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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
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: Westport Advisers LLC
Address: 253 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT 06880
13F File Number:
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: Ronald H. Oliver
Title: Managing Member
Phone: 203-227-3601
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Ronald H. Oliver Westport, Connecticut August 15, 1999
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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 59
Form 13F Information Table Value Total (x$1,000): $ 144,365
List of Included Managers:
Andrew J. Knuth Westport Advisers LLC
Edmund H. Nicklin Westport Advisers LLC
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F
INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
AAR Corporation COM 000361105 1843 81250 SH DEFINED 81250
Air Express Int'l COM 009104100 3834 151100 SH DEFINED 151100
Airborne Freight COM 009266107 1215 43900 SH DEFINED 43900
Alpha Indus COM 020753109 3990 83775 SH DEFINED 83775
Anadigics Inc COM 032515108 2745 74200 SH DEFINED 74200
Applebees International Inc. COM 037899101 1506 50000 SH DEFINED 50000
Aspen Technology Inc. COM 045327103 2644 225000 SH DEFINED 225000
Barrett Business Services COM 068463108 672 79100 SH DEFINED 79100
Billing Concepts Corp. COM 090063108 2797 250000 SH DEFINED 250000
Bindley Western Industries COM 090324104 2483 107644 SH DEFINED 107644
C&D Technologies Inc. COM 124661109 4453 145400 SH DEFINED 145400
Checkpoint Sys COM 162825103 1035 115800 SH DEFINED 115800
Circle International Group COM 172574105 541 24750 SH DEFINED 24750
Conexant Systems, Inc. COM 207142100 7838 135000 SH DEFINED 135000
Consolidated Stores COM 210149100 3051 113006 SH DEFINED 113006
Cox Radio COM 224051102 1432 26400 SH DEFINED 26400
Downey Financial COM 281018105 2194 100000 SH DEFINED 100000
Duane Reade Inc. COM 263578106 5270 172800 SH DEFINED 172800
El Paso Electric Co. COM 283677854 1858 207850 SH DEFINED 207850
Emmis Communications Corp COM 291525103 3985 80700 SH DEFINED 80700
Fritz Cos COM 358846103 1765 164200 SH DEFINED 164200
Gaylord Entertainment A COM 367905106 2250 75000 SH DEFINED 75000
Harbor Florida Bancshares COM 411901101 1837 150000 SH DEFINED 150000
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Harcourt General, Inc. COM 41163G101 206 4000 SH DEFINED 4000
Houghton Mifflin COM 441560109 4706 100000 SH DEFINED 100000
ITT Education COM 45068B109 4118 158000 SH DEFINED 158000
JLG Industries Inc. COM 462210101 1182 58000 SH DEFINED 58000
Lincare Holdings Inc. COM 532791100 200 8000 SH DEFINED 8000
Mediaone Group Inc. COM 58440J104 372 5000 SH DEFINED 5000
Owens & Minor COM 690732102 2313 210250 SH DEFINED 210250
PBOC Holdings Inc. COM 69316G108 1025 102500 SH DEFINED 102500
Parametric Technology Corp COM 699173100 208 15000 SH DEFINED 15000
Pennzenergy Company COM 70931Q109 5330 320600 SH DEFINED 320600
People's Savings CT COM 710198102 2557 84000 SH DEFINED 84000
Pittston BAX Group COM 725701882 461 48475 SH DEFINED 48475
Pittston Brinks COM 725701106 201 7500 SH DEFINED 7500
Pogo Producing Co COM 730448107 2133 114500 SH DEFINED 114500
Policy Management Systems COM 731108106 4942 164750 SH DEFINED 164750
Quorum Health Group Inc. COM 749084109 3593 286000 SH DEFINED 286000
Rational Software Corp. COM 75409P202 3771 114500 SH DEFINED 114500
Republic Banking Corp of Fl COM 760322107 1107 57500 SH DEFINED 57500
Reynolds & Reynolds, Inc. COM 761695105 5049 216600 SH DEFINED 216600
Rogers Corp COM 775133101 1431 48500 SH DEFINED 48500
Ruby Tuesday COM 781182100 2495 131300 SH DEFINED 131300
Saks Incorporated COM 79377w108 1963 68000 SH DEFINED 68000
Seacoast Financial Services Co COM 81170Q106 2126 186925 SH DEFINED 186925
Sensormatic Elect. COM 817265101 2177 156200 SH DEFINED 156200
Shared Medical Systems Corp. COM 819486101 3654 56000 SH DEFINED 56000
Southwestern Energy Co. COM 845467109 116 11000 SH DEFINED 11000
Staten Island Bancorp Inc. COM 857550107 1440 80000 SH DEFINED 80000
Sterling Financial COM 859319105 1547 112000 SH DEFINED 112000
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Strattec Securities Corp COM 863111100 219 6500 SH DEFINED 6500
Timberland Bancorp. COM 887098101 827 70400 SH DEFINED 70400
Unigraphics Solutions Inc. COM 904928108 5612 298300 SH DEFINED 298300
Unitrode Corporation COM 913283107 6326 220500 SH DEFINED 220500
Universal Health ClB COM 913903100 3744 78400 SH DEFINED 78400
Volt Inf. Sci. COM 928703107 2583 112912 SH DEFINED 112912
Whitehall Jewellers, Inc. COM 965063100 1412 52900 SH DEFINED 52900
Xtra Corp. COM 984138107 1980 43100 SH DEFINED 43100
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