UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 9/30/00
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Appaloosa Management L.P.
Address: 26 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928
13F File Number:
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the 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: Lawrence P. O'Friel
Title: Treasurer
Phone: 973-701-7000
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Lawrence P. O'Friel Chatham, New Jersey 11/10/00
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 REQIURED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 17
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 298,177,699
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGE
Apria Healthcare Group Inc. COM 37933108 976 70,000 x 70,000
Allstate Corporation COM 020002101 11,294 325,000 x 325,000
Beverly Enterprises Inc. COM NEW 087851309 12,765 2,150,000 x 2,150,000
Bio-Plexus COM 09057c106 516 250,000 x 250,000
Buffets Inc. COM 119882108 15,523 1,134,100 x 1,134,100
Cabot Corp COM 127055101 6,873 216,900 x 216,900
Chesapeake Energy Corp COM 165167107 19,082 2,654,930 x 2,654,930
Inamed Corp. COM 453235103 124,273 5,523,256 x 5,523,256
Mentor Corp. COM 587188103 12,718 807,500 x 807,500
Mesabi Trust UBI CFT BEN IN 590672101 1,959 580,600 x 580,600
Noble Affiliates Inc. COM 654894104 11,137 300,000 x 300,000
Northpoint Communications COM 666610100 2,574 290,000 x 290,000
Ocean Energy Inc. COM NEW 67481E106 23,250 1,500,000 x 1,500,000
Tenet Healthcare Corp. COM 88033G100 11,842 325,000 x 325,000
Unocal Corp COM 915289102 30,122 850,000 x 850,000
Ventas Inc. COM 92276F100 11,698 2,339,500 x 2,339,500
Vitro SA ADR SPONS ADR 928502301 1,575 600,000 x 600,000
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