UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Quarter Ended: March 31, 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 May 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: 27
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $651,209 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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TITLE OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMNT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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BAKER HUGHES INC. COM 057224107 4862 200000 SH SOLE 200000
BLOUNT INTL INC. CL A 095177101 79730 2761200 SH SOLE 2761200
CML GROUP INC. COM 125820100 64 3033100 SH SOLE 3033100
COLUMBIA HCA HEALTHCARE COM 197677107 24689 1303700 SH SOLE 1303700
CRAWFORD & CO CL B 224633107 7326 701872 SH SOLE 701872
CRAWFORD & CO CL A 224633206 7975 782859 SH SOLE 782859
EXECUTIVE RISK COM 301586103 20767 292500 SH SOLE 292500
FIRST SIERRA
FINANCIAL INC. COM 335944104 14662 1629100 SH SOLE 1629100
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER
AND GOLD CL A 35671D105 14262 1391400 SH SOLE 1391400
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER
AND GOLD CL B 35671D857 9515 875000 SH SOLE 875000
HARNISCHFEGER INDUSTRIES COM 413345109 21807 3834150 SH SOLE 3834150
HAWTHORNE FINANCIAL CORP. COM 420542102 5361 357400 SH SOLE 357400
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL
INC. COM 441815107 31479 689946 SH SOLE 689946
INTERSTATE BAKERIES
CORPORATION COM 46072H108 36846 1708800 SH SOLE 1708800
KIRBY CORP. COM 497266106 53471 2823532 SH SOLE 2823532
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDING COM 524908100 5975 100000 SH SOLE 100000
LINDSAY MFG CO. COM 535555106 41687 2097462 SH SOLE 2097462
LONGVIEW FIBRE CO. COM 543213102 8223 711200 SH SOLE 711200
MEDITRUST CORP. PAIRED
CERT 58501T306 37198 2990809 SH SOLE 2990809
ROHN INDUSTRIES COM 775381106 8112 3656200 SH SOLE 3656200
S & P DEPOSIT RECEIPTS DEP
REC 8462F103 25649 199800 SH SOLE 199800
UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 90262K109 47408 3356300 SH SOLE 3356300
U.S. INDUSTRIES INC. COM 912080108 20054 1220000 SH SOLE 1220000
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL COM 947074100 19594 750000 SH SOLE 750000
WOLVERINE TUBE INC. COM 978093102 34419 1629300 SH SOLE 1629300
WILEY JOHN & SONS INC. CL A 968223206 12835 305600 SH SOLE 305600
XTRA CORP. COM 984138107 57239 1494000 SH SOLE 1494000
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