UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended December 31, 1999.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Fir Tree, Inc.
Address: 535 Fifth Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10017
13F File Number: 28-6884
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: Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum
Title: President
Phone: (212) 599-0090
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum New York, New York February 10, 2000
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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: 5
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $139,948
Confidential information has been omitted from this public Form 13F
and has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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TITLE VOTING AUTHORITY
OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER ---------------------------
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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BELL & HOWELL CO NEW COM 077852101 38,767 1,218,600 SH SOLE 1,218,600
ECHELON INTL CORP COM 278747100 11,794 512,792 SH SOLE 512,792
HOMELAND HLDG CORP NEW COM 43739T104 2,038 562,195 SH SOLE 562,195
MAPICS INC COM 564910107 27,007 2,139,200 SH SOLE 2,139,200
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 60,342 3,196,920 SH SOLE 3,196,920
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