SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Alternative Living Services, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
02145K107
(Cusip Number)
April 14, 1998
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*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).<PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 02145K107
1. Name of Reporting Person:
HBK Investments L.P.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) / /
(b) /X/
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
5. Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
8. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
1,194,373 (1)(2)
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares:
/ /
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 5.3% (3)
12. Type of Reporting Person: PN
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(1) Includes 547,411 shares obtainable upon conversion of the Issuer's
7% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2004 (the "7%
Debentures") as follows: (i)313,187 shares obtainable upon
conversion by HBK Securities Ltd. of $6,342,000 principal amount of
the 7% Debentures held by HBK Securities Ltd., (ii) 201,384 shares
obtainable upon conversion by HBK Finance L.P. of $4,078,000
principal amount of the 7% Debentures held by HBK Finance L.P.; and
(iii) 32,840 shares obtainable upon conversion by HBK Offshore Fund
Ltd. of $665,000 principal amount of the 7% Debentures held by HBK
Offshore Fund Ltd. Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement,
upon conversion by HBK Securities Ltd. and HBK Offshore Fund Ltd. of
the 7% Debentures held by each such entity, the Reporting Person
will have sole voting and dispositive power over the shares
obtainable thereby and neither of HBK Securities Ltd. nor HBK
Offshore Fund Ltd. will have any beneficial ownership of such
shares. Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement,
upon conversion by HBK Finance L.P. of the 7% Debentures held by
such entity, the Reporting Person will have shared voting and
dispositive power over the shares obtainable thereby.
(2) Includes 646,962 shares obtainable upon conversion of the 6.75%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2006 (the "6.75%
Debentures") as follows: (i)10,550 shares obtainable upon
conversion by HBK Securities Ltd. of $215,000 principal amount of
the 6.75% Debentures held by HBK Securities Ltd., (ii) 141,218
shares obtainable upon conversion by HBK Finance L.P. of $2,878,000
principal amount of the 6.75% Debentures held by HBK Finance L.P.;
and (iii) 495,194 shares obtainable upon conversion by HBK Offshore
Fund Ltd. of $10,092,000 principal amount of the 6.75% Debentures
held by HBK Offshore Fund Ltd. Pursuant to an Investment Management
Agreement, upon conversion by HBK Securities Ltd. and HBK Offshore
Fund Ltd. of the 6.75% Debentures held by each such entity, the
Reporting Person will have sole voting and dispositive power over
the shares obtainable thereby and neither of HBK Securities Ltd. nor
HBK Offshore Fund Ltd. will have any beneficial ownership of such
shares. Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Management Agreement,
upon conversion by HBK Finance L.P. of the 6.75% Debentures held by
such entity, the Reporting Person will have shared voting and
dispositive power over the shares obtainable thereby.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), the number of shares deemed to be
outstanding is 22,585,373. <PAGE>
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CUSIP No. 02145K107
1. Name of Reporting Person:
HBK Finance L.P.
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
(a) / /
(b) /X/
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
5. Sole Voting Power: -0-
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 6. Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting 7. Sole Dispositive Power: -0-
Person
With
8. Shared Dispositive Power: -0-
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
342,602 (1)(2)
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
shares:
/ /
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 1.6% (3)
12. Type of Reporting Person: BD
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(1) Includes 201,384 shares obtainable upon conversion of $4,078,000
principal amount of the 7% Debentures. Pursuant to an Amended and
Restated Management Agreement, upon conversion, voting and
dispositive power over these shares will be shared with HBK
Investments, L.P.
(2) Includes 141,218 shares obtainable upon conversion of $2,878,000
principal amount of the 6.75% Debentures. Pursuant to an Amended
and Restated Management Agreement, upon conversion, voting and
dispositive power over these shares will be shared with HBK
Investments, L.P.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), the number of shares deemed to be
outstanding is 21,733,602.
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.
The name of the issuer is Alternative Living Services, Inc. (the
"Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 450
North Sunnyslope Road, Suite 300, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005.
Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing.
Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(f)(1)-(2) of Regulation 13D-G of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act"), this Schedule 13G Statement is hereby filed by HBK Investments
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Investments") and HBK Finance L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Finance") (collectively, the "Reporting
Persons"). The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because
they may be deemed to constitute a "group" within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) of the Act, although neither the fact of this filing nor anything
contained herein shall be deemed an admission by the Reporting Persons that a
group exists. Additionally, information is included herein with respect to the
following persons (collectively, the "Controlling Persons"): HBK Partners II
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners II"), HBK Fund L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership ("Fund"), HBK Capital L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Capital"), HBK Partners I L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Partners I"), HBK Management L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Management") and each of the following individuals who may control
Management (collectively, the "Managers"): Harlan B. Korenvaes, Kenneth M.
Hirsh, Laurence H. Lebowitz, William E. Rose, and Richard L. Booth, Jr. The
Reporting Persons and the Controlling Persons are sometimes hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Item 2 Persons."
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence.
The principal business office for each of the Item 2 Persons is 300
Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75201.
Item 2(c). Citizenship.
All of the natural persons listed in Item 2(a) are citizens of the
United States of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities.
This Schedule 13G statement relates to the common stock, par value
$0.01, of the Issuer (the "Stock").
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number.
The CUSIP number of the shares is 02145K107.
Item 3. Filing Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78o);
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
78c);
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d) / / Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e) / / An investment adviser in accordance with section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) / / An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) / / A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) / / A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) / / A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) / / Group, in accordance with section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to section 240.13d-1(c), check
this box /X/.
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) - (b)
Reporting Persons
Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement with Securities,
Investments may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 313,187 shares obtainable upon conversion of $6,342,000
principal amount of the 7% Debentures held by Securities, which constitutes
approximately 1.4% of the 22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed to be
outstanding thereunder. In addition, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i),
Investments may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an additional 10,550
shares obtainable upon conversion of $215,000 principal amount of the 6.75%
Debentures held by Securities, which constitutes approximately 0.05% of the
22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed outstanding thereunder. Further,
pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement with Offshore, Investments may,
pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
32,840 shares obtainable upon conversion of $665,000 principal amount of the
7% Debentures held by Offshore, which constitutes approximately 0.1% of the
22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed to be outstanding thereunder. In
addition, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), Investments may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of an additional 495,194 shares obtainable upon conversion of
$10,092,000 principal amount of the 6.75% Debentures held by Offshore, which
constitutes approximately 2.2% of the 22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed
outstanding thereunder. Further, pursuant to an Amended and Restated
Management Agreement with Fund and Capital, Investments may, pursuant to Rule
13d-3(a), be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 201,384 shares of the Stock
obtainable upon conversion of $4,078,000 principal amount of the 7% Debentures
held by Finance, which constitutes approximately 0.9% of the 22,585,373 shares
of the Stock deemed to be outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i).
Finally, pursuant to such Amended and Restated Management Agreement,
Investments may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 141,218 shares of the Stock obtainable upon conversion of
$2,878,000 principal amount of the 6.75% Debentures held by Finance, which
constitutes approximately 0.6% of the 22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed to
be outstanding thereunder.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), Finance may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 201,384 shares obtainable upon conversion of $4,078,000
principal amount of the 7% Debentures held by Finance, which constitutes
approximately 0.9% of the 21,733,602 shares deemed to be outstanding
thereunder. In addition, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i), Finance may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of an additional 141,218 shares obtainable
upon conversion of $2,878,000 principal amount of the 6.75% Debentures held by
Finance, which constitutes approximately 0.6% of the 21,733,602 shares of the
Stock deemed to be outstanding thereunder.
Controlling Persons
Because of its position as the sole general partner of Investments,
Partners II may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 1,194,373 shares of the Stock, which constitutes
approximately 5.3% of the 22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed to be
outstanding.
Each of (1) Fund, as sole general partner of Finance, (2) Capital,
as sole general partner of Fund, and (3) Partners I, as sole general partner
of Capital, may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 342,602 shares of the Stock, which constitutes
approximately 1.6% of the 21,733,602 shares of the Stock deemed to be
outstanding.
Each of (1) Management, as sole general partner of Partners I and
Partners II, and (2) the Managers, as controlling persons of Management, may,
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an
aggregate of 1,194,373 shares of the Stock, which constitutes approximately
5.3% of the 22,585,373 shares of the Stock deemed to be outstanding.
To the best of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons, other
than as set forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2 herein is the
beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.
(c)
None of the Item 2 Persons has any power to vote or to direct the
vote or to dispose or to direct the disposition of any shares of the Stock.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
No person other than the Item 2 Persons has the right to receive or
the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, the shares owned by them.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
This Schedule 13G Statement is being filed on behalf of each of the
Reporting Persons pursuant to Rules 13d-1(c) and 13d-1(k)(1). The identity of
each of the Item 2 Persons is set forth in Item 2(a) hereof. The agreement
required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
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 that purpose or
effect.
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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.
DATED: May 6, 1998
HBK INVESTMENTS L.P.
By: /s/ H. Michael Reese
H. Michael Reese (1)
HBK FINANCE L.P.
By: /s/ H. Michael Reese
H. Michael Reese (2)
(1) An Authorization Certificate authorizing H. Michael Reese to act on
behalf of HBK Investments L.P. previously has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) An Authorization Certificate authorizing H. Michael Reese to act on
behalf of HBK Finance L.P. previously has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
99.1 Agreement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii), filed herewith.
Exhibit 99.1
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) of Regulation 13D-G of the General
Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agrees that the
statement to which this Exhibit is attached is filed on behalf of each of them
in the capacities set forth below.
HBK INVESTMENTS L.P.
By: /s/ H. Michael Reese
H. Michael Reese (1)
HBK FINANCE L.P.
By: /s/ H. Michael Reese
H. Michael Reese (2)
(1) An Authorization Certificate authorizing H. Michael Reese to act on
behalf of HBK Investments L.P. previously has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) An Authorization Certificate authorizing H. Michael Reese to act on
behalf of HBK Finance L.P. previously has been filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
