UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)(1)
HILLS STORES COMPANY
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(Name of issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of class of securities)
431692102
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(CUSIP number)
Wendy Schnipper Clayton, Esq.
DDJ Capital Management, LLC
141 Linden Street, Suite 4
Wellesley, MA 02181
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(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications)
October 23, 1996
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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 Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. [ ] (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
(Page 1 of 16 Pages)
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[1] 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 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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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 2 of 16 Pages |
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| | |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | DDJ Capital Management, LLC |
| | 04-3300754 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 891,184 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 891,184 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 891,184 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 8.74% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | 00 |
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 3 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | DDJ Overseas Corp. |
| | 98-0151108 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | CAYMAN ISLANDS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 656,825 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 656,825 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 656,825 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 6.44% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | CO |
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 4 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | The Galileo Fund, L.P. |
| | 04-3258283 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 14,050 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 14,050 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 14,050 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | .14% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | PN |
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 5 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | DDJ Galileo, LLC |
| | 04-3304422 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 670,875 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 670,875 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 670,875 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 6.58% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | 00 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 6 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | DDJ Galileo Management, LLC |
| | 04-3304416 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 670,875 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 670,875 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 670,875 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 6.58% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | 00 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 7 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | The Copernicus Fund, L.P. |
| | 04-3193825 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 216,509 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 216,509 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 216,509 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 2.12% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | PN |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 8 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | DDJ Copernicus, LLC |
| | 04-3304417 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 216,509 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 216,509 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 216,509 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 2.12% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | 00 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 9 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC |
| | 04-3304419 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 216,509 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 216,509 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 216,509 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 2.12% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | 00 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 10 of 16 Pages |
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON |
| | S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON |
| | |
| | Kepler Overseas Corp. |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]|
| | SEE ITEM #5 (b) [ ]|
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS* |
| | WC |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED |
| | PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
| | |
| | COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| | |
|----------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| NUMBER OF | 7 | SOLE VOTING POWER |
| | | |
| SHARES | | 3,800 |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| BENEFICIALLY | | |
| | 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER |
| OWNED BY EACH | | |
| |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| REPORTING | | |
| | 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| PERSON | | |
| | | 3,800 |
| WITH |-----|-----------------------------------------------------|
| | | |
| | 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 11 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
| | |
| | 3,800 |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 12 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] |
| | |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 13 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
| | |
| | 4.0% |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
| 14 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * |
| | |
| | |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
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|CUSIP Nos. 431692102 | | Page 11 of 16 Pages |
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This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 1") should be read in
conjunction with the Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") dated August 15, 1996,
and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by DDJ Capital Management,
LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company ("DDJ"), and certain affiliates
relating to the common stock par value $.01 per Share (the "Common Stock") of
Hills Stores, a Delaware Corporation, (the "Company"). This Amendment No. 1
amends the Schedule 13D only with respect to those items listed below. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto on the Schedule 13D.
The filing of this Amendment No. 1 is not, and should not be deemed to be,
an admission that the Schedule 13D or any Amendment thereto is required to be
filed.
Item 2. Identity and Background:
Paragraph 1 of Item 2 is deleted in its entirety and amended as follows:
This statement is being filed jointly by DDJ Capital Management, LLC.
("DDJ"), a Massachusetts limited liability company, DDJ Overseas Corp., a Cayman
Islands corporation, DDJ Galileo, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability
company, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company,
The Galileo Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Kepler Overseas Corp., a
Cayman Islands corporation, The Copernicus Fund, L.P., a Massachusetts limited
partnership, DDJ Copernicus, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, and
DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company. Each
of the aforementioned entities shall be collectively referred to as the "DDJ
Affiliates". DDJ Copernicus, LLC is the general partner of, and DDJ Copernicus
Management, LLC is the investment manager for, The Copernicus Fund, L.P. DDJ
Galileo, LLC owns all of the voting securities of, and DDJ Galileo Management,
LLC is the investment manager for, DDJ Overseas Corp. DDJ Galileo, LLC is the
general partner of and, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC is the investment manager
for, The Galileo Fund, L.P. DDJ provides administrative services to the DDJ
Affiliates and is the investment manager for Kepler Overseas Corp.
The Shares described herein are owned by either The Copernicus Fund, L.P.,
The Galileo Fund, L.P., Kepler Overseas Corp., or DDJ Overseas Corp., (jointly,
the "Funds"). The principal office of each of DDJ and the DDJ Affiliates, with
the exception of DDJ Overseas Corp. and Kepler Overseas Corp., are located at
141 Linden Street, Suite 4, Wellesley, Massachusetts 02181. The principal office
of DDJ Overseas Corp. and Kepler Overseas Corp. is: c/o Goldman Sachs (Cayman),
Harbor Center, 2nd Floor, George Town, Post Office Box 896, Grand Cayman
Islands.
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Item 3. Sources and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:
Item 3 is deleted in its entirety and amended as follows:
The Funds which own or owned Shares purchased in the aggregate 891,184
Shares (including 550 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
("Convertible Stock"), convertible into 550 Shares), for cash in the amount of
approximately $8,549,525.85 (including $5,159.00 for the Convertible Stock)
including brokerage commissions. All of the 216,509 Shares (including 550 shares
of Convertible Stock) owned by The Copernicus Fund, L.P. were purchased for cash
or on margin pursuant to a typical customer margin agreement with Goldman Sachs
& Co.; all of the 656,825 Shares owned by DDJ Overseas Corp. were purchased for
cash or on margin pursuant to a typical customer margin agreement with Goldman
Sachs & Co; all of the 14,050 Shares owned by The Galileo Fund, L.P. were
purchased for cash; and all of the 3,800 shares owned by Kepler Overseas Corp.
were purchased for cash or on margin pursuant to a typical customer margin
agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co.
During the period from August 25, 1996 to the date hereof, the Funds have
purchased 124,000 Shares. The attached Schedule B sets forth Shares purchased
and/or sold by the Funds since August 25, 1996.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer:
Paragraph (a) of Item 5 is amended as follows:
(a) DDJ Overseas Corp. owns, and DDJ Galileo, LLC and DDJ Galileo
Management LLC beneficially own as majority shareholder and investment manager,
respectively, of DDJ Overseas Corp., 656,825 Shares, or approximately 6.44% of
the outstanding Shares of the Company. The Galileo Fund, L.P. owns, and DDJ
Galileo, LLC and DDJ Galileo Management, LLC beneficially own, as general
partner and investment manager, respectively, of The Galileo Fund, L.P., 14,050
Shares, or approximately .14% of the outstanding Shares of the Company. The
Copemicus Fund, L.P. owns, and DDJ Copernicus, LLC and DDJ Copernicus
Management, LLC beneficially own, as general partner and investment manager,
respectively, of The Copernicus Fund, L.P., 216,509 Shares, (including 550
shares of Convertible Stock) or approximately 2.12% of the outstanding Shares of
the Company. Kepler Overseas Corp. owns, and DDJ as investment manager of Kepler
Overseas beneficially owns 3,800 Shares or approximately .04% of the outstanding
Shares of the Company. DDJ, as administrator to the other DDJ Affiliates,(and
investment manager to Kepler
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SCHEDULE 13D
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Overseas Corp.) may be deemed to beneficially own 891,184 Shares, or
approximately 8.74% of the outstanding Shares of the Company. DDJ disclaims any
such beneficial ownership other than the 3,800 Shares owned by Kepler Overseas
Corp. Neither DDJ nor any of the DDJ Affiliates and, to the best knowledge of
DDJ and the DDJ Affiliates, none of the persons named in Schedule A,
beneficially own any other Shares.
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SCHEDULE 13D
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SCHEDULE A
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The name and present principal occupation or employment of each
executive officer and member of DDJ Capital Management, LLC and each of the DDJ
Affiliates are set forth below. The business address of each person is 141
Linden Street, Suite 4, Wellesley, MA 02181 and the address of the corporation
or organization in which such employment is conducted is the same as each
person's business address, except that the principal address of DDJ Overseas
Corp. and Kepler Overseas Corp., is set forth in Item 2. All of the persons
listed below are U. S. citizens.
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NAME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR EMPLOYMENT
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<S> <C>
Daniel G. Harmetz Principal of DDJ Capital Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo,
LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, DDJ Copernicus,
LLC and DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC
David J. Breazzano Principal of DDJ Capital Management, LLC, DDJ
Galileo, LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC,
DDJ Copernicus, LLC and DDJ Copernicus Management,
LLC
Judy K. Mencher Principal of DDJ Capital Management, LLC, DDJ Galileo,
LLC, DDJ Galileo Management, LLC, DDJ Copernicus,
LLC, DDJ Copernicus Management, LLC and Vice
President of DDJ Overseas Corp. and Vice President
and Director of Kepler Overseas Corp.
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SCHEDULE 13D
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SCHEDULE B
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Hills Stores Company
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Set forth below is an itemization of all purchases and sales of Shares of
Common Stock since August 25, 1996. The transactions were made for cash in open
market transactions.
DATE TYPE-PURCHASE SHARES AGGREGATE
OR SALE PRICE
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09/05/96 Purchase 10,000 76,750.00
09/13/96 Purchase 10,200 82,110.00
09/16/96 Purchase 25,000 204,375.00
09/30/96 Purchase 20,000 146,000.00
10/01/96 Purchase 5,000 39,087.50
10/02/96 Purchase 2,000 16,060.00
10/10/96 Purchase 10,000 79,250.00
10/11/96 Purchase 3,000 24,150.00
10/16/96 Purchase 3,800 29,640.00
10/23/96 Purchase 15,000 103,875.00
10/25/96 Purchase 10,000 68,000.00
10/28/96 Purchase 10,000 67,800.00
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SCHEDULE 13D
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Signature:
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
DDJ CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By: /s/ Judy K. Mencher
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Judy K. Mencher
Member
