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Derma
Sciences, Inc.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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249827106
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(CUSIP
Number)
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February
23, 2010
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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CUSIP
No.
249827106
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
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1
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Comvita
New Zealand Limited
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See
Instructions)
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2
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(a)
o
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(b)
o
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SEC
USE ONLY
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3
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
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4
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New
Zealand
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
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5
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1,143,750
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NUMBER
OF
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
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SHARES
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6 | |
BENEFICIALLY
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OWNED
BY
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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EACH
REPORTING
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1,143,750
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PERSON
WITH
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
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9
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1,143,750
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CHECK
IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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10
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o
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
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11
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16.71%
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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12
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CO
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CUSIP
No.
249827106
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Page 1
of 4
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Item
1(a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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Item
1(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive
Offices:
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Item
2(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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Item
2(b)
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Address
of Principal Business Office:
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Item
2(c)
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Place
of Organization:
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Item
2(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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(1)
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858,333
Shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”) of
Derma Sciences, Inc. (“Issuer”);
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(2)
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Series
H Warrants to purchase up to 52,084 shares of Common Stock at a per share
purchase price of $8.00 exercisable through
4/30/2011;
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(3)
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Series
N Warrants to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock at a per share
purchase price of $6.25 exercisable through 2/23/2015;
and
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(4)
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Series
Q Warrants to purchase up to 133,333 shares of Common Stock at a per share
purchase price of $5.50 exercisable through
2/23/2015.
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Item
2(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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CUSIP
No.
249827106
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Page 2
of 4
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Item
3
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c),
check whether the person filing is
a:
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(a)
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o
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Broker
or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act;
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(b)
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o
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Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
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(c)
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o
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Insurance
company as defined in Section 3(3)(19) of the Exchange
Act;
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(d)
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o
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Investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act;
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(e)
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o
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An
investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)
(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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o
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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o
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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o
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A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act;
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(i)
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o
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
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(j)
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o
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A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
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(k)
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o
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Group,
in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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Item 4
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Ownership.
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Provide
the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of
the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item
1:
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially owned:
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1,143,750
shares of Common Stock
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(b)
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Percent
of class:
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16.71
%
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(c)
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Number
of shares as to which such person
has:
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(i)
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Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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1,143,750
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(ii)
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Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote:
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None
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(iii)
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Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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1,143,750
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(iv)
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Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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None
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Item
5
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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CUSIP
No.
249827106
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Page 3
of 4
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Item
6
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
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Item
7
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
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Item
8
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group.
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Item
9
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
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Item
10
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Certifications.
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CUSIP
No.
249827106
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Page 4
of 4
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COMVITA
NEW ZEALAND LIMITED
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Date: 2/25/2010
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By:
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/s/ Brett Hewlett | |
Name: | Brett Hewlett | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||