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
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Scharf Investments
Address: 641 Escalona Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
13F File Number: 28-03929
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: Jeffrey R. Scharf
Title: President
Phone: 831-429-6513
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Jeffrey R. Scharf Santa Cruz, CA July 28, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 44
Form13F Information Table Value Total: 191451
List of Other Included Managers:
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filled, other
than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE
OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 8882 75589 SH SOLE 75589
AT&T COM 001957109 3277 103605 SH SOLE 103605
CANADIAN NAT'L RAILWAY COM 136375102 8608 294926 SH SOLE 294926
CANADIAN PACIFIC COM 135923100 5983 228478 SH SOLE 228478
DONNELLEY (RR) & SONS COM 257867101 7231 320475 SH SOLE 320475
EASTMAN KODAK COM 277461109 1642 27595 SH SOLE 27595
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 6036 115659 SH SOLE 115659
FIRST DATA CORP. COM 319963104 9710 195673 SH SOLE 195673
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 5202 128437 SH SOLE 128437
GANNETT COM 364730101 4942 82626 SH SOLE 82626
GENERAL AMER 7.2% PREF. PREF 368802302 353 15980 SH SOLE 15980
GENUINE PARTS COM 372460105 3444 172217 SH SOLE 172217
INT'L BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 11235 102544 SH SOLE 102544
INTEL CORP. COM 458140100 10277 76877 SH SOLE 76877
JOHNSON CONTROLS COM 478366107 1457 28395 SH SOLE 28395
K-MART CV PREF. T PREF 498778208 998 27390 SH SOLE 27390
KNIGHT RIDDER COM 499040103 4062 76380 SH SOLE 76380
LEAR CORP. COM 521865105 4861 243065 SH SOLE 243065
LENNAR 0% CV LYON 7/29/18 CV BOND 526057AA2 626 1615000 SH SOLE 1615000
LONGS DRUG STORES COM 543162101 6405 294485 SH SOLE 294485
MASCO COM 574599106 6684 370046 SH SOLE 370046
MEDIA ONE COM 58440J104 1522 22590 SH SOLE 22590
MERCK COM 589331107 878 11458 SH SOLE 11458
MERRILL LYNCH COM 590188108 664 5770 SH SOLE 5770
MICROSOFT COM 594918104 5601 70014 SH SOLE 70014
MORGAN STANLEY/DN WITTER COM 617446448 8026 96407 SH SOLE 96407
NATIONAL DATA CV 5% 2003 CV BOND 635621AA3 743 890000 SH SOLE 890000
NATIONS BALANCED FUND COM 63857K107 550 65655 SH SOLE 65655
NATL ASTRLIA BNK CV UNITS PFD EXCH CAP 632525039 224 7900 SH SOLE 7900
NEW PLAN EXCEL REALTY COM 648059103 5061 389328 SH SOLE 389328
NEWELL RUBBERMAID COM 651229106 4498 174685 SH SOLE 174685
NORDSTROM COM 655664100 2719 112686 SH SOLE 112686
NUVEEN CA MUNI VALUE FUND COM 67062C107 254 28420 SH SOLE 28420
PFIZER COM 717081103 4243 88393 SH SOLE 88393
RYLAND GROUP COM 783764103 8766 396190 SH SOLE 396190
SALOMON NIKKEI CV BOND MITTS 79549B628 541 58915 SH SOLE 58915
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COM 824348106 2237 105560 SH SOLE 105560
SNAP ON COM 833034101 7281 273470 SH SOLE 273470
STRYKER CORP. COM 863667101 2230 50980 SH SOLE 50980
TORCHMARK COM 891027104 2456 99495 SH SOLE 99495
TRICON GL RESTAURANTS COM 895953107 5435 192405 SH SOLE 192405
USX 6.75% CV. PREF. Z PREF 90339E201 710 21235 SH SOLE 21235
WAL-MART STORES COM 931142103 9016 156460 SH SOLE 156460
WASHINGTON MUTUAL COM 939322103 5881 203665 SH SOLE 203665
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