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
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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 November 3, 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: 117
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 8,195,737
(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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ALEXANDER'S INC. COM 014752109 39215 542300 SH DEFINED 01 542300
AMERICAN CLASSIC VOYAGES CO. COM 024928103 3097 135000 SH DEFINED 135000
AMERICAN MOBILE SATELLITE CORP. COM 02755R103 90757 5186100 SH DEFINED 01 497300 4688800
AMERICAN TOWER CORP. CL A 029912201 119374 6102200 SH DEFINED 01 295000 5807200
AMF BOWLING INC. COM 03113V109 49272 11944753 SH DEFINED 01 146000 11798753
APOLLO GROUP INC. CL A 037604105 142699 6755000 SH DEFINED 01 40000 6715000
AURORA FOODS INC. COM 05164B106 44437 2777300 SH DEFINED 01 2777300
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC. COM 053494100 16245 855026 SH DEFINED 01 855026
AVTEAM INC. CL A 054527205 5156 750000 SH DEFINED 750000
AZURIX CORPORATION COM 05501M104 35757 2080400 SH DEFINED 01 2080400
BRASS EAGLE INC. COM 10553F106 164 12500 SH DEFINED 01 10000 2500
BRISTOL HOTEL & RESORTS INC. COM 110041100 19700 2865400 SH DEFINED 01 2865400
BUDGET GROUP INC. CL A 119003101 21332 3020450 SH DEFINED 01 3020450
CALIBER LEARNING NETWORK INC. COM 129914107 1966 953300 SH DEFINED 01 953300
CAREER EDUCATION CORP. COM 141665109 26938 928900 SH DEFINED 01 928900
CARIBINER INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 141888107 8687 1000000 SH DEFINED 1000000
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC. CL A 147448104 6174 370000 SH DEFINED 370000
CD RADIO INC. COM 125127100 27349 1072500 SH DEFINED 01 1072500
CENTENNIAL CELLULAR CORP. CL A 15133V208 3408 75000 SH DEFINED 75000
CENTRAL PARKING CORP. COM 154785109 21703 742000 SH DEFINED 01 742000
CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. CL A 156503104 79752 1748000 SH DEFINED 01 1748000
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. COM 808513105 1025529 30442410 SH DEFINED 01 2880000 27562410
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 169905106 332527 19417613 SH DEFINED 01 1303600 18114013
CHOICEPOINT INC. COM 170388102 171395 2543900 SH DEFINED 01 2543900
CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 172853202 30218 885500 SH DEFINED 01 885500
CITIZEN UTILITIES CO. DEL SERIES B 177342201 109814 9707300 SH DEFINED 01 9707300
COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE ENTERPRISE COM 203349105 31539 716799 SH DEFINED 01 716799
COMMNET CELLULAR INC. COM 202604203 10959 350000 SH DEFINED 350000
CORECOMM LTD.(BERMUDA) ORD G2422R109 119537 3629200 SH DEFINED 01 3629200
CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD CO. COM 21988R102 17319 425000 SH DEFINED 425000
COUNSEL CORP. COM 22226R102 8386 2484800 SH DEFINED 01 2484800
COX RADIO INC. CL A 224051102 54026 908000 SH DEFINED 01 908000
CROSS TIMBERS OIL COMPANY COM 227573102 66060 4893350 SH DEFINED 01 4893350
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. COM 228227104 3351 179000 SH DEFINED 01 179000
DBT ONLINE INC. COM 233044106 993 39800 SH DEFINED 01 39800
DEVRY INC. COM 251893103 146954 7347700 SH DEFINED 01 400000 6947700
DONALDSON LUFKIN & JENRETTE DIRECT COM 257661504 229 15000 SH DEFINED 01 15000
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC. COM 256747106 188886 4729536 SH DEFINED 01 4729536
DVI INC. COM 233343102 50633 3092100 SH DEFINED 01 200000 2892100
EDUCATION MANAGEMENT CORP. COM 28139T101 61677 4984000 SH DEFINED 01 4984000
EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY COM NEW 283677854 9000 1000000 SH DEFINED 1000000
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE INC. CL A 284895109 14273 1077200 SH DEFINED 01 1077200
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP. CL A 293639100 7200 200000 SH DEFINED 200000
EQUITY MARKETING INC. COM 294724109 4425 300000 SH DEFINED 300000
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. COM 297602104 72183 2269000 SH DEFINED 01 2269000
EXTENDED STAY OF AMERICA COM 30224P101 5940 660000 SH DEFINED 01 660000
FELCOR LODGING TRUST INC. COM 31430F101 6877 393000 SH DEFINED 01 393000
FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD. ORD Y2573F102 208922 3590494 SH DEFINED 01 10000 3580494
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL INC. LTD VTG 35100E104 57388 1569600 SH DEFINED 01 1569600
GABELLI ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. CL A 36239Y102 10598 686500 SH DEFINED 01 686500
HCR MANOR CARE INC. COM 404134108 233092 13561700 SH DEFINED 01 1195000 12366700
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INT'L INC. COM 422819102 14202 745000 SH DEFINED 01 745000
HIGH SPEED ACCESS CORP. COM 42979U102 4587 200000 SH DEFINED 200000
HISPANIC BROADCASTING CORP. CL A 43357B104 240585 3160400 SH DEFINED 01 3160400
HYPERION TELECOMMUNICATION INC. CL A 44914K306 3722 150000 SH DEFINED 150000
INDUSTRIE NATUZZI Sp.A. ADR 456478106 173666 8849200 SH DEFINED 01 75000 8774200
INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS CL A 45768V108 2862 100000 SH DEFINED 100000
INTRAWEST CORP. COM 460915200 5361 323700 SH DEFINED 01 323700
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. COM 46145F105 4600 200000 SH DEFINED 200000
IRON MOUNTAIN INC. DEL. COM 46284P104 51641 1524450 SH DEFINED 01 1524450
IT GROUP INC. COM 465266104 12909 1350000 SH DEFINED 1350000
ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC. COM 45068B109 48857 2505500 SH DEFINED 01 2505500
KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INC. CL A 193294105 29993 802500 SH DEFINED 01 802500
KIMCO REALTY CORP. COM 49446R109 34499 965000 SH DEFINED 01 965000
KRONOS INC. COM 501052104 2201 60000 SH DEFINED 60000
KTI INC. COM NEW 482689205 1842 235800 SH DEFINED 235800
LAMAR ADVERTISING CO. CL A 512815101 22201 448500 SH DEFINED 01 448500
LEARNING TREE INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 522015106 42279 2552700 SH DEFINED 01 2552700
LIBBEY INC. COM 529898108 113419 3836600 SH DEFINED 01 3836600
LOEWS CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT CORP. COM 540423100 7875 1000000 SH DEFINED 1000000
MCLEOD USA INC. COM 582266102 1277 30000 SH DEFINED 01 20000 10000
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. COM 583928106 9918 489800 SH DEFINED 01 489800
MIRAGE RESORTS INC. COM 60462E104 136939 9737850 SH DEFINED 01 9737850
MORTONS RESTAURANT GROUP INC. COM 619429103 8428 479900 SH DEFINED 479900
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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 442643 4606370 SH DEFINED 01 255333 4351037
O.M. GROUP INC. COM 670872100 127572 3324350 SH DEFINED 01 3324350
OUTDOOR SYSTEMS INC COM 690057104 10099 282500 SH DEFINED 01 282500
PENTON MEDIA INC. COM 709668107 6500 400000 SH DEFINED 400000
PINNACLE HOLIDNGS INC. COM 72346N101 2612 100000 SH DEFINED 100000
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP CL A 731572103 214039 11932500 SH DEFINED 01 11932500
POST PROPERTIES INC. COM 737464107 11670 296864 SH DEFINED 01 296864
PREMIER PARKS INC COM NEW 740540208 140563 4847000 SH DEFINED 01 4847000
PROVINCE HEALTHCARE CO COM 743977100 8337 725000 SH DEFINED 725000
PRISON REALTY TRUST INC. COM 74264N105 15147 1409012 SH DEFINED 01 1409012
RADIO ONE INC. CL A 75040P108 30793 742000 SH DEFINED 01 742000
RCN CORP. COM 749361101 23595 575500 SH DEFINED 01 575500
RESORTQUEST INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 761183102 8288 890000 SH DEFINED 890000
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 770323103 228663 9527606 SH DEFINED 01 727000 8800606
RURAL CELLULAR CORP. CL A 781904107 36700 800000 SH DEFINED 800000
SAGA COMMUICATIONS CORP. CL A 786598102 113268 4924712 SH DEFINED 01 575150 4349561
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. COM 78388J106 5792 532600 SH DEFINED 01 532600
SEACOR SMIT INC. COM 811904101 92957 1813800 SH DEFINED 01 1813800
SFX ENTERTAINMENT CL A 784178105 24979 819000 SH DEFINED 01 819000
SMART & FINAL COM 831683107 69099 6909886 SH DEFINED 01 6909886
SOTHEBY'S HOLDINGS INC. CL A 835898107 612544 23730500 SH DEFINED 01 842500 22888000
SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY COM 844030106 66040 3475810 SH DEFINED 01 3475810
SPIEKER PPTY'S INC. COM 848497103 93663 2700200 SH DEFINED 01 2700200
STEIN MART INC. COM 858375108 14219 1995700 SH DEFINED 01 1995700
STEINER LEISURE LTD ORD P8744Y102 4125 165000 SH DEFINED 165000
STORAGE USA COM 861907103 4125 150000 SH DEFINED 150000
STRATEGIC DISTRIBUTION COM 862701208 1562 500000 SH DEFINED 500000
SUN COMMUNITIES COM 866674104 19275 583000 SH DEFINED 01 583000
SUN INTERNATIONAL HOTELS LTD. ORD P8797T133 136421 5713950 SH DEFINED 01 240200 5473750
SUNBURST HOSPITALITY CORP COM 866948102 32376 5232494 SH DEFINED 01 65333 5167161
TAUBMAN CENTERS INC COM 876664103 8280 720000 SH DEFINED 720000
THE SPORTS CLUB COMPANY COM 84917P100 6164 1232800 SH DEFINED 1232800
TIME WARNER TELECOMMUNICATION INC. COM 887319101 417 20000 SH DEFINED 20000
TODD AO CORPORATION CL A 888896107 9000 600000 SH DEFINED 600000
UNITED GLOBAL.COM CL A 910734102 160146 2235900 SH DEFINED 01 2235900
UNITED RENTALS INC. COM 911363109 12376 569000 SH DEFINED 01 569000
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS CL A 914906102 85712 1053300 SH DEFINED 01 1053300
VAIL RESORTS INC. COM 91879Q109 273197 11982100 SH DEFINED 01 133000 1803100
WESTWOOD ONE INC. COM 961815107 125860 2789150 SH DEFINED 01 2789150
WILLIAMS SONOMA COM 969904101 47528 978700 SH DEFINED 01 978700
WINK COMMUNICATIONS COM 974168106 2599 59500 SH DEFINED 59500
YANKEE CANDLE INC. COM 984757104 18579 962000 SH DEFINED 01 962000
YOUNG BROADCASTING INC. CL A 987434107 51238 978300 SH DEFINED 01 978300
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