UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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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 11/11/1999
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: 104
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,183,478
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
ABACUS DIRECT CORP COM 002553-10-5 22864 187600SH SOLE 187600
AERIAL COMMUN INC COM 007655-10-3 482 17800SH SOLE 17800
AFC CABLE SYSTEMS COM 000950-10-5 36072 850000SH SOLE 850000
AK STEEL HOLDINGS COM 001547-10-8 9148 501260SH SOLE 501260
ALZA CORP COM 022615-10-8 47201 1102500SH SOLE 1102500
AMERITECH INC COM 030954-10-1 52238 777500SH SOLE 777500
AMSOUTH BANCORP COM 032165-10-2 2257 96300SH SOLE 96300
ASARCO INC COM 043413-10-3 14750 550100SH SOLE 550100
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COM 048825-10-3 20384 230000SH SOLE 230000
BANKNORTH GROUP COM 06646L-10-0 512 17200SH SOLE 17200
BERKSHIRE REALTY INC COM 084710-10-2 8400 700000SH SOLE 700000
BIG FLOWER PRESS COM 089159-10-7 7078 250000SH SOLE 250000
CARDIOTHORACIC SYS COM 141907-10-5 1675 100000SH SOLE 100000
CASE CORP COM 14743R-10-3 17434 350000SH SOLE 350000
CENTOCOR INC COM 152342-10-1 31777 543200SH SOLE 543200
CENTURY COMMUN CL A 156503-10-4 28254 630500SH SOLE 630500
CHIQUITA BRANDS INC PFD A NON VTG 170032-40-3 8107 304500SH SOLE 304500
CHOCK FULL O'NUTS COM 170268-10-6 1789 164500SH SOLE 164500
CITATION CORP COM 172895-10-4 5081 300000SH SOLE 300000
COLUMBIA ENERGY GRP COM 197648-10-8 3012 54400SH SOLE 54400
COMSAT CORP COM SER I 20564D-10-7 5301 180449SH SOLE 180449
COMVERSE TECH INC SUB DB CV 4.5%05 205862-AG-0 15083 6650000PRN SOLE 6650000
COMVERSE TECH INC SB DB CV 5.75%06 205862-AE-5 15451 5000000PRN SOLE 5000000
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC SB NT CV 4.25%06 207142-AB-6 6084 3550000PRN SOLE 3550000
CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS COM 232809-10-3 7406 377400SH SOLE 377400
DATA GENERAL CORP COM 237688-10-6 15797 750000SH SOLE 750000
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357-10-6 27223 1052100SH SOLE 1052100
EMCOR GROUP INC SB NT CV 5.75%05 29084Q-AC-4 3830 4250000PRN SOLE 4250000
FLYCAST COMMUN CORP COM 344067-10-3 4563 100000SH SOLE 100000
FORTE SOFTWARE INC COM 349546-10-1 11087 405000SH SOLE 405000
FURON COMPANY COM 361106-10-7 4988 200000SH SOLE 200000
GENERAL INSTR CORP COM 370120-10-7 14741 306300SH SOLE 306300
GENESYS TELECOM LABS COM 371931-10-6 2053 45000SH SOLE 45000
GENZYME CORP SB NT CV 5.25%05 372917-AF-1 2003 1500000PRN SOLE 1500000
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM G3921A-10-0 4417 167055SH SOLE 167055
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD PUT G3921A-95-0 1776 67000SH PUT SOLE 67000
GLOBAL INDL TECH COM 379335-10-2 319 26200SH SOLE 26200
GTE CORP COM 362320-10-3 7688 100000SH SOLE 100000
GUARANTY FED BANCSH COM 40108P-10-1 3357 295081SH SOLE 295081
HANNAFORD BROS CO COM 410550-10-7 20237 287300SH SOLE 287300
HAMBRECHT & QUIST COM 406545-10-3 13458 275000SH SOLE 275000
HOME DEPOT INC SB NT CV 3.25%01 437076-AE-2 10126 3400000PRN SOLE 3400000
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506-10-7 27828 250000SH SOLE 250000
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS PUT 452308-95-9 2535 34000SH PUT SOLE 34000
IMALL INC COM PAR $0.001 45244X-30-6 4027 217700SH SOLE 217700
INTL NETWORK SVSC COM 460053-10-1 1906 35100SH SOLE 35100
INTL TELECOMMUN DATA COM 46047F-10-4 844 100000SH SOLE 100000
KING WORLD PRODTNS COM 495667-10-7 14434 384900SH SOLE 384900
KMART CORP PFD TRCV 7.75% 498778-20-8 9387 197100SH SOLE 197100
KOLLMORGEN CORP COM 500440-10-2 4288 351800SH SOLE 351800
KTI INC COM NEW 482689-20-5 4341 555700SH SOLE 555700
LEARN2.COM INC COM 522002-10-4 963 331500SH SOLE 331500
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES COM NEW 542290-40-8 4988 100000SH SOLE 100000
LORAL SPACE & COMMUN PFD CONV C 6% G56462-14-9 13168 268725SH SOLE 268725
MACMILLAN BLOEDEL COM 554783-20-9 6250 400000SH SOLE 400000
MARSHALL INDUSTRIES COM 572393-10-6 18192 498400SH SOLE 498400
MAXXIM MEDICAL INC COM 57777G-10-5 9132 381500SH SOLE 381500
MEDIA ONE GROUP INC COM 58440J-10-4 60211 881400SH SOLE 881400
MONSANTO CO PUT 611662-95-7 11606 300000SH PUT SOLE 300000
NALCO CHEMICAL COM 629853-10-2 10100 200000SH SOLE 200000
NEWCOURT CREDIT COM 650905-10-2 5455 417600SH SOLE 417600
NEWFIELD FIN TR I QUIPS SER A 651291-20-5 7515 134200SH SOLE 134200
NICHOLS RESEARCH COM 653818-10-4 8031 304500SH SOLE 304500
NIELSON MEDIA RESH COM NEW 653929-30-7 4648 125000SH SOLE 125000
OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS COM 670828-10-2 2241 63800SH SOLE 63800
OMNICOM GROUP INC SB DB CV 4.25%07 681919-AE-6 7632 3000000PRN SOLE 3000000
OMNIPOINT CORP COM 68212D-10-2 6202 111500SH SOLE 111500
ORION CAPITAL COM 686268-10-3 9475 200000SH SOLE 200000
OUTDOOR SYS INC COM 690057-10-4 19284 539400SH SOLE 539400
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC PFD CONV $.01 690768-50-2 10139 302650SH SOLE 302650
PACIFICORP COM 695114-10-8 8300 412400SH SOLE 412400
PERCLOSE INC COM 71361C-10-7 8933 192100SH SOLE 192100
PETSMART INC SB NT CV 144A 04 716768-AA-4 1374 2000000PRN SOLE 2000000
PIONEER HI-BRED COM 723686-10-1 6967 175000SH SOLE 175000
PLAYERS INTL INC COM 727903-10-6 3703 500000SH SOLE 500000
POGO TR I QUIPS SER A 73044P-20-8 3312 62200SH SOLE 62200
POOL ENERGY SERVICES COM 732788-10-4 10518 428200SH SOLE 428200
PREMARK INTL INC COM 740459-10-2 19448 385100SH SOLE 385100
PROMUS HOTEL CORP COM 74342P-10-6 13025 400000SH SOLE 400000
REPUBLIC NEW YORK COM 760719-10-4 34012 553600SH SOLE 553600
REPUBLIC NEW YORK CALL 760719-90-4 307 5000SH CALLSOLE 5000
REPUBLIC NEW YORK PUT 760719-95-4 9523 155000SH PUT SOLE 155000
REYNOLDS METALS CO COM 761763-10-1 19030 315200SH SOLE 315200
ROBERTS PHARMACEUTIC COM 770491-10-8 17848 590000SH SOLE 590000
ROYAL CARIBBEAN PFD CONV A V7780T-11-1 12581 90100SH SOLE 90100
SAVILLE SYSTEMS SPONSORED ADR 805174-10-9 14625 1000000SH SOLE 1000000
SEALED AIR CORP PFD CV A $2 81211K-20-9 28046 551942SH SOLE 551942
SMART MODULAR TECH COM 831690-10-2 5109 150000SH SOLE 150000
SONAT INC COM 835415-10-0 8223 207200SH SOLE 207200
ST. PAUL BANCORP COM 792848-10-3 4918 215000SH SOLE 215000
STANDARD PRODS CO COM 853836-10-4 3866 109300SH SOLE 109300
SUPERVALU INC COM 868536-10-3 2181 100000SH SOLE 100000
SUPERIOR TRUST I PFD CV 8.50% 86836P-20-2 3463 101100SH SOLE 101100
TELEBANC FINANCIAL COM 87925R-10-9 17894 778000SH SOLE 778000
TRANSACTION NETWORK COM 893414-10-2 9962 253800SH SOLE 253800
TYCO INTL LTD COM 902124-10-6 27453 265884SH SOLE 265884
U S BIOSCIENCE COM PAR $0.01 911646-20-6 2850 200000SH SOLE 200000
U S WEST INC COM 91273H-10-1 22825 400000SH SOLE 400000
UNION CARBIDE CORP COM 905581-10-4 14203 250000SH SOLE 250000
UST CORP COM 902900-10-9 15375 500000SH SOLE 500000
WESTERN GAS RESOURCE PFD CONV $2.625 958259-30-1 2567 74000SH SOLE 74000
WICOR INC COM 929253-10-2 4069 140000SH SOLE 140000
WORLD COLOR PRESS COM 981443-10-4 25397 681800SH SOLE 681800
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