FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-11-03
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D/A
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                                (AMENDMENT NO. 7)
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                                 (Rule 13d-101)
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                           First Priority Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                          Common Stock, $0.015 par value
                         ------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   335914206
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 Alan B. Perper
                            Point West Ventures, L.P.
                 (Formerly known as 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)

                                 October 29, 1999
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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  which is the  subject  of this  Amended  and  Restated
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 (the "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).

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 9 Pages)

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CUSIP No. 335914206                13D                     Page 2 of 9 Pages
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 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Point West Ventures, 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           755,500 shares of Common Stock
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            -0-
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    755,500 shares of Common Stock

              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-

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

               755,500 shares of Common Stock
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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)

               9.1%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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 9 Pages
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 1            NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

              Point West Venture Management, LLC (Formerly Known as Fourteen
              Hill Management, LLC)
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 2            CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                     (a) [  ]

                                                                     (b) [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 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             755,500 shares of Common Stock
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-

              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   755,500 shares of Common Stock

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

               755,500 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)

              9.1%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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 9 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) [  ]
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 3            SEC USE ONLY


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

              Not applicable
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
 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             755,500 shares of Common Stock
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-

              ---------------------------------------------------------------
              10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    755,500 shares of Common Stock

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

               755,500 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)

              9.1%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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 9 Pages
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                  This  Amendment  No. 7 to Schedule 13D amends the Schedule 13D
originally  filed on September 5, 1997, as amended and restated by Amendment No.
1 to Schedule  13D filed on October 9, 1998,  as amended by  Amendment  No. 2 to
Schedule  13D filed on  December  3,  1998,  as amended  by  Amendment  No. 3 to
Schedule 13D filed on May 7, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D
filed on June 8, 1999,  as amended by  Amendment  No. 5 to Schedule 13D filed on
September  10, 1999 and as amended by  Amendment  No. 6 to Schedule 13D filed on
October 6, 1999 (as amended and  restated and  subsequently  amended to the date
hereof,  the  "Schedule  13D").  This  Amendment  No. 7 is being filed solely to
report  shares of Common Stock sold by the  reporting  persons and entities with
which  it may  share  beneficial  ownership.  Capitalized  terms  used  in  this
Amendment No. 7 and not defined are used as defined in the Schedule 13D.

                  References in the Schedule 13D to "Fourteen  Capital" shall be
hereafter  deemed to be references to "Ventures" (as defined below).  References
in the  Schedule 13D to "Fourteen  Management"  shall be hereafter  deemed to be
references to "Venture Management" as defined below.


Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows.

                  (a) As of the date of this  Statement,  the Reporting  Persons
beneficially  owned in the aggregate  755,500 Shares,  constituting  9.1% of the
outstanding Shares.  Point West Ventures,  L.P. (formerly known as Fourteen Hill
Capital,  L.P.)  ("Ventures") is the direct  beneficial owner of 755,500 Shares.
Point West Venture Management,  LLC (formerly known as Fourteen Hill Management,
LLC) ("Venture  Management"),  as the general partner of Ventures, may be deemed
to own beneficially  Shares owned  beneficially by Ventures.  Point West, as the
sole  member of Venture  Management,  may be deemed to own  beneficially  Shares
deemed owned beneficially by Venture Management.  Each of Venture Management and
Point West disclaim  beneficial  ownership of the Shares owned  beneficially  by
Ventures except to the extent of their respective  partnership interests (direct
and  indirect) in Ventures.  To the best  knowledge  of the  Reporting  Persons,
except as identified on Schedule 2, no individual  identified on Schedule 1 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 Ventures.

                  (b)  Ventures  has the direct power to vote or direct the vote
of 755,500  Shares and the direct power to dispose or direct the  disposition of
such  shares.  As  a  result  of  the  relationships  described  above,  Venture
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,
no individual  identified on Schedule 1 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.




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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                   Page 6 of 9 Pages
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                  (c) On August 26, 1997, Ventures purchased from the Company in
a private  placement an aggregate of 500,000 Units for $2.00 per Unit. Each unit
consisted  of one Share and an option to purchase  one Share.  On  December  26,
1997, the Company  issued a redemption  notice to Ventures to call the warrants.
On January 26, 1998,  Ventures  exercised  the Warrants for  $1,000,000.  During
September  1998,  Ventures  sold 29,000 Shares as detailed on Schedule 2. During
April 1999,  Ventures sold 110,700  Shares as detailed on Schedule 2. During May
1999,  Ventures sold 5,400 Shares as detailed on Schedule 2. During August 1999,
Ventures  sold 15,900 Shares as detailed on Schedule 2. During  September  1999,
Ventures  sold 6,100  Shares as detailed on  Schedule  2. During  October  1999,
Ventures  sold  77,400  Shares as  detailed  on  Schedule 2. All such sales were
effected on the Nasdaq Stock Market through  brokers.  Bradley Rotter  purchased
28,500  Shares in  September  and October  1997 and 9,300 Shares in February and
March 1998 as detailed on Schedule 2. Bradley Rotter sold 12,700 Shares in April
1999 and 18,400 Shares in May 1999 as detailed on Schedule 2. All such purchases
and sales by Mr.  Rotter  were  effected  on the  Nasdaq  Stock  Market  through
brokers.  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 1 has purchased or sold any Shares within the last 60 days.

                  (d) Except as set forth on  Schedule  2, 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.  Except as set forth on Schedule 2,
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 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.


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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                    Page 7 of 9 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:  November  3, 1999


                           POINT WEST VENTURES, L.P.
                           By: Point West Venture Management, LLC,
                               its general partner


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



                          POINT WEST VENTURE 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 8 of 9 Pages
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                           Schedule 2 to Schedule 13D

Schedule 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated to read as
follows.


               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
                    2/18/98                 6,800                $5.8750
                     3/4/98                 2,500                $5.8750
                                           ------
                                    Total  37,800
                                    -----  ------

              Information with respect to shares sold by Bradley Rotter.


               Transaction Date             Shares                 Price
               ----------------            --------               --------
                    4/14/99                 9,300                $2.0000
                    4/28/99                 3,400                $1.8750
                    5/14/99                 2,900                $1.8750
                    5/17/99                10,500                $1.8750
                    5/18/99                 3,500                $1.8125
                    5/19/99                 1,500                $1.8125
                                           -------
                                    Total  31,100
                                    -----  ------

               Mr. Rotter has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 6,700
               shares held by him as of May 31, 1999. Mr. Rotter has the right
               to receive dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of these
               shares.


               Information with respect to shares sold by Fourteen Capital.

                              September 1998 Sales
                              --------------------
               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
                                            -----
                                  Total    29,000
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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                    Page 9 of 9 Pages
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                                April 1999 Sales
                                ----------------
               Transaction Date            Shares                 Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                    4/14/99                11,600                $2.0000
                    4/15/99                 3,300                $2.0000
                    4/16/99                60,000                $2.0010
                    4/21/99                19,500                $2.0032
                    4/22/99                13,200                $2.0000
                    4/23/99                 3,100                $2.0000
                                          -------
                                  Total   110,700
                                  -----   -------

                                May 1999 Sales
                                --------------

               Transaction Date            Shares                 Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                    5/18/99                 5,400                $1.8750
                                           -------
                                  Total     5,400
                                  -----    -------



                               August 1999 Sales
                               -----------------

               Transaction Date            Shares                 Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                    8/6/99                 15,900                $1.7500
                                           -------
                                  Total    15,900
                                  -----    -------



                              September 1999 Sales
                              --------------------

               Transaction Date            Shares                 Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                    9/13/99                 3,500                $1.0000
                    9/15/99                   400                $1.0000
                    9/16/99                 2,200                $1.0000
                                           -------

                                  Total     6,100
                                  -----    -------

                              October 1999 Sales
                              --------------------

               Transaction Date            Shares                 Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                     10/7/99                2,000                $1.0000
                    10/15/99                4,000                $1.0000
                    10/20/99               60,400                $1.1314
                    10/21/99                6,000                $1.3125
                    10/29/99                5,000                $1.2500
                                           -------

                                  Total     77,400
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