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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, 2000
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: Relational Investors LLC
Address: 11975 El Camino Real, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
13F File Number: 028-06854
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: Jay Sitlani
Title: CFO
Phone: 858-704-3336
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ J. SITLANI San Diego, California 4/19/00
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
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: 9
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $685,787
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Apria Healthcare Group Inc. COM 037933108 $158,551 10,981,900 SH SOLE 10,981,900
Nuevo Energy Co. COM 670509108 $ 41,157 1,914,300 SH SOLE 1,914,300
Tektronix, Inc. COM 879131100 $261,744 4,674,000 SH SOLE 4,674,000
Waste Management, Inc. COM 94106L109 $ 16,233 1,186,000 SH SOLE 1,186,000
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 448924100 $ 42,616 1,563,900 SH SOLE 1,563,900
Mattel, Inc. COM 577081102 $ 44,363 4,225,000 SH SOLE 4,225,000
Southdown, Inc. COM 841297104 $ 47,459 801,000 SH SOLE 801,000
Payless ShoeSource, Inc. COM 704379106 $ 48,281 929,600 SH SOLE 929,600
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. COM 867363103 $ 25,383 672,400 SH SOLE 672,400
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