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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Firefly Value Partners, LP
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEUROBIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC /CA/ [NTII] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10176		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/22/2009   P   165,007 A $ 0.9083 2,752,560 I By FVP Master Fund, L.P. (1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/22/2009   P   135,442 A $ 0.9083 2,259,385 I By FVP US-Q, LP (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/26/2009   P   99,365 A $ 0.8999 2,851,925 I By FVP Master Fund, L.P. (1)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 10/26/2009   P   81,561 A $ 0.8999 2,340,946 I By FVP US-Q, LP (2)

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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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Firefly Value Partners, LP
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    
Firefly Management CO GP, LLC
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    
FVP GP, LLC
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    
FVP Master Fund LP
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    
FVP US-Q LP
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    
Warszawski Ariel
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    
Heslop Ryan
551 FIFTH AVE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10176		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Ariel Warszawski Ariel Warszawski, for himself, as Managing Member of FVP GP (for itself and as general partner of the FVP Master Fund and the FVP Fund) and of Firefly Management (for itself and as general partners of Firefly Partners)   10/26/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Ryan Heslop   10/26/2009
**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) Firefly Value Partners, LP ("Firefly Partners") serves as investment manager to FVP Master Fund, L.P. (the "FVP Master Fund"), the direct owner of the subject securities. FVP GP, LLC ("FVP GP") serves as the general partner of the FVP Master Fund and Firefly Management Company GP, LLC ("Firefly Management") serves as the general partner of Firefly Partners. Messrs. Ryan Heslop and Ariel Warszawski are the managing members of FVP GP and Firefly Management. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities reported herein, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") or for any other purpose.
(2) Firefly Partners serves as investment manager to FVP US-Q, LP (the "FVP Fund"), the direct owner of the subject securities. FVP GP serves as the general partner of the FVP Fund and Firefly Management serves as the general partner of Firefly Partners. Messrs. Ryan Heslop and Ariel Warszawski are the managing members of FVP GP and Firefly Management. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities reported herein, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.

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