FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
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                                 (Rule 13d-101)
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                             First Priority Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $0.15 par value
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   335914206
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 Alan B. Perper
                           Fourteen Hill Capital, L.P.
                        1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 250
                             San Francisco, CA 94111
                                 (415) 394-9467
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                  September 15, 1998
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            (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  that 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 [ ].

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 10 Pages)


*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 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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CUSIP No. 335914206                13D                     Page 2 of 10 Pages
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 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Fourteen Hill Capital, L.P.
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 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (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 ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [  ]
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6             CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               
              Delaware
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              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
            
NUMBER OF           971,000 shares of Common Stock   
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------   
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            -0-        
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   971,000 shares of Common Stock   
           
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                   -0-    

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11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              971,000 shares of Common Stock
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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)

               11.8%
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14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

              PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 335914206                13D                     Page 3 of 10 Pages
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 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Fourteen Hill Management, LLC
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 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (b) [  ]
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 3            SEC USE ONLY


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 4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              Not applicable
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 5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

              PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [  ] 
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 6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               
              Delaware
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              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
            
NUMBER OF          -0-
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------   
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            971,000 shares of Common Stock            
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-
           
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  971,000 shares of Common Stock    

- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              971,000 shares of Common Stock
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
              CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

              11.8%
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14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

              OO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 335914206                13D                     Page 4 of 10 Pages
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 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Point West Capital Corporation
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 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (b) [  ]
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 3            SEC USE ONLY


- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 4            SOURCE OF FUNDS*

              Not applicable
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 5            CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED

              PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                             [  ]   
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
 6            CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
               
              Delaware
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
              7    SOLE VOTING POWER
            
NUMBER OF          -0-
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------  
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            971,000 shares of Common Stock          
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-
           
              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                   971,000 shares of Common Stock    

- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              971,000 shares of Common Stock
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
12            CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES 
              CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                          [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
13            PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW(11)

              11.8%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
14            TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

              CO
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                   Page 5 of 10 Pages
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                 This  statement  on Schedule  13D amends and  restates a prior
Schedule 13D of the reporting  persons related to their beneficial  ownership of
the common stock of First Priority Group, Inc.

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.
         -------------------

                  This  Statement on Schedule 13D (the  "Statement")  relates to
the common stock,  par value $.015 per share (the  "Shares"),  of First Priority
Group,  Inc., a New York corporation (the  "Company").  The principal  executive
offices of the Company are located at 51 East Bethpage Road, Plainview, New York
11803.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.
         -----------------------

                  This  Statement  is being  filed by and on behalf of  Fourteen
Hill Capital, L.P. ("Fourteen Capital") as the direct beneficial owner of Shares
and, by virtue of their respective indirect  beneficial  ownership of Shares, by
and on behalf of Fourteen Hill Management, LLC ("Fourteen Management") and Point
West Capital  Corporation  ("Point West" and, with Fourteen Capital and Fourteen
Management,  the "Reporting Persons"). By signing this Statement, each Reporting
Person agrees that this Statement is filed on its behalf.  Fourteen Capital is a
Delaware  limited  partnership.   Fourteen  Management  is  a  Delaware  limited
liability company. Point West is a Delaware corporation.  The principal business
of  Fourteen  Capital  is to act as a small  business  investment  company.  The
principal  business  of  Fourteen  Management  is to act as  general  partner of
Fourteen Capital. The principal business of Point West (which is the sole member
of Fourteen Management and a limited partner of Fourteen Capital) is to act as a
financial  services  company.  The  principal  business  address  of each of the
Reporting  Persons  is  1700  Montgomery  Street,   Suite  250,  San  Francisco,
California 94111.  Certain information with respect to each of the directors and
executive  officers of Point West is set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto and
incorporated  herein  by  reference.  During  the last five  years,  none of the
Reporting Persons and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting  Persons,  none of
the  individuals  identified  on  Schedule  1 to this  Statement,  has (i)  been
convicted in a criminal  proceeding  (excluding  traffic  violations and similar
misdemeanors)  or (ii)  been a party  to a civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or
administrative  body of competent  jurisdiction as a result of which such person
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 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
         --------------------------------------------------

                  On August 26, 1998 Fourteen Capital purchased from the Company
in a private  placement an aggregate of 500,000  Units (the "Units") for a total
consideration  of $1,000,000  derived from Fourteen  Capital's  cash on hand. No
funds were borrowed for such purpose.  Each Unit  consisted of one Share and one
Warrant to purchase one Share for $2.00.  Fourteen  Capital was capitalized with
funds contributed by its partners (including Fourteen Management and Point West)
in return for their respective partnership interests.  On December 26, 1997, the
Company issued a redemption notice to Fourteen Capital to call the Warrants.  On
January 26, 1998,  Fourteen  Capital  exercised the Warrants for $1,000,000.  No
funds were borrowed for such purpose.  During  September 1998,  Fourteen Capital
sold 29,000 Shares, as detailed on Schedule 2.






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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                   Page 6 of 10 Pages
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Item 4.  Purpose of the Transaction.
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                  Fourteen Capital  acquired the Units for investment  purposes.
Fourteen  Capital sold 29,000 shares for working capital  purposes.  None of the
Reporting Persons and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting  Persons,  none of
the  individuals  identified on Schedule 1 to this  Statement,  have any current
plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any  transaction  described
in Item 4 of Schedule 13D; however, any of the Reporting Persons (and any of the
individuals  identified  on  Schedule  1)  may  from  time-to-time  (i)  acquire
additional  Shares (subject to  availability at prices deemed  favorable) in the
open market, in privately negotiated  transactions or otherwise, or (ii) dispose
of Shares at prices deemed favorable in the open market, in privately negotiated
transactions or otherwise.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
         ------------------------------------

                  (a) As of the date of this  Statement,  the Reporting  Persons
beneficially  owned in the aggregate 971,000 Shares,  constituting  11.8% of the
outstanding  Shares.  Fourteen Capital is the direct beneficial owner of 971,000
Shares.  Fourteen  Management,  as the general  partner of Fourteen Hill, may be
deemed to own  beneficially  Shares owned  beneficially by Fourteen Hill.  Point
West,  as  the  sole  member  of  Fourteen  Management,  may  be  deemed  to own
beneficially  Shares deemed owned beneficially by Fourteen  Management.  Each of
Fourteen Management and Point West disclaim  beneficial  ownership of the Shares
owned  beneficially by Fourteen Capital except to the extent of their respective
partnership  interests  (direct and indirect) in Fourteen  Capital.  To the best
knowledge of the Reporting  Persons,  except as identified on Schedule 2 to this
statement,  no  individual  identified  on  Schedule  1 to this  Statement  owns
beneficially any Shares except to the extent any such  individual,  by virtue of
his position as a director or executive  officer of Point West,  could be deemed
to own  beneficially  Shares  deemed  owned  beneficially  by Point  West.  Each
individual identified on Schedule 1 disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares
owned beneficially by Fourteen Capital.

                  (b)  Fourteen  Capital has the direct  power to vote or direct
the vote of  971,000  Shares  and the  direct  power to  dispose  or direct  the
disposition of such shares.  As a result of the  relationships  described above,
Fourteen Management and Point West may be deemed to share indirect power to vote
or to direct  the vote and to  dispose  or to  direct  the  disposition  of such
Shares. To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons,  except as identified on
Schedule 2 to this  statement,  no  individual  identified on Schedule 1 to this
Statement  has the power to vote or direct  the vote or to  dispose or to direct
the  disposition  of any Shares  except to the extent  any such  individual,  by
virtue of their position as a director or executive officer of Point West, could
be deemed to have such power over  Shares  deemed  owned  beneficially  by Point
West.

                  (c) On August 26, 1997,  Fourteen  Capital  purchased from the
Company in a private placement an aggregate of 500,000 Units for $2.00 per Unit.
On December 26, 1997, the Company issued a redemption notice to Fourteen Capital
to call the  warrants.  On January 26,  1998,  Fourteen  Capital  exercised  the
Warrants for $1,000,000.  During  September 1998,  Fourteen  Capital sold 29,000
Shares,  as detailed  on Schedule 2. All such sales were  effected on the Nasdaq
Stock Market  through  brokers.  In September and October 1998,  Bradley  Rotter
purchased  28,500 Shares as detailed on Schedule 2. Other than such purchases or
sales, none of the Reporting Persons and, to the best knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, no individual  identified on Schedule 2 to this Statement has purchased
or sold any Shares within the last 60 days.

                  (d) No person  other  than the  Reporting  Persons is known to
have the right to receive dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such
Shares.  No person  other  than the  Reporting  Persons  (and,  by virtue of his
position  as  director or  executive  officer of Point West,  one or more person
identified



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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                   Page 7 of 10 Pages
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on  Schedule  1) is known to have the power to direct the  receipt of  dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such Shares.

                  (e) Not applicable.

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

                  To the best knowledge of the Reporting  Persons,  there are no
contracts,  arrangements,  understandings or relationships  (legal or otherwise)
among the Reporting Persons (or the individuals identified on Schedule 1 to this
Statement) or between the  Reporting  Persons (or any  individual  identified on
Schedule  1 to  this  Statement)  and  any  other  person  with  respect  to any
securities of the Company,  including but not limited to agreements  relating to
transfer or voting of any of the Shares,  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  or  proxies,  except as  follows:  The
operating  agreement  for Fourteen  Management  allocates all profit and loss to
Point  West,  as the sole  member of Fourteen  Management,  and the  partnership
agreement  for  Fourteen  Capital  allocates  profits  and  losses  and  permits
distributions of investment  securities among its partners  (including  Fourteen
Management as general partner and Point West as a limited partner) in accordance
with their percentage equity ownership and/or adjusted capital accounts.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
         --------------------------------

                  The following Exhibits are filed herewith:

                  1.       Joint Filing Agreement  (incorporated by reference to
                           the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13D, dated August 26,
                           1997, and filed on September, 5, 1997).


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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                    Page 8 of 10 Pages
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                                    SIGNATURE


                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of their  knowledge
and belief,  the  undersigned  certify  that the  information  set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:  October 9, 1998


                           FOURTEEN HILL CAPITAL, L.P.
                           By: Fourteen Hill Management, LLC,
                               Its general partner


                           By: /S/ALAN B. PERPER
                          -----------------------------------                   
                            Alan B. Perper, its President



                          FOURTEEN HILL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                           By: /S/ALAN B. PERPER
                          -----------------------------------                 
                            Alan B. Perper, its President



                         POINT WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION


                           By: /S/ALAN B. PERPER
                         ------------------------------------                 
                           Alan B. Perper, its President



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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                    Page 9 of 10 Pages
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                           Schedule 1 to Schedule 13D
                           --------------------------

                           Information With Respect to
                       Directors and Executive Officers of
                         Point West Capital Corporation
                         -------------------------------

                  The  following  sets  forth  as to each of the  directors  and
executive officers of Point West Capital  Corporation  ("Point West"): his name;
his business address; and his present principal occupation or employment and the
name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in
which such employment is conducted.  Each such individual  identified below is a
citizen of the United States.

     1.   Bradley N. Rotter.  Mr. Rotter is a Director of Point West and his 
          principal  occupation is as the Chairman of the Board of Point West, 
          a financial  services  company  with  principal  offices at 1700  
          Montgomery  Street,  Suite 250, San Francisco,  California  94111.  
          Mr.  Rotter's  business address is the same as that of Point West's
          principal offices.

     2.   Alan B. Perper.  Mr.  Perper is a Director of Point West and his 
          principal  occupation is as the President  of Point West.  See Item 1
          above for Point West's  principal business  and  address. Mr. Perper's
          business address is the same as that of Point West's principal 
          offices.

     3.   John Ward  Rotter.  Mr.  Rotter is a Director of Point West and his 
          principal  occupation  is as the Executive  Vice  President and Chief
          Financial  Officer of Point West.  See Item 1 above for Point West's 
          principal  business and address.  Mr. Rotter's  business address is 
          the same as that of Point West's principal offices.

     4.   Stephen T. Bow.  Mr. Bow is a Director of Point West.  Mr.  Bow's  
          principal  occupation  is as a self employed  consultant  for Steve 
          Bow & Associates,  Inc. with  principal  offices at 20 Grand Miramar  
          Drive,  Henderson,  Nevada  89011.  Mr.  Bow's  business  address is 
          the same as that of Steve Bow & Associates, Inc.'s principal offices.


     5.   Paul  A.  Volberding,  M.D.  Dr.  Volberding is a  Director of Point  
          West.  Dr.  Volberding's principal occupation  is as a  Professor of 
          Medicine  and  director  for the  Center  for AIDS Research at the 
          University of California,  San Francisco, a university with principal 
          offices at 995 Potrero Ave.,Ward 84, San Francisco, California 94110. 
          Dr.  Volberding's  business address is the same as that of the 
          University of California, San Francisco's principal offices.



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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                    Page 10 of 10 Pages
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                           Schedule 2 to Schedule 13D




               Information with respect to shares sold by Fourteen Capital.
                                    



               Transaction Date            Shares                Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                    9/15/98                 1,500                $2.7500
                    9/16/98                10,000                $2.7500
                    9/18/98                 1,500                $2.7500
                    9/21/98                 6,000                $2.6875
                    9/23/98                 2,500                $3.0625
                    9/23/98                 7,500                $3.0000
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                                  Total    29,000
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              Information with respect to shares purchased by Bradley Rotter.



               Transaction Date            Shares                Price
               ----------------            --------               --------

                     9/8/97                10,000                $2.7125
                    9/25/97                 1,500                $3.1875
                    10/2/97                 7,400                $3.1875
                    10/6/97                 9,600                $3.1250
                                           ------

                                    Total   28,500
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