UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Alpine Partners, L.P.
100 Union Avenue
Cresskill, NJ 07626
13F File Number:
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: Todd J. Mason
Title: Analyst
Phone: 201-871-0866
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Todd J. Mason Cresskill, New Jersey 2/10/2000
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: NONE
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 75
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $129,808
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFO TABLE
VALUE SHARES / SH PUT INV VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALLDSC SOLE SNONE
AIR EXPRESS INTL COM 009104-10-0 1344 41600SH Sole 41600
AMFM INC COM 001693-10-0 3772 48200SH Sole 48200
AIRONET WIRELESS COM 00943A-10-7 372 5600SH Sole 5600
AK STEEL HOLDINGS COM 001547-10-8 831 44000SH Sole 44000
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COM 048825-10-3 6920 80000SH Sole 80000
ARDENT SOFTWARE INC COM 039794-10-2 1848 48000SH Sole 48000
ALZA CORP COM 022615-10-8 2632 76000SH Sole 76000
BENCHMARK ELECTRONIC SUB NT CV 144A06 08160H-AA-9 440 550000PRN Sole 550000
BANKNORTH GROUP COM 06646L-10-0 391 14600SH Sole 14600
CBS CORP COM 12490K-10-7 4094 64029SH Sole 64029
COLUMBIA ENERGY GRP COM 197648-10-8 2872 45400SH Sole 45400
CLARIFY INC COM 180492-10-0 684 5400SH Sole 5400
CONVERSE TECHNOLOGY SUB DB CV 4.5%05 205862-AG-0 2907 850000PRN Sole 850000
CONSOLIDATED NAT GAS COM 209615-10-3 1039 16000SH Sole 16000
CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC SB NT CV 4.25%06 207142-AB-6 1325 450000PRN Sole 450000
COMSAT CORP COM SER 1 20564D-10-7 367 18457SH Sole 18457
CHIQUITA BRANDS INC PFD A NON VTG 170032-40-3 746 38000SH Sole 38000
CHICAGO TITLE CORP COM 168228-10-4 365 7900SH Sole 7900
CASELLA WASTE SYS CL A 147448-10-4 324 17208SH Sole 17208
DII GROUP INC COM 232949-10-7 2838 40000SH Sole 40000
DELTA & PINE LAND COM 247357-10-6 1595 91800SH Sole 91800
DUANE READE INC COM 263578-10-6 221 8000SH Sole 8000
EMCOR GROUP INC SB NT CV 5.75%05 29084Q-AC-4 795 900000PRN Sole 900000
FLYCAST COMMUN CORP COM 344067-10-3 3030 23400SH Sole 23400
SPRINT CORP COM FON GROUP 852061-10-0 296 4400SH Sole 4400
FIRST SECURITY CORP COM 336274-10-3 1224 48000SH Sole 48000
GENESIS TELECOM LABS COM 371931-10-6 3028 56000SH Sole 56000
GUARANTY FED BANCSH COM 40108P-10-1 135 13500SH Sole 13500
GIBSON GREETINGS INC COM 374827-10-3 431 48000SH Sole 48000
GTE CORP COM 362320-10-3 4516 64000SH Sole 64000
HANNAFORD BROS CO COM 410550-10-7 2599 37500SH Sole 37500
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS COM 45812M-10-4 456 13600SH Sole 13600
JONES INTERCABLE INC CL A 480206-20-0 548 8000SH Sole 8000
JOSTENS INC COM 481088-10-2 778 32000SH Sole 32000
K MART FING I PFD TRCV 7.75% 498778-20-8 1400 31900SH Sole 31900
KOLLMORGEN CORP COM 500440-10-2 154 12500SH Sole 12500
KROLL-O-GARA COM 501050-10-8 655 40000SH Sole 40000
LADD FURNITURE COM PAR $0.30 505739-20-1 591 29900SH Sole 29900
LAMAR ADVERTISING NT CV 5.25%06 512815-AF-8 963 655000PRN Sole 655000
LORAL SPACE & COMMUN PFD CONV C 6% G56462-14-9 2063 33000SH Sole 33000
LEARN2.COM INC COM 522002-10-4 131 40000SH Sole 40000
MAKER COMMUNICATIONS COM 560875-10-6 616 14400SH Sole 14400
MCN ENERGY GROUP INC COM 55267J-10-0 2280 96000SH Sole 96000
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COM 59562V-10-7 2183 64800SH Sole 64800
MONSANTO COMPANY COM 611662-10-7 285 8000SH Sole 8000
MICRO WAREHOUSE INC COM 59501B-10-5 738 40000SH Sole 40000
NEWFIELD FINANCIAL QUIPS SER A 651291-20-5 1034 21550SH Sole 21550
OAK IND INC COM NEW 671400-50-5 3969 37400SH Sole 37400
OPTICAL COATING LAB COM 683829-10-5 4667 15900SH Sole 15900
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC PFD CONV $.01 690768-50-2 1771 55450SH Sole 55450
OMNICOM GROUP INC SB DB CV 4.25%07 681919-AE-6 1272 400000PRN Sole 400000
PETSMART INC SB NT CV 144A 04 716768-AA-4 201 250000PRN Sole 250000
PLAYERS INTL INC COM 727903-10-6 1184 144000SH Sole 144000
POGO TR I QUIPS SER A 73044P-20-8 341 6600SH Sole 6600
PITTWAY CORP COM 725790-10-9 50 1100SH Sole 1100
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS PUT 749121-95-9 876 20400SH PUT Sole 20400
ROYAL CARIBBEAN PFD CONV A V7780T-11-1 1526 10000SH Sole 10000
REYNOLDS METALS CO COM 761763-10-1 5517 72000SH Sole 72000
SEALED AIR CORP PFD CV A $2 81211K-20-9 4270 84555SH Sole 84555
SAFESKIN CORP COM 786454-10-8 380 31300SH Sole 31300
SHIRE PHARMACEUTICAL SPONSORED ADR 82481R-10-6 353 12239SH Sole 12239
SUPERIOR TRUST I PFD CV 8.50% 86836P-20-2 338 10038SH Sole 10038
SERVICE EXPERTS COM 817567-10-0 217 37400SH Sole 37400
SOUTHWEST GAS COM 844895-10-2 743 32300SH Sole 32300
AT&T CORPORATION PUT 001957-95-9 320 6300SH PUT Sole 6300
TELEBANC FINANCIAL COM 87925R-10-9 2588 100000SH Sole 100000
TYCO INTERNATIONAL COM 902124-10-6 1866 48000SH Sole 48000
UNION CARBIDE CORP COM 905581-10-4 3204 48000SH Sole 48000
MEDIA ONE GROUP INC COM 58440J-10-4 11061 144000SH Sole 144000
UST CORPORATION COM 902900-10-8 3042 96000SH Sole 96000
U S WEST INC COM 91273H-10-1 8705 120900SH Sole 120900
USWEB CORPORATION COM 917327-10-8 284 6400SH Sole 6400
WALDEN RESIDENTIAL COM 931210-10-8 1038 48000SH Sole 48000
WICOR INC COM 929253-10-2 522 17900SH Sole 17900
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488-10-7 656 8000SH Sole 8000
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