UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 14)*
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
Blum Capital Partners, 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)
August 18, 2003
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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 9
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, 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
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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 1,425,600**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,425,600**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,425,600**
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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) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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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
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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 1,425,600**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,425,600**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,425,600**
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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) 5.9%*
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3303831
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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
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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 Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,425,600**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,425,600**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,425,600**
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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) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company)
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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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
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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 U.S.A.
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,425,600**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,425,600**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,425,600**
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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) 5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3303833
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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* WC
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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 Delaware
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7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0-
NUMBER OF -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 1,425,600**
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
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10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,425,600**
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11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,425,600**
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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)
5.9%**
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14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN
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** See Item 5 below
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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This Amendment No. 14 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule
13D") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
August 8, 2003, by Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited
partnership ("Blum L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California
corporation ("RCBA Inc."); Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("Blum GP"); Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Blum Strategic"); and Richard C. Blum, the Chairman and
a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc. and a managing member of Blum GP
(collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). This amendment to the Schedule 13D
relates to the shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock") of
Haemonetics Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Issuer"). The
principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 400 Wood Road,
Braintree, MA 02184. The following amendments to the Schedule 13D are 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-K, there were 24,083,164
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of June 28, 2003. Based on
such information, after taking into account the transactions described in Item
5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report beneficial ownership of the following
shares of Common Stock:(i) 197,100 shares of Common Stock held by Blum L.P.
and RCBA Inc. on behalf of the limited partnerships for which Blum L.P. serves
as the general partner, or on behalf of an entity for which Blum L.P. serves
as investment advisor, which represents .8% of the outstanding shares of the
Common Stock; and (ii) 1,228,500 shares of Common Stock held by Blum GP on
behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the general partner,
which represents 5.1% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. Voting
and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by Blum L.P.
and Blum GP. The Reporting Persons therefore may be deemed to be members in a
group, in which case the group would be deemed to have beneficial ownership of
an aggregate of 1,425,600 shares of the Common Stock, which is 5.9% of the
outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general partner of Blum L.P., RCBA Inc.
is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which Blum 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. Additionally, Mr.
Blum may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities over which
Blum GP has voting and investment power. 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., managing members and members of Blum GP,
is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are
beneficially owned by RCBA Inc. or Blum GP.
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(c) The reduction in holdings includes all shares legally owned by United
Brotherhood of Carpenters Pension Plan ("UBC") for which Blum L.P. maintained
voting and investment power, and whose shares were therefore deemed to be
beneficially owned by Blum L.P. Since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D,
the Reporting Persons distributed to UBC the shares of the Common Stock shown
below:
Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share
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UBC, which Blum L.P. 08-18-03 18,600 -0-
served as investment advisor
(d) and (e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer
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None of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting
Persons, is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or
relationship with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not
limited to the transfer or voting of any securities of the Issuer, finder's
fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees
of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of
proxies, except as previously disclosed.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: August 20, 2003
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick
Partner, General Counsel, Partner, General Counsel,
Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary
BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C.
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.
By BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
/s/ Murray A. Indick
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact
CUSIP NO. 405024100 SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 1
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: August 20, 2003
RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc.
its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick
Partner, General Counsel, Partner, General Counsel,
and Secretary and Secretary
BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C.
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P.
By BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By /s/ Murray A. Indick
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Murray A. Indick, Member
/s/ Murray A. Indick
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RICHARD C. BLUM
By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact