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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: March 31, 2000
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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: 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 May 5, 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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[ ] 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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-
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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: 120
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 576,722
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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
13F INFORMATION TABLE
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2000
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MEDIAONE GROUP INC C COMMON 58440J104 23,426 289,214 SOLE 289,214
GENERAL MTRS CORP COMMON 370442105 17,933 216,553 SOLE 216,553
PARTNER RE LTD COMMON G6852T105 17,337 470,953 SOLE 470,953
AMERICAN HOME PRODS COMMON 026609107 14,831 275,918 SOLE 275,918
C.I.T. GROUP INC-A COMMON 125577106 14,674 752,506 SOLE 752,506
ACE LTD COMMON G0070K103 13,905 607,873 SOLE 607,873
NAVISTAR INTL COMMON 63934E108 12,746 317,650 SOLE 317,650
AMERICAN INTL GROUP COMMON 026874107 12,496 114,123 SOLE 114,123
CENTEX CORP. COMMON 152312104 12,171 511,100 SOLE 511,100
CORNERSTONE PROPERTI COMMON 21922H103 9,495 544,500 SOLE 544,500
SPRINT CORP COMMON 852061100 9,222 145,800 SOLE 145,800
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SY COMMON 247126105 9,151 571,930 SOLE 571,930
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 172967101 9,113 152,200 SOLE 152,200
INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 8,943 67,781 SOLE 67,781
TEXACO INC COMMON 881694103 8,713 162,109 SOLE 162,109
AMR CORP COMMON 001765106 8,647 271,270 SOLE 271,270
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM S COMMON 832378301 8,539 129,257 SOLE 129,257
GANNETT CO COMMON 364730101 7,741 110,000 SOLE 110,000
COUSINS PROPERTIES COMMON 222795106 7,507 203,932 SOLE 203,932
SABRE HOLDINGS CORP COMMON 785905100 7,167 196,352 SOLE 196,352
NCR CORP NEW COMMON 62886E108 6,593 164,300 SOLE 164,300
U S HOME CORP COMMON 911920106 6,578 173,100 SOLE 173,100
INTL BUSINESS MACHIN COMMON 459200101 6,577 55,737 SOLE 55,737
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEME COMMON 628351108 6,452 322,600 SOLE 322,600
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
XL CAPITAL LTD COMMON G98255105 5,937 107,220 SOLE 107,220
WASHINGTON POST CO C COMMON 939640108 5,890 10,887 SOLE 10,887
KEYCORP NEW COMMON 493267108 5,456 287,158 SOLE 287,158
INTERSTATE BAKERIES COMMON 46072H108 5,434 381,301 SOLE 381,301
SYNOPSYS INC. COMMON 871607107 5,124 105,100 SOLE 105,100
POLAROID COMMON 731095105 4,847 204,100 SOLE 204,100
CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 4,295 63,574 SOLE 63,574
AMGEN INC COMMON 031162100 4,198 68,400 SOLE 68,400
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COMMON 053494100 4,110 205,483 SOLE 205,483
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COMMON 16161A108 3,719 42,651 SOLE 42,651
HYPERION SOLUTIONS C COMMON 44914M104 3,627 111,600 SOLE 111,600
CORDANT TECHNOLOGIES COMMON 218412104 3,490 61,700 SOLE 61,700
ASSOCIATES FIRST CAP COMMON 046008108 3,391 158,624 SOLE 158,624
BIO CHEM PHARMACEUTI COMMON 09058T108 3,385 153,000 SOLE 153,000
WASHINGTON MUTUAL IN COMMON 939322103 3,075 116,023 SOLE 116,023
TEEKAY SHIPPING CORP COMMON V89564104 2,920 105,950 SOLE 105,950
MGIC INVESTMENT COMMON 552848103 2,905 66,600 SOLE 66,600
PHILIP MORRIS COS IN COMMON 718154107 2,845 134,652 SOLE 134,652
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC COMMON 185896107 2,615 110,700 SOLE 110,700
BELO (A.H.) CORP -CO COMMON 080555105 2,579 144,300 SOLE 144,300
AGRIBRANDS INTERNATI COMMON 00849R105 2,351 59,800 SOLE 59,800
BEAZER HOME COMMON 07556Q105 2,314 123,438 SOLE 123,438
BANK OF NEW YORK INC COMMON 064057102 2,274 54,716 SOLE 54,716
UNOCAL CORP COMMON 915289102 2,222 74,700 SOLE 74,700
CONOCO INC CL - B COMMON 208251405 2,206 86,093 SOLE 86,093
AMSOUTH BANCORPORATI COMMON 032165102 2,106 140,968 SOLE 140,968
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 616880100 1,752 13,300 SOLE 13,300
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE I COMMON 880349105 1,662 209,400 SOLE 209,400
CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST COMMON 152357109 1,617 94,420 SOLE 94,420
BP AMOCO PLC SPONS A COMMON 055622104 1,571 29,498 SOLE 29,498
BIOGEN INC COMMON 090597105 1,411 20,188 SOLE 20,188
FEDERAL NATL MORTGAG COMMON 313586109 1,404 24,830 SOLE 24,830
GULF CANADA RES LTD COMMON 40218L305 1,404 380,700 SOLE 380,700
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USX-MARATHON GROUP N COMMON 902905827 1,389 53,300 SOLE 53,300
COMDISCO INC. COMMON 200336105 1,328 30,100 SOLE 30,100
FLOWERS INDUSTRIES COMMON 343496105 1,305 85,911 SOLE 85,911
DU PONT E I DE NEMOU COMMON 263534109 1,303 24,617 SOLE 24,617
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. COMMON 824348106 1,259 56,900 SOLE 56,900
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 806605101 1,106 29,800 SOLE 29,800
EVEREST REINSURANCE COMMON 299808105 1,054 32,300 SOLE 32,300
UNITED HEALTHCARE CO COMMON 910581107 1,026 17,212 SOLE 17,212
SUNTRUST BANKS INC COMMON 86791410 976 16,900 SOLE 16,900
RENAISSANCERE HOLDIN COMMON G7496G103 961 23,500 SOLE 23,500
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COMMON 78387G103 934 22,177 SOLE 22,177
EXXON MOBIL CORPORAT COMMON 30231G102 932 11,952 SOLE 11,952
DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 881 18,400 SOLE 18,400
AVNET INC COMMON 053807103 639 10,140 SOLE 10,140
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMMON 077853109 637 10,425 SOLE 10,425
ARCHSTONE COMMUNITIE COMMON 039581103 630 31,608 SOLE 31,608
BOEING CO. COMMON 097023105 623 16,472 SOLE 16,472
NOBLE AFFILIATES COMMON 654894104 620 18,900 SOLE 18,900
WEBB (DEL) CORP. COMMON 947423109 616 41,600 SOLE 41,600
TEXTRON INC. CORP COMMON 883203101 615 10,100 SOLE 10,100
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY C COMMON 084670207 602 331.00 SOLE 331.00
RELIANT ENERGY INCOR COMMON 75952J108 550 23,330 SOLE 23,330
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 549 5,171 SOLE 5,171
AMB PROPERTIES COMMON 00163T109 538 25,000 SOLE 25,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 514 3,300 SOLE 3,300
NEW BRITAIN CONN TAX COMMON 642713D32 469 500,000 SOLE 500,000
AETNA, INC COMMON 008117103 444 8,000 SOLE 8,000
ELECTRONIC DATA SYST COMMON 285661104 411 6,400 SOLE 6,400
COX COMMUNICATIONS COMMON 224044107 404 8,328 SOLE 8,328
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COMMON 060505104 402 7,664 SOLE 7,664
PROLOGIS COMMON 743410102 400 20,800 SOLE 20,800
SPRINT CORP (PCS GRO COMMON 852061506 347 5,300 SOLE 5,300
AK STEEL HOLDING COR COMMON 001547108 327 31,531 SOLE 31,531
WACHOVIA CORP COMMON 929771103 318 4,700 SOLE 4,700
WESTFIELD AMERICA COMMON 959910100 304 22,396 SOLE 22,396
SOUTHERN UNION COMPA COMMON 844030106 287 15,900 SOLE 15,900
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 285 4,060 SOLE 4,060
MERCK & CO INC COMMON 589331107 274 4,405 SOLE 4,405
CONSOLIDATED NAT GAS COMMON 209615103 266 4,000 SOLE 4,000
TIME WARNER INC COMMON 887315109 200 2,000 SOLE 2,000
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