FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP
SC 13D/A, 1999-02-19
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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                            FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP.
                            ------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
                         -----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  320960107
                                  ---------
                               (CUSIP Number)

                               Murray A. Indick
                      Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P.
                       909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
                           San Francisco, CA 94133
                                (415) 434-1111
                                --------------
               (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
              Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                              February 12, 1999
                              -----------------
           (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).
Page 1 of 9

CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                     Page 2 of 9

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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
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 (a) [x]
                                                                       (b) [x]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.  SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                         See Item 3 below

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                           California

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    7.  SOLE VOTING POWER                                  -0-

   NUMBER OF       -----------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES           8.  SHARED VOTING POWER                        4,601,400**
   BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY EACH   -----------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON WITH      9.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             -0-

                   -----------------------------------------------------------
                   10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                   4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES                                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 7.6%**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                           PN, IA

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
** See Item 5 below

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                     Page 3 of 9

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON               RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.

     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON              94-2967812
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 (a) [x]
                                                                       (b) [x]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.  SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                         See Item 3 below

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                           California

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    7.  SOLE VOTING POWER                                  -0-

   NUMBER OF       -----------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES           8.  SHARED VOTING POWER                        4,601,400**
   BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY EACH   -----------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON WITH      9.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             -0-

                   -----------------------------------------------------------
                   10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                   4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES                                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 7.6%**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                               CO

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
** See Item 5 below

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                     Page 4 of 9

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                  RCBA GP, L.L.C.

    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               94-3303831
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 (a) [x]
                                                                       (b) [x]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.  SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                         See Item 3 below

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    7.  SOLE VOTING POWER                                  -0-

   NUMBER OF       -----------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES           8.  SHARED VOTING POWER                        4,601,400**
   BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY EACH   -----------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON WITH      9.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             -0-

                   -----------------------------------------------------------
                   10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                   4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES                                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 7.6%**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                   OO (Limited Liability Company)

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
** See Item 5 below

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                     Page 5 of 9

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                  RICHARD C. BLUM

     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                 (a) [x]
                                                                       (b) [x]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.  SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS*                                         See Item 3 below

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
     PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                               U.S.A.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    7.  SOLE VOTING POWER                                  -0-

   NUMBER OF       -----------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES           8.  SHARED VOTING POWER                        4,601,400**
   BENEFICIALLY
   OWNED BY EACH   -----------------------------------------------------------
   PERSON WITH      9.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                             -0-

                   -----------------------------------------------------------
                   10.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                   4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  4,601,400**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES                                                        [ ]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                 7.6%**

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                               IN

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
** See Item 5 below

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                     Page 6 of 9


This Amendment No. 1 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on 
December 31, 1998 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"). The principal executive office and mailing address of 
the Issuer is 3200 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515.  The 
following amendment to Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby made. Unless 
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings 
ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

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

(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 2,550,000 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 client accounts, which represents 4.2% of 
the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (ii) RCBA GP reports holdings of 
1,709,700 shares of the Common Stock on behalf of the limited partnership for 
which it serves as the general partner, which represents 2.8% of the 
outstanding shares of the Common Stock; and (iii) Mr. Blum reports the 
aggregate of these shares for a total of 4,259,700 shares of the Common Stock, 
which represents 7.0% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. 

In addition, because RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power with respect to 
341,700 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.

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 4,601,400 shares of the Common 
Stock, which is 7.6% 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.

CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                    Page 7 of 9

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)  Since the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons purchased the following 
shares of Common Stock in the open market:

Trade Date   Shares    Price/Share
- ----------   -------   -----------

01-06-99      15,000     15.7500
01-07-99     102,000     15.0478
01-12-99      20,000     15.1875
01-13-99     300,000     15.0000
02-09-99      35,000     15.2500
02-10-99      65,000     15.2500
02-11-99      32,000     15.2500
02-11-99      64,300     15.2500
02-12-99     404,800     15.2500

(d) and (e)  Not applicable.

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

Exhibit A  Joint Filing Undertaking.

CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                    Page 8 of 9

                                  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:  February 19, 1999

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
    -------------------------------       -----------------------------------
    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
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      RICHARD C. BLUM

 By  /s/ Murray A. Indick             By  Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
     -------------------------------
     Murray A. Indick, Member

CUSIP NO. 320960107              SCHEDULE 13D                    Page 9 of 9

                                   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:  February 19, 1999

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
    -------------------------------       -----------------------------------
    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
                                      ---------------------------------------
                                      RICHARD C. BLUM

 By  /s/ Murray A. Indick             By  Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
     -------------------------------
     Murray A. Indick, Member




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