Edgar Filing: OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

EVNIN LUKE

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OSCIENT PHARMACEUTICALS CORP [OSCI]

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT, 200 CLARENDON, 54TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2005

(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. 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. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	12/14/2005		S		53,240 ⁽¹⁾	D	$ 2.3	3,967,835	I	See footnote ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	12/15/2005		S		230,300 ⁽³⁾	D	$ 2.3193	3,737,535	I	See footnote ⁽⁴⁾

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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. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
EVNIN LUKE C/O MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT 200 CLARENDON, 54TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02116	X

Signatures

/s/ Luke Evnin		12/15/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares were sold as follows: 46,630 by BB BioVentures L.P. ("BB BV"), 5,998 by MPM BioVentures Parallel Fund, L.P. ("BV PF") and 612 by MPM Asset Management Investors 1998 LLC ("AM 1998"). MPM BioVentures I, L.P. ("BV I") and MPM BioVentures I LLC ("BV I LLC") are the direct and indirect general partners of BV PF. BAB BioVentures L.P. ("BAB BV") and BAB BioVentures, N.V. ("BAB NV") are the direct and indirect general partners of BB BV. The Reporting Person is a member of one of the shareholders of BAB NV and a manager of AM 1998 and BV I LLC. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by BB BV, BV PF, and AM 1998.
(2)	The shares are held as follows: 3,475,207 by BB BV, 447,001 by BV PF and 45,627 by AM 1998. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	The shares were sold as follows: 201,709 by BB BV, 25,943 by BV PF and 2,648 by AM 1998. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by BB BV, BV PF, and AM 1998.
(4)	The shares are held as follows: 3,273,498 by BB BV, 421,058 by BV PF and 42,979 by AM 1998. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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