UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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 05/13/1999
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: 91
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $565,666
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 9865 123600 SH SOLE 123600 0 0
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 18533 395900 SH SOLE 395900 0 0
ALLIANCE GAMING COM 01859P609 434 96416 SH SOLE 96416 0 0
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 2380 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
APPLIED EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES COM 038196101 2788 571900 SH SOLE 571900 0 0
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC COM 042476101 6150 136100 SH SOLE 136100 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 143 3460 SH SOLE 3460 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC COM 055622104 577 5716 SH SOLE 5716 0 0
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 3795 156100 SH SOLE 156100 0 0
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 36306 1010265 SH SOLE 1010265 0 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 5403 158900 SH SOLE 158900 0 0
CVS CORP COM 126650100 5 100 SH SOLE 100 0 0
CHECKFREE HLDGS CORP COM 162816102 16714 392700 SH SOLE 392700 0 0
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 89 1000 SH SOLE 1000 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 17100 292000 SH SOLE 292000 0 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 58916 922362 SH SOLE 922362 0 0
CONGOLEUM CORP NEW CL A 207195108 2578 389200 SH SOLE 389200 0 0
CYBERONICS INC COM 23251P102 5886 619550 SH SOLE 619550 0 0
CYBERONICS INC COM 23251P102 8563 901408 SH SOLE 901408 0 0
DATA GEN CORP COM 237688106 1974 195000 SH SOLE 195000 0 0
DATATEC SYS INC COM 238128102 1733 533334 SH SOLE 533334 0 0
DATATEC SYS INC COM 238128102 2855 878500 SH SOLE 878500 0 0
DIEBOLD INC COM 253651103 7646 318600 SH SOLE 318600 0 0
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 106 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
DOLLAR GEN CORP COM 256669102 8623 253605 SH SOLE 253605 0 0
DUCOMMUN INC DEL COM 264147109 15747 1679714 SH SOLE 1679714 0 0
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 16581 234986 SH SOLE 234986 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 23284 544658 SH SOLE 544658 0 0
FIRST UN REAL EST EQ&MTG INVTS SH BEN INT 337400105 210 48000 SH SOLE 48000 0 0
FORCENERGY INC COM 345206106 402 189000 SH SOLE 189000 0 0
FRANKLIN ELECTR PUBLISHERS INC COM 353515109 1473 245500 SH SOLE 245500 0 0
FRESENIUSMEDPFD SPN ADR PREF SH 358030203 2 122000 SH SOLE 122000 0 0
GARDNER DENVER COM 365558105 2327 146600 SH SOLE 146600 0 0
GENERAL DATACOMM INDS INC COM 369487103 640 256000 SH SOLE 256000 0 0
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 5373 48570 SH SOLE 48570 0 0
GENERAL MAGIC INC COM 370253106 0 100 SH SOLE 100 0 0
HANOVER COMPRESSOR CO COM 410768105 5221 197000 SH SOLE 197000 0 0
HARNISHFEGER COM 413345109 1248 219500 SH SOLE 219500 0 0
HITOX CORP AMER COM 433658101 2320 1159780 SH SOLE 1159780 0 0
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 4549 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYS INC COM 45811K109 9723 538300 SH SOLE 538300 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 30478 256391 SH SOLE 256391 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 464 2616 SH SOLE 2616 0 0
INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORP COM 460254105 5349 764200 SH SOLE 764200 0 0
INTIMATE BRANDS INC CL A 461156101 6569 136500 SH SOLE 136500 0 0
KITTY HAWK INC COM 498326107 24 3000 SH SOLE 3000 0 0
LEARNING CO INC COM 522008101 12 400 SH SOLE 400 0 0
LEUKOSITE INC COM 52728R102 1277 154793 SH SOLE 154793 0 0
LEUKOSITE INC COM 52728R102 2634 319266 SH SOLE 319266 0 0
LEUKOSITE INC COM 52728R102 413 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1580 18615 SH SOLE 18615 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463107 9367 86734 SH SOLE 86734 0 0
MARKETWATCH.COM COM 570619106 37 500 SH SOLE 500 0 0
MEDIA 100 INC COM 58440W105 2497 475700 SH SOLE 475700 0 0
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 224 2800 SH SOLE 2800 0 0
METACREATIONS CORP COM 591016100 4360 640000 SH SOLE 640000 0 0
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 246 2800 SH SOLE 2800 0 0
MORTON INDUSTRIAL GROUP CL A 619328107 71 8000 SH SOLE 8000 0 0
ORION CAP CORP COM 686268103 8016 256500 SH SOLE 256500 0 0
PAGING NETWORK INC COM 695542100 5050 1077300 SH SOLE 1077300 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 6008 170749 SH SOLE 170749 0 0
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGY LTD COM 719153108 5525 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0
PREMIERE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 74058F102 7026 617700 SH SOLE 617700 0 0
PREMIUMWEAR INC COM 740909106 932 196282 SH SOLE 196282 0 0
PROVIDENT BANKSHARES CORP COM 743859100 110 4200 SH SOLE 4200 0 0
QUANEX CORP COM 747620102 1905 122900 SH SOLE 122900 0 0
QUINTILES TRANS COM 748767100 11373 301216 SH SOLE 301216 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO CL A 761695105 7399 389400 SH SOLE 389400 0 0
SLM HLDG CORP COM 78442A109 5010 120000 SH SOLE 120000 0 0
SANTA FE ENERGY RES INC COM 802012104 1810 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 6890 238600 SH SOLE 238600 0 0
SENSORMATIC ELECTRS CORP COM 817265101 4511 474800 SH SOLE 474800 0 0
SERVICE CORP INTL COM 817565104 6267 439822 SH SOLE 439822 0 0
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 24570 1082967 SH SOLE 1082967 0 0
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 8933 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
3-D SYS CORP DEL COM NEW 88554D205 3992 665372 SH SOLE 665372 0 0
TRANSMEDIA NETWORK INC COM NEW 893767301 1700 438600 SH SOLE 438600 0 0
UFP TECH TECHNOLOGIES COM 902673102 582 160500 SH SOLE 160500 0 0
UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE INC COM 909208100 4159 583700 SH SOLE 583700 0 0
UNITRODE CORP COM 913283107 8543 610200 SH SOLE 610200 0 0
VEECO INSTRS INC DEL COM 922417100 7705 208600 SH SOLE 208600 0 0
VENCOR INC COM 92260R102 274 208600 SH SOLE 208600 0 0
VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 1256 209300 SH SOLE 209300 0 0
VENATOR GROUP COM 922944103 565 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
VERITY INC COM 92343C106 18378 548604 SH SOLE 548604 0 0
WAL-MART COM COM 931142103 46 502 SH SOLE 502 0 0
WEBB DEL CORP COM 947423109 6626 305500 SH SOLE 305500 0 0
WYMAN GORDON COM 983085101 4112 444500 SH SOLE 444500 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 22257 417000 SH SOLE 417000 0 0
ZIFF-DAVIS INC COM 989511100 258 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 0
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