UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2000
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Institutional Investment manager Filing this Report:
Name: Gabriel Capital Corp.
Address: 450 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
13F File Number: 28-4341
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person signing this report on behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: J. Ezra Merkin
Title: President
Phone: 212-838-7200
Signature, place and date of signing:
/s/ J. Ezra Merkin New York, New York May 15, 2000
Report Type (check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Gabriel Capital Corp.
28-4341
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 51
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $242,634 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File No. Name
01 28-6882 STEPHEN FEINBERG
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Gabriel Capital Corp.
28-4341
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COL 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AETNA INC COM 008117103 2775 50000 SH SOLE 50000
AMERICAN PAC CORP COM 028740108 1593 225597 SH SOLE 225597
ANACOMP INC DEL COM 032371106 1373 88600 SH DEFINED 01 88600
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COM 048825103 22389 263400 SH SOLE 263400
BANK SANTA CLARA CALIF COM 064781107 4127 134200 SH SOLE 134200
BANKNORTH GROUP INC DEL COM 06646L100 4228 157700 SH SOLE 157700
CADILLAC FAIRVIEW CORP COM 126929207 664 28889 SH DEFINED 01 28889
CALIFORNIA COASTAL CMNTYS INC COM 129915104 553 100571 SH DEFINED 01 100571
COAST BANCORP INC COM 190297101 1473 58900 SH SOLE 58900
COAST FEDERAL LITIGATION TR RT 19034Q110 1377 1001800 SH SOLE 1001800
COMSAT CORP COM SER 1 20564D107 1605 77800 SH SOLE 77800
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357106 5615 284300 SH SOLE 284300
DUFF AND PHELPS CR RATING CO COM 26432F109 498 5000 SH SOLE 5000
FINOVA GROUP COM 317928109 336 20000 SH SOLE 20000
FIRST COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC CL A 319777108 1177 34000 SH SOLE 34000
FIRST COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC CL B 319777207 2591 74700 SH SOLE 74700
FIRST SEC CORP DEL COM 336294103 1920 160000 SH SOLE 160000
FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS INC COM 344159108 125 40000 SH SOLE 40000
FRIEDMAN BILLINGS RAMSEY GROUP CL A 358433100 272 25000 SH SOLE 25000
FRIENDLY ICE CREAM CORP NEW COM 358497105 86 21827 SH DEFINED 01 21827
GTE CORP COM 362320103 36977 520800 SH SOLE 520800
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC WT EXP 000000 381197136 6447 4798000 SH SOLE 4798000
GRAND UN CO COM 386532402 115 40000 SH DEFINED 01 40000
HANNAFORD BROS CO COM 410550107 14654 198700 SH SOLE 198700
HARTFORD LIFE INC CL A 416592103 3563 76000 SH SOLE 76000
HERITAGE BANCORP INC DEL NEW COM 426926101 1288 77500 SH SOLE 77500
IMPERIAL CREDIT COMM MRTG INVS COM 45272T102 521 45000 SH SOLE 45000
INDEPENDENT BANKSHARES INC COM NEW 453841207 1922 106800 SH SOLE 106800
INTELLICORP INC COM 458153103 200 50000 SH SOLE 50000
INTERVU INC COM 46114R106 15784 155500 SH SOLE 155500
JOSTENS INC COM 481088102 8219 337200 SH SOLE 337200
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 755 5192 SH SOLE 5192
MECH FINL INC COM 583492103 3042 90800 SH SOLE 90800
MILTON FEDERAL FINL CORP COM 601795107 772 48600 SH SOLE 48600
MOLEX INC CL A 608554200 7164 161449 SH SOLE 161449
NATL BANCORP ALASKA COM 632587101 4577 121200 SH SOLE 121200
NOEL GROUP INC COM 655260107 1086 1974736 SH SOLE 1974736
PAIRGAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 695934109 3160 169100 SH SOLE 169100
PEEKSKILL FINL CORP COM 705385102 1157 55000 SH SOLE 55000
QUALITY DINING INC COM 74756P105 141 64400 SH SOLE 64400
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL INC COM 749121109 6806 141800 SH SOLE 141800
SGV BANCORP INC COM 78422T102 1548 66600 SH SOLE 66600
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY COM 811804103 3075 50000 SH SOLE 50000
SOUTH JERSEY FINL CORP INC COM 838493104 2507 132400 SH SOLE 132400
TELE SUDESTE CELULAR PART S A SPONS ADR PFD 879252104 7036 140900 SH SOLE 140900
TELEFONICA DE ARGENTINA S A COM 879378206 14738 375500 SH SOLE 375500
U S FOODSERVICE COM 90331R101 17420 676500 SH SOLE 676500
VASTAR RES INC COM 922380100 9311 125300 SH SOLE 125300
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 11889 121700 SH SOLE 121700
ZIONS BANCORPORATION COM 989701107 1478 35500 SH SOLE 35500
CRONOS GROUP N V ORD L20708100 505 80000 SH DEFINED 01 80000
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