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, 2000
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: Beckton Corp.
Address: 100 South Bedford Road
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
Form 13F File Number: 28-7582
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, statement,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Robert J. Mitchell
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
Phone: (212) 702-4333
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Robert J. Mitchell New York, New York 11/13/00
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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: 3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 3
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $356,748
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provided 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. From 13F File Number Name
01 28-4970 High Coast Limited Partnership
02 28-7580 Leyton LLC
03 28- American Real Estate Holdings
L.P.
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000 (SEC USE ONLY)
NAME OF REPORTING MANAGER: BECKTON CORP.
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Item 4: Item 5: Item 6:
FAIR SHARES INVEST- Item 7: Item 8:
Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: MARKET OF MENT MANAGERS VOTING
NAME TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE PRINCIPAL DISCRE- SEE AUTHORITY
OF ISSUER CLASS NUMBER (000) AMOUNT TION INSTR. V (SHARES)
(b)
Shared
as De-
fined (c)
(a) in In- Shared (a) (b) (c)
Sole str. V Other Sole Shared None
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
American Real Depository 029169109 297,093 32,791,671 X 1 32,791,671
Estate Partner Unity
LP
American Real Depository 029169109 59,508 6,568,165 X 2 6,568,165
Estate Partner Unit
LP
Philip Services Com 718193105 147 1,818,007 X 3 1,818,007
Corp.
Total: 356,748
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