UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTORS INC.
317 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017
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: STEPHEN P. POLLAK
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
Phone: 212-503-0150
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Stephen P. Pollak New York, NY May 17, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
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: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 109
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $361,277
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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 MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACT MFG INC COM 000973107 443 27500 SH SOLE 27500 0 0
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COM 000886101 2446 51300 SH SOLE 51300 0 0
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO COM 007525108 389 23500 SH SOLE 23500 0 0
ALLIEDSIGNAL INC COM 019512102 9813 199500 SH SOLE 199500 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 5741 154900 SH SOLE 154900 0 0
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 892 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
ALUMINUM CO AMER COM 022249106 2947 71550 SH SOLE 71550 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 11150 92437 SH SOLE 92437 0 0
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COM 042476101 5120 113300 SH SOLE 113300 0 0
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 2370 29700 SH SOLE 29700 0 0
AVISTA CORP COM 05379B107 202 12400 SH SOLE 12400 0 0
AVISTA CORP PFD 05379B503 171 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
BANC ONE CORP COM 059438101 991 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
BANKAMERICA CORP COM 066050105 6508 92155 SH SOLE 92155 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 718 13900 SH SOLE 13900 0 0
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC COM 087851309 253 49400 SH SOLE 49400 0 0
BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 055921100 5208 140525 SH SOLE 140525 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 4166 64770 SH SOLE 64770 0 0
BRITISH PETROLEUM AMOCO COM 055622104 6606 65446 SH SOLE 65446 0 0
BURLINGTON RES INC COM 122014103 827 20700 SH SOLE 20700 0 0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 3337 129600 SH SOLE 129600 0 0
CAERE CORP COM 127646107 332 31800 SH SOLE 31800 0 0
CALLAWAY GOLF CORP COM 131193104 116 11400 SH SOLE 11400 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 8979 110428 SH SOLE 110428 0 0
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 6950 63430 SH SOLE 63430 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 9677 151500 SH SOLE 151500 0 0
COLORADO MEDTECH INC COM 19652U104 260 23400 SH SOLE 23400 0 0
COMMSCOPE INC COM 203372107 356 17000 SH SOLE 17000 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COM 204912109 2419 68025 SH SOLE 68025 0 0
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 235204104 3660 94750 SH SOLE 94750 0 0
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 502 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
DIAMLER CHRYSLER COM D1668R123 1047 12199 SH SOLE 12199 0 0
DIAMOND TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS COM 252762109 241 10500 SH SOLE 10500 0 0
DOLE FOOD INC COM 256605106 375 12600 SH SOLE 12600 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 5645 97220 SH SOLE 97220 0 0
DUKE POWER CO COM 264399106 1191 21800 SH SOLE 21800 0 0
DURA PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 26632S109 293 20800 SH SOLE 20800 0 0
E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 20627 161460 SH SOLE 161460 0 0
E M C CORP MASS CAL 2B999Q09 200 2000 SH CALL SOLE 2000 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 10256 193740 SH SOLE 193740 0 0
ENRON OIL & GAS CO COM 293562104 522 31400 SH SOLE 31400 0 0
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 981 13900 SH SOLE 13900 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN CAL 30399M40 150 2000 SH CALL SOLE 2000 0 0
FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP COM 313309106 1207 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 12877 185950 SH SOLE 185950 0 0
FEDERATED DEPT STORES INC DEL COM 31410H101 811 20200 SH SOLE 20200 0 0
FORD MTR CO DEL COM 345370100 1345 23700 SH SOLE 23700 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 4519 74700 SH SOLE 74700 0 0
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 5544 144000 SH SOLE 144000 0 0
HASBRO INC COM 418056107 1029 35550 SH SOLE 35550 0 0
HEALTH & RETIREMENT PPTYS TR COM 422169102 1836 136000 SH SOLE 136000 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 3987 58800 SH SOLE 58800 0 0
INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY COM 456866102 6764 136300 SH SOLE 136300 0 0
INTEL CORP CAL 4B099409 130 1000 SH CALL SOLE 1000 0 0
INTEL CORP CAL 4B0994196 140 1000 SH CALL SOLE 1000 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 12972 109100 SH SOLE 109100 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COCOM 459200101 11834 66765 SH SOLE 66765 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 13186 140740 SH SOLE 140740 0 0
K MART CORP COM 482584109 614 36500 SH SOLE 36500 0 0
KMART FING I PFD 498778208 1869 30900 SH SOLE 30900 0 0
LEXMARK INTL GROUP INC COM 529771107 3017 27000 SH SOLE 27000 0 0
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830109 2565 68050 SH SOLE 68050 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC CAL 5A499A89 120 1000 SH CALL SOLE 1000 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 10754 99805 SH SOLE 99805 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS COM 573284106 2786 48825 SH SOLE 48825 0 0
MAYTAG CORP COM 578592107 731 12100 SH SOLE 12100 0 0
MEAD CORP COM 582834107 873 28400 SH SOLE 28400 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 8811 109880 SH SOLE 109880 0 0
MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS COM 589378108 218 12200 SH SOLE 12200 0 0
MERKERT AMERICAN CORP COM 590080107 196 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
MILACRON INC COM 598709103 638 40500 SH SOLE 40500 0 0
MMC NETWORKS COM 55308N102 344 21500 SH SOLE 21500 0 0
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 1250 14200 SH SOLE 14200 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY GROUP INC COM 617446448 1109 11100 SH SOLE 11100 0 0
NORTHERN TELECOM LTD COM 665815106 5399 86900 SH SOLE 86900 0 0
PEOPLES ENERGY CORP COM 711030106 1176 36400 SH SOLE 36400 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 10634 76645 SH SOLE 76645 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 2179 61920 SH SOLE 61920 0 0
POTASH CORP OF SASK INC COM 73755L107 2275 42525 SH SOLE 42525 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1028 10500 SH SOLE 10500 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO COM 780257804 7827 150520 SH SOLE 150520 0 0
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC COM 786449108 2672 39400 SH SOLE 39400 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 1527 32395 SH SOLE 32395 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD. COM 806857108 650 10800 SH SOLE 10800 0 0
SNAP ON TOOLS COM 833034101 2078 71650 SH SOLE 71650 0 0
SOUTHDOWN INC COM 841297104 8525 158793 SH SOLE 158793 0 0
STERLING COMM INC COM 859205106 4172 135665 SH SOLE 135665 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 1605 12840 SH SOLE 12840 0 0
T&HQ INC COM 872443403 271 13300 SH SOLE 13300 0 0
TEL-SAVE HLDGS INC COM 879176105 434 42100 SH SOLE 42100 0 0
TELLABS INC COM 879664100 5474 56000 SH SOLE 56000 0 0
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 687 36300 SH SOLE 36300 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 7955 140175 SH SOLE 140175 0 0
TEXAS UTILS CO PFD 882848203 1125 21100 SH SOLE 21100 0 0
THE LEARNING CO INC COM 522008101 2509 86510 SH SOLE 86510 0 0
THERMO ELECTRON CORP COM 883556102 330 24300 SH SOLE 24300 0 0
TIER TECHNOLOGIES COM 88650Q100 190 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
TIFFANY & CO NEW COM 886547108 2198 29400 SH SOLE 29400 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 1507 21220 SH SOLE 21220 0 0
TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE COM 893817106 775 26900 SH SOLE 26900 0 0
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC COM 89674K103 241 13050 SH SOLE 13050 0 0
TWINLABS INC COM 901774109 291 31400 SH SOLE 31400 0 0
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC COM 907834105 539 45400 SH SOLE 45400 0 0
US WEST MEDIA GROUP COM 912889201 1486 23400 SH SOLE 23400 0 0
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 4572 111850 SH SOLE 111850 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO DEL COM 949746101 477 13600 SH SOLE 13600 0 0
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC COM 950755108 791 50250 SH SOLE 50250 0 0
WHITE CAP INDUSTRIES COM 963505102 192 18250 SH SOLE 18250 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 11673 218700 SH SOLE 218700 0 0
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