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, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Clark Estates, Inc.
Address: One Rockefeller Plaza
31st Floor
New York, NY 10020
13F File Number:
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: Richard C. Vanison
Title: Treasurer
Phone: 212-977-6900
Signature, Place and date of Signing:
Richard C. Vanison New York, New York 11/12/1999
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.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 105
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $604,108
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 8065 185400 SH SOLE 185400 0 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 14473 394500 SH SOLE 394500 0 0
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 2819 65000 SH SOLE 65000 0 0
APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES COM 038196101 4218 571900 SH SOLE 571900 0 0
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COM 042476101 6058 134800 SH SOLE 134800 0 0
AUSPEX SYSTEMS INC COM 052116100 4107 462800 SH SOLE 462800 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 154 3460 SH SOLE 3460 0 0
BP AMOCO P L C COM 055622104 633 5716 SH SOLE 5716 0 0
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 5090 175500 SH SOLE 175500 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 33378 998209 SH SOLE 998209 0 0
BLACK & DECKER CORP COM 091797100 17 376 SH SOLE 376 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 6752 158400 SH SOLE 158400 0 0
BURLINGTON RES INC COM 122014103 5513 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
CVS CORP COM 126650100 4 100 SH SOLE 100 0 0
CABOT CORP COM 127055101 6294 265000 SH SOLE 265000 0 0
CENDANT CORP COM 151313103 5503 310000 SH SOLE 310000 0 0
CHARTER ONE FINL INC COM 160903100 14 592 SH SOLE 592 0 0
CHECKFREE HLDGS CORP COM 162816102 5021 122100 SH SOLE 122100 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 89 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 14491 292000 SH SOLE 292000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 60130 1366586 SH SOLE 1366586 0 0
CONGOLEUM CORP NEW CL A 207195108 1751 389200 SH SOLE 389200 0 0
CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 8383 423100 SH SOLE 423100 0 0
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 229678107 240 28000 SH SOLE 28000 0 0
CYBERONICS INC COM 23251P102 27187 1520958 SH SOLE 1520958 0 0
DATATEC SYS INC COM 238128102 1300 533334 SH SOLE 533334 0 0
DATATEC SYS INC COM 238128102 2141 878500 SH SOLE 878500 0 0
DIEBOLD INC COM 253651103 7291 315300 SH SOLE 315300 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 73 2800 SH SOLE 2800 0 0
DOLLAR GEN CORP COM 256669102 8994 291292 SH SOLE 291292 0 0
DUPONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 13 215 SH SOLE 215 0 0
DUCOMMUN INC DEL COM 264147109 18477 1679714 SH SOLE 1679714 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY CORP DEL COM 283905107 13 322 SH SOLE 322 0 0
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 17737 233386 SH SOLE 233386 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 63 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 23862 543858 SH SOLE 543858 0 0
FIRST UN REAL EST EQ&MTG INVTS SH BEN INT 337400105 336 67200 SH SOLE 67200 0 0
FRESENIUSMEDPFD SPN ADR PREF SH 358030203 2 122000 SH SOLE 122000 0 0
GTE CORP COM 362320103 15 200 SH SOLE 200 0 0
GARDNER DENVER INC COM 365558105 2202 145600 SH SOLE 145600 0 0
GATEWAY INC. COM 367626108 19 430 SH SOLE 430 0 0
GENERAL DATACOMM INDS INC COM 369487103 717 255000 SH SOLE 255000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 5901 49770 SH SOLE 49770 0 0
GENERAL MAGIC INC COM 370253106 0 100 SH SOLE 100 0 0
GENRAD INC COM 372447102 4156 217300 SH SOLE 217300 0 0
GLOBAL INDS LTD COM 379336100 2438 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0
HANOVER COMPRESSOR CO COM 410768105 6261 196800 SH SOLE 196800 0 0
HITOX CORP AMER COM 433658101 2282 1140780 SH SOLE 1140780 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 206 3000 SH SOLE 3000 0 0
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 9962 89500 SH SOLE 89500 0 0
INPRISE CORP COM 45766C102 3381 826000 SH SOLE 826000 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 37076 498920 SH SOLE 498920 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 1153 9532 SH SOLE 9532 0 0
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORP COM 460254105 11142 730600 SH SOLE 730600 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 230 2500 SH SOLE 2500 0 0
KITTY HAWK INC COM 498326107 30 3000 SH SOLE 3000 0 0
KROGER CO COM 501044101 19 860 SH SOLE 860 0 0
LEUKOSITE INC COM 52728R102 3115 154793 SH SOLE 154793 0 0
LEUKOSITE INC COM 52728R102 6425 319266 SH SOLE 319266 0 0
LEUKOSITE INC COM 52728R102 1006 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1131 17615 SH SOLE 17615 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463107 11254 173468 SH SOLE 173468 0 0
MATTEL INC COM 577081102 9 480 SH SOLE 480 0 0
MEDIA 100 INC COM 58440W105 3427 485200 SH SOLE 485200 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 143 2200 SH SOLE 2200 0 0
METACREATIONS CORP COM 591016100 3516 628500 SH SOLE 628500 0 0
MIRAGE RESORTS INC COM 60462E104 4812 343700 SH SOLE 343700 0 0
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 282 2800 SH SOLE 2800 0 0
MORTON INDUSTRIAL GROUP CL A 619328107 33 8000 SH SOLE 8000 0 0
PAGING NETWORK INC COM 695542100 1638 1588300 SH SOLE 1588300 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 6863 200749 SH SOLE 200749 0 0
PHILLIPS PETE CO COM 718507106 10 200 SH SOLE 200 0 0
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGY LTD COM 719153108 7272 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
POLICY MGMT SYS CORP COM 731108106 6325 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0
PREMIUMWEAR INC COM 740909106 969 196282 SH SOLE 196282 0 0
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767100 5753 302306 SH SOLE 302306 0 0
RAYTHEON CO CL B 755111408 10 200 SH SOLE 200 0 0
RENAL CARE GROUP INC COM 759930100 3965 181000 SH SOLE 181000 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO CL A 761695105 7934 389400 SH SOLE 389400 0 0
RITE AID CORP COM 767754104 41 3000 SH SOLE 3000 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COM 78442A109 5139 119500 SH SOLE 119500 0 0
SANTE FE SNYDER CORP COM 80218K105 2209 245400 SH SOLE 245400 0 0
SEA CONTAINERS LTD CL B 811371103 14 500 SH SOLE 500 0 0
SEA CONTAINERS LTD CL A 811371707 6723 240100 SH SOLE 240100 0 0
SERVICE CORP INTL COM 817565104 4646 439822 SH SOLE 439822 0 0
SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW COM 828806109 6 269 SH SOLE 269 0 0
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 28924 1081277 SH SOLE 1081277 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 28 300 SH SOLE 300 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 14460 175800 SH SOLE 175800 0 0
3-D SYS CORP DEL COM NEW 88554D205 3036 665372 SH SOLE 665372 0 0
TOTAL RENAL CARE HLDGS INC COM 89151A107 4611 620000 SH SOLE 620000 0 0
TRANSMEDIA NETWORK INC COM NEW 893767301 1295 431600 SH SOLE 431600 0 0
UFP TECH TECHNOLOGIES COM 902673102 494 151900 SH SOLE 151900 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 96 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
UNITRODE CORP COM 913283107 12188 290200 SH SOLE 290200 0 0
VEECO INSTRS INC DEL COM 922417100 9024 322300 SH SOLE 322300 0 0
VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 994 209300 SH SOLE 209300 0 0
VENATOR GROUP INC COM 922944103 466 54400 SH SOLE 54400 0 0
VERITY INC COM 92343C106 21580 313604 SH SOLE 313604 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 48 1004 SH SOLE 1004 0 0
WARNACO GROUP INC CL A 934390105 8 430 SH SOLE 430 0 0
WEBB DEL CORP COM 947423109 6615 300700 SH SOLE 300700 0 0
WILLIAMETTE INDS INC COM 969133107 13 300 SH SOLE 300 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 17488 417000 SH SOLE 417000 0 0
ZIFF-DAVIS INC COM 989511100 194 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 0
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