-----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, Pvkh2F+w8BY0SLbzbjbtYIkdOdaa03JOZoqnw/35EfS8TZlnG+zv8ztxSO4xk/BD ZNd77MqOCaLdp3dG1sPmug== 0000941302-97-000082.txt : 19970924 0000941302-97-000082.hdr.sgml : 19970924 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000941302-97-000082 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970923 SROS: NONE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRW FINANCIAL INC /DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000943809 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING, COLLECTION AGENCIES [7320] IRS NUMBER: 232691986 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-44249 FILM NUMBER: 97684336 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 443 S GULPH RD CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 BUSINESS PHONE: 6109625100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 443 S GULPH RD CITY: KING OF PRUSSIA STATE: PA ZIP: 19406 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIR TREE PARTNERS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000939318 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133745262 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 29TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2128276757 SC 13D/A 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A (AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 CRW FINANCIAL, INC. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 126276104 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) FIR TREE PARTNERS 1211 Avenue of the Americas 29th Floor New York, New York 10036 Tel. No.: (212) 398-3500 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) - with copies to - Eliot D. Raffkind, P.C. Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP 1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100 Dallas, Texas 75201-4618 (214) 969-2800 June 24, 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. [ ] The information required in 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, as amended ("Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. CUSIP No. 126276104 Amendment No. 3 to 13D 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Fir Tree, Inc. d/b/a Fir Tree Partners 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] (b) [ ] 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* AF, WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 817,803 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 OWNED BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 817,803 REPORTING PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 817,803 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 13.07% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO, IN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D is being filed on behalf of Fir Tree, Inc., a New York corporation, doing business as Fir Tree Partners ("Fir Tree Partners"), and Mr. Jeffrey Tannenbaum ("Mr. Tannenbaum"), the sole shareholder, executive officer, director, and principal of Fir Tree Partners, as an amendment to the initial statement on Schedule 13D, relating to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CRW Financial, Inc. (the "Issuer"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 5, 1997, amended by Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 19, 1997 and further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 26, 1997 (as amended, the "Amended Schedule 13D"). The Amended Schedule 13D is hereby further amended and supplemented as follows: ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS Item 3 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: As of September 5, 1997, Fir Tree Partners had invested (i) $4,623,629 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree Value Fund, (ii) $539,624 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree Institutional and (iii) $307,170 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree LDC, all as described in Item 5 below. The source of these funds was the working capital of each of Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional and Fir Tree LDC, as the case may be. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Item 5 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended by amending and restating Items 5(a) and (c) as follows: (a) As of September 5, 1997, Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum are beneficial owners of 817,803 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer or 13.07% of the shares outstanding. The 817,803 shares described above are beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum for the account of the Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional or Fir Tree LDC, as the case may be. The number of shares beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum, and the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby, have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Act. The percentage of beneficial ownership of Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum on September 5, 1997 is based on 6,255,433 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of August 12, 1997, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. (c) The transactions in the Issuer's securities by Fir Tree Partners during the period of June 24, 1997 to September 5, 1997 are listed on Annex A attached hereto and made apart hereof. ANNEX A Transaction Buy/Sell Quantity Price per Date (shares) Share ($) ------------ --------- --------- --------- 06/24/97 Buy 85,000 4.4890 06/26/97 Buy 25,500 4.7500 07/02/97 Buy 3,500 4.8125 08/08/97 Buy 5,000 4.8125 08/13/97 Buy 15,000 4.4792 08/13/97 Buy 17,000 4.1875 08/25/97 Buy 5,000 4.0625 08/27/97 Buy 5,000 4.0625 08/28/97 Buy 26,000 3.2608 08/29/97 Buy 10,000 3.4375 08/29/97 Buy 12,500 3.4125 09/05/97 Buy 5,000 3.5625 ------- 214,500 ======= SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: September 23, 1997 Fir Tree, Inc. d/b/a/ Fir Tree Partners By: /s/JEFFREY TANNENBAUM ------------------------------- JEFFREY TANNENBAUM, President /s/JEFFREY TANNENBAUM ------------------------------------- Jeffrey Tannenbaum -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----