-----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, KS/aQCNEdax6CR2DiE9PBSO9IvHDJ3y8YFyyAFYYEgFnT8vNkfzoqFGT2miaMrGS FTPFtKn3EtOvOFABD/Aq1w== 0001125282-01-501876.txt : 20010911 0001125282-01-501876.hdr.sgml : 20010911 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001125282-01-501876 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20010910 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PORTER FELLEMAN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001081018 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE SUITE 2120 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126891203 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALPINE GROUP INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000004164 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE [3357] IRS NUMBER: 221620387 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-31325 FILM NUMBER: 1735110 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1790 BROADWAY STREET 2: 15TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127573333 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 150 INTERSTATE NORTH PKWY STREET 2: STE 110 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30339 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALPINE GEOPHYSICAL ASSOCIATES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19810120 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALPINE GEOPHYSICAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19841202 SC 13D/A 1 b313617_sc13da1.txt AMENDMENT NO. 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A Amendment No. 2 Under the Securities Act of 1934 Alpine Group Inc. ----------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock $0.10 par value per share -------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 020825105 --------- (CUSIP Number) A. Alex Porter and Paul Orlin Porter, Felleman Inc. 666 5th Ave New York, NY 10103 212-484-5500 ------------ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) 8/30/01 ------- (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 [_]. 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 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. 13D/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) A. Alex Porter and Paul Orlin ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [X] ________________________________________________________________________________ 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 USA ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 726,300 SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 0 OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 726,300 PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 726,300 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 5.23% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN and CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D is filed by Amici Associates, The Collectors' Fund and A. Alex Porter and Paul Orlin, principals of Porter, Felleman Inc. ("PFI"), (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") to report transactions in the common stock, $0.10 par value of Alpine Group Inc. (certain "Common Stock"). ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION The transaction in Shares of Common Stock described herein were made in the ordinary course of each of the Reporting Persons' business. Messrs. Porter and Orlin, as General Partners of Amici Associates and The Collectors' Fund and principals of PFI, reserve the right to purchase or sell additional shares of Common Stock or to dispose of shares of Common Stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions or in any other lawful manner in the future. Messrs. Porter and Orlin reserve the right to take whatever action with respect to each of the Reporting Persons' holdings of Common Stock they deem to be in the best interest of such Reporting Persons. The acquisitions described herein were not made, and any future acquisitions are not anticipated to be made, for the purposes of acquiring control of the Issuer. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER (a) The aggregate number and percentage of shares outstanding of Common Stock beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons as of are set forth below. These percentages are computed based on the Issuer's shares of Common Stock outstanding (13,877,383) as of the close of business on August 3, 2001 as set forth in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed for the quarter ending June 30, 2001.
Number of Shares Percentage Reporting Persons Beneficially Owned Outstanding Shares ----------------- ------------------ ---------------------- Amici Associates 484,900 3.49% The Collectors' Fund 142,700 1.03% Porter, Felleman Inc. 98,700 0.71% A. Alex Porter 726,300 5.23% Paul Orlin 726,300 5.23%
(b) Messrs. Porter and Orlin, as General Partners of the Partnerships and Principals of PFI, have sole power to vote, direct the vote, dispose and direct the disposition of such shares listed as beneficially owned by it in Item 5(a). (c) The trade dates, number of shares and price per share of transactions made on the part of the Reporting Persons in shares of Common Stock within the sixty days preceding the date of this report, are set forth in Exhibit 1. The transaction set forth in Exhibit 1 were effected by the Reporting Persons on the New York Stock Exchange. (d) Not applicable. (e) Messrs. Porter and Orlin, as General Partners of the Partnership and Principals of PFI, became beneficial owners of more than five percent of the common stock as of August 30th, 2001. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: September 10th, 2001 A. Alex Porter --------------------------- Paul Orlin --------------------------- 2
EX-99.1 3 b313617_ex99-1.txt LIST OF TRANSACTIONS
Name Tr Date No. of Shares Purchased Price per Share Total Aggregate Price ---- ------- ----------------------- --------------- --------------------- THE COLLECTORS FUND 8/31/2001 15,000 1.8667 $ 28,900.00 AMICI ASSOCIATES LP 7/3/2001 113,000 1.76 AMICI ASSOCIATES LP 7/31/2001 5,000 1.4 AMICI ASSOCIATES LP 8/9/2001 30,000 1.4392 AMICI ASSOCIATES LP 8/24/2001 500 1.6 AMICI ASSOCIATES LP 8/30/2001 20,000 1.75 AMICI ASSOCIATES LP 9/7/2001 14,000 1.9331 $ 314,736.00
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