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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for Calendar 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 Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: BB Medtech AG
Address: Vordergasse 3
Grafenauweg 4
Zug, Switzerland CH-6301
Form 13F File Number: 28-6952
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: Daniel Bugmann
Title: SIGNING AUTHORITY
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Phone: (41-41) 724-5959
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ DANIEL BUGMANN Zug, Switzerland 18 May 1999
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Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[XX] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Name
Medcare S.A.
Medsource S.A.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 6
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:$231,075
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Name
1 Medcare S.A
2 Medsource S.A.
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BB MEDTECH AG
31-MAR-99 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 5:
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COLUMN 4:
COLUMN 1: COLUMN 2: COLUMN 3: VALUE
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1,000) SHRS OR SH/ PUT/
PRN AMT PRN CALL
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Boston
Scientific Common Stock 10113710 $ 84,510 2,080,000 SH
Corp.
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Diatide, Inc. Common Stock 25284210 $ 6,088 1,474,192 SH
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Healthsouth Common Stock 42192410 $ 186,840 1,800,000 SH
Corp
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McKesson- Common Stock 40410010 $ 118,193 1,790,800 SH
HBOC
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Novoste Common Stock 67010C10 $ 3,600 150,000 SH
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Renal Care Common Stock 75993010 $ 22,413 1,141,750 SH
Group
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COLUMN $ 231,075
TOTALS
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COLUMN 8:
COLUMN 6: COLUMN 7: VOTING AUTHORITY
INVESTMENT OTHER MANAGERS -------------------------------------
DISCRETION
COLUMN 1:
NAME OF ISSUER SOLE SHARED NONE
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Boston
Scientific DEFINED 1 2,080,000 NONE NONE
Corp.
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Diatide, Inc. DEFINED 2 1,474,192 NONE NONE
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Healthsouth DEFINED 2 1,800,000 NONE NONE
Corp
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McKesson- DEFINED 1 1,790,800 NONE NONE
HBOC
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Novoste DEFINED 1 150,000 NONE NONE
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Renal Care DEFINED 2 1,141,750 NONE NONE
Group
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COLUMN
TOTALS
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