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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: September 30, 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:
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Name: Jay Sitlani
Title: CFO
Phone: 858-704-3336
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ J. SITLANI San Diego, California 11/9/00
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.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 8
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $460,604
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
separately with the Commission.
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 $152,424 10,936,282 SH SOLE 10,936,282
Nuevo Energy Co. COM 670509108 $ 21,409 1,165,100 SH SOLE 1,165,100
Tektronix, Inc. COM 879131100 $103,227 1,343,884 SH SOLE 1,343,884
Waste Management, Inc. COM 94106L109 $ 20,681 1,186,000 SH SOLE 1,186,000
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 448924100 $ 52,195 1,563,900 SH SOLE 1,563,900
Mattel, Inc. COM 577081102 $ 51,007 4,435,380 SH SOLE 4,435,380
Dial Corp. COM 25247D101 $ 35,557 3,058,700 SH SOLE 3,058,700
Southdown, Inc. COM 841297104 $ 10,029 140,761 SH SOLE 140,761
SPDR Trust Series 1 COM 78462F103 $ 14,075 98,000 SH SOLE 98,000
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