HPSC INC
SC 13D, 1995-10-30
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                                   HPSC, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $0.10 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   404264 10 3
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            Hollybank Investments, LP
                        One Financial Center, Suite 1600
                           Boston, Massachusetts 02111
                                 (617) 526-8963
   (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)

                                 August 17, 1995
             (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  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|.


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement |X|. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) 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).



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                                SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 2 of 10 Pages


1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Hollybank Investments, LP

2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                  (a) |_|


                                                                  (b) |X|

3            SEC USE ONLY



4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

             WC

5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
             TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)     |_|


6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             Delaware

                               7           SOLE VOTING POWER
          NUMBER OF
           SHARES                          286,000
        BENEFICIALLY
          OWNED BY
            EACH
          REPORTING
           PERSON
            WITH

                               8           SHARED VOTING POWER

                                           None

                               9           SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           286,000

                               10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           None

11           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             286,000

12           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
             SHARES*                          |_|


13           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             5.1%

14           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             PN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 3 of 10 Pages



1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

             Dorsey R. Gardner

2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                  (a) |_|


                                                                  (b) |X|

3            SEC USE ONLY



4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

             PF

5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
             TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)     |_|


6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             United States

                               7           SOLE VOTING POWER
          NUMBER OF
           SHARES                          27,580**      for
        BENEFICIALLY                       **Please refer to Item 5, page 5
          OWNED BY                           disclaimer of beneficial ownership.
            EACH
          REPORTING
           PERSON
            WITH
                               8           SHARED VOTING POWER

                                           None

                               9           SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           27,580**     
                                           **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for
                                           disclaimer of beneficial ownership.

                               10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           None

11           AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

             27,580**      **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for disclaimer of
             beneficial ownership.


12           CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
             SHARES*                          |_|


13           PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

             0.5%**      **Please refer to Item 5, page 5 for disclaimer of
             beneficial ownership.

14           TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

             IN

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 4 of 10 Pages


Item 1.  Security and Issuer

     The title of the class of equity securities to which this statement relates
is the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"),  of HPSC, Inc., a
Delaware  corporation  (the "Company").  The address of the Company's  principal
executive office is 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109.

Item (a)  Identity and Background

     The persons filing this Statement are Hollybank Investments, LP, a Delaware
limited  Partnership  ("LP") and Dorsey R.  Gardner,  the general  partner of LP
("Gardner").  The  business  address  of both  Gardner  and LP is One  Financial
Center, Suite 1600, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02111. LP was formed on January 18,
1994, and is authorized to conduct any business  which may be legally  conducted
by a limited partnership under the laws of Delaware. As of the date hereof, LP's
sole  business is  securities  investment.  During the last five years,  neither
Gardner nor LP has been convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic
violations and similar misdemeanors),  nor has either Gardner or LP been a party
to a  civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or  administrative  body  of  competent
jurisdiction as a result of which Gardner or LP was or is subject to a judgment,
decree  or final  order  enjoining  future  violations  of,  or  prohibiting  or
mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any
violation with respect to such laws.

Item (b)  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     This  statement  relates  specifically  to LP's August 17, 1995 purchase of
10,000  Shares of HPSC,  Inc.  at a per share  price of  $4.675  (including  the
$.06/share  commission) on the NASDAQ  securities  market.  This purchase,  when
aggregated  with Gardner and LP's  previously  purchased  Shares,  gives Gardner
deemed beneficial ownership of 313,580 of the 5,574,712 outstanding Shares, thus
triggering this reporting requirement.  LP used its working capital to make this
and every other Share  purchase,  while Gardner has used his personal  funds for
his purchases.

Item (c)  Purpose of Transaction

     LP and Gardner have  purchased  their  respective  shares  strictly for the
purpose of equity  security  investment.  Neither Gardner nor LP has any present
plans or proposals which would relate to or result in:

     (d) The acquisition by any person of additional  securities of the Company,
or the disposition of securities of the Company;



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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 5 of 10 Pages

     (e)  An   extraordinary   corporate   transaction,   such   as  a   merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

     (f) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries;

     (g) Any change in the  present  board of  directors  or  management  of the
Company,  including  any  plans or  proposals  to change  the  number or term of
directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;

     (h) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of
the Company;

     (i) Any  other  material  change in the  Company's  business  or  corporate
structure;

     (j) Changes in the Company's charter,  bylaws or instruments  corresponding
thereto or other  actions  which may impede  the  acquisition  of control of the
Company by any person;

     (k) Causing a class of  securities  of the  Company to be  delisted  from a
national  securities  exchange or to cease to be  authorized  to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;

     (l) A class of equity  securities  of the  Company  becoming  eligible  for
termination  of  registration  pursuant to Section  12(g)(4)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; or

     (m) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item (n)  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a)(i)  As of the date of this  Statement,  LP is the  beneficial  owner of
286,000  Shares   (approximately  5.1%  of  the  outstanding  Shares,  based  on
information  provided  in the  Company's  Form 10-Q,  filed  August  16,  1995).
Gardner, as general partner of LP, may be deemed to beneficially own Shares
beneficially  owned by LP.  Except to the  extent of his  interest  as a limited
partner in LP, Gardner  expressly  disclaims such  beneficial  ownership and the
filing of this statement  shall not be construed as an admission that Gardner is
the beneficial owner of the Shares owned by LP and covered by this Statement.

         (ii) As of the date of this Statement, Gardner beneficially owns 27,580
Shares  (approximately  0.5% of the  outstanding  Shares,  based on  information
provided in the  Company's  Form 10-Q,  filed  August 16,  1995).  Except to the
extent of his interest as a limited partner in LP, Gardner  expressly  disclaims
beneficial


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 6 of 10 Pages


ownership of any Shares which may be beneficially owned by LP, and the filing of
this  statement  shall not be  construed  as an  admission  that  Gardner is the
beneficial owner of such Shares.

     (b) LP has sole voting power and sole investment  power with respect to the
Shares  reported in (a)(i) above.  Gardner has sole voting and investment  power
with respect to the Shares reported in (a)(ii) above.

     (c)(i) LP has effected no Share transactions in the past 60 days.

            (ii) Gardner has, since the date of the event  requiring  filing and
during the past 60 days, effected the following two additional Share purchases:

         DATE                 SHARES PURCHASED               PRICE PER SHARE
         ----                 ----------------               ---------------
         10/20/95               10,000 Shares                    $4.750
         10/25/95                2,500 Shares                    $4.750

These purchases,  accomplished via NASDAQ market trades,  were effected strictly
as  security  investments.  As a  result  of  these  purchases,  Gardner  is the
beneficial owner of the 27,580 Shares referenced in (a)(ii) above.

     (d) No other  person is known to have the right to  receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends  from,  or the proceeds from the sale of, Shares
reported on this Statement.

Item 6. Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships  with
        Respect to Securities of the Issuer

     There  are no  contracts,  arrangements,  understandings  or  relationships
(legal or otherwise)  between LP or Gardner and any other person with respect to
any securities of the Company, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting
of any of  the  securities,  finder's  fees,  joint  ventures,  loan  or  option
arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss,
or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

         The  following  document  is  filed  herewith  as an  exhibit  to  this
statement:

         (a)      Joint Filing Agreement


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 7 of 10 Pages



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.



                                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP



                                            By: /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                 Dorsey R. Gardner
                                                 General Partner



                                            /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner
                                            Dorsey R. Gardner


Date: October 30, 1995


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D


CUSIP No. 404264 10 3                                       Page 8 of 10 Pages



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                  Exhibit                                        Page

1.       Joint Filing Agreement                                   10




















                                  EXHIBIT 99-1









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                                    AGREEMENT

     Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
undersigned  hereby agree that only one  statement  containing  the  information
required  by  Schedule  13D (or any  amendment  thereof)  need be filed on their
behalf with  respect to the  beneficial  ownership of any equity  securities  of
HPSC, Inc. or any subsequent  acquisitions or dispositions of equity  securities
of HPSC, Inc. by any of the undersigned.

Date:  October 30, 1995 

                                            HOLLYBANK INVESTMENTS, LP 



                                            By: /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner 
                                                  Dorsey R. Gardner 
                                                  General Partner 




                                            /s/ Dorsey R. Gardner 
                                            Dorsey R. Gardner 



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