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
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Instituional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BAMCO, INC.
Address: 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th floor
New York, NY 10153
Form 13F File Number: 28-2116
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: Ronald Baron
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Phone: (212) 583-2000
Signature, Place, and Dating of Signing:
/s/ Ronald Baron New York, NY May 7, 1999
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Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[X ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-1678 BARON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 95
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 8026149
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
01 28-1678 BARON CAPITAL MANAGMENT, INC.
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Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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TITLE
OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ALEXANDER'S INC. COM 014752109 24782 365780 SH DEFINED 01 365780
AMER MOBILE SATELLITE CORP. COM 02755R103 39807 5307600 SH DEFINED 01 497300 4810300
AMERICAN TOWER CORP. CL A 029912201 169786 6930050 SH DEFINED 01 350000 6580050
AMF BOWLING INC. COM 03113V109 44877 11219200 SH DEFINED 01 50000 11169200
APOLLO GROUP INC. CL A 037604105 2958 99000 SH DEFINED 01 99000
AURORA FOODS INC. COM 05164B106 770 47000 SH DEFINED 01 47000
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC. COM 053494100 16269 891470 SH DEFINED 01 891470
AVTEAM INC. CL A 054527205 3656 750000 SH DEFINED 750000
BRISTOL HOTEL & RESORTS INC. COM 110041100 25493 2977300 SH DEFINED 01 2977300
BUDGET GROUP INC. CL A 119003101 40286 3288650 SH DEFINED 01 3288650
CALIBER LEARNING NETWORK INC. COM 129914107 4966 1241500 SH DEFINED 01 1241500
CAREER EDUCATION CORP. COM 141665109 24237 700000 SH DEFINED 01 700000
CARIBINER INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 141888107 8212 900000 SH DEFINED 900000
CD RADIO INC. COM 125127100 22534 866700 SH DEFINED 01 866700
CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF PR COM 15116N108 38796 1436900 SH DEFINED 01 1436900
CENTENNIAL CELLULAR CORP. CL A 15133V109 5197 110000 SH DEFINED 110000
CENTRAL PARKING CORP. COM 154785109 23115 670000 SH DEFINED 01 670000
CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. CL A 156503104 99734 2147700 SH DEFINED 01 2147700
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. COM 808513105 1514637 15756950 SH DEFINED 01 1475000 14281950
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 169905106 273060 19417613 SH DEFINED 01 1303600 18114013
CHOICEPOINT INC. COM 170388102 122588 2457900 SH DEFINED 01 2457900
COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE ENTRPRS COM 203349105 24547 666799 SH DEFINED 01 666799
COMMNET CELLULAR INC. COM 202604203 5622 350000 SH DEFINED 350000
CORECOMM LTD.(BERMUDA) ORD G2422R109 87781 2388600 SH DEFINED 01 2388600
CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD CO. COM 21988R102 3561 135000 SH DEFINED 135000
COUNSEL CORP. COM 22226R102 27331 4125400 SH DEFINED 01 4125400
COX RADIO INC. CL A 224051102 46535 908000 SH DEFINED 01 908000
CROSS TIMBERS OIL COMPANY COM 227573102 40375 5716775 SH DEFINED 01 5716775
DEVRY INC. COM 251893103 187044 6449800 SH DEFINED 01 400000 6049800
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC. COM 256747106 144337 4665436 SH DEFINED 01 4665436
DVI INC. COM 233343102 40420 2717300 SH DEFINED 01 200000 2517300
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP. COM 28139T101 63483 2064500 SH DEFINED 01 2064500
EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY COM NEW 283677854 6519 855000 SH DEFINED 855000
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE INC. CL A 284895109 3239 355000 SH DEFINED 355000
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. CL A 293639100 5306 150000 SH DEFINED 150000
EQUITY MARKETING INC. COM 294724109 2156 375000 SH DEFINED 375000
FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC. COM 31430F101 47246 2037570 SH DEFINED 01 2037570
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. ORD Y2573F102 180571 3540600 SH DEFINED 01 3540600
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL INC. LTD VTG 35100E104 60254 1443200 SH DEFINED 01 1443200
GABELLI ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. CL A 36239Y102 7509 482500 SH DEFINED 01 482500
HCR MANOR CARE INC. COM 404134108 332230 14563500 SH DEFINED 01 1320000 13243500
HEFTEL BROADCASTING CORP. CL A 422799106 166998 3850100 SH DEFINED 01 3850100
INDUSTRIE NATUZZI Sp.A. ADR 456478106 115794 7017800 SH DEFINED 01 7017800
IT GROUP INC. COM 465266104 19312 1500000 SH DEFINED 1500000
INTRAWEST CORP. COM NEW 460915200 4840 286800 SH DEFINED 01 286800
IRON MOUNTAIN INC. DEL. COM 46284P104 51742 1655750 SH DEFINED 01 1655750
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC. COM 45068B109 58560 1559000 SH DEFINED 01 1559000
JEFFERIES GROUP INC. COM 472318104 9962 210000 SH DEFINED 210000
KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INC. CL A 193294105 20322 770500 SH DEFINED 01 770500
KIMCO REALTY CORP. COM 49446R109 36823 998600 SH DEFINED 01 998600
LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 522015106 39069 3906900 SH DEFINED 01 3906900
LIBBEY INC. COM 529898108 117422 3787800 SH DEFINED 01 3787800
LOEWS CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT CORP. COM 540423100 17391 1750000 SH DEFINED 1750000
MARCUS CORP. COM 566330106 2080 173350 SH DEFINED 01 173350
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. COM 583928106 4172 277000 SH DEFINED 01 277000
METRO NETWORKS INC. COM 591918107 103246 1877200 SH DEFINED 01 1877200
MIRAGE RESORTS INC. COM 60462E104 190452 8962450 SH DEFINED 01 8962450
MORTONS RESTAURANT GROUP INC. COM 619429103 7989 515400 SH DEFINED 01 515400
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TITLE
OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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NTL INC. COM 629407107 347789 4273899 SH Defined 01 255333 4018566
O.M. GROUP COM 670872100 108136 3276850 SH Defined 01 3276850
OUTDOOR SYSTEMS INC COM 690057104 38703 1290101 SH Defined 01 1290101
PATIENT INFOSYSTEMS INC. COM 702915109 415 166100 SH Defined 166100
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP CL A 731572103 235368 11842400 SH Defined 01 11842400
POST PROPERTIES INC. COM 737464107 10755 296683 SH Defined 01 296683
PREMIER PARKS INC COM NEW 740540208 179266 4812500 SH Defined 01 4812500
PROVINCE HEALTHCARE CO COM 743977100 8325 450000 SH Defined 450000
PRISON REALTY CORP COM 74264N105 27387 1570587 SH Defined 01 1570587
QUORUM HEALTH GRP COM 749084109 23860 2386050 SH Defined 01 2386050
RESORTQUEST INTL INC COM 761183102 21632 1352000 SH Defined 1352000
ROBERT HALF INTL COM 770323103 292071 8901206 SH Defined 01 747000 8154206
RURAL CELLULAR CORP. CL A 781904107 8414 635000 SH Defined 635000
SAGA COMMUICATIONS CORP CL A 786598102 82542 4617715 SH Defined 01 575151 4042564
SEACOR SMIT INC. COM 811904101 95027 1765900 SH Defined 01 1765900
SFX ENTERTAINMENT CL A 784178105 27988 433500 SH Defined 01 433500
SMART & FINAL COM 831683107 49125 5240020 SH Defined 01 5240020
SOTHEBY'S HOLDINGS INC. CL A 835898107 767006 23691300 SH Defined 01 842500 22848800
SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY COM 844030106 52375 2774815 SH Defined 01 2774815
SPIEKER PPTY'S INC. COM 848497103 102299 2902100 SH Defined 01 2902100
STEIN MART INC. COM 858375108 30458 3045800 SH Defined 01 3045800
STEINER LEISURE LTD ORD P8744Y102 922 30000 SH Defined 30000
STORAGE USA COM 861907103 11350 400000 SH Defined 400000
STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION COM 862701208 2700 1350000 SH Defined 1350000
SUN COMMUNITIES COM 866674104 18605 586000 SH Defined 01 586000
SUN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS LTD. ORD P8797T133 152022 4624250 SH Defined 01 4624250
SUNBURST HOSPITALITY CORP COM 866948102 21678 5780812 SH Defined 01 65333 5715479
TAUBMAN CENTERS INC COM 876664103 9800 800000 SH Defined 800000
THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY COM 84917P100 8076 1595200 SH Defined 01 1595200
UNITED INTL HOLDINGS INC CL A 910734102 99176 2279900 SH Defined 01 2279900
UNITED RENTALS INC. COM 911363109 11899 417500 SH Defined 01 417500
UNITED STATIONERS INC COM 913004107 9493 622500 SH Defined 01 622500
UNIVISION COMMUN CL A 914906102 75685 1513700 SH Defined 01 1513700
UNOVA INC. COM 91529B106 27988 2122350 SH Defined 01 2122350
VAIL RESORTS INC. COM 91879Q109 180925 11596850 SH Defined 01 124000 1406850
WILLIAMS SONOMA COM 969904101 31332 1109100 SH Defined 01 1109100
YOUNG BDCST INC. CL A 987434107 67557 1480700 SH Defined 01 1480700
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