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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 5)*
CROWN PACIFIC PARTNERS, L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Units representing limited partner interests
(Title of Class and Securities)
228439 10 5
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Timothy H. Hosking
Fremont Investors, Inc.
50 Fremont Street,
Suite 3700
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 284-8701
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 14, 1997
(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:
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Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement: ___
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 228439 10 5 PAGE 2 OF 14 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Fremont Investors, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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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
Nevada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
3,562,825
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,562,825
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,562,825
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* /X/
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
15.2%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 228439 10 5 PAGE 3 OF 14 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Sequoia Ventures Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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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
1,466,758
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,466,758
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,466,758
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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
6.9%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 228439 10 5 PAGE 4 OF 14 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Fremont Crown Partners
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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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
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
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
0% - See Item 5
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 228439 10 5 PAGE 5 OF 14 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Fremont CPL Partners, L.P.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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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
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
0% - See Item 5
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 228439 10 5 PAGE 6 OF 14 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Crown Pacific, Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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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
Oregon
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,711,318
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,711,318
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,711,318
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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
12.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 228439 10 5 PAGE 7 OF 14 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
SVE II, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
OO
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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
Oregon
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
2,711,318
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------------
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING ------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON
WITH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,711,318
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,711,318
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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
12.0%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 5 (the "Amendment No. 5") to the Statement on
Schedule 13D (as heretofore amended, the "Schedule 13D") filed on behalf of
Fremont Investors, Inc., a Nevada corporation (formerly, Fremont Group, Inc.)
("Fremont"), Sequoia Ventures Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Sequoia"),
Fremont Crown Partners, a California general partnership ("FCP"), Fremont CPL
Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership ("Fremont CPL"), Crown
Pacific, Ltd., an Oregon corporation ("CPL"), and SVE II, Inc., an Oregon
corporation ("SVE") (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"), is being filed
pursuant to Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Act"). The Reporting Persons are making this joint filing because they
may be deemed to constitute a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(e)
of the Act, although neither the fact of this filing nor anything contained
herein shall be deemed to be an admission by the Reporting Persons that such
a group exists.
Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Schedule 13D.
ITEM 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
In May 1996, the Reporting Persons disclosed that Mr. Peter W. Stott
and Mr. Roger L. Krage had held preliminary discussions with Fremont regarding
the purchase of all of the interests of Fremont, Sequoia, FCP, Fremont CPL and
SVE in the Partnership, CPL and CPM. After a series of discussions, the parties
were unable to agree upon mutually satisfactory terms and have suspended their
discussions.
ITEM. 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect
to Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The information set forth in Item 4 above is incorporated herein by
reference.
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SIGNATURE
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: February 14, 1997
FREMONT INVESTORS, INC.
(formerly FREMONT GROUP, INC.)
By: /s/ Richard S. Kopf
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Managing Principal, General
Counsel and Secretary
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SIGNATURE
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: February 14, 1997
SEQUOIA VENTURES INC.
By: /s/ Richard S. Kopf
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Managing Principal, General
Counsel and Secretary
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SIGNATURE
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: February 14, 1997
FREMONT CROWN PARTNERS
By: Fremont Investors, Inc.
General Partner
By: /s/ Richard S. Kopf
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Managing Principal, General
Counsel and Secretary
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SIGNATURE
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: February 14, 1997
FREMONT CPL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Fremont Investors, Inc.
General Partner
By: /s/ Richard S. Kopf
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Managing Principal, General
Counsel and Secretary
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 1997
CROWN PACIFIC, LTD., an Oregon
corporation
By: /s/ Roger L. Krage
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Roger L. Krage, Secretary
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 1997
SVE II, INC., an Oregon corporation
By: /s/ Roger L. Krage
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Roger L. Krage, Secretary
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