SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.____1_______)*
Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
454072109
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2003
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(Date of Event)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[XX] Rule 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).
Page 1 of 5 pages
CUSIP No. 454072109 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Dov Perlysky
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,456,954
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OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 1,040,927
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 1,456,954
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,040,927
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,497,881
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
One Ledgemont Center
99 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed on behalf of Dov Perlysky
(the "Reporting Party").
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
The Reporting Party's address is 8 Lakeside Drive West, Lawrence,
New York 11559.
(c) Citizen:
The Reporting Party is a citizen of the United States.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.001 par value ("shares").
(e) CUSIP#:
454072109
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(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
(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Item 4. Ownership:
(a)(b) The Reporting Party may be deemed to beneficially own 2,497,881
shares or 5.3% of the Issuer's shares as follows: (i) 82,086
shares owned directly by the Reporting Party, (ii) 188,300 shares
owned by a charitable entity controlled by the Reporting Party
and his wife (1), (iii) 852,627 shares owned directly by a trust,
the trustee of which is the Reporting Party's wife (1), (iv)
319,237 shares owned by the reporting party's Grantor Retained
Annuity Trust, (v) 158,481 shares owned by The Reporting Parties'
wife's Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, (vi) 104,050 shares owned
by a limited liability company whose managing member is the
reporting party and (vii) 793,100 shares owned by a limited
partnership whose general partner is an entity controlled by the
Reporting Party.
(c) The Reporting Party has sole voting and dispositive control of
shares owned by him, the limited partnerships and limited
liability company. His wife has sole voting and dispositive power
over shares owned by the Trust. Both have the voting and
dispositive control over shares owned by the charitable entity.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.
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.
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(1) Dov Perlysky (the "Reporting party") and Laya Perlysky are husband and
wife. Filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission by the
Reporting Party that he beneficially owns the securities attributed to his
wife for any other purpose. The Reporting Party expressly disclaims
beneficial ownership of all securities beneficially held by his wife, Laya
Perlysky.
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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
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities
and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as
participant in any transaction having such purpose of effect.
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the
Reporting Person, such person or entity certifies that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 10, 2004 /s/ Dov Perlysky
New York, New York _____________________________
Dov Perlysky