Sec Form 13D Filing - FEINBERG LARRY N @ BIOLASE INC PAR $.001

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

(Amendment No. 23)

BIOLASE, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

090911108

(CUSIP Number)

Larry N. Feinberg

c/o Oracle Investment Management, Inc.

262 Harbor Drive,

3RD FL

STAMFORD, CT 06902

(203) 862-7900

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

With a copy to:

Robert L. Lawrence, Esq,

Kane Kessler, P.C,

600 Third Avenue, 35^thfloor

New York, New York 10016

(212) 541-6222

January 29, 2021

(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: ¨

NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

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.

SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 090911108

Page 2 of 13 pages

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Larry N. Feinberg

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) ¨

(b) x

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,019,365*

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,019,365*

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,019,365*

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (See Instructions) ¨

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

2.16%**

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

*Includes 530,265 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

** This percentage is based on a total of 93,544,460 Shares outstanding, which is the sum of 93,014,195 Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2020, plus 530,265 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 090911108

Page 3 of 13 pages

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Oracle Partners, L.P.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) ¨

(b) x

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

CHECK IF DISCL OSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER

1,501,533*

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,501,533*

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,501,533*

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

1.61%**

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

* Includes 409,082 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

** This percentage is based on a total of 93,423,277 Shares outstanding, which is the sum of 93,014,195 Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2020, plus 409,082 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 090911108

Page 4 of 13 pages

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) ¨

(b) x

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) &# xA0; ¨

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER

221,661*

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

221,661*

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

221,661*

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

0.24%**

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

* Includes 63,566 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

** This percentage is based on a total of 93,077,761 Shares outstanding, which is the sum of 93,014,195 Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2020, plus 63,566 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 090911108

Page 5 of 13 pages

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Oracle Ten Fund, L.P.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) ¨

(b) x

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER

296,171*

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

296,171*

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

296,171*

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

0.32%**

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

* Includes 57,617 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

** This percentage is based on a total of 93,071,812 Shares outstanding, which is the sum of 93,014,195 Shares outstanding as of November 10, 2020, plus 57,617 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 090911108

Page 6 of 13 pages

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Oracle Associates, LLC

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) ¨

(b) x

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,019,365*

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,019,365*

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,019,365*

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

2.16%**

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

*Includes 530,265 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 090911108

Page 7 of 13 pages

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Oracle Investment Management, Inc.

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a) ¨

(b) x

SEC USE ONLY

SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

N/A

CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨

CITIZENSHIP OR PL ACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,019,365*

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,019,365*

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,019,365*

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

2.16%**

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

*Includes 530,265 Shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

This Amendment No. 23 (the “Amendment”) amends the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2013, as previously amended by Amendment No. 1, filed on December 20, 2013, Amendment No. 2, filed on February 13, 2014, Amendment No. 3, filed on March 11, 2014, Amendment No. 4, filed on March 12, 2014, Amendment No. 5, filed on May 15, 2014, Amendment No. 6, filed on June 2, 2014, Amendment No. 7 filed on July 9, 2014, Amendment No. 8, filed on July 9, 2014, Amendment No. 9, filed on November 7, 2014, Amendment No. 10, filed on March 9, 2015, Amendment No. 11, filed on November 12, 2015, Amendment No. 12, filed on August 3, 2016, Amendment No. 13, filed on October 6, 2016, Amendment No. 14, filed on April 21, 2017, Amendment No. 15, filed on July 5, 2017, Amendment No. 16, filed on August 22, 2017, Amendment No. 17, filed on November 9, 2017, Amendment No. 18, filed on December 6, 2017, Amendment No. 19, filed on June 28, 2019, Amendment No. 20, filed on November 4, 2019, Amendment No. 21, filed on May 22, 2020 and Amendment No. 22, filed on June 8, 2020 (the “Original Schedule 13D,” and collectively with the Amendments, the “Statement”) with respect to the shares of common stock par value $0.001 per share (“Shares”) of BIOLASE, Inc. (the “Issuer”), whose principal executive offices are located at 4 Cromwell, Irvine, CA 92618. This Amendment constitutes an exit filing of the Reporting Persons.

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of the Statement is hereby supplemented as follows:

The transactions giving rise to the filing of this Amendment were the sales of Shares of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons in open market transactions and at prevailing market prices. The response set forth in Item 5(c) of this Amendment is incorporated herein by reference. As a result of said transactions, each of the Reporting Persons’ beneficial ownership of Issuer Shares decreased as set forth in more detail in Item 5 of this Amendment.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based on a total number of Shares outstanding equal to the sum of 93,014,195 Shares outstanding as of January 29, 2021, based on the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 10, 2020, plus the following number of Shares currently issuable upon the exercise of warrants: (i) in the case of Mr. Larry Feinberg, General Partner and Manager (as defined below), 530,265; (ii) in the case of Partners (as defined below) 409,082; (iii) in the case of Institutional Partners (as defined below), 63,566; and (iv) in the case of Ten Fund (as defined below), 57,617. The Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission of such beneficial ownership or that the Reporting Persons constitute a person or a group.

(a, b) Partners

As of the date hereof, Oracle Partners, L.P. (“Partners”) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,501,533 Shares, constituting approximately 1.61% of the Shares outstanding.

Partners has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,501,533 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,501,533 Shares.

(a, b) Institutional Partners

As of the date hereof, Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P. (“Institutional Partners”) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 221,661 Shares, constituting approximately 0.24% of the Shares outstanding.

Institutional Partners has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 221,661 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 221,661 Shares.

(a, b) Ten Fund

As of the date hereof, Oracle Ten Fund, L.P. (“Ten Fund”) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 296,171 Shares, constituting approximately 0.32% of the Shares outstanding.

Ten Fund has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 296,171 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 296,171 Shares.

(a, b) General Partner

Oracle Associates, LLC (“General Partner”), as the general partner of Partners, Institutional Partners, and Ten Fund, may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of 2,019,365 Shares held in Partners, Institutional Partners and Ten Fund, constituting approximately 2.16% of the Shares outstanding.

General Partner has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,019,365 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,019,365 Shares.

(a, b) Manager

Oracle Investment Management, Inc. (“Manager”), as the investment manager of Partners, Institutional Partners, and Ten Fund, may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the Shares beneficially owned by Partners, Institutional Partners, and Ten Fund. As of the date hereof, Manager may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,019,365 Shares, constituting approximately 2.16% of the Shares outstanding.

Manager has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,019,365 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,019,365 Shares.

(a, b) Larry Feinberg

Mr. Feinberg serves as the managing member of the General Partner, and accordingly, may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of the Shares beneficially owned by General Partner. Mr. Feinberg is the sole shareholder and president of the Manager, and accordingly, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares beneficially owned by Manager. As of the date hereof, Mr. Feinberg may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,019,365 Shares, constituting approximately 2.16% of the Shares outstanding.

Mr. Feinberg has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,019,365 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,019,365 Shares.

(c)

The Reporting Persons have effected the following transactions in the Shares: (i) an open market sale of 37,049 Shares by Partners on January 26, 2021 at a price of $1.3891 per share; (ii) delivery of 147,000 Shares by Partners on January 29, 2021 to a broker for no additional consideration in connection with covering a short position; (iii) an open market sale of 7,746 Shares by Ten Fund on January 26, 2021 at a price of $1.3891 per share; (iv) delivery of 32,000 Shares by Ten Fund on January 29, 2021 to a broker for no additional consideration in connection with covering a short position; (v) an open market sale of 5,205 Shares by Institutional Partners on January 26, 2021 at a price of $1.3891 per share; and (vi) delivery of 21,000 Shares by Institutional Partners on January 29, 2021 to a broker for no additional consideration in connection with covering a short position.

(d)

No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares.

(e)

Not applicable.

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 4, 2021	ORACLE PARTNERS, L.P.

	By:	ORACLE ASSOCIATES, LLC, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
		Name: Larry N. Feinberg
		Title: Managing Member

Dated: February 4, 2021	ORACLE TEN FUND, L.P.
		&# xA0;
	By:	ORACLE ASSOCIATES, LLC, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
		Name: Larry N. Feinberg
		Title: Managing Member

Dated: February 4, 2021	ORACLE INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.

	By:	ORACLE ASSOCIATES, LLC, its general partner

	By:	/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
		Name: Larry N. Feinberg
		Title: Managing Member

Dated: February 4, 2021	ORACLE ASSOCIATES, LLC

	By:	/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
		Name: Larry N. Feinberg
		Title: Managing Member

Dated: February 4, 2021	ORACLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

	By:	/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
		Name: Larry N. Feinberg
		Title: President and Director

Dated: February 4, 2021	LARRY N. FEINBERG

	/s/ Larry N. Feinberg

Sec Form 13D Filing - FEINBERG LARRY N filing for BIOLASE INC PAR $.001 (BIOLQ) - 2021-02-04