SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
ANTIGENICS INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
037032-10-9
(CUSIP Number)
DR. Garo H. Armen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Antigenics Inc.
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2100
New York, New York 10111
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
DECEMBER 20, 2002
(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 sec.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 sec. 240.13d-7(b) 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
(however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. _______________
1) Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only)
Brad M. Kelley
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
a) N/A
b) N/A
3) SEC Use Only _________________________________________
4) Source of Funds (See Instructions)Not Applicable
5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d)
or 2(e)
_____________________________________________
6) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States
Number of (7) Sole Voting Power 1,679,640
Shares Benefically owned (8) Shared Voting Power -0-
Shares beneficially Owned by (9) Sole Dispositive Power 1,679,640
Each Reporting person
(10) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
With 11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by
Each Reporting Person 1,679,640
12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
Shares (See
Instructions)____________________________________________
13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 5.079%
14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
__________________________________________________ ______________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
December 24, 2002
Date
Brad M. Kelley
Signature
The orginal statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the
statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is
signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative
(other than an executive officer or general partner of
the filing person), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on
behalf of such a person shall be filed with the statement; provided, however,
that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the
Commission may be incorporated by
reference. The name and any title of each person
who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT
CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS
(SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)
..
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER
This statement relates to the common stock of Antigenics Inc.
("The Company"). The Company's principal offices are located at
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2100 New York, New York 10111.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND
The name of the person filing this statement is Brad M. Kelley, an
individual (the "reporting person"). The reporting person's residential
address is P.O. Box 1355 1600 Jean LaFitte, Boca Grande, Florida
33921. He is employed as Chairman of
Commonwealth Brands, Inc., 2200 Lapsley Lane,
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42103.
His telephone number is (270) 781-9100.
During the last five years, the reporting person has not been convicted in a
criminal proceeding. During the last five years, the reporting person was not a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction, as a result of which was or is subject to a judgment, decree final
order enjoining future violation of, or prohibiting, or mandatory activities
subject to federal or state securities laws of finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
The reporting person is a United States citizen.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
This schedule 13D covers 1,679,640 shares beneficially owned by Kelley
individually. All of the 1,679,640 shares are beneficially owned
by Kelley individually. No shares are held in nominees' name for his
benefit. The stock beneficially owned by Kelley individually and
through his immediate family was purchased with personal funds
beginning August 02, 2002, with the last purchase being made
on December 20, 2002.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
The purpose of the acquisition of the stock beneficially owned by the reporting
person and his immediate family is for personal investment. Kelley
may acquire additional shares of the stock from time to time in market
or private transactions.
The reporting person has no present plans or proposals that relate to or would
result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of
Schedule 13D.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Kelley individually beneficially owns 1,679,640 shares of common stock
of the Company, which based on the Company's 14A Proxy Statement
filed April 22, 2002 represents approximately 5.079%
of the outstanding stock of 33,066,476 shares as of April 5, 2002.
Exhibit A attached hereto contains information as to all transactions
in the shares by the Reporting Person in the past 60 days. All
such transactions were made in the open market. No other
transactions in the shares have been effected by the Reporting
Person since such date.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDING, OR
RELATIONSHIP
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
None.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Transactions in the Stock by the Reporting
Person since, August 02, 2002.
Brad M. Kelley
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete, and correct.
Date: December 24, 2002
/s/
Brad M. Kelley
Exhibit A
Transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Person
KELLEY BRAD
Holdings
Quantity
Name
Open Date
Unit Cost
Cost Amount
Quantity Open Date Unit Cost Cost Amount Value
"1,296" 08/02/2002 8.9005 "11,535.08"
"1,200" 08/02/2002 8.8196 "10,583.54"
900 08/02/2002 8.6937 "7,824.32"
200 08/02/2002 8.8206 "1,764.12"
"1,404" 08/05/2002 8.7323 "12,260.13"
"1,400" 08/05/2002 8.7222 "12,211.03"
"1,200" 08/05/2002 8.7364 "10,483.74"
600 08/05/2002 8.7211 "5,232.69"
500 08/05/2002 8.7313 "4,365.64"
300 08/05/2002 8.7293 "2,618.78"
300 08/05/2002 8.7293 "2,618.78"
300 08/05/2002 8.7313 "2,619.38"
"6,700" 08/06/2002 8.7103 "58,359.03"
"1,300" 08/06/2002 8.7002 "11,310.30"
"1,200" 08/06/2002 8.6902 "10,428.19"
800 08/06/2002 8.6863 "6,949.07"
400 09/03/2002 8.947 "3,578.81"
"2,000" 09/17/2002 8.6724 "17,344.88"
"1,000" 09/17/2002 8.9351 "8,935.14"
900 09/17/2002 8.9417 "8,047.54"
100 09/17/2002 8.926 "1,015.00"
"2,000" 09/18/2002 8.5613 "17,122.53"
"2,000" 09/18/2002 8.5284 "17,056.76"
"2,000" 09/18/2002 8.579 "17,158.04"
"8,400" 09/24/2002 7.8442 "65,891.13"
"1,000" 09/24/2002 7.743 "7,742.97"
300 09/24/2002 7.7293 "2,318.78"
100 09/24/2002 7.7936 779.36
100 09/24/2002 7.8037 780.37
100 09/24/2002 7.8138 781.38
"10,000" 10/14/2002 7.6818 "76,817.68"
"9,400" 10/14/2002 7.6818 "72,208.63"
"8,800" 10/14/2002 7.6823 "67,604.57"
800 10/14/2002 7.6717 "6,137.33"
500 10/14/2002 7.6767 "3,838.36"
400 10/14/2002 7.6787 "3,071.49"
100 10/14/2002 7.6717 767.17
"10,000" 10/15/2002 8.0318 "80,318.07"
"9,400" 10/15/2002 8.0419 "75,593.98"
"9,000" 10/15/2002 8.0318 "72,286.29"
"9,000" 10/15/2002 8.0318 "72,286.29"
"1,000" 10/15/2002 8.0267 "8,026.71"
"1,000" 10/15/2002 8.0167 "8,016.66"
600 10/15/2002 8.0369 "4,822.12"
"7,900" 10/16/2002 7.899 "62,402.21"
200 10/16/2002 7.8933 "1,578.66"
"1,500" 10/24/2002 9.2404 "13,860.61"
"1,000" 10/24/2002 9.2574 "9,257.42"
"24,400" 10/28/2002 9.58 "233,752.00"
"24,180" 10/28/2002 9.58 "231,644.40"
540 10/28/2002 9.38 "5,065.20"
500 10/28/2002 9.576 "4,788.00"
500 10/28/2002 9.543 "4,771.50"
320 10/28/2002 9.57 "3,062.40"
100 10/28/2002 9.57 "1,015.00"
"30,000" 10/29/2002 9.4802 "284,405.00"
"19,500" 10/29/2002 9.53 "185,835.00"
500 10/29/2002 9.29 "4,645.00"
500 10/29/2002 9.535 "4,767.50"
"23,300" 10/30/2002 9.58 "223,214.00"
"6,200" 10/30/2002 9.53 "59,086.00"
500 10/30/2002 9.572 "4,786.00"
"19,400" 10/31/2002 9.6 "186,240.00"
"1,600" 10/31/2002 9.46 "15,136.00"
600 10/31/2002 9.6283 "5,777.00"
500 10/31/2002 9.305 "4,652.50"
"20,000" 11/01/2002 9.58 "191,600.00"
"19,300" 11/01/2002 9.5803 "184,899.00"
700 11/01/2002 9.54 "6,678.00"
"3,300" 11/04/2002 9.7215 "32,081.00"
"4,500" 11/05/2002 10.7111 "48,200.00"
"3,000" 11/05/2002 10.73 "32,190.00"
900 11/05/2002 10.62 "9,558.00"
900 11/05/2002 10.63 "9,567.00"
400 11/05/2002 10.64 "4,256.00"
200 11/05/2002 10.57 "2,114.00"
100 11/05/2002 10.635 "1,063.50"
"20,000" 11/06/2002 10.897 "217,940.18"
"5,000" 11/06/2002 10.7358 "53,679.11"
"5,000" 11/06/2002 10.7956 "53,978.21"
"11,000" 11/07/2002 10.78 "118,580.00"
900 11/07/2002 10.78 "9,702.00"
500 11/07/2002 10.741 "5,370.50"
100 11/07/2002 10.67 "1,067.00"
"10,000" 11/08/2002 10.9805 "109,805.00"
"12,800" 11/11/2002 11.1 "142,080.00"
"8,000" 11/11/2002 11.15 "89,200.00"
"7,800" 11/11/2002 11.08 "86,424.00"
"7,500" 11/11/2002 11.1107 "83,330.00"
"5,500" 11/11/2002 11.14 "61,270.00"
200 11/11/2002 11.09 "2,218.00"
200 11/11/2002 11.098 "2,219.60"
"18,000" 11/12/2002 10.85 "195,300.00"
"11,500" 11/12/2002 10.85 "124,775.00"
"11,000" 11/12/2002 10.9 "119,900.00"
"10,000" 11/12/2002 10.9005 "109,005.00"
"5,000" 11/12/2002 10.89 "54,450.00"
"3,500" 11/12/2002 10.8 "37,800.00"
"1,000" 11/12/2002 10.87 "10,870.00"
"13,500" 11/13/2002 10.7504 "145,130.00"
"10,000" 11/13/2002 10.74 "107,400.00"
"20,000" 11/14/2002 10.92 "218,400.00"
"6,500" 11/14/2002 10.85 "70,525.00"
"1,000" 11/14/2002 10.805 "10,805.00"
"25,000" 11/15/2002 11.5402 "288,505.00"
"25,000" 11/15/2002 11.4 "285,000.00"
"7,500" 11/15/2002 11.2 "84,000.00"
"15,000" 11/18/2002 11.2103 "168,155.00"
"7,800" 11/18/2002 11.22 "87,516.00"
"20,000" 11/19/2002 11.1303 "222,605.00"
"20,000" 11/19/2002 11.11 "222,200.00"
"25,000" 11/21/2002 11.43 "285,750.00"
"17,000" 11/21/2002 11.28 "191,760.00"
"15,000" 11/21/2002 11.43 171,450.00"
"1,000" 11/21/2002 11.175 "11,175.00"
"1,000" 11/21/2002 11.23 "11,230.00"
"30,000" 11/22/2002 11.4302 "342,905.00"
"30,000" 11/22/2002 11.3599 "340,797.73"
"25,000" 11/22/2002 11.58 "289,500.00"
"28,500" 11/25/2002 11.78 "335,730.00"
"25,000" 11/25/2002 11.8102 "295,255.00"
"25,000" 11/25/2002 11.68 "292,000.00"
"20,000" 11/25/2002 11.73 "234,600.00"
"15,000" 11/25/2002 11.64 "174,600.00"
"6,500" 11/25/2002 11.73 "76,245.00"
"5,000" 11/25/2002 11.68 "58,400.00"
"25,000" 11/26/2002 11.3802 "284,505.00"
"15,000" 11/26/2002 11.4049 "171,073.10"
"5,000" 11/26/2002 11.3843 "56,921.32"
"25,000" 12/02/2002 12.05 "301,250.00"
"20,000" 12/02/2002 12.0603 "241,205.00"
"20,000" 12/04/2002 11.6 "232,000.00"
"20,000" 12/04/2002 11.739 "234,780.47"
"15,000" 12/04/2002 11.7 "175,500.00"
"5,000" 12/04/2002 11.641 "58,205.00"
"5,000" 12/04/2002 11.61 "58,050.00"
"5,000" 12/04/2002 11.6983 "58,491.47"
"14,000" 12/05/2002 11.6004 "162,405.00"
"13,000" 12/05/2002 11.5675 "150,377.58"
"12,000" 12/05/2002 11.6388 "139,665.18"
"6,000" 12/05/2002 11.53 "69,180.00"
"10,000" 12/06/2002 11.6905 "116,905.00"
"20,500" 12/09/2002 11.7002 "239,855.00"
"10,000" 12/09/2002 11.83 "118,300.00"
"10,000" 12/09/2002 11.81 "118,100.00"
"3,000" 12/09/2002 11.85 "35,550.00"
"2,000" 12/09/2002 11.8 "23,600.00"
"25,000" 12/10/2002 11.5329 "288,321.96"
"25,000" 12/10/2002 11.72 "293,000.00"
"25,000" 12/10/2002 11.6 "290,000.00"
"25,000" 12/10/2002 11.47 "286,750.00"
"15,000" 12/10/2002 11.03 "165,450.00"
"12,500" 12/10/2002 11.47 "143,375.00"
"10,000" 12/10/2002 11.05 "110,500.00"
"2,500" 12/10/2002 11.48 "28,700.00"
800 12/10/2002 11.8363 "9,469.00"
"2,500" 12/11/2002 10.942 "27,355.00"
"1,000" 12/11/2002 10.95 "10,950.00"
"25,000" 12/12/2002 11.0702 "276,755.00"
"14,989" 12/12/2002 11.04 "165,478.56"
"10,000" 12/12/2002 11 "110,000.00"
"10,000" 12/12/2002 11 "110,000.00"
11 12/12/2002 10.98 120.78
"5,000" 12/13/2002 10.851 "54,255.00"
"10,000" 12/16/2002 10.95 "109,500.00"
"20,000" 12/16/2002 11.1 "222,000.00"
"10,000" 12/16/2002 10.7505 "107,505.00"
"24,100" 12/17/2002 11.35 "273,535.00"
"10,000" 12/17/2002 11.18 "111,800.00"
"10,000" 12/17/2002 11.19 "111,900.00"
"10,000" 12/17/2002 11.21 "112,100.00"
"8,300" 12/17/2002 11.21 "93,043.00"
"8,100" 12/17/2002 11.3625 "92,036.39"
"5,000" 12/17/2002 11.29 "56,450.00"
"4,500" 12/17/2002 11.34 "51,030.00"
"15,000" 12/18/2002 11.1 "166,500.00"
"9,000" 12/18/2002 11.15 "100,350.00"
"6,000" 12/18/2002 11.24 "67,440.00"
"5,000" 12/18/2002 11.141 "55,705.00"
"5,000" 12/18/2002 11.15 "55,750.00"
"5,000" 12/18/2002 11.36 "56,800.00"
"5,000" 12/18/2002 11.3 "56,500.00"
"12,500" 12/19/2002 10.96 "137,000.00"
"10,000" 12/19/2002 11.03 "110,300.00"
"10,000" 12/19/2002 10.98 "109,800.00"
"10,000" 12/19/2002 11 "110,000.00"
"8,000" 12/19/2002 10.95 "87,600.00"
"5,000" 12/19/2002 11.091 "55,455.00"
"5,000" 12/19/2002 11 "55,000.00"
"5,000" 12/19/2002 10.99 "54,950.00"
"2,500" 12/19/2002 11 "27,500.00"
"25,000" 12/20/2002 10.85 "271,250.00"
"15,000" 12/20/2002 10.9503 "164,255.00"
"10,000" 12/20/2002 10.87 "108,700.00"