.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  (a) þ (b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
1,641,574
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,641,574
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,641,574
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.8%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN

 
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CUSIP No. 266898105
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON.
SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund, L.P.
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  (a) þ (b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
194,427
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
194,427
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
194,427
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.8%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN


 
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CUSIP No. 266898105
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BC Advisors, LLC
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  (a) þ (b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Texas
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,836,001
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,836,001
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,836,001
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA, OO


 
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CUSIP No. 266898105
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Steven R. Becker
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP  (a) þ (b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,836,001
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,836,001
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,836,001
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN


 
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CUSIP No. 266898105
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Matthew A. Drapkin
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) þ (b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO
5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
1,836,001
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,836,001
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,836,001
12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
7.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN


 
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This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 9, 2008, and Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the SEC February 26, 2010, by the Reporting Persons with respect to the common stock (the “Common Stock”) of DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Issuer”).

Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction
 
 
Item 4 is amended and supplemented to add the following information for updating as of the date hereof:
 
The Reporting Persons have been in discussions with the Issuer regarding the letter delivered by the Greenway Funds to the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer and to the Secretary of the Issuer dated February 26, 2010 (the “Nomination Letter”) notifying the company of the Greenway Funds’ intention to nominate four (4) persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the “Board”) at the 2010 Annual Meeting of stockholders of the Issuer.  No agreement with respect thereto has been reached as of the date hereof.
 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer
 
 
Subparagraphs (a) through (c) of Item 5 are hereby amended and restated as follows:
 
(a), (b) As of the date hereof, the Reporting Persons own an aggregate of 1,502,835 shares of Common Stock and warrants exercisable for 333,166 additional shares of Common Stock.  Based upon a total of 24,108,908 outstanding shares of Common Stock, as reported in the Issuer’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009, the Reporting Persons’ shares and warrants represent approximately 7.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
Greenway Opportunity QP owns 1,337,393 shares of Common Stock  and warrants exercisable for an additional 304,181 shares of Common Stock (the “Greenway Opportunity QP Shares”), which together represent approximately 6.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
Greenway Opportunity, L.P. owns 165,442 shares of Common Stock  and warrants exercisable for an additional 28,985 shares of Common Stock (the “Greenway Opportunity, L.P. Shares”), which together represent approximately 0.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.
 
The Greenway Opportunity QP Shares and Greenway Opportunity, L.P. Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Greenway Funds Shares”.
 
Greenway Opportunity QP has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Greenway Opportunity QP Shares.  Greenway Opportunity QP disclaims beneficial ownership of the Greenway Opportunity, L.P. Shares.
 
Greenway Opportunity, L.P. has the power to vote or to direct the vote of (and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Greenway Opportunity, L.P. Shares.  Greenway Opportunity, L.P. disclaims beneficial ownership of the Greenway Opportunity QP Shares.
 
As general partner of the Greenway Funds, SRB Management may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) the Greenway Funds Shares.  SRB Management does not own any shares of Common Stock directly and disclaims beneficial ownership of the Greenway Funds Shares.
 
As general partner of SRB Management, BCA may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by SRB Management.  BCA does not own any shares of Common Stock directly and disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by SRB Management.
 
As co-managing members of BCA, each of Mr. Becker and Mr. Drapkin may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of (and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of) any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BCA.  Neither Mr. Becker nor Mr. Drapkin own any shares of Common Stock directly, and each disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by BCA.  Furthermore, Mr. Becker disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Drapkin, and Mr. Drapkin disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Becker.
 
As of the date hereof, no Reporting Person owns any shares of Common Stock other than those set forth in this Item 5.
 
(c) The trading dates, number of shares of Common Stock purchased or sold, and the price per share of Common Stock for all transactions by the Reporting Persons in shares of Common Stock since the last amendment of this Schedule 13D, all of which were brokered transactions, are set forth below:
 

Name of Reporting Person
 
Date
 
Number of Shares
Purchased/(Sold)
Average Price per Share
 
Greenway Opportunity QP
2/26/2010
10,057
1.4000
Greenway Opportunity QP
3/1/2010
6,230
1.5000
Greenway Opportunity QP
4/7/2010
69,865
1.7750
Greenway Opportunity QP
4/7/2010
222,500
1.8000
Greenway Opportunity, L.P.
2/26/2010
1,243
1.4000
Greenway Opportunity, L.P.
3/1/2010
770
1.5000
Greenway Opportunity, L.P
4/7/2010
8,635
1.7750
Greenway Opportunity, L.P.
4/7/2010
27,500
1.8000

 
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Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
 
 
Item 6 is amended and supplemented to add the following information for updating as of the date hereof:
 
On April 8, 2010, the Reporting Persons entered into the Joint Filing Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, the Group agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements (including any amendments) on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 7.
Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
 
Exhibit 1
Joint Filing Agreement, dated April 8, 2010, by and among SRB Management, L.P.; SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund, (QP), L.P.; SRB Greenway Opportunity Fund, L.P.; BC Advisors, LLC; Steven R. Becker; and Matthew A. Drapkin.
 

 
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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned, severally and not jointly, certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:           April 8, 2010

 
SRB MANAGEMENT, L.P.
   
 
By:
BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
   
   
By:
   
   
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
   
 
SRB GREENWAY OPPORTUNITY FUND, (QP), L.P.
 
 
 
 
By:
SRB Management, L.P., its general partner
       
   
By:
BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
     
     
By:
       
       
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
     
 
SRB GREENWAY OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
 
 
 
 
By:
SRB Management, L.P., its general partner
       
   
By:
BC Advisors, LLC, its general partner
     
     
By:
       
       
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
     
 
BC ADVISORS, LLC
 
 
 
 
By:
   
   
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
     
 
STEVEN R. BECKER
 
 
 
   
By:
     
     
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
     
 
MATTHEW A. DRAPKIN
 
 
 
   
By:
     
   
Title: Attorney-in-Fact


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