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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
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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: W.G. Spears, Grisanti & Brown LLC
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Address: 45 Rockefeller Plaza
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33rd Floor
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New York, New York 10111
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Form 13F File Number: 28 - 05455
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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: Christopher C. Grisanti
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Title: Principal
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Phone: (212) 903-1200
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Christopher C. Grisanti New York, New York August 11, 2000
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[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).)
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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: 104
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 361,112
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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.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
None 28-
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W.G. SPEARS, GRISANTI & BROWN LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2000
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 OLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VOTING
TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP ( x$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
ACE LTD COMMON G0070K103 17,645 630,176 SOLE 124,973 485,503 19,700
ADV ENV RECYC WT 6/3/03 COMMON AERTAWTS 134 80,000 SOLE 80,000
AGRIBRANDS INTERNATIONAL I COMMON 00849R105 2,411 57,500 SOLE 19,800 29,300 8,400
AMB PROPERTIES COMMON 00163T109 570 25,000 SOLE 25,000
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO COMMON 25537101 209 7,061 SOLE 1,034 6,027
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COMMON 26609107 15,412 262,326 SOLE 53,476 200,551 8,300
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMMON 26874107 12,888 109,685 SOLE 3,044 103,548 3,093
AMGEN INC COMMON 31162100 4,918 70,000 SOLE 1,600 68,400
AMR CORP COMMON 1765106 7,689 290,830 SOLE 76,530 202,600 11,700
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATION COMMON 32165102 2,220 140,968 SOLE 140,968
ARCHSTONE COMMUNITIES TRUS COMMON 39581103 666 31,608 SOLE 525 31,083
ASSOCIATES FIRST CAP CORP COMMON 46008108 3,820 171,226 SOLE 79,201 68,425 23,600
AT&T CORP. COMMON 1957109 255 8,075 SOLE 7,775 300
AUTO TOTE CORPORATION COMMON 53323101 175 40,000 SOLE 40,000
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COMMON 53494100 4,756 206,783 SOLE 7,190 199,593
AVNET INC COMMON 53807103 601 10,140 SOLE 10,140
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COMMON 60505104 330 7,664 SOLE 7,664
BANK OF NEW YORK INC COMMON 64057102 2,505 53,866 SOLE 720 53,146
BEAZER HOME COMMON 07556Q105 2,253 123,438 SOLE 123,438
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMMON 77853109 530 10,426 SOLE 790 9,636
BELO (A.H.) CORP -COM SER COMMON 80555105 8,390 484,603 SOLE 137,303 347,300
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B COMMON 84670207 583 331 SOLE 8 323
BIO CHEM PHARMACEUTICAL COMMON 09058T108 3,275 133,000 SOLE 133,000
BIOGEN INC COMMON 90597105 1,319 20,453 SOLE 665 19,788
BOEING CO. COMMON 97023105 680 16,266 SOLE 16,266
BP AMOCO PLC SPONS ADR COMMON 55622104 1,649 29,162 SOLE 2,116 27,046
C.I.T. GROUP INC-A COMMON 125577106 15,839 974,727 SOLE 275,208 652,619 46,900
CENTEX CORP. COMMON 152312104 11,938 508,000 SOLE 123,800 367,300 16,900
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMMON 16161A108 2,952 64,076 SOLE 675 63,401
CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 3,969 64,530 SOLE 17,050 47,480
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 172967101 783 12,996 SOLE 3,744 9,252
COCA COLA CO COMMON 19121610 244 4,252 SOLE 672 3,580
CONOCO INC CL - B COMMON 208251405 2,557 104,093 SOLE 10,000 94,093
COUSINS PROPERTIES COMMON 222795106 1,927 50,044 SOLE 32,444 17,600
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC NE COMMON 224044107 379 8,328 SOLE 8,328
DAVNET LIMITED COMMON Q3123S106 75 30,000 SOLE 30,000
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMMON 247126105 6,196 425,496 SOLE 74,885 350,611
DOMINION RESOURCES INC VA COMMON 25746U109 242 5,640 SOLE 5,640
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & C COMMON 263534109 1,077 24,617 SOLE 24,617
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CO COMMON 285661104 276 6,700 SOLE 6,700
EMERGENT CAPITAL VENTURESS COMMON EMERGCAP 50 50,000 SOLE 50,000
EVEREST REINSURANCE GROUP COMMON G3223R108 2,978 90,600 SOLE 18,500 72,100
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMMON 30231G102 938 11,952 SOLE 1,912 10,040
FEDERAL NATL MORTGAGE ASSN COMMON 313586109 988 18,930 SOLE 8,850 10,080
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP ( x$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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GANNETT CO COMMON 364730101 5,778 96,600 SOLE 96,600
GEN MOTORS CL H / HUGHES E COMMON 370442832 11,224 127,910 SOLE 28,025 95,385 4,500
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 493 9,300 SOLE 900 8,400
GENERAL MTRS CORP COMMON 370442105 7,088 122,072 SOLE 24,404 97,668
GLOBAL BUYERS NETWORK SINMOT GBN 150 150,000 SOLE 150,000
GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. COMMON 382550101 2,210 110,500 SOLE 51,700 45,200 13,600
GULF CANADA RES LTD ORD COMMON 40218L305 5,874 1,220,500 SOLE 294,200 926,300 0
HOMESTAKE MINING COMMON 437614100 138 20,000 SOLE 20,000
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORP. COMMON 44914M104 367 11,300 SOLE 2,500 8,800
INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 8,119 60,731 SOLE 9,100 45,831 5,800
INTERSTATE BAKERIES COMMON 46072H108 140 10,000 SOLE 10,000
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES COR COMMON 459200101 1,661 15,164 SOLE 400 14,764
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 47816010 342 3,360 SOLE 800 2,560
KEYCORP ( CHASE ) COMMON 49326710K 4,406 250,000 SOLE 250,000
KEYCORP NEW COMMON 493267108 8,967 508,782 SOLE 508,782
LENNAR CORP. COMMON 526057104 5,335 263,475 SOLE 56,086 207,389
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM COMMON 58440J104 16,546 249,514 SOLE 35,602 213,912
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 589331107 215 2,805 SOLE 2,205 600
MGIC INVESTMENT COMMON 552848103 3,153 69,300 SOLE 30,700 28,700 9,900
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 3,166 39,571 SOLE 18,500 16,071 5,000
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 616880100 1,465 13,300 SOLE 100 13,200
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT LTD COMMON 628351108 5,786 334,204 SOLE 120,604 213,600
NAVISTAR INTL COMMON 6.39E+112 12,131 390,550 SOLE 121,500 252,450 16,600
NCR CORP NEW COMMON 6.29E+112 9,030 231,900 SOLE 79,000 140,900 12,000
NEOPLANET COMMON 123456 53 17,500 SOLE 17,500
NEOPLANET RGTS COMMON NEOPL 0 25,255 SOLE 25,255
NEW HORIZONS WORLDWIDE INC COMMON 645526104 2,203 94,800 SOLE 33,400 61,400
NOBLE AFFILIATES COMMON 654894104 704 18,900 SOLE 18,900
PACTIV CORP. COMMON 695257105 2,400 304,800 SOLE 124,600 131,300 48,900
PARTNER RE LTD COMMON G6852T105 16,396 462,678 SOLE 78,665 377,814 6,200
PHARMACIA CORPORATION COMMON 71713U102 349 6,750 SOLE 6,750
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COMMON 718154107 3,643 137,152 SOLE 2,500 134,652
POLAROID COMMON 731095105 3,546 196,310 SOLE 36,400 159,910
PROLOGIS COMMON 743410102 443 20,800 SOLE 20,800
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD COMMON G7496G103 1,024 23,509 SOLE 23,509
RIVERBANK PARTNERS, L.L.C. SINMOT RIVERBANC 424 1,000 SOLE 1,000
SABRE HOLDINGS CORP COMMON 785905100 5,504 193,117 SOLE 51,175 133,378 8,564
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 78387G103 994 22,977 SOLE 9,278 13,699
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 806605101 4,616 91,401 SOLE 34,301 47,600 9,500
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. COMMON 824348106 2,081 98,205 SOLE 40,603 41,602 16,000
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM SPONS A COMMON 832378301 7,407 113,619 SOLE 617 113,002
SOUTHERN UNION COMPANY COMMON 844030106 3,223 203,824 SOLE 39,305 164,519
SPRINT CORP COMMON 852061100 9,364 183,600 SOLE 41,700 141,900
STRAYER EDUCATION INC. COMMON 863236105 384 16,000 SOLE 16,000
SUNTRUST BANKS INC COMMON 86791410 772 16,900 SOLE 10,700 6,200
SYNOPSYS INC. COMMON 871607107 2,445 70,730 SOLE 25,430 34,100 11,200
TEEKAY SHIPPING CORPORATIO COMMON Y8564W103 3,971 120,800 SOLE 49,950 52,250 18,600
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC COMMON 880349105 2,518 479,600 SOLE 185,100 250,600 43,900
TEXACO INC COMMON 881694103 8,100 152,109 SOLE 1,409 150,700
U S WEST INC NEW COM COMMON 91273H101 204 2,376 SOLE 1,239 1,137
UNITED HEALTHCARE CORP COMMON 910581108 300 3,500 SOLE 3,500
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COMMON 91324P102 1,786 20,832 SOLE 5,020 15,812
UNOCAL CORP COMMON 915289102 2,508 75,700 SOLE 1,000 74,700
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP ( x$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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USX-MARATHON GROUP NEW COMMON 902905827 1,336 53,300 SOLE 53,300
WACHOVIA CORP COMMON 929771103 255 4,700 SOLE 4,700
WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC COMMON 939322103 3,350 116,029 SOLE 28,504 69,825 17,700
WASHINGTON POST CO CL B COMMON 939640108 4,487 9,387 SOLE 9,387 0
WEBB (DEL) CORP. COMMON 947423109 637 41,600 SOLE 41,600
WESTFIELD AMERICA COMMON 959910100 301 22,396 SOLE 22,396
XL CAPITAL LTD COMMON G98255105 311 5,750 SOLE 2,800 2,950
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