-----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, VOGAjXn6hOrAzeuqbGoj4HpG2IYx/Sj2P3OE0HLvsH3VXLZYwZo2p3POFjUheaXU N3OYQg1IvrVK7HS0o4VnVA== 0000941302-98-000006.txt : 19980122 0000941302-98-000006.hdr.sgml : 19980122 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000941302-98-000006 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980121 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: 98510397 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. 4 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 December 17, 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 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 995,303 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 0 OWNED BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 995,303 REPORTING PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 995,303 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.91% 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO, IN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13D This Amendment No. 4 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 by Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on June 26, 1997 and further amended by Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on September 23, 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 January 15, 1998, Fir Tree Partners had invested (i) $4,786,471 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree Value Fund, (ii) $887,943 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree Institutional and (iii) $364,007 in shares of Common Stock through Fir Tree LDC, all as described in Item 5 below. The source of these funds was the working capital of each of Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional and Fir Tree LDC, as the case may be. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Item 5 of the Amended Schedule 13D is hereby amended by amending and restating Items 5(a) and (c) as follows: (a) As of January 15, 1998, Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum are beneficial owners of 995,303 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer or 15.91% of the shares outstanding. The 995,303 shares described above are beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum for the account of the Fir Tree Value Fund, Fir Tree Institutional or Fir Tree LDC, as the case may be. The number of shares beneficially owned by Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum, and the percentage of outstanding shares represented thereby, have been computed in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Act. The percentage of beneficial ownership of Fir Tree Partners and Mr. Tannenbaum on January 15, 1998 is based on 6,255,433 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of October 31, 1997, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. (c) The transactions in the Issuer's securities by Fir Tree Partners during the period of September 11, 1997 to January 15, 1998 are listed on Annex A attached hereto and made apart hereof. ANNEX A Transaction Buy/ Quantity Price per Date Sell (shares) Share ($) ------------ --------- --------- --------- 09/11/97 Buy 2,500 3.5625 09/22/97 Buy 5,000 3.4375 09/24/97 Buy 7,000 3.5000 09/25/97 Buy 7,000 3.5000 10/31/97 Buy 7,500 3.5625 12/15/97 Buy 19,000 2.7039 12/16/97 Buy 10,000 3.0000 12/17/97 Buy 14,000 3.1964 12/19/97 Buy 7,500 3.3125 12/19/97 Buy 10,000 3.3125 12/29/97 Buy 3,000 3.2500 12/29/97 Buy 7,500 3.2708 12/30/97 Buy 24,000 3.1875 12/30/97 Buy 2,500 3.1875 12/31/97 Buy 25,000 3.1875 12/31/97 Buy 5,000 3.1875 01/07/98 Buy 12,500 3.2500 01/09/98 Buy 5,000 3.1875 01/15/98 Buy 3,500 3.1875 ------- 177,500 ======= 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: January 21, 1998 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-----