SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SENECA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 527 MADISON AVE 11TH FL (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/12/2002	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC [ SNS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common stock, $0.01 par value	857,143	I	See Footnote (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant	04/12/2002	04/11/2007	Common stock, $0.01 par value	375,000	2	I	See Footnote (1)
Warrant	04/12/2002	04/11/2007	Common stock, $0.01 par value	375,000	3.25	I	See Footnote(1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares and warrants are held by Seneca Capital, L.P. of which Seneca Capital Advisors, LLC is the General Partner. Douglas A. Hirsch is the Managing Member of Seneca Capital Advisors, LLC. Each of Seneca Capital Advisors, LLC and Douglas A. Hirsch disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein and nothing in this report shall be deemed to be an admission by any of them that they are the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The business address for Seneca Capital, L.P., Seneca Capital Advisors, LLC and Douglas A. Hirsch is 527 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

	Douglas A. Hirsch, as Managing Member of Seneca Capital Advisors, LLC, the General Partner of Seneca Capital, L.P.	09/30/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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