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, 1999
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 08/13/1999
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: 47
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $629966
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
AFC CABLE SYSTEMS COM 000950-10-5 3763 126500SH sole 126500
AGOURON PHARM COM 008488-10-8 5000 88400SH sole 88400
AIRTOUCH COMMUN COM 00949T-10-0 82267 851400SH sole 851400
ALIANT COMMUN CO COM 016090-10-2 31572 772400SH sole 772400
ALLIED WASTE INDS COM PAR $.01 NEW 019589-30-8 722 50000SH sole 50000
AMERICAN STORES COM 030096-10-1 50186 1520800SH sole 1520800
AMERIN CORP COM 03070X-10-6 4855 239000SH sole 239000
ASCEND COMMUN COM 043491-10-9 38747 463000SH sole 463000
BALLARD MED PRODS COM 058566-10-0 18596 762900SH sole 762900
BANK BOSTON CORP COM 06605F-10-2 4331 100000SH sole 100000
BANKERS TRUST NY COM 066365-10-7 14005 158700SH sole 158700
BANKERS TRUST NY PUT 066365-95-7 2030 23000SH PUT sole 23000
BROWNING FERRIS IND COM 115885-10-5 11553 299600SH sole 299600
CAPSTAR BROADCASTING CL A 14067G-10-5 21343 930500SH sole 930500
COLTEC INDS INC COM 196879-10-0 23907 1314500SH sole 1314500
COMSAT CORP COM 20564D-10-7 9324 322200SH sole 322200
CONCENTRA MNGD CARE COM 20589T-10-3 2900 200000SH sole 200000
D & N FINANCIAL COM 232864-10-8 1144 50300SH sole 50300
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357-10-6 25215 820000SH sole 820000
EXCITE INC COM 300904-10-4 29318 209600SH sole 209600
EXECUTIVE RISK INC COM 301586-10-3 7100 100000SH sole 100000
GEOCITIES COM 37247V-10-6 12866 117500SH sole 117500
GETCHELL GOLD CORP COM 374265-10-6 8121 310100SH sole 310100
KANSAS CITY PWR & LT COM 485134-10-0 6156 250000SH sole 250000
KN ENERGY INC COM 482620-10-1 15487 776800SH sole 776800
KTI INC COM NEW 482689-20-5 3433 334900SH sole 334900
LEVEL ONE COMMUN INC COM 527295-10-9 3355 69000SH sole 69000
MEDIA ONE GROUP COM 58440J-10-4 6350 100000SH sole 100000
MEYER FRED INC DEL COM 592907-10-9 44097 749000SH sole 749000
MOBIL CORP COM 607059-10-2 13200 150000SH sole 150000
MORTON INTL INC NEW COM 619335-10-2 17449 474800SH sole 474800
NEWCOURT CR GROUP COM 650905-10-2 3716 137300SH sole 137300
NEXSTAR PHARM COM 65333B-10-6 2380 140000SH sole 140000
NINE WEST GROUP INC COM 65440D-10-2 3540 143400SH sole 143400
PACIFICORP COM 695114-10-8 5473 317300SH sole 317300
PAYMENTECH INC COM 704384-10-6 4153 175800SH sole 175800
PEOPLES BANCORP COM 709789-10-1 5245 534500SH sole 534500
PIONEER HI BRED COM 723686-10-1 3763 100000SH sole 100000
PLATINUM TECH INTL COM 72764T-10-1 17763 700004SH sole 700004
POOL ENERGY SERVICE COM 732788-10-4 450 30000SH sole 30000
POWERHOUSE TECH COM 739323-10-3 2578 150000SH sole 150000
QUICKTURN DESIGN SYS COM 74838E-10-2 9930 703000SH sole 703000
SONAT INC COM 835414-10-0 9216 307200SH sole 307200
SUNSTAND CORP COM 867323-10-7 13900 200000SH sole 200000
TELECOM ITALIA SPA SPONS ADR ORD 87927W-10-6 522 5000SH sole 5000
TRANSAMERICA CORP COM 893485-10-2 24850 350000SH sole 350000
UNITED STS SATELLITE CL A 912534-10-4 4095 240000SH sole 240000
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