UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)*
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BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. |
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(Name of Issuer) |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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(Title of Class of Securities) |
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090931106 |
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(CUSIP Number) |
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February 5, 2010 |
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
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Rule 13d-1(b) |
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Rule 13d-1(c) |
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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 15 Pages
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CUSIP No. 090931106 |
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Citizenship or Place of Organization |
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
329,257 |
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) |
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CUSIP No. 090931106 |
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Citizenship or Place of Organization |
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
4,128 |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
329,257 |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
329,257 |
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CUSIP No. 090931106 |
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
33,683 |
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person |
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CUSIP No. 090931106 |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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CUSIP No. 090931106 |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
141,089 |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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Page 9 of 15 Pages
Item 1.
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The name of the issuer is BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (the “Issuer”). |
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The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 35 Wilbur Street, Lynbrook, NY 11563. |
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This Statement on Schedule 13G (this “Statement”) is being filed by (i) Apis Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Apis Capital”), (ii) Apis Capital (QP), LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Apis QP”), (iii) Apis Offshore Capital, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Apis Offshore”), (iv) Apis Global Deep Value, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Apis Deep Value”), (v) Apis Global Deep Value Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Apis Deep Value Offshore”, and together with Apis Capital, Apis QP, Apis Offshore and Apis Deep Value, the “Funds”), (vi) Apis Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”), which serves as the general partner and/or investment manager of the Funds, (vii) Steven A. Werber, Jr. and (viii) Daniel J. Barker (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “Filers”). Each Fund is a private investment vehicle formed for the purpose of investing and trading in a wide variety of securities and financial instruments. Messrs. Werber and Barker are the Managing Members of the Investment Manager and the Portfolio Managers for the Funds. The Funds directly own all of the respective shares reported in this Statement (other than the 4,128 shares directly owned by Daniel J. Barker). Messrs. Werber and Barker and the Investment Manager may be deemed to share with the Funds voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Each Filer disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to any shares other than those owned directly by such Filer. |
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The principal business office of Messrs. Werber and Barker, Apis Capital, Apis QP, Apis Deep Value and the Investment Manager is: |
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53 Forest Avenue, Suite 103 |
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Old Greenwich, Connecticut 06870 |
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USA |
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The principal business office of Apis Offshore and Apis Deep Value Offshore is: |
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c/o dms Corporate Services Ltd. |
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Ansbacher House |
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20 Genesis Close, George Town |
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PO Box 1344 |
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Grand Cayman KY1-1108 |
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Cayman Islands |
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For citizenship information see Item 4 of the cover page of each Filer. |
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This Statement relates to the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Issuer (the “Common Stock”). |
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The CUSIP Number of the Common Stock is listed on the cover pages hereto. |
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). |
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An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); |
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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
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Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership.
See Items 5-9 and 11 on the cover page for each Filer, and Item 2, which information is given as of December 31, 2009, and is based on 6,299,818 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 2, 2009, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009 filed on November 6, 2009.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: o
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not applicable.
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.
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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. |
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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.
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Dated: February 12, 2010 |
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DANIEL J. BARKER |
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APIS CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC |
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APIS CAPITAL, LP |
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APIS CAPITAL (QP), LP |
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APIS OFFSHORE CAPITAL, LTD. |
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APIS GLOBAL DEEP VALUE, LP |
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APIS GLOBAL DEEP VALUE OFFSHORE, LTD. |
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/s/ Daniel J. Barker |
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Daniel J. Barker, for himself, as Managing Member of the Investment Manager and as Portfolio Manager of each of the Funds |
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/s/ Steven A. Werber, Jr. |
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Steven A. Werber, Jr. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Joint Filing Agreement |
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