UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

 

 

 

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

    

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1 .Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Black Bear Offshore Master Fund Limited

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Neose Technologies, Inc. (NTEC)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

______Director __X__10% Owner

______Officer (give ______Other (specify title below) below)

____________________________

(Last) (First) (Middle)

c/o CITCO Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Limited

Corporate Centre, West Bay Road

P.O. Box 31106-SMB

3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

4. Statement for
Month/Year

March 21, 2003

(Street)

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_Form filed by One Reporting Person
___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City) (State) (Zip)

Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
Action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

4. Securities Acquired (A)
or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 AND 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at
End of Month

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
ship
Form:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)

(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership



(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or

(D)

Price

Common Stock

3/21/03

P

11,480

A

$6.69

1,947,488

D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of
Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of
Deri-
vative
Security

3. Trans-
action
Date


(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code
(Instr. 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Number of Deriv-
ative Securities Ac-
quired (A) or Dis-
posed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exer-
cisable and
Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year).

7. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying
Derivative Security
(Inst. 4)

8. Price
of
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ity
(Instr.
5)

9. Number
of deriv-
ative
Secur-
ities
Bene-
ficially
Owned
at End
of
Month
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D) or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

 

Code

 

V

 

(A)

 

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Black Bear Offshore Master Fund Limited ("Filer") disclaims membership in a group with any other person within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(i) and Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dated: March 25, 2003

Black Bear Offshore Master Fund Limited

By: Eastbourne Capital Management, L.L.C.

Attorney-in-fact

By:
Eric M. Sippel

Chief Operating Officer

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