UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Trinity I Fund, L.P.
Address: 201 Main Street, Suite 3200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Form 13F File Number: 28-6040
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 and 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 Report Manager:
Name: W.R. Cotham
Title: Vice President of General Partner of General Partner
Phone: 817/390-8400
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ W.R. Cotham Fort Worth, Texas November 12, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 25
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $547,824(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMNT OTHR VOTING AUTHORITY
OF
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CLL DISCRETN MGRS SOLE SHRD NONE
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Blount Intl Inc. Cl A 095177101 1441 106752 SH Sole 2761200
CML Group Inc. COM 125820100 39 3033100 SH Sole 3033100
Columbia HCA COM 197677107 28682 1353700 SH Sole 1503700
Healthcare
Crawford & Co. Cl B 224633107 9817 685912 SH Sole 701872
Crawford & Co. Cl A 224633206 9248 782859 SH Sole 782859
First Sierra COM 335944104 18480 1729100 SH Sole 1629100
Financial Inc.
Freeport McMoran Cl A 35671D105 19514 1406400 SH Sole 1536400
Cooper and Gold
Harnischfeger COM 413345109 2874 2873950 SH Sole 2873950
Industries
Hawthorne COM 420542102 4780 357400 SH Sole 357400
Financial Corp
Household COM 441815107 26681 664946 SH Sole 664946
International
Inc.
Interstate COM 46072H108 44275 1925000 SH Sole 2000000
Bakeries
Corporation
Kirby Corp. COM 497266106 55412 2823532 SH Sole 2823532
Lindsay MFG Co. COM 535555106 41163 2097462 SH Sole 2097462
Longview Fibre COM 543213102 3330 267700 SH Sole 673200
Co.
Meditrust Corp. Paire 58501T306 27866 3278309 SH Sole 2990809
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Rohn Industries COM 775381106 7312 3656200 SH Sole 3656200
S & P Deposit Dep 78462F103 43118 334900 SH Sole 334900
Receipts Rec
Triad Hospitals COM 89579K109 343 33873 SH Sole 61773
UCAR COM 90262K109 59465 2606700 SH Sole 2806700
International
Inc.
US Industries COM 912080108 18113 1150000 SH Sole 2114200
Inc.
Weatherford COM 947074100 18400 575000 SH Sole 575000
International
Wolverine Tube COM 978093102 25254 1629300 SH Sole 1629300
Inc.
Wiley John & Cl A 968223206 17404 1109400 SH Sole 850200
Sons Inc.
Wiley John & Cl B 968223305 124 8000 SH Sole 8000
Sons Inc.
XTRA Corp. COM 984138107 64689 1627400 SH Sole 1627400
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