13G Filing: Ardsley Partners and Bioscrip Inc. (BIOS)

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CUSIP No. 09069N108

13G/A Page
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Item 1.
  (a)  Name
of Issuer:
BioScrip,
Inc.
  (b)  Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

100
Clearbrook Road

Rye,
New York 10580

 
Item
2.
  (a)  Name
of Person Filing:
This
Schedule 13G/A (the “Schedule”) is being filed with respect to shares of Common Stock (as defined below) of BioScrip,
Inc.
(
the
“Issuer”) which are beneficially owned by Ardsley Advisory Partners (the “Advisor”), Ardsley Partners
I (the “General Partner”), Phillip J. Hempleman (“Hempleman”), Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P. (the “Fund
II”), Ardsley Partners Advanced Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the “Advanced Healthcare Fund”), Ardsley Healthcare Fund,
LP (the “Healthcare Fund”) and Ardsley Duckdive Fund (the “Duckdive Fund”) (together, the “Reporting
Persons”). See Item 4 below.
  
  (b)  Address
of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

262
Harbor Drive

Stamford,
CT 06902

  (c)  Citizenship: The
Fund II, the Advanced Healthcare Fund, the Healthcare Fund, and the Duckdive Fund are Delaware limited partnerships. The Advisor
and the General Partner are New York general partnerships. Hempleman is a United States Citizen.
  (d)  Title
of Class of Securities:
Common
Stock
  (e)  CUSIP
Number:
09069N108
           

Item 3.              If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a) o Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) o Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) o Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) o Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
(e) x An
investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) o An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) o A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) o A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) o A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) o Group,
in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

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