UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 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 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: 101
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,095,265
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$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALLDSC SOLE SNONE
ABACUS DIRECT CORP COM 002553-10-5 14372 159800SH sole
AMERICAN BANKERS INS GROUP COM 024456-10-5 400 7352SH sole
AMERICAN BANKERS INS GROUP PFD B CV$%3.125 024456-20-4 26642 244600SH sole
ABOVENET COMMUNICATIONS COM 003743-10-1 4434 110000SH sole
AFC CABLE SYSTEMS INC COM 000950-10-5 13557 384600SH sole
AMERITECH INC COM 030954-10-1 7350 100000SH sole
ALIANT COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 016090-10-2 36664 793800SH sole
ALPHARMA INC SB NT CV 5.75%05 020813-AB-7 6023 4400000PRN sole
CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORP PFD CONV 7% 158915-30-6 3142 20500SH sole
AUTOMOBILE PROTECTION CORP COM 052905-10-6 1229 95900SH sole
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COM 048825-10-3 12534 150000SH sole
ARMCO INC COM 042170-10-0 8281 1250000SH sole
AVONDALE INDUSTRIES INC COM 054350-10-3 6466 165800SH sole
ALZA CORP DEL COM 022615-10-8 9473 186200SH sole
BROADCAST COM INC COM 111310-10-8 32362 242300SH sole
BROWNING FERRIS INDS COM 115885-10-5 33325 775000SH sole
BANKBOSTON CORP COM 06605R-10-6 7694 150500SH sole
BALLARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS COM 058566-10-0 17785 762900SH sole
BANCTEC INC COM 059784-10-8 13871 773300SH sole
CITATION CORP COM 172895-10-4 4016 250000SH sole
CONCENTRA MANAGED CARE COM 20589T-10-3 4425 300000SH sole
COLUMBIA ENERGY GROUP COM 197648-10-8 1881 30000SH sole
CHOCK FULL O'NUTS COM 170268-10-6 685 65600SH sole
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC SB DB CV 5.75%06 205862-AE-5 12416 5000000PRN sole
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS COM 209615-10-3 7290 120000SH sole
COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC COM 196879-10-0 50098 2310000SH sole
COMSAT CORP COM SER I 20564D-10-7 12272 377600SH sole
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL INC PFD A NON VTG 170032-40-3 10734 310000SH sole
CAPSTAR BROADCASTING CORP CL A 14067G-10-5 31432 1148200SH sole
CABLETRON SYSTEMS INC COM 126920-10-7 325 25000SH sole
CASE CORP COM 14743R-10-3 24063 500000SH sole
CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 156503-10-4 9200 200000SH sole
COACH USA INC COM 18975L-10-6 7557 180200SH sole
DIALOGIC CORP COM 252499-10-8 4375 100000SH sole
DELTA & PINE LD CO COM 247357-10-6 28665 910000SH sole
DATA PROCESSING RES CORP COM 237823-10-9 4713 200000SH sole
EMCOR GROUP SB NT CV 5.75%05 29084Q-AC-4 3325 3100000PRN sole
EXECUTIVE RISK INC COM 301586-10-3 8506 100000SH sole
EVEREN CAPITAL CORP COM 299761-10-6 17888 600000SH sole
FRONTIER CORP COM 35906P-10-5 28025 475000SH sole
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP COM 402734-10-7 14235 210700SH sole
GENZYME CORP SB NT CV 5.25%05 372917-AF-1 5246 3812000PRN sole
GUARANTY FED BANCSHARES COM 40108P-10-1 3430 295081SH sole
HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL COM 42219W-10-8 4744 138500SH sole
HOME DEPOT INC SB NT CV 3.25%01 437076-AE-2 9525 3400000PRN sole
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506-10-7 4253 36700SH sole
ICN PHARMACEUTICAL INC NEW COM 448924-10-0 3766 117000SH sole
KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES SB NT CV 5.75%02 488035-AC-0 2856 3200000PRN sole
KMART FING I PFD TRCV 7.75% 498778-20-8 11743 201600SH sole
KOLLMORGEN CORP COM 500440-10-2 5622 374800SH sole
KTI INC COM NEW 482689-20-5 3602 255000SH sole
KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS INC COM 495667-10-7 8526 244900SH sole
LEVEL ONE COMMUN INC COM 527295-10-9 20994 429000SH sole
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS PFD CONV C 6% G56462-14-9 14707 291225SH sole
MAXXIM MEDICAL INC COM 57777G-10-5 3322 142500SH sole
MARSHALL INDUSTRIES COM 572393-10-6 5110 142200SH sole
MACMILLAN BLOEDEL LTD COM 554783-20-9 1800 100000SH sole
MOBIL CORP COM 607059-10-2 14850 150000SH sole
MOSAIX INC COM 619454-10-1 1107 86000SH sole
NEWCOURT CREDIT COM 650905-10-2 3234 250000SH sole
NEXSTAR PHARMACEUTICALS COM 65333B-10-6 3347 170000SH sole
OAK INDUSTRIES SB NT CV4.875%08 671400-AL-3 5274 4120000PRN sole
OWENS ILLINOIS PFD CONV $.01 690768-50-2 10365 236250SH sole
OMNIPOINT CORP COM 68212D-10-2 2888 100000SH sole
OUTDOOR SYS INC COM 690057-10-4 16754 459000SH sole
POOL ENERGY SERVICES CO COM 732788-10-4 3374 166100SH sole
PETSMART INC SB NT CV 144A 04 716768-AA-4 8160 6250000PRN sole
PIONEER HI BRED INTL INC COM 723686-10-1 11681 300000SH sole
PLAYERS INTL INC COM 727903-10-6 1438 200000SH sole
POGO TRUST I QUIPS SER A 73044P-20-8 3058 60400SH sole
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP COM 699462-10-7 2926 219800SH sole
PAYMENTECH INC COM 704384-10-6 6978 275000SH sole
PENNZENERGY CO COM 70931Q-10-9 3221 193000SH sole
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COM 749121-10-9 2480 75000SH sole
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD PFD CONV A V7780T-11-1 12313 90100SH sole
RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC COM 763408-10-1 11493 652100SH sole
REPUBLIC NEW YORK CORP COM 760719-10-4 293 4300SH sole
ROHM & HAAS CO COM 775371-10-7 286 6667SH sole
RENTAL SERVICE COM 76009V-10-2 15887 555000SH sole
RAYCHEM CORP COM 754603-10-8 33226 898000SH sole
SAVILLE SYSTEMS PLC SPONSORED ADR 805174-10-9 9276 639700SH sole
SEALED AIR CORP NEW PFD CV A $2 81211K-20-9 33746 542642SH sole
7TH LEVEL INC COM 817916-10-9 2250 500000SH sole
SAFETY KLEEN CORP COM NEW 78648R-20-3 11505 634780SH sole
SONAT INC COM 835415-10-0 6864 207200SH sole
ST. PAUL BANCORP COM 792848-10-3 5483 215000SH sole
SUGEN INC COM 865041-10-7 8078 275000SH sole
SUPERIOR SERVICES COM 868316-10-0 7988 300000SH sole
SUPERIOR TRUST I PFD CV 8.50% 86836P-20-2 3598 80300SH sole
TRANSAMERICA CORP COM 893485-10-2 56250 750000SH sole
TELEBANC FINANCIAL CORP COM 87925R-10-9 25241 653500SH sole
TCA CABLE TV COM 872241-10-4 9486 171300SH sole
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD NEW COM 902124-10-6 18032 190313SH sole
MEDIA ONE GROUP INC COM 58440J-10-4 29750 400000SH sole
UNITED STATES SATELLITE CL A 912534-10-4 10031 536400SH sole
UST CORP COM 902900-10-9 1075 35600SH sole
U.S. WEST INC NEW COM 91273H-10-1 8813 150000SH sole
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857T-10-7 4925 25000SH sole
VWR SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS COM 918435-10-8 2990 81500SH sole
WICOR INC COM 929253-10-2 4191 150000SH sole
WHITTAKER CORP COM PAR $0.01 966680-40-7 10088 360300SH sole
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