UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
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(Title of Class of Securities)
320960107
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(CUSIP Number)
Murray A. Indick
Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P.
909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 434-1111
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 22, 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 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 [ ].
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 320960107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 13
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3205364
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,563,300**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,563,300**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,563,300**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-2967812
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,563,300**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,563,300**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,563,300**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RCBA GP, L.L.C.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3303831
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,563,300**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,563,300**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,563,300**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
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6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A.
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,563,300**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,563,300**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,563,300**
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12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
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This Schedule 13D relates to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the
"Common Stock") of First Health Group Corp., a Delaware corporation (the
"Issuer"). The principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer
is 3200 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515.
Item 2. Identity and Background
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This Schedule 13D is being filed by Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P., a
California limited partnership ("RCBA L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates,
Inc., a California corporation ("RCBA Inc."); RCBA GP, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company ("RCBA GP"); and Richard C. Blum, the Chairman and a
substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc. and a managing member of RCBA GP
(collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
RCBA L.P. is a California limited partnership whose principal business is
acting as general partner for investment partnerships and providing investment
advisory and financial consulting services. RCBA L.P. is a registered
investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sole
general partner of RCBA L.P. is RCBA Inc. RCBA GP is a Delaware limited
liability company whose principal business is acting as the sole general
partner of a limited partnership. The shares of Common Stock were acquired on
behalf of RCBA L.P.'s limited partnerships and investment advisory clients and
the partnership for which RCBA GP serves as the sole general partner.
The principal business office address of RCBA L.P. and RCBA Inc. is 909
Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94133. The names of
the executive officers and directors of RCBA Inc., their addresses,
citizenship and principal occupations are as follows:
Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President
President, Chairman Suite 400 RCBA L.P.
and Director San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Director
Managing Director Suite 400 RCBA L.P.
and Director San Francisco, CA 94133
Jeffrey W. Ubben 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Director Suite 400 of Investments,
of Investments San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
and Director
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Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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William C. Johnston 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Director Suite 400 of Investments,
of Investments San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA, L.P.
John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Director Suite 400 of Investments,
of Investments San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
Murray A. Indick 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Director, Suite 400 and General Counsel,
General Counsel and San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
Secretary
George F. Hamel, Jr. 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Director Suite 400 of Marketing,
of Marketing San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Director, Suite 400 and Chief Financial
Chief Financial San Francisco, CA 94133 Officer,
Officer and Director RCBA, L.P.
Thomas L. Kempner 40 Wall Street USA Chairman, Loeb
Director New York, NY 10005 Partners Corporation,
Investment Banking
Business
The principal business office address of RCBA GP is 909 Montgomery Street,
Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94133. The names of the managing members and
members of RCBA GP, their addresses, citizenship and principal occupations are
as follows:
Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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Richard C. Blum 909 Montgomery St. USA President
Managing Member Suite 400 RCBA L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Nils Colin Lind 909 Montgomery St. Norway Managing Director
Managing Member Suite 400 RCBA L.P.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Jeffrey W. Ubben 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Member Suite 400 of Investments,
San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
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Name and Business Citizen- Principal Occupation
Office Held Address ship or Employment
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William C. Johnston 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Managing Member Suite 400 of Investments,
San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA, L.P.
John C. Walker 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Member Suite 400 of Investments,
San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
Murray A. Indick 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Member Suite 400 and General Counsel,
San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
George F. Hamel, Jr. 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Member Suite 400 of Marketing,
San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
Marc T. Scholvinck 909 Montgomery St. USA Managing Director
Member Suite 400 and Chief Financial
San Francisco, CA 94133 Officer, RCBA, L.P.
G. Ben Glass 909 Montgomery St. USA Vice President
Member Suite 400 Investments,
San Francisco, CA 94133 RCBA L.P.
To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the entities or
persons identified in this Item 2 has, during the past five years, been
convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such
proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such
laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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The source of funds for the purchases of securities was the working capital of
RCBA L.P.'s limited partnerships and investment advisory clients and the
partnership for which RCBA GP serves as the sole general partner.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
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The purpose of the acquisition of the Common Stock is for investment, and the
acquisitions of the Common Stock were made in the ordinary course of business
and were not made for the purpose of acquiring control of the Issuer.
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Although no Reporting Person has any specific plan or proposal to acquire or
dispose of the Common Stock, consistent with its investment purpose, each
reporting Person at any time and from time to time may acquire additional
Common Stock or dispose of any or all of its Common Stock depending upon an
ongoing evaluation of the investment in the Common Stock, prevailing market
conditions, other investment opportunities, liquidity requirements of the
Reporting Persons and/or other investment considerations.
Also, consistent with the investment purpose, the Reporting Persons may engage
in communications with one or more shareholders of the Issuer, one or more
officers of the Issuer and/or one or more members of the board of directors of
the Issuer and/or one or more representatives of the Issuer regarding the
Issuer, including but not limited to its operations. The Reporting Persons
may discuss ideas that, if effected may result in any of the following: the
acquisition by persons of additional Common Stock of the Issuer, an
extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer, and/or changes in
the board of directors or management of the Issuer.
Except to the extent the foregoing may be deemed a plan or proposal, none of
the Reporting Persons has any plans or proposals which relate to, or could
result in, any of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j),
inclusive, of the instructions to Item 4 of Schedule 13D. The Reporting
Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their
position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with
respect thereto.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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(a),(b) According to the Issuer's most recent Form 10-Q, there were 60,824,407
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 9, 1998. Based on
such information, after taking into account the transactions described in Item
5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report direct holdings as follows: (i) RCBA
L.P. and RCBA Inc. report holdings of 2,088,000 of the Common Stock on behalf
of the limited partnerships for which RCBA L.P. serves as the general partner
and RCBA L.P.'s investment advisory clients, which represents 3.4% of the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (ii) RCBA GP reports holdings of
1,266,400 shares of the Common Stock on behalf of the limited partnership for
which it serves as the general partner, which represents 2.1% of the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock; and (iii) Mr. Blum reports the
aggregate of these shares for a total of 3,354,400 shares of the Common Stock,
which represents 5.5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
In addition, because RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power with respect to
208,900 shares that are legally owned by The Common Fund for the account of
its Equity Fund ("The Common Fund"), those shares are reported as beneficially
owned by RCBA L.P. The Common Fund is principally engaged in the business of
managing investments for educational institutions. The principal
administrative office of The Common Fund is located at 450 Post Road East,
Westport, Connecticut 06881-0909. The Common Fund disclaims membership in a
group with any of the Reporting Persons, and disclaims beneficial ownership of
any shares held by the Reporting Persons.
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Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by
RCBA L.P and RCBA GP. The Reporting Persons therefore may be deemed to be
members in a group, in which case each Reporting Person would be deemed to
have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 3,563,300 shares of the Common
Stock, which is 5.9% of the outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general
partner of RCBA L.P., RCBA Inc. is deemed the beneficial owner of the
securities over which RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power. As Chairman,
director and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc., Richard C. Blum might be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by RCBA
Inc. Additionally, Mr. Blum may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the
securities over which RCBA GP has voting and investment power. Although Mr.
Blum is joining in this Schedule as a Reporting Person, the filing of this
Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that he, or any of the other
shareholders, directors or executive officers of RCBA Inc., or managing
members and members of RCBA GP, is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of
any of the securities that are beneficially owned by RCBA Inc. or RCBA GP,
except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(c) During the last 60 days, the Reporting Persons purchased the following
shares of Common Stock in the open market:
Trade Date Shares Price/Share
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11-03-98 470,000 17.2763
11-04-98 225,000 17.0861
11-05-98 200,000 16.9094
11-12-98 250,000 15.3750
11-17-98 325,000 15.0664
11-18-98 200,000 14.7516
11-19-98 220,000 14.3580
12-01-98 35,000 15.9375
12-04-98 60,000 16.2500
12-07-98 13,800 16.2500
12-08-98 44,000 16.5000
12-09-98 200,000 16.4688
12-10-98 310,500 16.3531
12-11-98 200,000 16.0550
12-14-98 170,000 15.4900
12-15-98 100,000 15.1470
12-22-98 450,000 15.8750
12-24-98 50,000 15.6813
12-29-98 35,000 15.4286
12-30-98 5,000 15.8750
(d) and (e) Not applicable.
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Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer
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None of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, the other persons named in Item 2, is a party to any contract,
arrangement, understanding or relationship with respect to any securities of
the Issuer, including but not limited to the transfer or voting of any
securities of the Issuer, 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 of proxies, except (i) as previously
disclosed, or (ii) as noted above, RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power
of the shares held by it for the benefit of The Common Fund.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: December 31, 1998
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick
Managing Director, General Managing Director, General Counsel,
Counsel, Chief Administrative Chief Administrative Officer and
Officer and Secretary Secretary
RCBA GP, L.L.C. /s/ Murray A. Indick
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
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Murray A. Indick, Member
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Exhibit A
JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING
The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this
agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the
below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of
each such party.
Dated: December 31, 1998
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick
Managing Director, General Managing Director, General Counsel,
Counsel, Chief Administrative Chief Administrative Officer and
Officer and Secretary Secretary
RCBA GP, L.L.C. /s/ Murray A. Indick
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
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Murray A. Indick, Member
