-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JWj+OzuWqhWNbgaDelkoePMcqi71llPFXM5lXlbBIP/sOq9HxOmrILp4GD23F++D lsl3PoUZR4QLDv7IgQiO/g== 0000902664-99-000701.txt : 19991216 0000902664-99-000701.hdr.sgml : 19991216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-99-000701 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19991215 GROUP MEMBERS: GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL GROUP MEMBERS: JEFFREY L. GENDELL GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: TONTINE MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HF FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000881790 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 460418532 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42844 FILM NUMBER: 99775437 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 225 SOUTH MAIN AVE CITY: SIOUX FALLS STATE: SD ZIP: 57102 BUSINESS PHONE: 6053337556 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000948904 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 31 WEST 52ND ST STREET 2: 17TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3900 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 SC 13D/A 1 SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________________ SCHEDULE 13D/A (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a) (Amendment No. 4)* HF Financial Corp. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 404172108 (CUSIP Number) Jeffrey L. Gendell 200 Park Avenue, Suite 3900, New York, New York 10166 (212) 692-3695 (Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications) December 8, 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 that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [ ]. NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of 8 Pages) ________________ *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 the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes 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) CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 2 of 8 Pages ____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Tontine Financial Partners, L.P. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) SOURCE OF FUNDS ** WC, 00 ____________________________________________________________ (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 -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER 233,350 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 233,350 _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 233,350 _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.89% _____________________________________________________________________________ (14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN _____________________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 3 of 8 Pages ____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Tontine Management, L.L.C. _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) SOURCE OF FUNDS ** 00 ____________________________________________________________ (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 -0- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER 233,350 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 233,350 ____________________________________________________________________________ (11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 233,350 _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.89% _____________________________________________________________________________ (14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** 00 _____________________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 4 of 8 Pages ____________________________________________________________________________ (1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Jeffrey L. Gendell _____________________________________________________________________________ (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (3) SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ (4) SOURCE OF FUNDS ** 00 ____________________________________________________________ (5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF (7) SOLE VOTING POWER -6,000- SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (8) SHARED VOTING POWER 233,350 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -6,000- REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 233,350 _____________________________________________________________________________ (11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 239,350 _____________________________________________________________________________ (12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ (13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.02% _____________________________________________________________________________ (14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN _____________________________________________________________________________ ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 5 of 8 Pages Item 1. Security and Issuer. The Schedule 13D, initially filed on April 24, 1996 (the "Schedule 13D"), by Tontine Partners, L.P. (now Tontine Financial Partners) ("TFP"), Tontine Management, L.L.C. ("TM") and Jeffrey L. Gendell, relating to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of HF Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and subsequently amended by Amendment No. 1 on February 28, 1997, Amendment No. 2 on October 31, 1997 and Amendment No. 3 on December 31, 1998, is hereby amended by this Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D. The Company's principal executive offices are located at 225 South Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104. * * * * * Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds and Other Consideration. Item 3 is hereby amended and restated as follows: The net investment cost (including commissions, if any) of the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TFP is approximately $2,116,725. The net investment cost (including commissions, if any) of the shares of Common Stock directly owned by Mr. Gendell is approximately $34,025. TM does not own directly any shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock purchased by TFP were purchased with working capital and on margin. The shares of Common Stock purchased by Mr. Gendell were purchased with personal funds and on margin. TFP's margin transactions are with ING Barings Furman Selz LLC, on such firm's usual terms and conditions. All or part of the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TFP may from time to time be pledged with one or more banking institutions or brokerage firms as collateral for loans made by such bank(s) or brokerage firm(s) to TFP. Such loans bear interest at a rate based upon the broker's call rate from time to time in effect. Such indebtedness may be refinanced with other banks or broker-dealers. * * * * * Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. A. Tontine Financial Partners, L.P. (a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 233,350 Percentage: 4.89% The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 5 are calculated based upon the 4,765,672 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 10, 1999 as reflected in the Company's form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending September 30, 1999. (b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0- 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 233,350 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 233,350 (c) The trading dates, number of shares of Common Stock purchased CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 6 of 8 Pages or sold and the price per share for all transactions by TFP in the Common Stock within the last sixty days on behalf of TFP, which were all in the open market, are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated by reference. (d) TM, the general partner of TFP, has the power to direct the affairs of TFP, including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of the shares. Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TM and in that capacity directs its operations. (e) TFP ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Company on December 8, 1999. B. Tontine Management, L.L.C. (a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 233,350 Percentage: 4.89% (b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -0- 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 233,350 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0- 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 233,350 (c) TM did not enter into any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company within the last sixty days. The trading dates, number of shares of Common Stock purchased or sold and the price per share for all transactions in the Common Stock within the last sixty days on behalf of TFP, which were all in the open market, are set forth in Schedule A, and are incorporated by reference. (d) Mr. Gendell is the Managing Member of TM, and has the power to direct the affairs of TFP, including decisions respecting the disposition of proceeds from the sale of shares with respect to TFP. (e) TM ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Company on December 8, 1999. C. Jeffrey L. Gendell. (a) Aggregate number of shares beneficially owned: 239,350 Percentage: 5.02% (b) 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: -6,000- 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 233,350 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -6,000- 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 233,350 (c) Mr. Gendell did not enter into any transactions in the Common Stock of the Company within the last sixty days. The trading dates, number of shares of Common Stock purchased or sold and the price per share for all transactions in the Common Stock within the last sixty days on behalf of TFP, which were all in the open market, are set forth in Schedule A and are incorporated by reference. (d) Not applicable. CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 7 of 8 Pages 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 15, 1999 /s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as managing member of Tontine Management, L.L.C., and as general partner of Tontine Financial Partners, L.P., CUSIP No. 404172108 13D Page 8 of 8 Pages Schedule A TONTINE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P. Price Per Share Date of Number of Shares (including commissions, Transaction Purchased/(Sold) if any) 12/08/99 (50,000) $12.75 SRZNY\661895v1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----