FIRST PRIORITY GROUP INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-09-10
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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. 5)
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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
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                         (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)

                                 August 6, 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

              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           839,000 shares of Common Stock
 SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            -0-
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   839,000 shares of Common Stock

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

                   -0-

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11            AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

              839,000 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)

               10.1%
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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 9 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
- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------
              7    SOLE VOTING POWER

 NUMBER OF          -0-
  SHARES       ---------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY  8    SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED BY
   EACH            839,000 shares of Common Stock
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-

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

                  839,000 shares of Common Stock

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

              839,000 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)

              10.1%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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) [  ]
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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            839,000 shares of Common Stock
 REPORTING    ---------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH   9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                   -0-

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

                   839,000 shares of Common Stock

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

              839,000 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)

              10.1%
- ------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
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. 5 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 and as amended by Amendment  No. 4 to Schedule
13D filed on June 8, 1999 (as amended and restated and  subsequently  amended to
the date hereof, the "Schedule 13D"). This Amendment No. 5 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. 5 and not defined are used as defined in the Schedule 13D.

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

                  (a) As of the date of this  Statement,  the Reporting  Persons
beneficially  owned in the aggregate 839,000 Shares,  constituting  10.1% of the
outstanding  Shares.  Fourteen Capital is the direct beneficial owner of 839,000
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 , 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 Fourteen Capital.

                  (b)  Fourteen  Capital has the direct  power to vote or direct
the vote of  839,000  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 , 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.

                  (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.
Each  unit  consisted  of one Share and an option  to  purchase  one  Share.  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. During April 1999,  Fourteen Capital sold 110,700 Shares
as detailed on Schedule 2. During May 1999,  Fourteen  Capital sold 5,400 Shares
as detailed on Schedule 2. During  August  1999,  Fourteen  Capital  sold 15,900
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.






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CUSIP No. 335914206                  13D                   Page 6 of 9 Pages
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                  (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:  September 10, 1999


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



                               August 1999 Sales
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               Transaction Date            Shares                 Price
               ----------------            ------                -------
                    8/6/99                 15,900                $1.7500
                                           -------
                                  Total    15,900
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