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
If amended report check here: |_|; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement
|_| adds new holding entries.
Name of Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: The Baupost Group, L.L.C.
Business Address: 44 Brattle Street, 5th Floor
P.O. Box 389125
Cambridge, MA 02239-9125
13F File Number: 28-7120
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, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Paul C. Gannon
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 617-497-6680
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Paul C. Gannon
Paul C. Gannon, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 12, 1999
Report Type:
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 41
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $647,531
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Name and 13F file numbers of ALL Institutional Investment Managers with respect
to which this schedule is filed (other than the one filing this report): (List
in alphabetical order).
NONE
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Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE SHARES OR
NAME OF ISSUER OF CUSIP VALUE PRINCIPAL TYPE INVSTMNT OTHER VOTING
CLASS (x$1000) AMOUNT DISCRTN MNGRS AUTHORITY
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APPLIED PWR INC CL A 038225108 18,529 610,000 SH SOLE N/A 610,000
CALIFORNIA FED BK FSB LOS ANGL CONT LITIG 130209604 3,400 1,394,900 SH SOLE N/A 1,394,900
CALIFORNIA FED BK FSB LOS ANGL 2ND CONT LITIG 130209703 1,154 1,086,300 SH SOLE N/A 1,086,300
CAPITOL FED FINL COM 14057C106 28,277 2,836,537 SH SOLE N/A 2,836,537
CHEMFIRST INC COM 16361A106 40,857 1,495,900 SH SOLE N/A 1,495,900
COAST FEDERAL LITIGATION TR RT 19034Q110 2,032 1,970,300 SH SOLE N/A 1,970,300
EBAY INC COM 278642103 987 7,000 PUT SOLE N/A 7,000
EL PASO ELEC CO COM NEW 283677854 3,171 352,300 SH SOLE N/A 352,300
EMPIRE FED BANCORP INC COM 291657104 765 68,000 SH SOLE N/A 68,000
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 11,856 100,000 PUT SOLE N/A 1,000
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP INC WT EXP 000000 381197136 14,531 12,236,721 SH SOLE N/A 12,236,721
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC COM 394357107 111 11,000 SH SOLE N/A 11,000
HARCOURT GEN INC COM 41163G101 17,749 426,400 SH SOLE N/A 426,400
HOMESTEAD VLG INC COM 437851108 866 307,800 SH SOLE N/A 307,800
HUDSON CITY BANCORP COM 443683107 59,850 4,352,700 SH SOLE N/A 4,352,700
LNR PPTY CORP COM 529905101 180 30,000 SH SOLE N/A 30,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 61,793 952,500 PUT SOLE N/A 9,525
MFC BANCORP LTD COM 55271X103 10,798 1,167,350 SH SOLE N/A 1,167,350
MAXWELL SHOE INC CL A 577766108 525 59,600 SH SOLE N/A 59,600
MONY GROUP INC COM 615337102 6,497 225,000 SH SOLE N/A 225,000
NAVIGANT INTL INC COM 63935R108 10,190 1,405,521 SH SOLE N/A 1,405,521
NEUROGEN CORP COM 64124E106 9,094 547,000 SH SOLE N/A 547,000
OCTEL CORP COM 675727101 23,918 2,126,000 SH SOLE N/A 2,126,000
OGDEN CORP COM 676346109 29,359 2,935,900 SH SOLE N/A 2,935,900
OMEGA WORLDWIDE INC COM 68210B108 2,725 665,600 SH SOLE N/A 665,600
SECURITY CAP GROUP INC CL A 81413P105 6,989 9,640 SH SOLE N/A 9,640
SECURITY CAP GROUP INC CL B 81413P204 2,371 161,400 SH SOLE N/A 161,400
SECURITY CAP U S RLTY SPONSORED ADR 814136206 517 28,500 SH SOLE N/A 28,500
SONESTA INTL HOTELS CORP CL A 835438409 77 11,902 SH SOLE N/A 11,902
SOUND FED BANCORP COM 83607T109 2,372 263,600 SH SOLE N/A 263,600
STAGE STORES INC COM 85254C107 5,721 924,600 SH SOLE N/A 924,600
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 45,812 7,556,675 SH SOLE N/A 7,556,675
TENNECO INC NEW COM 88037E101 51,217 3,012,750 SH SOLE N/A 3,012,750
UCAR INTL INC COM 90262K109 47,094 2,064,400 SH SOLE N/A 2,064,400
VENTAS INC COM 92276F100 33,908 7,138,546 SH SOLE N/A 7,138,546
WALTER INDS INC COM 93317Q105 43,573 3,227,600 SH SOLE N/A 3,227,600
WEST ESSEX BANCORP COM 952698108 1,726 173,700 SH SOLE N/A 173,700
WILLOW GROVE BANCORP INC COM 97111E101 393 43,100 SH SOLE N/A 43,100
WORONOCO BANCORP INC COM 981630106 1,752 173,000 SH SOLE N/A 173,000
GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC ORD G39320109 7,366 1,455,100 SH SOLE N/A 1,455,100
TOTAL REPORT 647,531
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