SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) (Amendment No.5) Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 082657107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) (Page 1 of 5) CUSIP No. 082657107 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC None ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United Kingdom ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 904,400 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY None ________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 904,400 _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH None ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 904,400 ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.15% ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IV ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 082657107 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Company") ____________________________________________________________________ Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 4890 West Kennedy Blvd., #400 Tampa, FL 33609 ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PCL ("Filer") ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: 8080 North Centray Expressway Suite 210, LB-59 Dallas, TX 75206-1857 ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(c). Citizenship: United Kingdom ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock ____________________________________________________________________ Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 75966V105 ___________________________________________________________________ Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: (a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. (c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. (d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. (e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); (h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). CUSIP No. 082657107 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: At April 1, 2002, Renaissance US Growth and Income Trust PLC ("Renaissance US" or "Filer") owned 1,104,400 shares of the Company's common stock. During April, Renaissance US sold the Company's common stock as follows: April 8, 2002, 52,800 shares at $10.07 per share; April 9, 2002, 97,200 shares at $10.15; and April 10, 2002, 50,000 shares at $10.11 per share. Thus, at April 30, 2002, the Filer owned 904,400 shares of the Company's common stock on a fully converted basis. The Investment Adviser for Renaissance US is Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., which is also Investment Adviser for Renaissance Capital Growth and Income Fund III, Inc. ("Renaissance III") and for BFS US Special Opportunities Trust PLC ("BFS US"). Both Renaissance US and BFS US also own shares of Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ______________________________________________________________________ (b) Percent of class: 6.15% ______________________________________________________________________ (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 904,400 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 904,400 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of None Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities check the following [ ]. _______________________________________________________________________ Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not applicable _______________________________________________________________________ Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. Not applicable _______________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable CUSIP No. 082657107 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages _______________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable _______________________________________________________________________ Item 10. Certifications. (a) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b): "By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect." (b) The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c): "By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect." SIGNATURE 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. May 9, 2002 ---------------------------------------- (Date) /S/ Russell Cleveland ---------------------------------------- (Signature) Russell Cleveland, President and CEO Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title)