Daruma Asset Management, Inc.
60 East 42nd Street
Suite 1112
New York, NY 10165
Tel: 212-687-1233
Fax: 212-687-1544
Form 13F Cover Page
Report for the calendar year ended or quarter ended: December
31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager filing this report:
Name: Mariko O. Gordon
Address: Daruma Asset Mangement, Inc.
60 East 42nd Street
Suite 1111
New York, NY 10165
13F File Number: 28-7768
Mariko O. Gordon (`Gordon"), a natural person, owns a majority
of the outstanding voting securities and is president of Daruma
Asset Management, Inc. ("Daruma"), an "institutional investment
manager" as such term is defined in Rule 13f-1 ("Rule 13f-1")
under the Securities Act of 1934. Solely for purposes of the
reporting requirements of Rule 13f-1, Gordon may be deemed to
have "investment discretion" (as such term is defined in Rule
13f-1) with respect to all accounts (the "Daruma Accounts") over
which Daruma exercises investment discretion. Daruma has filed
a Form 13F reporting on behalf of Gordon required information
with respect to "13f securities" (as such term is defined in
Rule 13f-1) held in the Daruma Accounts.
Person signing this report on behalf of reporting manager:
Name: Mariko O. Gordon
Title: President
Phone: 212-687-1233
Signature, place and date of signing:
/s/
Mariko O. Gordon New York, New York February 3, 2000
Report Type: (Check only one):
[ ] 13F Holdings Report
[ x ] 13F Notice Report
[ ] 13F Combination Report
List of other managers reporting for this manager:
Daruma Asset Management, Inc. 28-7766
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION ACT OF 1934.
