UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
REPORT FOR THE YEAR OR QUARTER ENDED: March 31, 1999
Check here if amendment: [ ] ; Amendment Number:
This amendment (Check only one.) [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
INSTITUTIONAL INVESMENT MANAGER FILING THIS REPORT:
NAME: The Benchmark Company, Inc.
ADDRESS: 750 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
13F FILE NUMBER: 28-6598
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: Lorraine DiPaolo
TITLE: President
PHONE: 212-421-4080
SIGNATURE, PLACE AND DATE OF SIGNING:
ss/LORRAINE DiPAOLO/ New York NY May 11, 1999
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: 2
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 111
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $100,887,000
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
NO. 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
01 28-6640 Lorraine DiPaolo
02 28-7090 Richard Whitman
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THE BENCHMARK COMPANY, INC.
FORM 13F
March 31, 1999
Voting Authority
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Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other
Name of Issuer Title of cCUSIP (x$1000)Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn ManagersSole Shared None
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***ACCENT SOFTWARE INTL LTD COM m01575105 9 50000SH Sole 50000
***GUCCI GROUP NV COM 765 9500SH Sole 9500
***JARDINE LLOYD THOMPSON GROU COM g55440104 56 16000SH Sole 16000
***MONTAGUE GOLD NL-ORD COM q63467106 1 18300SH Sole 18300
***OSHAP TECHNOLOGIES LTD COM 671039105 4482 343100SH Sole 85000 258100
***VENATOR GROUP INC COM 706 100000SH Sole 100000
**BEAR STEARNS S&P STARS COM 896 36737SH Sole 36737
**BEAR STEARNS S&P STARS COM 763 31668SH Sole 31668
ACM GOVT INCOME FUND INC COM 000912105 280 33200SH Sole 33200
ALLIED SIGNAL INC-COM COM 019512102 2007 40800SH Sole 15000 25800
ALLSTATE CORP COM 562 15160SH Sole 15000 160
AMBANC HOLDING CO INC COM 023161102 461 27500SH Sole 27000 500
AMERICA ONLINE INC-DEL COM 215 1472SH Sole 1472
AMERICAN BANKERS INS GROUP INC COM 024456105 2080 40000SH Sole 40000
AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO COM 001957109 1141 14300SH Sole 14300
AMERICREDIT CORP COM 03060R101 13580 1034695SH Sole 230800 803895
APPLE COMPUTER INC W/RTS COM 037833100 2275 63300SH Sole 20000 43300
ASSOCIATED GROUP INC-CL B COM 045651205 1101 22700SH Sole 22500 200
AURA SYSTEMS INC COM 051526101 21 55117SH Sole 55117
BANK OF NEW YORK CO INC-W/RTS COM 064057102 1725 48000SH Sole 48000
BANK UNITED OF TEXAS FSB COM 065414203 505 19300SH Sole 19300
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 2642 37SH Sole 37
BIG FLOWER HOLDINGS INC COM 700 22500SH Sole 22500
BLACKROCK NORTH AMERICAN COM 092475102 201 20150SH Sole 20150
BLACKROCK TARGET TERM TRUST COM 092476100 121 12500SH Sole 12500
BRADLEY REAL ESTATE INC COM 104580105 274 15100SH Sole 15100
CENDANT CORP COM 151313103 709 45000SH Sole 25000 20000
CENTERTRUST RETAIL PROPERTIES COM 40443E100 451 39250SH Sole 39250
CERBCO INC COM 156713109 236 32500SH Sole 32500
CERPLEX GROUP INC COM 051629103 32 60467SH Sole 60467
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 1480 18200SH Sole 18200
CITIGROUP CAPITAL V COM 17306k209 472 18700SH Sole 18700
CITIGROUP INC COM 894190107 668 10460SH Sole 10460
CNY FINANCIAL CORP COM 897 73200SH Sole 65000 8200
COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP COM 197677107 2523 133200SH Sole 20000 113200
COMMUNITY STATE BANK COM 204136105 225 15000SH Sole 15000
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 1312 41400SH Sole 41400
DREYFUS STRATEGIC GOVT INCOME COM 261938104 101 11300SH Sole 11300
EAGLE BANCGROUP INC COM 26941T103 1086 49100SH Sole 29000 20100
EASTERN ENTERPRISES COM 27637F100 273 7500SH Sole 7500
FORT DEARBORN INCOME SECS INC COM 347200107 209 13425SH Sole 13425
FRISBY TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 358743102 92 23000SH Sole 23000
FRONTIER CORP COM 35906P105 1556 30000SH Sole 30000
HANDLEMAN CO COM 410252100 1025 76600SH Sole 70000 6600
HARRAHS ENTERTAINMAENT INC COM 413619107 904 47400SH Sole 30000 17400
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 570 8400SH Sole 5000 3400
HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND I COM 42967Q105 296 27862SH Sole 27862
HOME PROPERTIES OF NEW YORK COM 437306103 266 11500SH Sole 11500
IDX SYSTEMS CORP COM 449491109 270 18600SH Sole 18600
INTELLIQUEST INFORMATION GROUP COM 45816H101 289 28500SH Sole 28500
INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS OF COM 799 30000SH Sole 30000
INTL FAST FOOD CORP COM 45950q107 88 166500SH Sole 166500
KELLSTROM INDUSTRIES INC COM 488035106 571 36000SH Sole 36000
KTI INC NEW COM 103 10000SH Sole 10000
KUSHNER LOCKE CO NEW COM 198 12800SH Sole 10000 2800
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST COM 531172104 1547 74550SH Sole 74550
LTC PROPERTIES INC COM 502175102 1012 82580SH Sole 82580
LTC PROPERTIES INC-9% CUM PFD COM 686 39500SH Sole 39500
MACK-CALI REALTY CORP COM 129909107 1821 62000SH Sole 62000
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268b106 850 9600SH Sole 9600
THE BENCHMARK COMPANY, INC.
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Voting Authority
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Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other
Name of Issuer Title of cCUSIP (x$1000)Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn ManagersSole Shared None
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MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 227 2534SH Sole 2534
MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC COM 599903101 380 19100SH Sole 15000 4100
MONSANTO CO COM 611662107 585 12735SH Sole 12735
MONSANTO CO - 6.50% PFD ADJ COM 611662305 1739 37400SH Sole 37400
MULTIPLE ZONES INTERNATIONAL COM 624906103 370 21500SH Sole 21500
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES COM 638620104 274 14400SH Sole 14400
NEWSEDGE CORP COM 65249q106 3250 382350SH Sole 65000 317350
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC-CL A COM 65332V103 1622 44300SH Sole 44300
NORDSTROM INC COM 650 15900SH Sole 15900
NUVEEN INSURED CALIFORNIA COM 67061U108 205 13333SH Sole 13333
OPTI INC COM 683960108 495 87000SH Sole 85000 2000
OROAMERICA INC COM 687027102 985 106500SH Sole 102000 4500
PACIFIC AMER INCOME SHARES INC COM 693796104 173 11400SH Sole 11400
PAXAR CORP. COM 704227107 480 64475SH Sole 25000 39475
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 1122 31900SH Sole 30000 1900
PIMCO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE COM 693388100 660 50300SH Sole 50300
PLANET POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES COM 727044109 553 268100SH Sole 268100
POLAROID CORP-W/RTS TO PUR COM 2002 99800SH Sole 45000 54800
POWER DIRECT INC COM 10 30000SH Sole 30000
PRICE/COSTCO INC COM 22160Q102 504 5500SH Sole 5500
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE COM 744573106 1287 33700SH Sole 33700
RAMAPO FINANCIAL CORP COM 751366105 354 34000SH Sole 33000 1000
RAYTHEON CO-CL A COM 1172 20300SH Sole 15000 5300
RENT A CENTER INC-NEW COM 760114108 865 30100SH Sole 30100
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP COM 771367109 1127 44000SH Sole 44000
ROCK FINANCIAL CORP (MI.) COM 772150108 414 23000SH Sole 21000 2000
SBARRO INC COM 805844107 464 17500SH Sole 17500
SCIOS INC COM 808905103 272 30000SH Sole 30000
SHOP AT HOME INC NEW COM 182 14500SH Sole 14500
SIZELER PROPERTY INVESTORS INC COM 830137105 101 12200SH Sole 12200
SOUND ADVICE INC COM 836066100 62 24200SH Sole 24200
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP NEW COM 1399 50200SH Sole 25000 25200
SUMMIT BANCORP COM 866005101 271 6940SH Sole 6940
TANDY CORP COM 1972 30900SH Sole 20000 10900
TCW DW TERM TRUST 2002-SBI COM 87234t101 795 82600SH Sole 82600
TEREX CORP NEW COM 880779103 3469 143800SH Sole 35000 108800
THERMO CARDIOSYSTEMS INC COM 88355K200 520 65000SH Sole 65000
TOP SOURCE INC COM 890530108 115 76800SH Sole 76800
TOYS R US INC COM 892335100 188 10000SH Sole 10000
TRIARC COMPANIES INC-CL A COM 895927101 2790 159999SH Sole 59200 100799
TRITON ENERGY CORP LTD-ORD CL COM G90751101 79 10000SH Sole 10000
UNITED RETAIL GROUP INC COM 911380103 155 13500SH Sole 10000 3500
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEM INC. COM 581 15000SH Sole 15000
VICORP RESTAURANTS INC COM 925817108 498 31100SH Sole 29100 2000
VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES INC COM 928703107 1351 82200SH Sole 27000 55200
WALT DISNEY CO W/RTS TO PUR COM 254687106 621 19960SH Sole 19960
WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT INC COM 98137n109 321 47500SH Sole 45000 2500
XTRA CORP-W/RTS TO PUR P/STK COM 984138107 575 15000SH Sole 15000
***AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND BKG PRD 052528403 259 9500SH Sole 9500
***SANTANDER OVERSEAS BANK INC PRD 802814509 219 8600SH Sole 8600
CAMDEN PROPERTIES TRUST 2.25 C PRD 937 40100SH Sole 40100
REPORT SUMMARY 111DATA RECO 100887 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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