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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
HAEMONETICS CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
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(Title of Class of Securities)
405024100
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(CUSIP Number)
Murray A. Indick
Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P.
909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 434-1111
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 10, 1998
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(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 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).
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CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 8
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3205364
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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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 -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,083,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,083,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,083,000**
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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) 7.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 8
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-2967812
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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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 -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,083,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,083,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,083,000**
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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) 7.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 8
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON+
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x]
(b) [x]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 below
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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 -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 2,083,000**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,083,000**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,083,000**
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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) 7.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 8
This Amendment No. 2 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D")
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
December 29, 1997 by Richard C. Blum & Associates, L.P., a California limited
partnership ("RCBA L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California
corporation ("RCBA Inc."); and Richard C. Blum, the Chairman and a substantial
shareholder of RCBA Inc. (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The
principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 400 Wood Road,
Braintree, MA 02184. The following amendment to Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is
hereby made. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows:
(a),(b) According to the Issuer's most recent Form 10-Q, there were 26,512,979
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of December 27, 1997. Based
on such information, after taking into account the transactions described in
Item 5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report direct holdings of 1,757,000
shares of the Common Stock on behalf of its clients, which represents 6.6% of
the outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
In addition, because RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power with respect to
326,000 shares that are legally owned by The Common Fund for the account of
its Equity Fund ("The Common Fund"), those shares are reported as beneficially
owned by RCBA L.P. The Common Fund is principally engaged in the business of
managing investments for educational institutions. The principal
administrative office of The Common Fund is located at 450 Post Road East,
Westport, Connecticut 06881-0909. The Common Fund disclaims membership in a
group with any of the Reporting Persons, and disclaims beneficial ownership of
any shares held by the Reporting Persons.
Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by
RCBA L.P. The Reporting Persons therefore may be deemed to be members in a
group, in which case each Reporting Person would be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of an aggregate of 2,083,000 shares of the Common Stock, which is
7.9% of the outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general partner of RCBA
L.P., RCBA Inc. is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which
RCBA L.P. has voting and investment power. As Chairman, director and a
substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc., Richard C. Blum might be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by RCBA Inc.
Although Mr. Blum is joining in this Schedule as a Reporting Person, the
filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that he, or any
of the other shareholders, directors or executive officers of RCBA Inc. is,
for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are
beneficially owned by RCBA Inc.
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 6 of 8
(c) During the last 60 days, the Reporting Persons purchased the following
shares of Common Stock in the open market:
Trade Date Shares Price/Share
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01-28-98 24,300 15.79
01-29-98 75,000 15.80
01-30-98 20,000 15.65
02-05-98 75,000 16.50
02-06-98 37,200 16.17
02-09-98 22,600 16.00
02-10-98 50,000 16.00
(d) and (e) Not applicable.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking.
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 8
SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best or our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 17, 1998
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P. RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By /s/ Marc T. Scholvinck By /s/ Marc T. Scholvinck
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Marc T. Scholvinck Marc T. Scholvinck
Managing Director and Managing Director and
Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Marc T. Scholvinck
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By Marc T. Scholvinck, Attorney-in-Fact
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 8
Exhibit A
JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING
The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this
agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the
below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of
each such party.
Dated: February 17, 1998
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, L.P. RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By /s/ Marc T. Scholvinck By /s/ Marc T. Scholvinck
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Marc T. Scholvinck Marc T. Scholvinck
Managing Director and Managing Director and
Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Marc T. Scholvinck
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By Marc T. Scholvinck, Attorney-in-Fact