Schedule 13G Amendment No. 1

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

 

 

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

56509R108

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

December 31, 2008

(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)

xRule 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).

 

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CUSIP No. 56509R108

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

QVT Financial LP

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

                11-3694008

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

                Delaware

   

 

Number of  

Shares  

Beneficially  

Owned by  

Each  

Reporting  

Person  

With:  

 

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0

 

  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                733,301

 

  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0

 

  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                733,301

  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

                733,301

   
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

 

 

¨

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

                3.59%

   
12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

                PN

   

 

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CUSIP No. 56509R108

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

QVT Financial GP LLC

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

                11-3694007

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

                Delaware

   

 

Number of  

Shares  

Beneficially  

Owned by  

Each  

Reporting  

Person  

With:  

 

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0

 

  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                733,301

 

  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0

 

  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                733,301

  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

                733,301

   
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

 

 

¨

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

                3.59%

   
12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

                OO

   

 

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CUSIP No. 56509R108

 

  1.  

Names of Reporting Persons.

QVT Associates GP LLC

I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

 

                01-0798253

   
  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨

(b)  x

   
  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   
  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

                Delaware

   

 

Number of  

Shares  

Beneficially  

Owned by  

Each  

Reporting  

Person  

With:  

 

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0

 

  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                733,301

 

  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0

 

  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                733,301

  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

                733,301

   
10.  

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)

 

 

 

 

¨

11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

                3.59%

   
12.  

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

 

                OO

   

 

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Item 1  

(a).

   Name of Issuer      
     MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Issuer”)      
Item 1  

(b).

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices      
     The address of the Issuer’s principal executive offices is:      
     2400 Bayshore Parkway, Suite 200, Mountain View, California 94043, United States      
Item 2  

(a).

   Name of Person Filing      
Item 2  

(b).

   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence      
Item 2  

(c).

   Citizenship      
     QVT Financial LP      
     1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor      
     New York, New York 10036      
     Delaware Limited Partnership      
     QVT Financial GP LLC      
     1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor      
     New York, New York 10036      
     Delaware Limited Liability Company      
     QVT Associates GP LLC      
     1177 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor      
     New York, New York 10036      
     Delaware Limited Liability Company      
Item 2  

(d).

   Title of Class of Securities      
     Common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”).      
Item 2  

(e).

   CUSIP Number      
     The CUSIP number of the Common Stock is 56509R108.      
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:   
  (a)    ¨    Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
  (b)    ¨    Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
  (c)    ¨    Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
  (d)    ¨    Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
  (e)    ¨    An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
  (f)    ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
  (g)    ¨    A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
  (h)    ¨    A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
  (i)    ¨    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);
  (j)    ¨    A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
  (k)    ¨    Group, in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:         .

 

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Item 4.    Ownership.      
   (a)    Amount beneficially owned:      
      QVT Financial LP (“QVT Financial”) is the investment manager for QVT Fund LP (the “Fund”), which beneficially owns 660,992 shares of Common Stock, and for Quintessence Fund L.P. (“Quintessence”), which beneficially owns 72,309 shares of Common Stock. QVT Financial has the power to direct the vote and disposition of the Common Stock held by each of the Fund and Quintessence. Accordingly, QVT Financial may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate amount of 733,301 shares of Common Stock, consisting of the shares owned by the Fund and Quintessence.      
      QVT Financial GP LLC, as General Partner of QVT Financial, may be deemed to beneficially own the same number of shares of Common Stock reported by QVT Financial. QVT Associates GP LLC, as General Partner of the Fund and Quintessence, may be deemed to beneficially own the same number of shares of Common Stock reported by the Fund and Quintessence, and accordingly, QVT Associates GP LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an aggregate amount of 733,301 shares of Common Stock.      
      Each of QVT Financial and QVT Financial GP LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund and Quintessence. QVT Associates GP LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock owned by the Fund and Quintessence, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.      
      The percentage disclosed in Item 11 of the Cover Pages for each reporting person is calculated based upon 20,428,908 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2008.      
   (b)    Percent of class:      
      See Item 11 of the Cover Pages to this Schedule 13G.      
   (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:      
      (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote      
         0      
      (ii)    Shared power to vote or to direct the vote      
         See item (a) above.      
      (iii)    Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      
         0      
      (iv)    Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of      
         See item (a) above.      
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  x.   
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      
   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.

 

Dated: January 29, 2009
QVT FINANCIAL LP
By QVT Financial GP LLC, its General Partner   QVT ASSOCIATES GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Oren Eisner

  By:  

/s/ Oren Eisner

Name:   Oren Eisner   Name:   Oren Eisner
Title:   Authorized Signatory   Title:   Authorized Signatory
QVT FINANCIAL GP LLC    
By:  

/s/ Oren Eisner

   
Name:   Oren Eisner    
Title:   Authorized Signatory    

 

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G filed herewith (and any amendments thereto) signed by each of the undersigned shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Dated: January 29, 2009
QVT FINANCIAL LP
By QVT Financial GP LLC, its General Partner   QVT ASSOCIATES GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Oren Eisner

  By:  

/s/ Oren Eisner

Name:   Oren Eisner   Name:   Oren Eisner
Title:   Authorized Signatory   Title:   Authorized Signatory
QVT FINANCIAL GP LLC    
By:  

/s/ Oren Eisner

   
Name:   Oren Eisner    
Title:   Authorized Signatory    

 

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