UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Gruss & Co., Inc.
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Address: 677 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor
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New York, New York 10021
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Form 13F File Number:
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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: Howard Guberman
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Title: Vice President
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Phone: 212-688-1500 x 324
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Howard Guberman New York, New York 2/17/00
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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: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 47
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 339,406
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide 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. NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
NAME OF TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
ISSUER CLASS x($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AMFM INC COMMON 001693100 1,565 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 0 0
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AT&T CORP CALL 001957908 375 750 SH CALL SOLE 750 0 0
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AT & T CDA INC DEPS RCPT CL B 00207Q202 4,014 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
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AIRONET WIRELESS COMMON 00943A107 3,339 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
COMM
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ANGLOGOLD LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 416 16,200 SH SOLE 16,200 0 0
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ASCENT ENTMT COMMON 043628106 1,269 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0
GROUP INC
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ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CALL 048825903 78 250 SH CALL SOLE 250 0 0
CO
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AUTOLIV INC COMMON 052800109 1,320 45,114 SH SOLE 45,114 0 0
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AVON PRODS INC COMMON 054303102 10,435 316,200 SH SOLE 316,200 0 0
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BAKER FENTRESS COMMON 057213100 824 58,100 SH SOLE 58,100 0 0
& CO
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BOISE CASCADE COMMON 097403109 1,050 70,000 SH SOLE 70,000 0 0
OFFICE PRODS
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BRASS EAGLE INC COMMON 10553F106 750 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
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BURLINGTON NORTHN COMMON 12189T104 14,245 587,436 SH SOLE 587,436 0 0
SANTA FE CP
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CBS CORP COMMON 1249OK107 3,197 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
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C-CUBE COMMON 125015107 2,646 42,500 SH SOLE 42,500 0 0
MICROSYSTEMS INC
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CONSOLIDATED COMMON 209615103 1,623 25,000 SH SOLE 25,000 0 0
NAT GAS CO
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CORNING INC COMMON 219350105 9,696 75,200 SH SOLE 75,200 0 0
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COVANCE INC COMMON 222816100 203 18,800 SH SOLE 18,800 0 0
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DU PONT E I DE COMMON 263534109 2,569 39,000 SH SOLE 39,000 0 0
NEMOURS & CO
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E TRADE GROUP INC CALL 269246904 100 210 SH CALL SOLE 210 0 0
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FIRST DATA CORP COMMON 319963104 13,025 264,130 SH SOLE 264,130 0 0
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FLEETBOSTON COMMON 339030108 10,654 304,946 SH SOLE 304,946 0 0
FINL CORP
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GENERAL INSTR COMMON 370120107 12,699 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
CORP DEL
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HALLIBURTON CO COMMON 406216101 5,992 148,856 SH SOLE 148,856 0 0
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HANNAFORD BROS CO COMMON 410550107 693 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
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HOMESTAKE MNG CO COMMON 437614100 339 43,400 SH SOLE 43,400 0 0
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HONEYWELL INTL COMMON 438516106 28,565 471,176 SH SOLE 471,176 0 0
INC
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JONES INTERCABLE COMMON 480206200 695 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
INC
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JONES INTERNCABLE CL A 480206200 6,238 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000 0 0
INC
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KANEB SERVICES COMMON 484170105 498 114,000 SH SOLE 114,000 0 0
INC
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MCI WORLDCOM INC COMMON 55268B106 23,390 440,806 SH SOLE 440,806 0 0
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MEDIAONE GROUP COMMON 58440J104 11,522 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 0 0
INC
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MIDAMERICAN COMMON 59562V107 6,668 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 0 0
ENERGY HLDGS NEW
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MOTOROLA INC COMMON 620076109 48,121 326,800 SH SOLE 326,800 0 0
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NVR INC COMMON 62944T105 33,577 703,185 SH SOLE 703,185 0 0
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OAK INDS INC COMMON NEW 671400505 1,061 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
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OWENS CORNING COMMON 69073F103 10,912 565,000 SH SOLE 565,000 0 0
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PINCO ADVISORS UT LTD PART INT 69338P102 2,238 60,000 SH SOLE 60,000 0 0
HLDGS L P
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SHOREWOOD COMMON 825229107 2,248 118,700 SH SOLE 118,700 0 0
PACKAGING CORP
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SMITHKLINE ADR REP ORD 832378301 31,033 481,600 SH SOLE 481,600 0 0
BEECHAM PLC
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STUDENT LN CORP COMMON 863902102 1,556 31,200 SH SOLE 31,200 0 0
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U S WEST INC NEW COMMON 91273H101 9,000 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 0 0
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VODAPHONE SPONSORED ADR 92857T107 11,193 226,120 SH SOLE 226,120 0 0
AIRTOUCH PLC
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WATKINS JOHNSON COMMON 942486101 400 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0
CO
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WARNER LAMBERT CO COMMON 934488107 4,097 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 0 0
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WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 949746101 2,514 62,180 SH SOLE 62,180 0 0
NEW
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WILLIAMS COS INC COMMON 969457100 764 25,000 SH SOLE 25,000 0 0
DEL
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