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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: __________
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P.*
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Address: Two Copley Place
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Boston, MA 02116
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Form 13F File Number: 28-_____________
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: Michele May
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Title: Vice President of Brookside Capital Investors, Inc., the general
partner of Brookside Capital Investors, L.P., the general partner of
Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P.
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Phone: (617) 572-3000
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Michelle May Boston, MA 11/13/00
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*The report on Form 13F for the period ended September 30, 2000 for Brookside
Capital Partners Fund, L.P. (the "Fund") is being filed by Brookside Capital
Investors, Inc., the general partner of Brookside Capital Investors, L.P., which
is the general partner of the Fund. Brookside Capital Investors, Inc. is wholly
owned by W. Mitt Romney.
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[X] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 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:
Form 13F File Number Name
28- Brookside Capital Investors, L.P.
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28- Brookside Capital Investors, Inc.
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