UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1998
Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number:1
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[X] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Alpine Associates, A Limited Partnership
100 Union Avenue
Cresskill, NJ 07626
13F File Number: 28-5180
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing this 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: Todd J. Mason
Title: Analyst
Phone: 201-871-0866
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Todd J. Mason Cresskill, New Jersey 05/14/1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
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: NONE
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 39
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $480,140 (thousands)
Confidential information has been omitted from the public Form 13F report and
filed separately with the Commission.
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFO TABLE
VALUE SHARES / SH PUT INV VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALLDSC SOLE SNONE
ALIANT COMMUN CO COM 016090-10-2 1590 39100 SH Sole 3910000
AMERICAN STORES CO NEW COM 030096-10-1 46954 1271200 SH Sole 127120000
AMERIN CORP COM 03070X-10-6 3234 133400 SH Sole 13340000
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954-10-1 11502 181500 SH Sole 18150000
AMP INC COM 031897-10-1 44256 850068 SH Sole 85006800
ASTRA AB SPONSORED ADR A 046298-10-5 6206 300000 SH Sole 30000000
AVECOR CARDIOVASCULAR COM 053547-10-5 4421 360900 SH Sole 36090000
BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS COM 058566-10-0 7415 305000 SH Sole 30500000
BANKERS TRUST CORP COM 066365-10-7 16660 195000 SH Sole 19500000
BAYARD DRILLING TECH COM 072700-10-7 2005 401100 SH Sole 40110000
BOOLE & BABBAGE INC COM 098586-10-0 12206 417300 SH Sole 41730000
COLTEC INDS INC COM 196879-10-0 4116 211100 SH Sole 21110000
COMSAT CORP COM SER 1 20564D-10-7 3600 100000 SH Sole 10000000
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357-10-6 23125 625000 SH Sole 62500000
DISCREET LOGIC COM 25467V-10-4 3775 200000 SH Sole 20000000
ENVOY CORP NEW COM 293982-10-4 11650 200000 SH Sole 20000000
FOAMEX INTL INC COM 344123-10-4 5838 486500 SH Sole 48650000
FRED MEYER INC DEL NEW COM 592907-10-9 51899 861400 SH Sole 86140000
GENOVESE DRUGSTORES CL A 372442-20-2 3003 105400 SH Sole 10540000
GETCHELL GOLD CORP COM 374265-10-6 8450 310100 SH Sole 31010000
HEADLANDS MTG CO COM 421980-10-3 6245 300100 SH Sole 30010000
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS CL A 469858-40-1 25750 400000 SH Sole 40000000
KANSAS CITY PWR & LT CO COM 485134-10-0 7406 250000 SH Sole 25000000
KUHLMAN CORP COM 501206-10-6 5681 150000 SH Sole 15000000
LEARNING CO INC COM 522008-10-1 12968 500000 SH Sole 50000000
MAINSTREET FINCL INC COM 560633-10-9 1218 26100 SH Sole 2610000
MEMCO SOFTWARE LTD ORD M69065-10-6 6547 432900 SH Sole 43290000
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HLDGS COM 595920-10-9 19796 736600 SH Sole 73660000
MOBIL CO COM 607059-10-2 8712 100000 SH Sole 10000000
ORYX ENERGY CO COM 68763F-10-0 6089 453200 SH Sole 45320000
PEOPLES BANCORP INC COM 709909-10-5 2428 225900 SH Sole 22590000
PROVIDENT COS INC COM 743862-10-4 3486 84000 SH Sole 8400000
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYSTEM COM 74838E-10-2 1425 100000 SH Sole 10000000
RUBBERMAID INC COM 781088-10-9 25150 800000 SH Sole 80000000
TELE COMMUNICATIONS INC COM TCI GRP A 87924V-10-1 45356 820000 SH Sole 82000000
TELECOMMS INC. VENT COM TCI VENT A 87924V-88-7 11781 500000 SH Sole 50000000
UNION CAMP CORP COM 905530-10-1 12960 192000 SH Sole 19200000
US SATELLITE BROADCASTING CL A 912534-10-4 3421 250000 SH Sole 25000000
VANGUARD CELLULAR SYSTEM CL A 922022-10-8 1802 70000 SH Sole 7000000
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