SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 13d-2(b)
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
41043F208
(CUSIP Number)
March 23, 2000
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
(Page 1 of 11 Pages)
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*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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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. 41043F208 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Partners, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
676,800
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
676,800
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
676,800
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.6%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
143,700
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
143,700
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
143,700
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
PN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
265,700
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
265,700
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
265,700
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.4%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
CO
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages
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(1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Larry N. Feinberg
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(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
(a) [X]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC USE ONLY
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(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER
1,086,200
OWNED BY --------------------------------------------------------------
EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,086,200
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(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,086,200
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(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ]
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(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.7%
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(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
IN
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** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
The name of the issuer is Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (the "Company").
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
The Company's principal executive office is located at 2 Bethesda Metro
Center, Suite 1200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed by:
(i) Oracle Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Oracle Partners"), with respect to shares of Common Stock
(as defined in Item 2(d) below) directly owned by it;
(ii) Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Oracle Institutional"), with respect to shares
of Common Stock directly owned by it;
(iii) Oracle Investment Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Investment Manager"), which serves as investment
manager to and has investment discretion over the securities
held by SAM Oracle Investments Inc., a British Virgin Islands
corporation ("SAM Oracle"), with respect to shares of Common
Stock directly owned by SAM Oracle, and Oracle Offshore
Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation ("Oracle Offshore"),
with respect to shares of Common Stock directly owned by
Oracle Offshore; and
(iv) Mr. Larry N. Feinberg ("Mr. Feinberg"), which serves as the
general partner of Oracle Partners and Oracle Institutional
(together, the "Partnerships") and is the sole shareholder
and president of the Investment Manager, with respect to
shares of Common Stock directly owned by the Partnerships,
SAM Oracle and Oracle Offshore.
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to
as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons
other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after
making inquiry to the appropriate party.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 712
Fifth Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
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Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Each of the Partnerships and the Investment Manager is organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Feinberg is a citizen of the United States
of America.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
41043F208
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 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
Act,
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Act,
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),
(h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
(i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box: [x]
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 8 of 11 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
A. Oracle Partners, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 676,800
(b) Percent of class: 3.6% The percentages used herein and in the
rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon the 18,910,002 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 27, 2000, as reflected in the
Company's Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 1999.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 676,800
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 676,800
B. Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 143,700
(b) Percent of class: 0.7%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 143,700
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 143,700
C. Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 265,700
(b) Percent of class: 1.4%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 265,700
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 265,700
D. Larry N. Feinberg
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,086,200
(b) Percent of class: 5.7%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,086,200
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:1,086,200
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
SAM Oracle and Oracle Offshore, each clients of the Investment Manager,
have the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, and proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported in this Schedule
13G.
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.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following 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.
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 10 of 11 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.
DATED: March 31, 2000
/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
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Larry N. Feinberg, individually and as
general partner of
Oracle Partners, L.P.,
general partner of
Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.,
and president of
Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
CUSIP No. 41043F208 13G Page 11 of 11 Pages
EXHIBIT 1
JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G, shall be filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional
joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be
responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but
shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason
to believe that such information is inaccurate.
DATED: March 31, 2000
/s/ Larry N. Feinberg
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Larry N. Feinberg, individually and as
general partner of
Oracle Partners, L.P.,
general partner of
Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.,
and president of
Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
