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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. 1)
Provident American Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
743832107
(CUSIP Number)
Christopher J. Rupright, Esq.
Shartsis Friese & Ginsburg LLP
One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 421-6500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
October 30, 1998
(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(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check
the following box / /.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) 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).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
SEC 1746 (10-97)
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lynx Capital Group, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /XX/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 150,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 309,200
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 150,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
309,200
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
459,200
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.5
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO and IA
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 3 of 10
Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Michael Ashker
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /XX/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
AF and PF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 61,000
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 459,200
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 61,000
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
459,200
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
520,200
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.1
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 4 of 10
Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Van Kasper & Company
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /XX/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
AF
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 175,000
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
175,000
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
175,000
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.7
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BD and CO
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 5 of 10
Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lynx Tech Fund, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /XX/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 123,300
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
123,300
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
123,300
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.2
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 6 of 10
Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lynx Healthtech Fund, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /XX/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
WC
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) / /
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
California
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NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES -0-
BENEFICIALLY --------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 185,900
REPORTING --------------------------------------------------
PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
185,900
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
185,900
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
1.8
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
OO
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 7 of 10
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ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.
This statement relates to shares of Common Stock (the "Stock") of Provident
American Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation ("PAC"). The principal
executive office of PAC is located at 2500 DeKalb Pike, Norristown,
Pennsylvania 19404-0511.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.
The persons filing this statement and the persons enumerated in Instruction
C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places of
organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and
controlling persons, and the information regarding them, are as follows:
(a) Lynx Capital Group, LLC, a California limited liability company
("LCG"), Van Kasper & Company, a California corporation ("VK"),Lynx Tech
Fund, L.P. ("LTF"), a California limited partnership, Lynx Healthtech Fund,
LLC, a California limited liability company ("LHTF"), and Michael Ashker
("Ashker").
(b) The business address of LCG, LTF, LHTF and Ashker is 2601 Fair
Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95864. The business address of VK is 600
California St., Suite 1700, San Francisco, CA 94108-2704.
(c) LCG is the investment adviser to and a general partner of LTF, an
investment limited partnership. LCG is the investment adviser to and
manager of LHTF, which is an investment limited liability company. Ashker
is the sole manager of LCG. VK is a broker-dealer of which Kenneth Brown,
a member of LCG, is a registered representative.
(d) During the last five years, none of such persons has been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).
(e) During the last five years, none of such persons was a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding 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.
(f) Ashker is a citizen of the United States of America.
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ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
The source and amount of funds used in purchasing the Stock were as
follows:
Purchaser Source of Funds Amount
LCG Funds Under Management (1) $2,056,487.94
LTF Working Capital $ 941,087.94
LHTF Working Capital $1,115,400.00
VK Discretionary Brokerage Accounts $ 690,725.00
Ashker Personal Funds $ 200,690.00
(1) Consists of funds of LTF and LHTF invested in Stock.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
The Reporting Persons have acquired the Stock for investment purposes.
LCG, however, is a consultant to PAC and may influence control of PAC as
such a consultant. In addition, Ashker is the president of a division of
PAC.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The beneficial ownership of the Stock of the persons named in Item 2 of
this statement is as follows at the date hereof:
Aggregate
Beneficially
Owned Voting Power Dispositive Power
Name Number Percent Sole Shared Sole Shared
LCG 459,200 4.5 150,000 309,200 150,000 309,200
ASHKER 520,200 5.1 61,000 459,200 61,000 459,200
VK 175,000 1.7 -0- 175,000 -0- 175,000
LTF 123,300 1.2 -0- 123,300 -0- 123,000
LHTF 185,900 1.8 -0- 185,900 -0- 185,900
On November 3, 1998, brokerage clients of VK terminated discretionary
brokerage account agreements with VK with respect to 362,200 shares of
Stock.
On November 9, 1998, a separate account client of LCG terminated an
investment management agreement with LCG, which agreement had provided to
LCG voting control over 260,000 shares of Stock.
On November 11, 1998, LCG withdrew as a general partner of Lynx Private
Partners, L.P., which held options to purchase 917,920 shares of Stock.
In addition, in the Reporting Persons' originally filed Schedule 13D, LCG
inadvertently included an excess of 90,000 shares of Stock.
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ITEM. 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
LCG is the general partner of LTF, pursuant to a limited partnership
agreement providing to LCG the authority, among other things, to invest the
funds of LTF in Stock, to vote and dispose of Stock and to file this
statement on behalf of LTF. Pursuant to such limited partnership
agreement, the general partner of LTF is entitled to allocations based on
assets under management and/or realized and unrealized gains.
VK has discretion over certain brokerage accounts that are invested in
Stock.
LCG is the manager of LHTF, pursuant to a limited liability company
agreement providing to LCG the authority, among other things, to invest the
funds of LHTF in Stock, to vote and dispose of Stock and to file this
statement on behalf of LHTF. Pursuant to such limited liability company
agreement, the general partner of LHTF is entitled to allocations based on
realized and unrealized gains.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
A. Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G
(previously filed).
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
DATED: November 11, 1998
LYNX CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
By: /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker, Manager
LYNX TECH FUND, L.P. VAN KASPER & COMPANY
By: LYNX CAPITAL GROUP, LLC By: /s/ John Chung
John Chung
General Counsel
By: /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker, Manager
LYNX HEALTHTECH FUND, LLC /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker
By: LYNX CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
By: /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker, Manager
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CUSIP No. 743832107 Page 10 of 10
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING
OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G
The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule
13G (and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section
13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection
with purchases by the undersigned of Common Stock of Provident American
Corporation. For that purpose, the undersigned hereby constitute and
appoint Lynx Capital Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, as
their true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and
authority for and on behalf of the undersigned to prepare or cause to be
prepared, sign, file with the SEC and furnish to any other person all
certificates, instruments, agreements and documents necessary to comply
with section 13(d) and section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, in connection with said purchases, and to do and perform
every act necessary and proper to be done incident to the exercise of the
foregoing power, as fully as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present.
DATED: November 11, 1998
LYNX CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
By: /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker, Manager
LYNX TECH FUND, L.P. VAN KASPER & COMPANY
By: LYNX CAPITAL GROUP, LLC By: /s/ John Chung
John Chung
General Counsel
By: /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker, Manager
LYNX HEALTHTECH FUND, LLC /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker
By: LYNX CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
By: /s/ Michael Ashker
Michael Ashker, Manager
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