-----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, PlyF3x5lQ3MgNAqJmsGmFkf/c1JPIhwIWG2BbstG+DgfQSAFQ0SkNdZ07jeuvMct /Bt3xOCBDs22VTkSjvVl7A== 0000889812-97-001505.txt : 19970714 0000889812-97-001505.hdr.sgml : 19970714 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000889812-97-001505 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970711 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: HILLTOP PARTNERS, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGMENT INC GROUP MEMBERS: LANCE LAIFER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONCEPTS DIRECT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891035 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961] IRS NUMBER: 521781893 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43550 FILM NUMBER: 97639528 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1351 S SUNSET ST CITY: LONGMONT STATE: CO ZIP: 80501 BUSINESS PHONE: 3037729171 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1351 SOUTH SUNSET ST CITY: LONGMONT STATE: CO ZIP: 80501 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000901103 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 114 WEST 47TH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-921-4139 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 114 WEST 47TH STREET 26TH FLOOR STREET 2: 114 WEST 47TH STREET 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LAIFER INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930419 SC 13D/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 9 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 9)* Concepts Direct, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.10 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 206013104 (CUSIP Number) Mr. Lance Laifer Gerald Adler Laifer Capital Management, Inc. Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman Hilltop Partners, L.P. & 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 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) July 3, 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 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). CUSIP No. 206013104 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of __ Pages 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 559,200 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 559,200 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 559,200 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 11.8% 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. CUSIP No. 206013104 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of __ Pages 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 689,200 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 689,200 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 308,600 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 997,800 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.1% 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. CUSIP No. 206013104 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of __ Pages 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 Delaware NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 689,200 BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER EACH 0 REPORTING PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 689,200 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 308,600 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 997,800 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21.1% 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. SCHEDULE 13D AMENDMENT NO. 9 CONCEPTS DIRECT, INC. This Amendment No. 9 to the Statement on Schedule 13D (as defined below) amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D relating to the event date of August 4, 1994 (the "Schedule 13D") filed by Hilltop Partners, L.P., Laifer Inc. (Laifer Inc. has subsequently changed its name to Laifer Capital Management, Inc.) and Lance Laifer (the "Reporting Persons"), Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of December 30, 1994, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of March 23, 1995, Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of May 9, 1995, Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of October 25, 1995, Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of March 12, 1996, Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of August 14, 1996, Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of January 21, 1997 and Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D relating to the event date of May 9, 1997 each relating to the common stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Concepts Direct, Inc. (the "Issuer"). The above-referenced Statement on Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 6 to the Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D and Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D are collectively referred to herein as the "Schedule 13D." Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Schedule 13D. Item 2. Identity and Background. Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following: Ranie Hotis is a Vice President of Laifer Capital Management, Inc. Ranie Hotis' principal occupation is investment management and her business address is c/o Laifer Capital Management, Inc., 45 West 45th Street, New York, New York 10036. Ms. Hotis is a United States citizen. Ms. Hotis is sometimes referred to herein as a "Covered Person." Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: (a) Hilltop is the beneficial owner of 559,200 shares (11.8%) of the Common Stock. Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is the beneficial owner of 997,800 shares (21.1%) of Common Stock. The 997,800 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. include: (i) 559,200 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as General Partner of and Investment Advisor to Hilltop, which shares have been described above, and (ii) 438,600 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. in its capacity as Investment Advisor to (A) various Wolfson family entities ("Wolfson"), One State Street Plaza, New York 10004-1505 and (B) Hilltop Offshore Limited ("Offshore"), a Cayman Islands company, c/o Consolidated Fund Management Limited, P.O. Box HM 2257, Par La Ville Place, Par La Ville Road, Hamilton HMJX, Bermuda (Wolfson and Offshore are collectively referred to herein as the "Clients"). Lance Laifer, as President, sole director and principal stockholder of Laifer Capital Management, Inc. is the beneficial owner of the 997,800 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Laifer Capital Management, Inc. as described above. Ranie Hotis is the beneficial owner of 300 shares of Common Stock. The number of shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons and the percentage of outstanding shares presented thereby, have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The percentage of ownership of the Reporting Persons is based on 4,724,286 outstanding shares of Common Stock on July 2, 1997 as reported in the Issuer's Prospectus dated July 2, 1997. (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 559,200 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 Hilltop's General Partner. 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 559,200 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it in its capacity as the General Partner of Hilltop. 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 130,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Offshore. Laifer Capital Management, Inc. shares with Wolfson the power to dispose and direct the disposition of the 308,600 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 direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock owned by it. Ranie Hotis has the sole power (i) to vote and to direct the voting of and (ii) to dispose and to direct the disposition of the 300 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by her. (c) Each of the Reporting Persons purchased shares of Common Stock of the Issuer since the filing of Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D. In addition, the Covered Person acquired 300 shares of Common Stock on July 2, 1997 for a purchase price of $16.4375 per share using her personal funds. All such shares were purchased on the open market. Additional information concerning said transactions is contained on Annex A hereto. (d) Not applicable. (e) Not applicable. 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: July 11, 1997 HILLTOP PARTNERS, L.P. By: LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., as General Partner By: /s/ Lance Laifer Lance Laifer, President LAIFER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. By: /s/ Lance Laifer Lance Laifer, President /s/ Lance Laifer LANCE LAIFER Annex A Laifer Hilltop Wolfson Offshore Date Price Comm. # Shares # Shares # Shares # Shares 5/19/97 $20.25 $.06 2,000 800 1,000 200 6/4/97 21.00 .06 1,000 600 300 100 6/16/97 21.00 .06 1,000 0 1,000 0 6/24/97 20.00 .00 2,000 1,100 600 300 7/1/97 18.0625 .06 2,200 1,300 600 300 7/2/97 16.1875 .00 88,000 48,200 28,800 11,000 7/3/97 16.9375 .06 2,500 1,400 800 300 7/3/97 16.5938 .00 42,000 22,900 13,900 5,200 7/7/97 18.375 .00 15,000 8,300 4,900 1,800 7/7/97 17.6158 .06 13,600 7,500 4,400 1,700 7/8/97 17.9375 .06 500 300 100 100 7/8/97 18.25 .00 8,000 4,400 2,600 1,000 7/9/97 18.375 .00 8,000 4,400 2,600 1,000 7/9/97 18.00 .06 3,000 1,700 900 400 7/10/97 19.00 .00 10,000 5,500 3,300 1,200 7/10/97 19.125 .06 5,800 3,300 1,800 700 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----