BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA
13F-HR, 2000-08-11
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 13F

                               FORM 13f Cover Page



          Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2000

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, August 11, 2000



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: 64

Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,021,865
                                         (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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AT&T CORP                       COM             001957109       88,850  2,809,500       SH      SOLE            N/A     2,809,500
AMCOL INTL CORP                 COM             02341W103       4,268   1,707,350       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,707,350
AMERICAN FINL HLDGS INC         COM             026075101       20,362  1,282,644       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,282,644
BCE INC                         COM             05534B109       4,799   202,500         SH      SOLE            N/A     202,500
BAY ST BANCORP INC.             COM             072611106       698     32,100          SH      SOLE            N/A     32,100
BRUNSWICK CORP                  COM             117043109       14,348  866,300         SH      SOLE            N/A     866,300
CBL & ASSOC PPTYS INC           COM             124830100       517     20,729          SH      SOLE            N/A     20,729
CFS BANCORP INC                 COM             12525D102       92      10,000          SH      SOLE            N/A     10,000
CALIFORNIA FED BK FSB LOS ANGL  CONT LITIG REC  130209604       2,553   1,701,700       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,701,700
CALIFORNIA FED BK FSB LOS ANGL  2ND CONT LITIG  130209703       856     1,304,600       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,304,600
COAST FEDERAL LITIGIATION TR    RT              19034Q110       2,468   1,518,800       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,518,800
COHOES BANCORP INC              COM             192513109       4,653   338,400         SH      SOLE            N/A     338,400
CRESTLINE CAP CORP              COM             226153104       5,545   325,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     325,000
EMPIRE FED BANCORP INC          COM             291657104       998     84,500          SH      SOLE            N/A     84,500
FARM FAMILY HLDGS INC           COM             307901108       507     16,400          SH      SOLE            N/A     16,400
FIRST FED BANCSHARES ARK INC    COM             32020F105       308     20,900          SH      SOLE            N/A     20,900
FIRST SECURITYFED FINL INC      COM             336392105       290     22,500          SH      SOLE            N/A     22,500
GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES INC     COM             37247A102       7,317   900,533         SH      SOLE            N/A     900,533
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC           WT EXP 000000   381197136       15,710  13,964,721      SH      SOLE            N/A     13,964,721
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC       COM             394357107       85      11,000          SH      SOLE            N/A     11,000
HERBALIFE INTL  INC             CL A            426908208       1,501   171,500         SH      SOLE            N/A     171,500
HERBALIFE INTL  INC             CL B            426908307       2,949   374,500         SH      SOLE            N/A     374,500
HOLLINGER INTL INC              COM             435569108       3,563   261,500         SH      SOLE            N/A     261,500
HUDSON CITY BANCORP             COM             443683107       123,795 7,255,375       SH      SOLE            N/A     7,255,375
HUDSON RIV BANCORP INC          COM             444128102       3,257   274,300         SH      SOLE            N/A     274,300
HUTTIG BLDG PRODS INC           COM             448451104       10,505  2,546,620       SH      SOLE            N/A     2,546,620
IHOP CORP                       COM             449623107       25,550  1,525,400       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,525,400
IVEX PACKAGING CORP DEL         COM             465855104       9,519   855,600         SH      SOLE            N/A     855,600
KLAMATH FIRST BANCORP INC       COM             49842P103       4,236   361,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     361,000
LNR PPTY CORP                   COM             501940100       38,930  1,996,400       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,996,400
LIBERTY BANCORP INC N J         COM             529905101       199     30,000          SH      SOLE            N/A     30,000
M & F WORLDWIDE CORP            COM             552541104       2,823   501,900         SH      SOLE            N/A     501,900
MFC BANCORP LTD                 COM             55271X103       7,570   1,009,350       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,009,350
MEDIAONE GROUP INC              COM             58440J104       20,358  307,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     307,000
NATIONAL HEALTH INVS INC        COM             63633D104       220     20,000          SH      SOLE            N/A     20,000
NEUROGEN CORP                   COM             64124E106       10,323  357,500         SH      SOLE            N/A     357,500
OCTEL CORP                      COM             675727101       16,297  2,086,000       SH      SOLE            N/A     2,086,000
OGDEN CORP                      COM             676346109       21,151  2,350,100       SH      SOLE            N/A     2,350,100
OMEGA WORLDWIDE INC             COM             68210B108       2,371   654,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     654,000
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC            COM             682129101       13,888  2,222,000       SH      SOLE            N/A     2,222,000
PACTIV CORP                     COM             695257105       54,499  6,920,550       SH      SOLE            N/A     6,920,550
PORT FINL CORP                  COM             734119100       9,851   710,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     710,000
RYERSON TULL INC NEW            COM             78375P107       219     21,100          SH      SOLE            N/A     21,100
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY              COM             811804103       146,086 2,656,100       SH      SOLE            N/A     2,656,100
SECURITY CAP U S RLTY           SPONSORED ADR   814136206       54,422  3,023,433       SH      SOLE            N/A     3,023,433
SECURITY CAP GROUP INC          CL A            81413P105       41,027  49,640          SH      SOLE            N/A     49,640
SECURITY CAP GROUP INC          CL B            81413P204       27,105  1,594,400       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,594,400
SMUCKER  J M CO                 CL B            832696207       2,334   124,500         SH      SOLE            N/A     124,500
SOLUTIA INC                     COM             834376105       71,292  5,184,900       SH      SOLE            N/A     5,184,900
SONESTA INTL HOTELS CORP        CL A            835438409       99      11,902          SH      SOLE            N/A     11,902
SOUND FEDERAL BANCORP           COM             83607T109       2,694   326,600         SH      SOLE            N/A     326,600
SYMS CORP                       COM             871551107       429     109,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     109,000
THERMO ELECTRON CORP            COM             883556102       9,299   441,495         SH      SOLE            N/A     441,495
3COM CORP                       COM             885535104       9,412   163,328         SH      SOLE            N/A     163,328
VENTAS INC                      COM             92276F100       26,217  8,224,946       SH      SOLE            N/A     8,224,946
VERITAS SOFTWARE CO             COM             923436109       1,201   10,625          SH      SOLE            N/A     10,625
WABTEC CORP                     COM             929740108       11,645  1,122,400       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,122,400
WALTER INDS INC                 COM             93317Q105       18,411  1,609,700       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,609,700
WEST ESSEX BANCORP              COM             952698108       2,432   264,700         SH      SOLE            N/A     264,700
WILLOW GROVE BANCORP INC        COM             97111E101       1,070   107,000         SH      SOLE            N/A     107,000
WORONOCO BANCORP INC            COM             981630106       4,708   443,100         SH      SOLE            N/A     443,100
GLOBAL-TECH APPLIANCES INC      COM             G39320109       5,254   1,064,000       SH      SOLE            N/A     1,064,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC         COM             549463107       21,255  364,500         PUT     SOLE            N/A     364,500
PALM INC                        COM             696642107       6,675   200,000         PUT     SOLE            N/A     200,000




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