SF/222843.2
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. __)
CURATIVE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class Securities)
231264-10-2
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(CUSIP Number)
March 22, 2002
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|X| Rule 13d-1(b)
|_| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
*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 the
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.
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 ("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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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Cannell Capital LLC
94-3366999
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
California
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of
shares
beneficially
owned by
each
reporting
person with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
903,800
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
903,800
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
903,800
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.82%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
J. Carlo Cannell
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of
shares
beneficially
owned by
each
reporting
person with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
903,800
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
903,800
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
903,800
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.82%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN, HC
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
The Anegada Fund Limited
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A)
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Cayman Islands
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of
shares
beneficially
owned by
each
reporting
person with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
238,000
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
238,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
238,000
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.06%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Tonga Partners, L.P.
94-3164039
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A) |X|
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of
shares
beneficially
owned by
each
reporting
person with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
521,000
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
521,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
521,000
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.51%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS.
1 I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
GS Cannell Portfolio, LLC
98-0232642
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(A)
(B)
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
number of
shares
beneficially
owned by
each
reporting
person with
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
144,800
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
144,800
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
144,800
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10 CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.25%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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SF/222843.2
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Curative Health Services, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
150 Motor Parkway,
Hauppauge, New York 11788-5108
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
This statement is being filed by (i) Cannell Capital, LLC, a California
limited liability company and registered investment adviser ("IA"), (ii)
J. Carlo Cannell ("Managing Member"), (iii) The Anegada Fund Limited
("Anegada), (iv) Tonga Partners, L.P. ("Tonga") and (v) GS Cannell, LLC
("GS Cannell"), (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Managing Member
controls IA by virtue of Managing Member's position as managing member
and majority owner of IA.
IA's beneficial ownership of the Common Stock is direct as a result of
IA's discretionary authority to buy, sell, and vote shares of such
Common Stock for its investment advisory clients. Managing Member's
beneficial ownership of Common Stock is indirect as a result of Managing
Member's ownership and management of IA. The beneficial ownership of
Managing Member is reported solely because Rules 13d-1(a) and (b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, require any person who
is "directly or indirectly" the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of any equity security of a specified class to file a Schedule
13G. The answers in blocks 6, 8, 9 and 11 above and the response to item
4 by Managing Member are given on the basis of the "indirect" beneficial
ownership referred to in such Rule, based on the direct beneficial
ownership of Common Stock by IA and the relationship of Managing Member
to IA referred to above.
Information with respect to each Reporting Person is given solely by the
respective Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person undertakes hereby
any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness or such information
concerning any other Reporting Person.
(b) Address of Principal Business office or, if None, Residence
IA's principal business office is located at:
150 California Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
Managing Member's principal business office is located at:
150 California Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
Anegada's principal business office is located at:
c/o Goldman Sachs (Cayman) Trust, Limited, 2nd Floor, Harbour
Centre, George Town, Cayman Islands, BWI
Tonga's principal business office is located at:
150 California Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111
GS Cannell's principal business office is located at:
701 Mount Lucas Road, CN 850, Princeton, NJ 08542
(c) Citizenship
Item 4 of each cover page is incorporated by reference
(d) Title of Class Securities
Common
(e) CUSIP Number
231264-10-2
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss. 240.13d-1(b), or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78o).
(b) Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) |X|An investment adviser in accordance withss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f) An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F).
(g) A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h) A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i) A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j) Group in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J).
Item 4. Ownership
Common Stock:
Items 5-9 and 11 of each cover sheet are incorporated by
reference
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of
more than five percent of the class securities, check the following |_|
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
IA, a registered investment adviser, and Managing Member, the majority
owner and managing member of IA, have the right or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from Common Stock, and to direct the receipt of
proceeds from the sale of Common Stock to IA's investment advisory
clients. None of IA's clients owns more than 5% of the Common Stock.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
See Exhibit A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
(a) The following certification shall be included if the statement
is filed pursuant toss. 240.13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
I the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
Date: April 3, 2002
CANNELL CAPITAL LLC
/s/ Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
J. CARLO CANNELL
/s/ Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell
THE ANEGADA FUND LIMITED
/s/ Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member,
Cannell Capital LLC, Investment Adviser
TONGA PARTNERS, L.P.
/s/ Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member,
Cannell Capital LLC, General Partner
GS CANNELL, LLC
/s/ Carlo Cannell
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J. Carlo Cannell, Managing Member
Cannell Capital LLC, Investment Adviser
SF/222843.2
EXHIBIT A
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) and Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the group making this joint filing are
identified and classified as follows:
Name Classification
Cannell Capital LLC California limited liability
company, Investment Adviser
J. Carlo Cannell Individual, control person of
Cannell Capital LLC
The Anegada Fund Limited A Cayman Islands company
Tonga Partners, L.P. A Delaware limited partnership
GS Cannell, LLC A Delaware limited liability
company