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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Iridian Asset Management LLC
Address: 276 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06880-4704
13F File Number: 28-6008
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing this 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: Jeffrey M. Elliott
Title: Executive Vice President
Phone: 203-341-9009
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Jeffrey M. Elliott, Westport, CT, April 28, 1999
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None.
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: None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 102
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $6,357,074,000
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
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D AIRTOUCH COMM COM 00949T100 2097 21700 SH SOLE 18200 3500
D ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 3454 93200 SH SOLE 81000 12200
D AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 3603 30600 SH SOLE 26200 4400
D AMGEN INC COM 031162100 9193 122780 SH SOLE 103100 19680
D AON CORP COM 037389103 94866 1499850 SH SOLE 1176550 323300
D ASCENT ENTERTAINMENT GR COM 043628106 1340 122500 SH SOLE 122500
D ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORP COM 046008108 4028 89500 SH SOLE 76300 13200
D AT&T CORP COM 001957109 4652 58289 SH SOLE 50689 7600
D AT&T CORP LIBERTY MEDIA COM 001957208 183793 3494841 SH SOLE 2717510 777331
D BALL CORP COM 058498106 107008 2279800 SH SOLE 1799600 480200
D BANKAMERICA CORPORATION COM 06605F102 2463 34875 SH SOLE 30401 4474
D BANKBOSTON COM 06605R106 218631 5047760 SH SOLE 3953260 1094500
D BAUSCH & LOMB COM 071707103 108622 1671100 SH SOLE 1310800 360300
D BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 2996 45400 SH SOLE 39800 5600
D BECTON DICKINSON COM 075887109 66342 1731600 SH SOLE 1376800 354800
D BP AMOCO PLC SPON ADR COM 055622104 1081 10700 SH SOLE 6800 3900
D CENTOCOR INC COM 152342101 157627 4267400 SH SOLE 3374900 892500
D CHIRON CORP COM 170040109 51529 2348900 SH SOLE 1896500 452400
D CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 3654 62400 SH SOLE 54200 8200
D CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 5615 67000 SH SOLE 58200 8800
D CIT GROUP HLDGS INC COM 125577106 145456 4759300 SH SOLE 3723600 1035700
D CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 4640 72648 SH SOLE 63248 9400
D COCA COLA ENT COM 191219104 38793 1282411 SH SOLE 1002480 279931
D COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE COM 197677107 1956 103300 SH SOLE 88500 14800
D COMCAST CRP CL A COM 200300200 112941 1794490 SH SOLE 1410100 384390
D COMPAQ COMPUTER COM 204493100 3787 119500 SH SOLE 102900 16600
D COMSAT CORP COM SER 1 COM 20564D107 62612 2163690 SH SOLE 1697700 465990
D CORDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 218412104 2102 52800 SH SOLE 52800
D DUN & BRADSTREET COM 26483B106 199065 5587800 SH SOLE 4376700 1211100
D DUPONT CO COM 263534109 3095 53300 SH SOLE 47100 6200
D E G and G INC COM 268457108 2366 89700 SH SOLE 89700
D ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATNS CORP COM 278762109 808 9900 SH SOLE 9900
D ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NW COM COM 285661104 90987 1868800 SH SOLE 1469000 399800
D EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 83432 2427100 SH SOLE 1889300 537800
D FEDERATED DEPT STORES COM COM 31410H101 3198 79700 SH SOLE 64500 15200
D FINOVA GROUP INC COM 317928109 213812 4121680 SH SOLE 3239700 881980
D FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 226528 5298890 SH SOLE 4161700 1137190
D FORT JAMES CORP COM 347471104 4398 138800 SH SOLE 120800 18000
D FORTUNE BRANDS COM 349631101 157015 4078300 SH SOLE 3224500 853800
D FURNITURE BRANDS COM 360921100 13003 587700 SH SOLE 256800 330900
D GALILEO INTL INC COM 363547100 112593 2327500 SH SOLE 1835500 492000
D GARTNER GROUP INC COM 366651107 76970 3411400 SH SOLE 2637900 773500
D GENERAL DYNAMICS COM 369550108 179200 2789100 SH SOLE 2264600 524500
D GENERAL INSTR CORP NEW COM COM 370120107 137446 4534300 SH SOLE 3555200 979100
D GENERAL MOTORS CL H COM 370442832 147943 2933190 SH SOLE 2311600 621590
D GENERAL MOTORS CORP COM 370442105 2401 27600 SH SOLE 24000 3600
D GENZYME CORP COM 372917104 116894 2317600 SH SOLE 1809700 507900
D GRACE W.R. & CO COM 38388F108 61881 5103580 SH SOLE 4041500 1062080
D GREENPOINT FINCL COM 395384100 91784 2641280 SH SOLE 2069500 571780
D GULFSTREAM AEROSP COM 402734107 199390 4596890 SH SOLE 3620700 976190
D HARTFORD FINANCIAL COM 416515104 4091 72000 SH SOLE 62700 9300
D HOUSEHOLD INTL COM 441815107 136113 2983300 SH SOLE 2347800 635500
D IBM CORPORATION COM 459200101 2428 13700 SH SOLE 11900 1800
D KIMBERLY- CLARK CORP COM 494368103 5144 107300 SH SOLE 92500 14800
D KING WORLD PRODUCTIONS COM 495667107 2323 76000 SH SOLE 76000
D L-3 COMMUNICATION HLDGS COM 502424104 1577 34100 SH SOLE 34100
D LOCKHEED MARTIN COM 539830109 194190 5144100 SH SOLE 4238700 905400
D LONG BEACH FINCL CORP COM 542446109 1333 138500 SH SOLE 138500
D LORAL SPACE COM G56462107 86404 5984700 SH SOLE 4705500 1279200
D MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 147505 2325200 SH SOLE 1810100 515100
D MELLON BANK COM 585509102 160398 2279190 SH SOLE 1786700 492490
D MILLENNIUM CHEMICAL COM 599903101 68573 3450190 SH SOLE 2752300 697890
D McKESSON HBOC INC COM 58155Q103 173144 2623400 SH SOLE 2054200 569200
D NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBLG INC COM 652228107 1467 46300 SH SOLE 46300
D NEWS CORP LTD COM 652487802 149316 5429680 SH SOLE 4252000 1177680
D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS COM 65332V103 170493 4655100 SH SOLE 3653800 1001300
D OWENS-ILLINOIS COM 690768403 80635 3225400 SH SOLE 2562100 663300
D PEGASUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 705904100 1540 55000 SH SOLE 55000
D PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP COM 713409100 694 32000 SH SOLE 32000
D PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 3460 88300 SH SOLE 76700 11600
D PERKIN-ELMER CORP COM 714041100 104903 1080780 SH SOLE 842300 238480
D PREMARK INTL COM 740459102 6956 211180 SH SOLE 85000 126180
D PROVIDENT COS INC COM 743862104 61632 1783200 SH SOLE 1416700 366500
D RAYTHEON CORP Cl A COM 755111309 6071 105122 SH SOLE 90986 14136
D RAYTHEON CORP Cl B COM 755111408 54211 924700 SH SOLE 747300 177400
D RITE AID CORP COM 767754104 77748 3109900 SH SOLE 2484300 625600
D SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA INC COM 808655104 68692 2520800 SH SOLE 1966300 554500
D SHAW INDUSTRIES INC COM 820286102 2013 108800 SH SOLE 16100 92700
D SILICON GRAPHICS COM 827056102 136813 8260400 SH SOLE 6474300 1786100
D SLM HOLDING CORP COM 78442A109 39938 956600 SH SOLE 710200 246400
D SPRINT CORPORATION (FON GRP) COM 852061100 5701 58100 SH SOLE 50300 7800
D ST JUDE MEDICAL COM 790849103 111518 4575080 SH SOLE 3597100 977980
D STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS COM 85590A203 103865 3636400 SH SOLE 2870400 766000
D STORAGE TECH CORP COM 862111200 139773 5014290 SH SOLE 3928900 1085390
D SUNDSTRAND CORP COM 867323107 2578 37100 SH SOLE 37100
D TANDY CORP COM 875382103 185272 2903380 SH SOLE 2266800 636580
D TEXACO INC COM 881694103 3314 58400 SH SOLE 50600 7800
D TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 5169 73000 SH SOLE 70600 2400
D TRAVELERS PPTY A CASUALTY CP COM 893939108 116820 3267700 SH SOLE 2571400 696300
D TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 4381 61053 SH SOLE 52543 8510
D U.S. BANCORP COM 902973106 4197 123200 SH SOLE 107300 15900
D U.S. INDUSTRIES INC COM 912080108 82095 4994388 SH SOLE 3875648 1118740
D UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 3941 29100 SH SOLE 25100 4000
D UNUM CORP COM 903192102 29593 622200 SH SOLE 482400 139800
D US AIRWAYS GROUP INC COM 911905107 70118 1436480 SH SOLE 1109200 327280
D WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 3952 112700 SH SOLE 97900 14800
D XTRA CORP COM 984138107 3122 81500 SH SOLE 81500
D - BKB MAY 40 CALLS CALL 078998374 -247 -582 SH CALL SOLE -582
D - CIT JAN 25 CALLS (LEAP 2001 CALL 1D0994005 855 814 SH CALL SOLE 814
D - FO SEP 25 CALLS CALL 34999C626 2700 2000 SH CALL SOLE 2000
D - KWP MAY 30 CALLS CALL 49599E657 -285 -760 SH CALL SOLE -760
D - SGI MAY 15 CALLS CALL 79899A659 -250 -976 SH CALL SOLE -976
S REPORT SUMMARY 102 DATA RECORDS 6357074 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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