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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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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: Brookside Capital Investors, Inc. *
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Address: Two Copley Place
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Boston, MA 02116
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Form 13F File Number: 28-_____________
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: Michele May
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Title: Vice President
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Phone: (617) 572-3000
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Michele May Boston, MA 5/10/99
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*Brookside Capital Investors, Inc. is the general partner of Brookside Capital
Investors, L.P., the general partner of Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P.
Brookside Capital Investors, Inc. is wholly owned by W. Mitt Romney.
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 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).)
[ ] 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).)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 51
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $558,879
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(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. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-_________________ Brookside Capital Partners Fund, L.P.
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2 28-_________________ Brookside Capital Investors, L.P.
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Brookside Capital Investors, Inc.
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Form 13F Information Table
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Value SHARES or SH/ Investment Other Voting Authority
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Name of Issuer Title of Class Cusip (x$1000) PRN Amount PRN Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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Advanced Neuromodulation System COM 00757T101 2,546 370,300 SH SOLE X
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Amerco Inc. COM 023586100 16,912 786,600 SH SOLE X
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American Skiing Co. COM 029654308 959 229,000 SH SOLE X
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Applied Power Inc. CL A 038225108 37,733 1,384,700 SH SOLE X
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Arrow International Inc. COM 427641000 539 25,000 SH SOLE X
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Bally Total Fitness Holding COM 05873K108 11,780 493,400 SH SOLE X
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BEA Systems Inc. COM 073325102 859 55,000 SH SOLE X
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Billing Concepts Corp. COM 090063108 3,821 321,800 SH SOLE X
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Bj's Wholesale Club Inc. COM 05548J106 32,867 1,249,100 SH SOLE X
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Clarify Inc. COM 180492100 16,178 606,200 SH SOLE X
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Cole National Corp. CLA 193290103 7,023 384,800 SH SOLE X
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Continental Airlines Inc. CL B 210795308 3,268 86,000 SH SOLE X
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Corporate Express Inc. COM 219888104 1,226 236,353 SH SOLE X
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Crestline Capital Corp. COM 226153104 3,075 200,000 SH SOLE X
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Dataware Technologies Inc. COM 237920103 1,939 775,700 SH SOLE X
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Dendrite International Inc COM 248239105 12,466 558,700 SH SOLE X
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Doncasters Plc SPONSORED ADR 257692103 8,051 523,600 SH SOLE X
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Encore Wire Corp. COM 292562105 11,848 1,504,450 SH SOLE X
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Epix Medical Inc. COM 26881Q101 2,817 352,100 SH SOLE X
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Flextronics International ORD Y2573F102 12,918 253,300 SH SOLE X
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Gartner Group Inc. COM 366651107 3,384 150,000 SH SOLE X
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Global-Tech Appliances Inc. COM G39320109 5,002 1,053,000 SH SOLE X
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Golden State Bancorp Inc. WT EXP 010110 381197136 727 150,000 SH SOLE X
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Gtech Holdings Corp. COM 400518106 28,869 1,184,350 SH SOLE X
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Hollywood Entertainment Corp. COM 436141105 17,228 925,000 SH SOLE X
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Inprise Corporation COM 45766C102 1,163 300,000 SH SOLE X
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Integrated Circuit Systems COM 45811K109 1,347 74,600 SH SOLE X
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Jabil Circuit Inc. COM 466313103 41,265 1,018,900 SH SOLE X
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Marcam Solutions COM 56614A107 134 48,900 SH SOLE X
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Micro Therapeutics Inc. COM 59500W100 1,560 240,000 SH SOLE X
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New American Health Corp. COM 641881107 261 139,100 SH SOLE X
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North Face Inc. COM 659317101 7,000 560,000 SH SOLE X
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Pittston Brink's Group COM BRINKS GRP 725701106 6,463 275,000 SH SOLE X
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Platinum Technology Internation COM 72764T101 14,025 550,000 SH SOLE X
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Prison Realty Corp. COM 74264N105 44,572 2,556,125 SH SOLE X
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PSS World Medical Inc. COM 69366A100 17,241 1,956,400 SH SOLE X
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Ryerson Tull Inc. CL A 78375P107 5,874 399,958 SH SOLE X
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SCM Microsystems Inc. COM 784018103 8,055 132,600 SH SOLE X
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Scotts Company (The) CLA 810186106 22,619 605,200 SH SOLE X
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Service Experts Inc. COM 817567100 3,780 280,000 SH SOLE X
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Silgan Holdings Inc. COM 827048109 17,765 1,064,550 SH SOLE X
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Source Media Inc. COM NEW 836153304 25,000 382 SH SOLE X
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Stage Stores Inc. COM 85254C107 16,384 2,259,800 SH SOLE X
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Steel Dynamics Inc. COM 858119100 32,365 1,954,100 SH SOLE X
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Technology Solutions Co. COM 87872T108 21,610 3,033,000 SH SOLE X
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Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. ORD M8743P105 808 61,000 SH SOLE X
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Total Renal Care Holdings COM 89151A107 6,050 550,000 SH SOLE X
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Total Renal Care Holdings SB NT CV144A7%09 89151AAA5 6,050 5,000,000 PRN SOLE X
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Tut Systems Inc. COM 901103101 1,244 25,000 SH SOLE X
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Vestcom International Inc. COM 924904105 5,610 1,150,700 SH SOLE X
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VWR Scientific Products Corp. COM 918435108 6,599 293,300 SH SOLE X
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