SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 5)*


                             Rare Medium Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    449238203
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 Paul A. Belvin
                    Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
                         1333 New Hampshire Avenue N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20036
                                 (202) 887-4000

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       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                          Notices and Communications)


                                  April 2, 2002
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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  ss.ss.240.13d-1(e),   240.13d-1(f)  or
     240.13d-1(g), check the following box [_].

     Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
     five copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits.  Seess.240.13d-7  for
     other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

     *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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                               Page 1 of 13 Pages


                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 449238203                                           Page 2 of 13 Pages

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         1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
                  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

                  Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P.
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         2.       Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of a  Group  (See
                  Instructions)

                  (a)   [X]

                  (b)   [_]
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         3.       SEC Use Only
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         4.       Source of Funds   (See Instructions)                 OO
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         5.       Check 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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Number of Shares    7.     Sole Voting Power                    30,581,591
Bene-ficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With
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                    8.     Shared Voting Power                  39,932,001
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                    9.     Sole Dispositive Power               30,581,591(See
                                                                footnote below*)
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                    10.    Shared Dispositive Power             39,932,001(See
                                                                footnote below*)
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         11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                  39,932,001 shares of Common Stock (See footnote below*)
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         12.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions) [_]
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         13.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       43.9%
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         14.      Type of Reporting Person  (See Instructions)         PN
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         (*) Does not  include  Non-Voting  Stock  acquired  in  advance  by the
         Reporting Persons. See Item 4 below.




                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 449238203                                           Page 3 of 13 Pages

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         1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
                  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

                  Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P.
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         2.       Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of a  Group  (See
                  Instructions)

                  (a)   [X]

                  (b)   [_]
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         3.       SEC Use Only
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         4.       Source of Funds (See Instructions)          OO
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         5.       Check 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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Number of Shares    7.     Sole Voting Power                    1,640,075
Bene-ficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With
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                    8.     Shared Voting Power                 39,932,001
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                    9.     Sole Dispositive Power               1,640,075 (See
                                                                footnote below*)
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                    10.    Shared Dispositive Power            39,932,001 (See
                                                                footnote below*)
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         11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                  39,932,001  shares of Common Stock (See footnote below*)
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         12.      Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (11)  Excludes  Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions)     [_]
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         13.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       43.9%
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         14.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)          PN
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(*)Does  not  include  Non-Voting  Stock  acquired  in advance by the  Reporting
Persons. See Item 4 below.



                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 449238203                                           Page 4 of 13 Pages

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         1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
                  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

                  AIF IV/RRRR LLC
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         2.       Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of a  Group  (See
                  Instructions)

                  (a)   [X]

                  (b)   [_]
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         3.       SEC Use Only
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         4.       Source of Funds (See Instructions)          OO
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         5.       Check 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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Number of Shares    7.     Sole Voting Power                    7,710,335
Bene-ficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With
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                    8.     Shared Voting Power                 39,932,001
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                    9.     Sole Dispositive Power               7,710,335 (See
                                                                footnote below*)
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                    10.    Shared Dispositive Power            39,932,001 (See
                                                                footnote below*)
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         11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                  39,932,001 shares of Common Stock (See footnote below*)
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         12.      Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (11)  Excludes  Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions)     [_]
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         13.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)      43.9 %
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         14.      Type of Reporting Person  (See Instructions)         OO
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 (*)Does  not include  Non-Voting  Stock  acquired  in advance by the  Reporting
 Persons. See Item 4 below.



                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 449238203                                           Page 5 of 13 Pages

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         1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
                  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

                  Apollo Advisors IV, L.P.
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         2.       Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of a  Group  (See
                  Instructions)

                  (a)   [X]

                  (b)   [_]
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         3.       SEC Use Only
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         4.       Source of Funds   (See Instructions)
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         5.       Check 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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Number of Shares    7.     Sole Voting Power                    0
Bene-ficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With
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                    8.     Shared Voting Power                  39,932,001
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                    9.     Sole Dispositive Power               0
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                    10.    Shared Dispositive Power             39,932,001 (See
                                                                footnote below*)
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         11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                  39,932,001 shares of Common Stock (See footnote below*)
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         12.      Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (11)  Excludes  Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions)     [_]
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         13.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       43.9%
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         14.      Type of Reporting Person  (See Instructions)         PN
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(*)Does  not  include  Non-Voting  Stock  acquired  in advance by the  Reporting
Persons. See Item 4 below.




                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 449238203                                           Page 6 of 13 Pages

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         1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
                  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

                  Apollo Management IV, L.P.
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         2.       Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of a  Group  (See
                  Instructions)

                  (a)   [X]

                  (b)   [_]
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         3.       SEC Use Only
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         4.       Source of Funds (See Instructions)
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         5.       Check 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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Number of Shares    7.     Sole Voting Power                    0
Bene-ficially
Owned by Each
Reporting Person
With
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                    8.     Shared Voting Power                  39,932,001
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                    9.     Sole Dispositive Power               0
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                    10.    Shared Dispositive Power             39,932,001 (See
                                                                footnote below*)
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         11.      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                  39,932,001 shares of Common Stock  (See footnote below*)
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         12.      Check if the  Aggregate  Amount in Row (11)  Excludes  Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions)     [_]
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         13.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)       43.9%
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         14.      Type of Reporting Person  (See Instructions)         PN
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(*)Does  not  include  Non-Voting  Stock  acquired  in advance by the  Reporting
Persons. See Item 4 below.



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         This Amendment No. 5 amends and  supplements the following Items of the
Statement on Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D"), of Apollo Investment
Fund IV, L.P. ("AIF IV"),  Apollo Overseas  Partners IV, L.P.  ("Overseas  IV"),
Apollo  Advisors  IV,  L.P.   ("Advisors  IV"),   Apollo   Management  IV,  L.P.
("Management  IV")  and AIF  IV/RRRR  LLC  ("AIF  LLC,"  and  collectively,  the
"Reporting Persons") originally filed on June 14, 1999, as amended on August 19,
1999,  September 6, 2000, May 23, 2001, and October 2, 2001, with the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  with respect to shares of Common Stock of Rare Medium
Group,  Inc.  (the  "Issuer"),  par value $0.01 per share (the "Common  Stock").
Unless otherwise  indicated,  all capitalized  terms used but not defined herein
have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

         Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

         On April 2,  2002,  AIF IV,  Overseas  IV,  and AIF LLC  (collectively,
"Apollo  Purchasers")  purchased in advance an aggregate of 38,765,848 shares of
the Issuer's Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Non-Voting
Stock") for an aggregate purchase price of $9,885,291.20 (the "Purchase Price").
As described in Item 4 below, the shares of Non-Voting Stock acquired in advance
by the  Apollo  Purchasers  have  not  been  issued  by the  Issuer  and are not
currently   exchangeable   into  shares  of  Common  Stock.   The  issuance  and
exchangeability  of such shares of Non-Voting  Stock are subject to  stockholder
approval  pursuant to the Special  Meeting (as  described  and defined in Item 4
below).  The purchases  were financed  with cash on hand from  contributions  of
partners of each of AIF IV and Overseas IV or members of AIF LLC,  respectively,
as the case may be.  All  such  contributions  are in the  ordinary  course  and
pursuant to (equity) investor commitments to the respective entities.

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction

         Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

         On May 14, 2001, the Issuer  announced a proposed  transaction  between
the  Issuer and  Motient  Corporation  ("Motient")  whereby  Motient  would have
acquired  100% of the  Issuer in  exchange  for a  combination  of  newly-issued
Motient  preferred  stock and shares of XM  Satellite  Radio  Holdings,  Inc., a
publicly-traded  company in which Motient then owned a significant equity stake.
In response to such  proposed  transaction,  several  shareholder  lawsuits were
filed  against  the  Issuer  and  other  defendants  (including  certain  of the
Reporting  Persons) and  thereafter  consolidated  in the lawsuit known as In Re
Rare Medium Group, Inc. Shareholders  Litigation,  Consolidated C.A. No. 18879NC
(the  "Action").  On April 2, 2002 (the  "Closing  Date"),  the  plaintiffs  and
defendants  (including the Reporting  Persons)  entered into the  Stipulation of
Settlement,  to settle pending and threatened  claims relating to the Action,  a
copy of which is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  9 and  incorporated  herein  by
reference in response to this Item 4 (the  "Stipulation").  In connection  with,
and as part,  of the  Stipulation,  the Issuer and the  Apollo  Purchasers  also
entered  into an  Investment  Agreement,  dated  April 2, 2002 (the  "Investment
Agreement"),  a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10 and  incorporated

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herein by reference in response to this Item 4. The Stipulation,  the Investment
Agreement  and together with the  agreements,  transactions  and  understandings
contained in and  contemplated by the  Stipulation and the Investment  Agreement
are collectively referred to herein as the "Settlement."

         As  part  of the  Settlement,  and  as  more  fully  set  forth  in the
Investment Agreement, the Apollo Purchasers and the Issuer have agreed to do the
following:

         Tender  Offer.  The  Apollo  Purchasers  have  agreed to  commence,  as
promptly  as  practicable,  a  tender  offer  (the  "Tender  Offer")  for  up to
15,002,909  shares  of Common  Stock at a price  per share  equal to 105% of the
average closing prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market for the
five trading days prior to the commencement of the Tender Offer, but in no event
greater than 130% or less than 90% of the  purchase  price per share paid by the
Apollo  Purchasers  in the  Advance  Purchase  (as defined  below).  Immediately
following  the  execution of the  Investment  Agreement,  the Apollo  Purchasers
assigned  all of their  respective  rights and  obligations  with respect to the
Tender Offer to AP/RM Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and
an affiliate of the Reporting Persons ("AP/RM LLC").

         The material  terms of the Tender Offer  provided for in the Investment
Agreement will be as set forth in an Offer to Purchase to be filed promptly with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of the date of this filing, AP/RM LLC
has announced that it will commence a Tender Offer.

         Rights Offering. The Investment Agreement provides that the Issuer will
consummate a rights offering in which it will distribute to  securityholders  of
the Issuer one  non-transferable  right (a "Right") for (i) each share of Common
Stock,  (ii) each  share of Common  Stock  into  which  the  Preferred  Stock is
convertible  and (iii) each  share of Common  Stock into which 80% of the Series
1-A Warrants  and the Series 2-A Warrants  (collectively,  the  "Warrants")  are
exercisable (the "Rights  Offering").  Each Right will entitle the holder to the
right to  purchase  one share of  Common  Stock,  or, in the case of the  Apollo
Purchasers,  Non-Voting Stock, at a subscription price per share equal to 85% of
the average  closing prices of the Common Stock on Nasdaq  National Market for a
number of trading days to be  established in good faith by the Issuer's board of
directors at the time the Rights Offering is commenced.  This subscription price
will be no more than $0.33 and no less than $0.18 per share.  All  participating
holders  of Common  Stock  will also have an  oversubscription  right to acquire
their pro rata portion of any shares that are not  purchased by other holders of
Common Stock,  except the Apollo  Purchasers pro rata portion will be determined
as if the Apollo Purchasers had only purchased  12,709,499 shares in the Advance
Purchase.  The Rights  Offering will remain open for at least 20 business  days.
The  Investment  Agreement  also  requires the Issuer to file  promptly with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  a  registration  statement  covering  the
issuance of the Rights and the shares of Common Stock and Non-Voting Stock to be
issued upon exercise of the Rights.

         Advance  Purchase.   The  Investment   Agreement  requires  the  Apollo
Purchasers to purchase, and the Apollo Purchasers have purchased, in advance the
38,765,848  shares of  Non-Voting  Stock  that they  would  otherwise  have been
entitled to purchase in the rights offering (the "Advance Purchase"). The Apollo
Purchasers  paid  $0.255 per share for an  aggregate  purchase  price  amount of
$9,885,291.20.  The purchase price paid by the Apollo  Purchasers in the Advance

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Purchase is at a 15% discount to the public market price per share of the Common
Stock  and will be  adjusted  at the time of the  Rights  Offering  to equal the
subscription  price to be established  for the Rights  Offering.  The Non-Voting
Stock acquired by the Apollo  Purchasers in the Advance  Purchase will be deemed
to be the exercise of the Rights that otherwise would have been distributable or
exercisable by the Apollo  Purchasers in the Rights Offering based on the number
of Preferred Stock,  Common Stock and Warrants held by the Apollo  Purchasers on
the day prior to the Closing Date, other than any Rights that may be exercisable
as a  result  of the  Purchaser's  oversubscription  privileges.  If the  Rights
Offering  does not occur on or prior to June 30, 2003 or is not  approved at the
special meeting, then a committee consisting of all the independent directors of
the Issuer  desiring to serve on such  committee  may elect to cause the Advance
Purchase to be rescinded.

         Special Meeting of Stockholders and Reverse Stock Split. The Investment
Agreement  requires the Issuer to call a special meeting (the "Special Meeting")
and submit to a vote of the stockholders of the Issuer  proposals  regarding (i)
an amendment to the Issuer's  certificate of  incorporation in order to effect a
one for ten reverse stock split, (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock and
Non-Voting Stock to be issued in connection with the Rights Offering,  and (iii)
the exchange of Common Stock for Non-Voting  Stock,  on a one for one basis,  in
connection  with  certain  transfers  of the  Non-Voting  Stock  by  the  Apollo
Purchasers.  On March 24, 2002,  the Board of  Directors of the Issuer  declared
that the reverse stock split,  the Rights  Offering,  and the exchange of Common
Stock for  Non-Voting  Stock by the Apollo  Purchasers  are advisable and in the
best interests of the Issuer and its  stockholders and have recommended that the
stockholders approve the proposals submitted for a vote at the Special Meeting.

         Amendments  to the  Rights of the  Apollo  Purchasers.  The  Investment
Agreement  and  Stipulation  further  provide  that on the date  that the  Final
Judgment becomes Final (each, as defined in the Investment  Agreement):  (i) the
Apollo  Purchasers have agreed that they will (x) irrevocably  waive their right
to elect to  receive  their  payments  of  dividends  in  cash,  rather  than in
additional  shares of  Preferred  Stock  respecting  any  dividend  payment date
respecting  the Preferred  Stock after June 30, 2002 and on or prior to June 30,
2004 and (y)  surrender  to the  Issuer  for  cancellation  Warrants  to acquire
2,752,452 shares of Common Stock, representing 20% of the shares of Common Stock
to which they are  entitled  pursuant to their  Warrants and (ii) the Issuer and
the Apollo  Purchasers  will  effect the  Independent  Directors  Agreement  (as
described  in the  Stipulation)  pursuant  to which the Apollo  Purchasers  have
agreed to use their best  efforts  to ensure  that those  persons  nominated  as
Independent  Directors (as defined in the Stipulation) to the board of directors
of the Issuer pursuant to such  Independent  Directors  Agreement are elected to
the board of directors.  Additionally,  the Apollo Purchasers have agreed (i) to
waive their right to an  adjustment  in the  conversion  price of the  Preferred
Stock and the exercise  price of the Warrants with respect to certain  issuances
of stock in the transactions  contemplated by the Investment Agreement,  (ii) to
vote in favor of the proposals at the Special Meeting,  provided,  however, that
any shares of Common Stock purchased  pursuant to the Tender Offer will be voted
pro rata with all other  votes cast at the  special  meeting  by the  holders of
Common Stock,  (iii) to certain transfer  restrictions  until the record date of
the Special  Meeting,  (iv) to waive their  right to  purchase  all  unexercised
rights in the Tender Offer, and (v) to vote the shares purchased pursuant to the
Rights Offering at any meeting of the  stockholders of the Issuer (or any action
by written  consent in lieu  thereof) pro rata with all other votes cast at such
meeting (or by written consent) by the holders of the Common Stock.

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         Upon the  expiration of the  restrictions  under Section  8.6(a) of the
Investment  Agreement,  if an Apollo  Purchaser  desires to  transfer  shares of
Non-Voting Stock to a third-party,  upon such Apollo  Purchaser's  request,  the
Issuer will exchange such shares of Non-Voting Stock for shares of Common Stock,
provided,  that the number of shares  transferred would not exceed more than 10%
of the Voting Power of the Issuer and the transferee, after giving effect to the
exchange,  the  purchasing  third-party  shall not  beneficially  own securities
representing  more than 15% of the Voting  Power (as  defined in the  Investment
Agreement)  of the Issuer.  In addition,  an Apollo  Purchaser may also exchange
shares of Non-Voting Stock for shares of Common Stock if, after giving effect to
such exchange, the Apollo Purchasers  collectively own no more than 29.9% of the
Voting Power of the Issuer.

         Pro-Rata  Voting of Preferred  Stockholders'  Tender Shares.  Under the
Settlement,  so long as any tendered shares are held by the Apollo Purchasers or
their  Affiliates,  the Apollo  Purchasers and their  Affiliates have covenanted
that they will cause all such shares held by them, which would otherwise entitle
the Apollo  Purchasers  to cause more than 29.9% of the Voting Power (as defined
in the  Investment  Agreement)  of the  Issuer,  to be voted at any  meeting  of
stockholders  and in connection with any action by written consent pro rata with
all other  votes  cast at such  meeting  (or by written  consent)  by holders of
Common Stock.

         As part of the  Settlement,  and as set forth in the  Stipulation,  the
Reporting Persons,  as defendants in the Action, have been released from any and
all existing and future claims,  rights or other causes of action that have been
brought or could arise in connection  with the Action or the  Settlement,  other
than any claim or potential  claims  relating to the enforcement of the terms or
conditions of the Settlement.

         The foregoing descriptions of the Settlement, including the Stipulation
and the Investment Agreement,  do not purport to be complete and are subject to,
and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the Stipulation, the Investment
Agreement and each of the other  documents  which have been filed as Exhibits to
this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.  Certain capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings  ascribed in the applicable  agreement
referenced herein.

         The  Reporting  Persons  retain  the right to change  their  investment
intent,  to propose one or more possible  transactions  to the Issuer's Board of
Directors,  to acquire  additional  shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock or
other securities of the Issuer from time to time or to sell or otherwise dispose
of all or part of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock beneficially owned by them
(or any shares of Common Stock into which such Preferred Stock are converted) in
any manner permitted by law. The Reporting  Persons may engage from time to time
in  ordinary  course  transactions,   including  collateral  arrangements,  with
financial  institutions with respect to the securities  described herein. To the
extent such transactions  materially affect the Reporting  Persons' ownership of
such  securities,  or in the event of a material  change in the present plans or
intentions  of the  Reporting  Persons,  the  Reporting  Persons will amend this
Schedule 13D to reflect such change.


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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

         Items 5(a) and (b) are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

         As  of  the  date  hereof,  the  Apollo  Purchasers   beneficially  own
12,709,499  shares of Common Stock,  996,171 shares of Preferred  Stock,  53,997
shares of Series 1-A Warrants and 12,262,542 shares of Series 2-A Warrants.  The
shares of the Common  Stock  represent  approximately  14.0% of the class.  Each
share of Preferred Stock is currently  convertible  into  approximately  14.2857
shares of Common Stock,  or an aggregate of  14,231,000  shares of Common Stock,
which represents  approximately  15.7% of the class. The Series 1-A Warrants are
currently   exercisable  for  728,960  shares  of  Common  Stock,   representing
approximately  0.8%  of  the  class.  The  Series  2-A  Warrants  are  currently
exercisable for 12,262,542  shares of Common Stock,  representing  approximately
13.5% of the class.

Item 6.  Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings or Relationships with Respect
         to Securities of the Issuer.

         Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

         The responses to Item 2, Item 3, and Item 4 are incorporated  herein by
reference.

         The  foregoing  response to this Item 6 is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Stipulation of Settlement and the Investment Agreement, each of
which is filed as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated  hereby by
this reference.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

         Item 7 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding thereto as follows:

         Exhibit No.
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         9.             1/ Stipulation  of  Settlement,  dated April 2, 2002, by
                        and among AIF IV, AIF LLC, Apollo Advisors, L.P., Apollo
                        Advisors IV, L.P., Apollo  Management,  L.P, the Issuer,
                        the Individual  Defendants (as defined  therein) and the
                        Plaintiffs (as defined therein).

         10.            2/  Investment  Agreement,  dated April 2, 2002,  by and
                        among the Apollo Purchasers and the Issuer

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1/ Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of the Issuer's  periodic report on
Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2002 (Commission File Number 000-13865).

2/ Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Issuer's  periodic report on
Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2002 (Commission File Number 000-13865).


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Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief,
the  undersigned  certify that the  information  set forth in this  statement is
true, complete and correct.


April 5, 2002                      APOLLO INVESTMENT FUND IV, L.P.

                                   By:      APOLLO ADVISORS IV, L.P.
                                            its general partner

                                   By:      Apollo Capital Management IV, Inc.
                                            its general partner

                                   By:      /s/ Michael D. Weiner
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:    Michael D. Weiner
                                            Title:   Vice President


April 5, 2002                     APOLLO OVERSEAS PARTNERS IV, L.P.

                                  By:      APOLLO ADVISORS IV, L.P.
                                           its managing general partner

                                  By:      Apollo Capital Management IV, Inc.
                                           its general partner

                                  By:     /s/ Michael D. Weiner
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:    Michael D. Weiner
                                          Title:   Vice President


April 5, 2002                     APOLLO ADVISORS IV, L.P.
                                  in its capacity as managing general partner
                                  to Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P. and
                                  Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P.

                                  By:      Apollo Capital Management IV, Inc.
                                           its general partner

                                  By:     /s/ Michael D. Weiner
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:    Michael D. Weiner
                                          Title:   Vice President


                                                             Page 13 of 13 Pages


April 5, 2002                     APOLLO MANAGEMENT IV, L.P.
                                  in its capacity as investment manager to
                                  Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P. and
                                  Apollo Overseas Partners IV, L.P.

                                  By:      AIF IV Management, Inc.
                                           its general partner

                                  By:      /s/ Michael D. Weiner
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:    Michael D. Weiner
                                           Title:   Vice President


April 5, 2002                     AIF  IV/RRRR LLC

                                  By:      Apollo Management IV, L.P.
                                           its manager

                                  By:      AIF IV Management, Inc.
                                           its general partner

                                  By:      /s/ Michael D. Weiner
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:    Michael D. Weiner
                                           Title:   Vice President