UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D
(Rule
13d-101)
INFORMATION
TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO
§ 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)
Neurobiological
Technologies, Inc.
(Name of
Issuer)
Common
Stock
(Title of
Class of Securities)
64124W304
(CUSIP
Number)
Samuel
L. Schwerin
Millennium
Technology Value Partners
747
Third Avenue, 38
th
Floor
New
York, NY
(646)
521-7800
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
January
22, 2009
(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
§ 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
_______________
A Schedule 13D was filed previously by
Samuel L. Schwerin and Daniel Burstein as controlling persons of the reporting
persons.
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.
ITEM
1. Security and Issuer.
This statement relates to the common
stock, $0.001 par value (the “
Common Stock
”), of
Neurobiological Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Issuer
”). The
Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 2000 Powell Street, Suite
800, Emeryville, California 94608.
ITEM
2. Identity and Background.
(a) The
name of the reporting persons are Millennium Technology Value Partners (RCM),
L.P. (“
Millennium
RCM LP
”) and Millennium Technology Value Partners, L.P. (“
Millennium
LP
”). Millennium RCM LP and Millennium LP are sometimes
hereinafter referred to as the “
Reporting
Persons
”. Millennium RCM LP and Millennium LP are
limited partnerships organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, which invest in public and private companies. The
business address for Millennium RCM LP and Millennium LP is Millennium
Technology Value Partners, 747 Third Avenue, 38
th
Floor,
New York, NY 10017. The Reporting Persons are each
controlled by an entity which in turn is controlled jointly by Samuel L.
Schwerin and Daniel Burstein.
(b) The
business address of Messrs. Schwerin and Burstein is Millennium Technology Value
Partners, 747 Third Avenue, 38
th
Floor,
New York, NY 10017.
(c) Messrs.
Schwerin and Burstein are each Managing Partners of Millennium Technology Value
Partners.
(d) During
the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor Messrs. Schwerin and
Burstein have been convicted in a criminal proceeding.
(e) During
the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor Messrs. Schwerin and
Burstein were a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body
of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject
to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Messrs.
Schwerin and Burstein are each United States citizens.
A copy of the agreement in writing
between Millennium RCM LP and Millennium LP to file this statement on
behalf of each of them is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM
3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Working capital.
ITEM
4. Purpose of Transaction.
On January 22, 2009, Millennium
Technology Value Partners (“
Millennium
”) delivered a
letter (the “
Letter
”) to
the Issuer, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2, as a follow-up to a letter
previously sent on January 6, 2009. The Letter reiterated
Millennium’s previous position that due to the failure of Viprinex, the Issuer’s
sole major asset, the Issuer should take immediate and decisive action to
monetize and distribute the Company’s remaining assets for the benefit of its
shareholders.
Millennium
explained in the Letter that it learned through a review of public filings and
conversations with representatives of the Issuer that the Issuer has received
letters from stockholders representing 65% of the Issuer’s shares expressing a
similar point of view.
The Letter emphasized that 37 days have
passed since the failure of Viprinex without the Board communicating or enacting
a plan designed to maximize shareholder value through the dissolution and
liquidation of the Issuer’s assets. The Letter further emphasized the
belief of Millennium that any action other than liquidation and dissolution
would fail to receive shareholder support and would be an unwise delay and use
of shareholder resources. In the Letter, Millennium suggested a plan
of liquidation to the Issuer’s management whereby excess cash would be
immediately distributed to shareholders, with the remaining assets to be
liquidated in a timely and orderly manner by a shareholder appointed fiduciary,
with all proceeds being distributed directly to shareholders immediately upon
receipt.
ITEM
5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Millennium
RCM LP beneficially owns 991,259 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and
Millennium LP beneficially owns 978,621 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer,
which represents approximately 3.7% and 3.6% respectively, of the total number
of the Issuer’s outstanding shares of common stock as reported in the Issuer’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2008.
CUSIP NO.
64124W304
(b) Millennium
RCM LP and Millennium LP are each controlled by an entity which in turn is
controlled jointly by Samuel L. Schwerin and Daniel
Burstein. Therefore, each of Samuel L. Schwerin and Daniel Burstein
have shared dispositive and voting power with respect to, and are the beneficial
owners of, an aggregate of 1,969,880 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer,
including 991,259 shares of common stock owned directly by Millennium RCM LP and
978,621 shares of Common Stock owned directly by Millennium LP. In addition,
Samuel L. Schwerin is the direct beneficial owner of 110,909 shares of Common
Stock of the Issuer, for which he has sole dispositive and voting
power. This filing reiterates information provided by Messrs.
Schwerin and Burstein in a previously filed Schedule 13D, but now includes each
of the Reporting Persons.
ITEM
6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
None.
ITEM
7. Material to be filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 is
hereby amended to add the following exhibit:
Exhibit
99.1: Joint Filing Agreement on behalf of the Reporting
Persons.
Exhibit
99.2: Letter from Millennium Technology Value Partners to the Issuer,
dated January 22, 2009.