UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Amendment No. 12)

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Quidel Corporation 

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(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 

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(Title of Class of Securities)

 

74838J101 

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(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2014

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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:

 

	☐	Rule 13d-1(b)
	☒	Rule 13d-1(c)
	☐	Rule 13d-1(d)

 

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 (the “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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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Larry N. Feinberg
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER   33,500
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER   2,877,633
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   33,500
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   2,877,633
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   2,911,133
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   8.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   IN

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Oracle Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
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   2,035,124
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   2,035,124
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   2,035,124
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   5.9%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   PN

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
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   277,922
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   277,922
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   277,922
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.8%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   PN

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Oracle Associates, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
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   2,313,046
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   2,313,046
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   2,313,046
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   6.7%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   OO

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Oracle Ten Fund Master, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER   522,087
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   522,087
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   522,087
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   1.5%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   OO

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Oracle Investment Management, Inc. Employees’ Retirement Plan
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Connecticut
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER   36,000
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   36,000
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   36,000
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.1%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   EP

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
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   558,087
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   558,087
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   558,087
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   1.6%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   CO

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)   The Feinberg Family Foundation
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)   (a)   ☐ (b)   ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Connecticut
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:		5	SOLE VOTING POWER   0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER   6,500
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   6,500
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   6,500
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)    ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)   0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)   OO

This Amendment No. 12 to Schedule 13G (this “Amendment No. 12”) is being filed with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”) of Quidel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), to amend the Schedule 13G filed on April 23, 2001, as previously amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on February 14, 2002, by Amendment No. 2, filed on February 12, 2003, by Amendment No. 3, filed on February 9, 2005, by Amendment No. 4, filed on February 7, 2006, by Amendment No. 5, filed on February 15, 2008, by Amendment No. 6 filed on May 20, 2009, by Amendment No. 7, filed on February 2, 2010, by Amendment No. 8, filed on February 8, 2011, by Amendment No. 9, filed on February 6, 2012, by Amendment No. 10, filed on February 12, 2013, and by Amendment No. 11 filed on February 13, 2014 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13G”), in accordance with the annual amendment requirements. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13G.

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

The percentage of shares owned is based upon 34,410,771 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 14, 2014, as set forth in the Issuer’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 24, 2014.

 

The beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons as of the date of this Amendment No. 12 is set forth below. This filing and any future amendments hereto shall not be considered an admission that any Reporting Person is a beneficial owner of shares beneficially owned by any other Reporting Person named herein.

 

A. Larry N. Feinberg

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,911,133

(b) Percent of class: 8.5%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 33,500

(ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,877,633

(iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 33,500

(iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,877,633

 

B. Oracle Partners, L.P.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,035,124

(b) Percent of class: 5.9%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)    Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

(ii)   Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,035,124

(iii)  Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,035,124

 

C. Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 277,922

(b) Percent of class: 0.8%

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(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 277,922

 

D. Oracle Associates, LLC

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,313,046

(b) Percent of class: 6.7%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 2,313,046

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 2,313,046

 

E. Oracle Ten Fund Master, L.P.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 522,087

(b) Percent of class: 1.5%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 522,087

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 522,087

 

F. Oracle Investment Management, Inc. Employees’ Retirement Plan

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 36,000

(b) Percent of class: 0.1%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 36,000

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 36,000

 

G. Oracle Investment Management, Inc.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 558,087

(b) Percent of class: 1.6%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 558,087

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 558,087

 

H. The Feinberg Family Foundation

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 6,500

(b) Percent of class: 0.0%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

 (i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 6,500

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0

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(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,500

 

 

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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, 2015

 

 

 

 

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