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 [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] 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: 47
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,117,823
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
AEROQUIP VICKERS INC COM 007869-10-0 3989 69600SH Sole 6960000
ALPHARMA INC SB NT CV5.75%05 020813-AB-7 7701 5100000PRN Sole 510000000
ALZA CORP DEL COM 022615-10-8 2861 74800SH Sole 7480000
AMER SAFETY RAZOR CO COM 029362-10-0 2750 200000SH Sole 20000000
AMERICAN BANKERS INS GRP PFD B CV $3.125 024456-20-4 25759 244600SH Sole 24460000
AMP INC COM 031897-10-1 58110 1082368SH Sole 108236800
AMP INC PUT 031897-95-1 6040 112500SH Sole 11250000
ASTRA AB SPONSOR ADR A 046298-10-5 23440 1000000SH Sole 100000000
BAYARD DRILLING TECH COM 072700-10-7 2785 445600SH Sole 44560000
BERGEN BRUNSWICK CORP CL A 083739-10-2 1980 99000SH Sole 9900000
CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORP PFD CONV 7% 158915-30-6 2707 20500SH Sole 2050000
CHIQUITA BRANDS INC PFD A NON VTG 170032-40-3 11520 312100SH Sole 31210000
COAST FEDERAL LIT. TR. RT 19034Q-11-0 569 100000SH Sole 10000000
COMVERSE TECH SB DB CV 5.75%06 205862-AE-5 7568 4000000PRN Sole 400000000
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES SB NT CV 6.75%06 210795-AS-9 2568 2000000PRN Sole 200000000
GENZYME CORP SB NT CV 5.25%05 372917-AF-1 5515 3812000PRN Sole 381200000
GUARANTY FED BANCSHARES COM 40108P-10-1 3264 295081SH Sole 29508100
HERITAGE FINL CORP WASH COM 42722X-10-6 844 100000SH Sole 10000000
HOME DEPOT INC SB NT CV 3.25%01 437076-AE-2 9211 3400000PRN Sole 340000000
ICN PHARM INC NEW COM 448924-10-0 4410 175100SH Sole 17510000
JACOR COMMUNICATIONS CL A 469858-40-1 34407 453100SH Sole 45310000
KELLSTROM INDS INC SB NT CV 5.75%02 488035-AC-0 2620 3200000PRN Sole 320000000
KMART FING I PFD TRCV 7.75% 498778-20-8 20714 343800SH Sole 34380000
KOLLMORGEN CORP COM 500440-10-2 6263 501000SH Sole 50100000
LORAL SPACE & COMMUN PFD CONV C 6% G56462-14-9 13014 291225SH Sole 29122500
MAIL-WELL INC SUB NT CONV 5%02 560321-AD-3 2880 3000000PRN Sole 300000000
MERCANTILE BANCORPORATION COM 587342-10-6 7125 150000SH Sole 15000000
MERIDIAN RESOURCE CORP COM 58977Q-10-9 273 81000SH Sole 8100000
NEW DIMENSION SOFTWARE LTD ORD M74295-10-2 4871 93900SH Sole 9390000
NSC CORP COM 62938T-10-3 26 25831SH Sole 2583100
OAK INDUSTRIES SB NT CV4.875%08 671400-AL-3 3467 3370000PRN Sole 337000000
OWENS ILL INC PFD CONV $.01 690768-50-2 10249 280800SH Sole 28080000
PETSMART INC SB NT CV 144A 04 716768-AA-4 5356 4880000PRN Sole 488000000
PHARMERICA INC COM 717135-10-7 8303 1681700SH Sole 168170000
PRIME HOSPITALITY CORP COM 741917-10-8 994 100000SH Sole 10000000
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL COM 748767-10-0 1519 40497SH Sole 4049700
RELTEC CORP COM 759527-10-4 1545 52500SH Sole 5250000
SAFETY KLEEN CORP COM NEW 78648R-20-3 9276 700065SH Sole 70006500
SEALED AIR CORP CONV PFD PFD CV A $2 81211K-20-9 41880 843927SH Sole 84392700
SEVENTH LEVEL COM 817916-10-9 5316 900000SH Sole 90000000
SNYDER OIL CORP COM 833482-10-2 4262 287700SH Sole 28770000
LEARNING CO INC COM 522008-10-1 31071 1071400SH Sole 107140000
U.S. FILTER CORP NEW COM NEW 911843-20-9 45938 1500000SH Sole 150000000
UNION CAMP CORP COM 905530-10-1 35670 531400SH Sole 53140000
UNISYS COM 909214-10-8 693 25016SH Sole 2501600
UNUM CORP COM 903192-10-2 951 20000SH Sole 2000000
VANGUARD CELLULAR SYSTEM CL A 922022-10-8 1903 70000SH Sole 7000000
XYLAN CORP COM 984151-10-0 3681 100000SH Sole 10000000
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