HARDING LAWSON ASSOCIATES GROUP INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-03-02
ENGINEERING SERVICES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 7)1

                      Harding Lawson Associates Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                   412293-10-2
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                 OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
                                 505 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 753-7200
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                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                                February 29, 2000
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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
/ /.

         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 6 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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CUSIP No. 412293-10-2                13D          Page 2 of 6 Pages
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      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                            LIONHEART GROUP, INC.
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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 OR ORGANIZATION
                      DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7       SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                    328,000
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING    -----------------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH
                   8       SHARED VOTING POWER

                                 -0-
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                   9       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                 328,000
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                  10       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                 -0-
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      11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                     328,000
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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)
                     6.55%
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      14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                     IA
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 412293-10-2                13D          Page 3 of 6 Pages
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      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                          ACQUISITOR PLC
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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, OO
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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 OR ORGANIZATION
                     DELAWARE
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  NUMBER OF        7     SOLE VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY                  558,400(1)
OWNED BY EACH
  REPORTING    -----------------------------------------------------------------
 PERSON WITH
                   8     SHARED VOTING POWER

                               -0-
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                   9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               558,400(1)
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                  10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                               -0-
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      11       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                     558,400(1)
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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)
                     11.16%
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      14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                     CO
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(1)      Includes   options  to  purchase   328,000  shares  of  Harding  Lawson
         Associates  Group,  Inc. granted by Lionheart Group, Inc. to Acquisitor
         Plc  under  the  terms and  conditions  of an  Option  Agreement  dated
         February 25, 2000.


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CUSIP No. 412293-10-2                13D          Page 4 of 6 Pages
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         The following  constitutes  Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D jointly
filed  by  Lionheart   Group,   Inc.   ("Lionheart")   and  by  Acquisitor   plc
("Acquisitor").  The  Schedule  13D,  as  amended,  filed  by  Lionheart  and is
collectively  referred to as "Schedule 13D".  Except as specifically  amended by
this Amendment No. 7, the Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect.

Item 3 is amended to read as follows:

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  The aggregate  purchase  price of the 328,000 Shares of Common
Stock acquired by Lionheart is $2,463,426  and came from the working  capital of
the  investment  funds and managed  accounts for whose accounts such Shares were
purchased.  The purchase  price of 230,400  Shares of Common  Stock  acquired by
Acquisitor  is  $1,803,025  and came from its  working  capital.  The  aggregate
purchase  price of the options to purchase  328,000  Shares of Common Stock,  if
exercised, is $2,624,000 and will be paid with up to 405,000 new ordinary shares
of  Acquisitor  as part of the terms of an Option  Agreement  by and between the
Reporting Persons dated February 25, 2000.

Items 5(a) and (c) are amended to read as follows:

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  (a)  The  aggregate  percentage  of  shares  of  Common  Stock
reported  owned by each  person  named  herein is based  upon  5,004,328  Shares
outstanding,  which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of December 30, 1999 as reported in the Issuer's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended November 30, 1999.

                  As of the close of business on February  25,  2000,  Lionheart
beneficially  owns 328,000  Shares of Common Stock,  constituting  approximately
6.55% of the Shares of Common Stock outstanding and Acquisitor beneficially owns
558,400 Shares of Common Stock constituting  approximately  11.16% of the Shares
of Common Stock outstanding.

                  (c) Schedule B annexed  hereto lists all  transactions  in the
Issuer's Common Stock in the last sixty days by the Reporting Persons.


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CUSIP No. 412293-10-2                13D          Page 5 of 6 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES


                  After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:   March 1,  2000                 LIONHEART GROUP, INC.


                                        By:  /s/ C. Duncan Soukup
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                                        Name: C. Duncan Soukup
                                        Title: CEO and President


                                        ACQUISITOR PLC


                                        By:  /s/ C. Duncan Soukup
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                                        Name: C. Duncan Soukup
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer




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CUSIP No. 412293-10-2                13D          Page 6 of 6 Pages
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                                   SCHEDULE B

                           Transactions in the Shares
                             Within the Past 60 Days


                        Shares of Common
                              Stock          Price Per            Date of
    Purchaser/Seller    Purchased/(Sold)       Share           Purchase/Sale
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     Lionheart                 10,000         $7.500             12/31/99
     Lionheart                 30,000         $7.469             01/19/00
     Acquisitor                 6,400         $7.063             01/31/00
     Acquisitor                15,000         $7.500             02/01/00
     Acquisitor                 1,000         $7.563             02/04/00
     Lionheart               (111,700)        $7.438             02/07/00
     Acquisitor               112,000         $7.500             02/07/00
     Acquisitor                10,000         $8.063             02/14/00
     Acquisitor                 5,000         $8.063             02/22/00
     Acquisitor                81,000         $8.125             02/29/00



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