FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Ammendment Number:
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Institutional Investment Manger Filing this Report:
Name: Osterweis Capital Management, LLC
Address: One Maritime Plaza
Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94111
13F File Number: 28-801-54360
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 ths Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Pamela S. Nichter
Title: Compliance Officer
Phone: 415-434-4441
Signature, Place, and Data of Signing
Pamela S. Nichter San Francisco, CA February 11, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of Other Mangers 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: 153
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $244,065
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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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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AT&T CORP COM 001957109 200 3927 SH SOLE 2427 0 1500
AT&T CORP COM LBRTY MED 001957208 263 4638 SH SOLE 4638 0 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 22 619 SH SOLE 619 0 0
ACNIELSEN CORP COM 004833109 3153 128055 SH SOLE 126555 0 1500
ADAPTEC INC COM 00651F108 80 1600 SH SOLE 1600 0 0
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 26 800 SH SOLE 800 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 175 7276 SH SOLE 7276 0 0
ALZA CORP COM 022615108 8 233 SH SOLE 233 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 430 10950 SH SOLE 10950 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 104 965 SH SOLE 965 0 0
AMERITRADE HLDG CORP CL A 03072H109 228 10500 SH SOLE 0 0 10500
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 55 1600 SH SOLE 1600 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 3870 54600 SH SOLE 54600 0 0
ASSOCIATES FIRST CAP CORP CL A 046008108 3216 117206 SH SOLE 115006 0 2200
ATRIX LABS INC COM 04962L101 28 5433 SH SOLE 5433 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 140 2600 SH SOLE 2600 0 0
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 4460 135154 SH SOLE 135154 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 328 8200 SH SOLE 8200 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 223 3620 SH SOLE 320 0 3300
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 34 720 SH SOLE 720 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 18 10 SH SOLE 10 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 991 15440 SH SOLE 15440 0 0
BUCKEYE PARTNERS L P UNIT LTD PRTNR 118230101 8 310 SH SOLE 310 0 0
CBS CORP COM 12490K107 10883 170208 SH SOLE 170208 0 0
CIT GROUP INC CL A 125577106 0 51412 SH SOLE 0 0 51412
CALPINE CORP COM 131347106 27010 422036 SH SOLE 409786 0 12250
CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 598 12700 SH DEFINED 0 0 12700
CEDAR FAIR L P DEPOSITARY UNI 150185106 78 4000 SH SOLE 4000 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COM 16161A108 31 400 SH SOLE 400 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 116 1336 SH SOLE 936 0 400
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 687 6412 SH SOLE 6412 0 0
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 0 110 SH SOLE 0 0 110
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 4 70 SH SOLE 70 0 0
COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC COM 191219104 20 990 SH SOLE 990 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 7 333 SH SOLE 333 0 0
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC COM PAR $0.10 205862402 1390 9600 SH SOLE 9600 0 0
CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 12578 409050 SH SOLE 398650 0 10400
CORNING INC COM 219350105 129 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
CRESCENT R E EQUITIES INC COM 225756105 5161 280895 SH SOLE 275595 0 5300
DISNEY WALT CO DISNEY COM 254687106 247 8441 SH SOLE 8441 0 0
DOLLAR GEN CORP COM 256669102 22 900 SH SOLE 0 0 900
DORCHESTER HUGOTON LTD ADR 258205202 10 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 26 400 SH SOLE 400 0 0
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 27 400 SH SOLE 400 0 0
ECHOSTAR COMMUN CORP NEW CL A 278762109 5952 61050 SH SOLE 58050 0 3000
ELAN CORP ADR 284131208 2888 97900 SH SOLE 95300 0 2600
ETOYS INC COM 297862104 469 17800 SH SOLE 2000 0 15800
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1570 19490 SH SOLE 19490 0 0
FAMILY GOLF CTRS INC COM 30701A106 1 617 SH DEFINED 0 0 617
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 42 680 SH SOLE 680 0 0
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 12 168 SH SOLE 168 0 0
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 3453 56201 SH SOLE 55201 0 1000
GATX CORP COM 361448103 5601 165943 SH SOLE 161193 0 4750
GTE CORP COM 362320103 208 2948 SH SOLE 2948 0 0
GAP INC COM 364760108 16 337 SH SOLE 337 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 2446 15807 SH SOLE 15807 0 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 47 1134 SH SOLE 1134 0 0
GLAXO WELLCOME PLC ADR SPONSORED 37733W105 17 300 SH SOLE 300 0 0
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC COM 381197102 90 5200 SH SOLE 5200 0 0
GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 0 1100 SH SOLE 0 0 1100
HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 97 2402 SH SOLE 2402 0 0
HARCOURT GEN INC COM 41163G101 16 400 SH SOLE 400 0 0
HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM 416515104 99 2100 SH SOLE 2100 0 0
HEALTH CARE PPTY INVS INC COM 421915109 93 3900 SH SOLE 3900 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 165 1450 SH SOLE 1450 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 136 1652 SH SOLE 1652 0 0
INTERLINK ELECTRS COM 458751104 588 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
IT GROUP INC COM 465266104 3915 429094 SH SOLE 413170 0 15924
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1623 17405 SH SOLE 17405 0 0
KLA-TENCOR CORP COM 482480100 173 1553 SH SOLE 1553 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 169 2575 SH SOLE 2575 0 0
KINDER MORGAN EGY PTNS L P UT LTD PT INT 494550106 2884 69608 SH SOLE 68208 0 1400
KINDER MORGAN INC KANS COM 49455P101 6592 326550 SH SOLE 322350 0 4200
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM 499040103 149 2500 SH SOLE 2500 0 0
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRS ADR SPON NEW 500472204 87 644 SH SOLE 644 0 0
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 824 12394 SH SOLE 12394 0 0
LOEWS CINEPLEX ENTMT CORP COM 540423100 2 400 SH SOLE 400 0 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 4574 86201 SH SOLE 84551 0 1650
MGM GRAND INC COM 552953101 526 10445 SH SOLE 8910 0 1535
MANOR CARE INC NEW COM 564055101 9555 597214 SH SOLE 587664 0 9550
MANUFACTURED HOME CMNTYS INC COM 564682102 1843 75807 SH SOLE 75807 0 0
MATTEL INC COM 577081102 26 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 40 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 2002 29800 SH SOLE 27512 0 2288
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 878 7520 SH SOLE 7520 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 152 1200 SH SOLE 1200 0 0
NTL INC COM 629407107 12993 104150 SH SOLE 101036 0 3114
NEIMAN MARCUS GROUPS INC CL B 640204301 3 120 SH SOLE 120 0 0
NEWHALL LD & FARMING CO COM 651426108 1893 70122 SH SOLE 67822 0 2300
NEWPARK RES INC COM PAR$0.01NE 651718504 3680 600855 SH SOLE 590355 0 10500
NEWS CORP LTD ADR NEW 652487703 96 2500 SH SOLE 2500 0 0
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COM 656569100 193 1914 SH SOLE 1914 0 0
OHM CORP SBDBCV08.000 0 670839AA7 322 368000 SH SOLE 368000 0 0
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 65 577 SH SOLE 577 0 0
ORGANOGENESIS INC COM 685906109 615 70750 SH SOLE 0 0 70750
OWENS ILL INC COM NEW 690768403 6347 253250 SH SOLE 250250 0 3000
PEGASUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 705904100 10068 103000 SH SOLE 100000 0 3000
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 184 5221 SH SOLE 5221 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 297 9150 SH SOLE 3150 0 6000
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 51 2210 SH SOLE 2210 0 0
PLAYTEX PRODS INC COM 72813P100 1973 128300 SH SOLE 126800 0 1500
PRE PAID LEGAL SVCS INC COM 740065107 134 5600 SH SOLE 5600 0 0
PREMIER PKS INC COM NEW 740540208 8335 288650 SH SOLE 283450 0 5200
PRIMEDIA INC COM 74157K101 927 56191 SH SOLE 56191 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 2285 20852 SH SOLE 20852 0 0
PROSOFT TRAINING COM COM 743477101 104 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
RADIAN GROUP INC COM 750236101 33 700 SH SOLE 700 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 29 1100 SH SOLE 1100 0 0
REUTERS GROUP PLC ADR SPONSORED 76132M102 47 578 SH SOLE 578 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO NY REG SHS 1.2 780257804 485 8000 SH SOLE 8000 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 66 1357 SH SOLE 1357 0 0
S3 INC COM 784849101 108 9360 SH SOLE 832 0 8528
SAN JUAN BASIN RTY TR UNIT BEN INT 798241105 525 50589 SH SOLE 50589 0 0
SANTA FE SNYDER CORP COM 80218K105 1599 199911 SH SOLE 197861 0 2050
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 309 7300 SH SOLE 100 0 7200
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 423 7538 SH SOLE 7538 0 0
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N109 5108 414842 SH SOLE 409242 0 5600
SILICON GRAPHICS INC COM 827056102 0 352 SH DEFINED 0 0 352
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 171 2536 SH SOLE 2536 0 0
SPRINT CORP PCS GROUP COM 852061506 65 633 SH SOLE 633 0 0
STAPLES INC COM 855030102 25 1203 SH SOLE 1203 0 0
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 435 5955 SH SOLE 5955 0 0
SUNGARD DATA SYS INC COM 867363103 76 3200 SH SOLE 3200 0 0
SUNGLASS HUT INTL INC COM 86736F106 743 66057 SH SOLE 64657 0 1400
SWISS HELVETIA FD INC COM 870875101 19 1364 SH SOLE 1364 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 40 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
TCBY ENTERPRISES INC COM 872245105 30 7900 SH SOLE 7900 0 0
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET CTRS COM 875465106 136 6575 SH SOLE 6575 0 0
TELECOM CORP NEW ZEALAND LTD ADR SPONSORED 879278208 39 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
TELEFONICA S A ADR SPONSORED 879382208 25 318 SH SOLE 318 0 0
TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A ADR REP ORD L 879403780 43 380 SH SOLE 380 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 19 343 SH SOLE 343 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 130 1800 SH SOLE 1800 0 0
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 9934 341827 SH SOLE 334127 0 7700
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM 902124106 203 5200 SH SOLE 5200 0 0
USG CORP COM NEW 903293405 9 200 SH SOLE 200 0 0
UNILEVER N V NEW YORK SHS N 904784709 73 1338 SH SOLE 1338 0 0
UNITED SEC BANCORPORATION WA CMT-CAP STK 91146A101 30 2420 SH SOLE 2420 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 20 306 SH SOLE 306 0 0
UNIVERSAL ELECTRS INC COM 913483103 6629 144110 SH SOLE 139610 0 4500
VALUEVISION INTL INC CL A 92047K107 10164 177350 SH SOLE 171050 0 6300
VIACOM INC CL B 925524308 48 800 SH SOLE 800 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 230 3332 SH SOLE 3332 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 273 9334 SH SOLE 9334 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 59 725 SH SOLE 725 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 25 620 SH SOLE 620 0 0
WENDYS INTL INC COM 950590109 42 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
WESTWOOD ONE INC COM 961815107 8255 108620 SH SOLE 106520 0 2100
WILLIAMS COS INC COM 969457100 17 555 SH SOLE 555 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 12 555 SH SOLE 555 0 0
CORECOMM LTD COM G2422R109 83 1392 SH SOLE 1392 0 0
LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATIONS COM G56462107 8019 329850 SH SOLE 324200 0 5650
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD ORD Y1775U107 1543 89800 SH SOLE 89800 0 0
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