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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)*
H.E.R.C. Products Incorporated
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
4041651021
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(CUSIP Number)
Mr. Lance Laifer With a copy to:
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. Gerald Adler, Esq.
Hilltop Partners, L.P. Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP
45 West 45th Street 919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10036 New York, New York 10022
(212) 921-4139 (212) 758-9500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
May 26, 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 statement because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the
following: [ ].
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.
*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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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 4041651021 Page 2 of Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Laifer Capital Management, Inc.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /_/
(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
Delaware
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,210,300
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
OWNED BY
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 2,210,300
REPORTING
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 1,069,700
WITH
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
3,280,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* /_/
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
28.9%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO, IA
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 4041651021 Page 3 of Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Lance Laifer
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /_/
(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
USA
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,210,300
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
OWNED BY
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 2,210,300
REPORTING
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 1,069,700
WITH
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
3,280,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* /_/
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
28.9%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 4041651021 Page 4 of Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Hilltop Partners, L.P.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /_/
(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
Delaware
NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,688,000
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
OWNED BY
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 1,688,000
REPORTING
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0
WITH
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,688,000
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* /_/
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
14.9%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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Schedule 13D Amendment No. 1
H.E.R.C. Products Incorporated
This Amendment No. 1 to the Statement on Schedule 13D amends
and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the event date of
April 7, 1998 (the "Schedule 13D") filed by Hilltop Partners, L.P., Laifer
Capital Management, Inc. and Lance Laifer (collectively, the "Reporting
Persons") relating to the common stock (the "Common Stock") of H.E.R.C.
Products Incorporated (the "Company"). The address of the principal executive
office of the Company is 2202 W. Lone Cactus Drive #15, Phoenix, AZ
85027-2621. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.
(a) Hilltop is the beneficial owner of 1,688,000 shares (14.9%)
of Common Stock.
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is the beneficial owner of
3,280,000 shares (28.9%) of Common Stock. The 3,280,000 shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. includes:
(i) 1,688,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as General Partner and
investment advisor to Hilltop, which shares have been described above; and
(ii) 1,592,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as investment advisor to
various other clients. These clients include: (a) Wolfson, with an address at
One State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004- 1505, and (b) Offshore, a
Cayman Islands company, with an address c/o Consolidated Fund Management
Limited, P.O. Box HM 2257, Par La Ville Place, 14 Par La Ville Road, Hamilton
HMJX, Bermuda (collectively, the "Clients").
Lance Laifer, as president, sole director and principal
stockholder of Laifer Capital Management, Inc., is deemed to have the same
beneficial ownership as Laifer Capital Management, Inc.
The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting
Persons and the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby have been
computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. There were 11,340,588 shares of Common Stock of the Company
outstanding as of May 29, 1998 as reported to the Reporting Persons by an
officer of the Company.
(b) Hilltop has the sole power (i) to vote or to direct the
voting of and (ii) to dispose and to direct the disposition of the 1,688,000
shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it. Hilltop's power to vote and
dispose of its shares rests with Laifer Capital Management, Inc., in its
capacity as the General Partner of Hilltop.
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Laifer Capital Management, Inc. has the sole power (i) to
vote and to direct the voting of and (ii) to dispose and direct the
disposition of the 1,688,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it
in its capacity as the General Partner of Hilltop. Laifer Capital Management,
Inc. (i) has sole power to vote and to direct the voting of and sole power to
dispose and direct the disposition of 522,300 shares of Common Stock owned by
Offshore and (ii) shares with Wolfson the power to dispose and direct the
disposition of 1,069,700 shares of Common Stock owned by Laifer Capital
Management, Inc. in its capacity as investment advisor to Wolfson. Wolfson
retains the sole power to vote and to direct the voting of the shares of
Common Stock owned by it.
(c) The transactions in the Common Stock effected by the
Reporting Persons since the filing of the Schedule 13D are set forth on Annex
A hereto.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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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.
Dated: June 2, 1998 HILLTOP PARTNERS, L.P.
By: LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
as General Partner
By: /s/ Lance Laifer
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Lance Laifer
President
LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Lance Laifer
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Lance Laifer
President
/s/ Lance Laifer
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Lance Laifer
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Annex A
Laifer Hilltop Wolfson Offshore
Date Price Comm. # Shares # Shares # Shares # Shares
5/26/98* 0.31 -- 1,490,000 800,000 440,000 250,000
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* Privately negotiated purchase from the Company
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