UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calender Year Ended or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this report:
Ryback Management Corporation
7711 Carondelet Avenue Suite 700
St. Louis, MO 63105
Form 13F File Number: 28-6220
The institutional investment manger 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: Brian L. Blomquist
Title:Executive Vice-President
Phone: 314-727-5305
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
St. Louis, MO 2-May-99
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type: (Check only one):
[ xx ] 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 only if a portion of the holdings
for this reporting manager are reported this report and a portion
are reported by other reporting manager (s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
NONE
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: none
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 145
Form 13 F Information Table Value Total: $811,828
(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
FORM 13F TABLE AS OF 3/31/99 File #28-6220
RYBACK MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FAIR MARK SHARES OR SH/ INVEST. DISCRETION MANAGER VOTING AUTHORITY
NUMBER VALUE PRINC. AMT. PRN SOLE SOLE
(X1000)
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 4681 100,000 SH x 100,000
AES CORPORATION COM 00130H105 298 8,000 SH x 8,000
AIRBORNE FREIGHT COM 009266107 9338 300,000 SH x 300,000
ALBERTSON'S, INC. COM 013104104 5431 100,000 SH x 100,000
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS COM 018804104 31557 406,200 SH x 406,200
AMEREN CORPORATION COM 023608102 21713 600,000 SH x 600,000
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS COM 028882108 86 38,000 SH x 38,000
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION COM 029066107 4050 150,000 SH x 150,000
ANACOMP, INC. COM 032371106 1232 76,700 SH x 76,700
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS COM 035229103 11192 146,900 SH x 146,900
ARMCO 3.625 CV PFD PFD CV A 042170407 19096 434,000 SH x 434,000
ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS COM 043743202 2038 232,910 SH x 232,910
AUTOZONE, INC. COM 053332102 4253 140,000 SH x 140,000
BELCO OIL & GAS CORP 6.5% CV PFPFD CV 077410207 3899 246,600 SH x 246,600
BERKLEY (WR) CORP. COM 084423102 5513 225,000 SH x 225,000
BLOUNT INTL INC-CL A COM 095177101 433 15,000 SH x 15,000
BRAUNS FASHIONS CORP COM 105658108 1305 163,100 SH x 163,100
CABOT OIL & GAS COM 127097103 8374 580,000 SH x 580,000
CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE 1.26 CV PFD PFD B CV $1.2614067E308 2413 200,000 SH x 200,000
CASTLE ENERGY CORP COM 148449309 800 50,000 SH x 50,000
CELLSTAR CORP 5% CV 10/15/02 SUB NT CONV 5%150925AC9 3838 5,000,000PRN x 5,000,000
CELLSTAR CORPORATION COM 150925105 156 15,000 SH x 15,000
CENDANT CORPORATION COM 151313103 5513 350,000 SH x 350,000
CHARMING SHOPPES 7.5% CV 7/15/0SUB NT CV 7.5%161133AA1 13495 14,891,000PRN x 14,891,000
COGENERATION CORP COM 19238M105 1215 145,100 SH x 145,100
COM21 INC. COM 205937105 263 10,000 SH x 10,000
COMCAST SPEC CL A CL A SPL 200300200 5406 85,900 SH x 85,900
CORUS BANKSHARES INC COM 220873103 15759 490,558 SH x 490,558
AMERICAN MEDIA INC COM 02744L100 8517 1,548,600 SH x 1,548,600
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL 2.875 CV PPFD A NONVOTE 170032403 22564 602,700 SH x 602,700
CIRRUS LOGIC INC 6% 12/15/03 SUB NT CV 6%03172755AC4 4966 7,250,000PRN x 7,250,000
COTTON STATES LIFE COM 221774102 1028 87,500 SH x 87,500
CPI CORP. COM 125902106 16871 754,000 SH x 754,000
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY COM Y1775U107 4003 350,000 SH x 350,000
DYNEGY INC. COM 26816L102 352 25,000 SH x 25,000
EL PASO ELECTRIC COM 283677854 15618 2,048,200 SH x 2,048,200
EL PASO ENERGY CORP. COM 283905107 523 16,000 SH x 16,000
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 5823 110,000 SH x 110,000
ENDOSONICS CORP. COM 29264K105 65 10,000 SH x 10,000
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 900 14,000 SH x 14,000
EQUIFAX INC. COM 294429105 203 5,900 SH x 5,900
ESENJAY EXPLORATION COM 296426109 185 148,000 SH x 148,000
FLOWERS INDUSTRIES COM 343496105 2463 100,000 SH x 100,000
FPL GROUP, INC COM 302571104 320 6,000 SH x 6,000
FRONTIER CORP COM 35906P105 467 9,000 SH x 9,000
FRONTLINE LTD- COM 35921R102 1333 426,400 SH x 426,400
GENERAL INSTRUMENT COM 370120107 4244 140,000 SH x 140,000
GENERAL MOTORS-CL H CL H NEW 370442832 4312 85,500 SH x 85,500
GTE CORP COM 362320103 484 8,000 SH x 8,000
HANCOCK FABRICS,INC. COM 409900107 5008 793,400 SH x 793,400
HANOVER CAPITAL MTGE COM 410761100 2084 469,700 SH x 469,700
HARKEN ENERGY CORP COM 412552101 14735 9,067,600 SH x 9,067,600
HAWKINS CHEMICAL INC COM 420200107 1706 175,000 SH x 175,000
HOOPER HOLMES, INC. COM 439104100 469 30,000 SH x 30,000
HYSEQ INC. COM 449163302 2462 820,500 SH x 820,500
INTL BANCSHARES COM 459044103 15518 360,875 SH x 360,875
AT&T CORP.-LIBERTY MEDIA GROUP COM 001957208 1421 27,000 SH x 27,000
IMPAC COMMERCIAL COM 45254R108 2237 431,200 SH x 431,200
INACOM CORP. COM 45323G109 7595 980,000 SH x 980,000
INTERMAG GEN - 144A 5.75% CV 03SBD144A 5.75%0458771AB8 6621 8,225,000PRN x 8,225,000
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COM 460690100 1947 25,000 SH x 25,000
INTEVAC, INC. COM 461148108 158 27,500 SH x 27,500
INTEVAC, INC. - 144A 6.5% CV 3/SUB NT CV144A0461148AA6 1580 3,098,000PRN x 3,098,000
INTEVAC, INC. 6/5% CV 3/01/04 SUB NT CV 6.5%461148AC2 6743 13,222,000PRN x 13,222,000
JUNO LIGHTING, INC. COM 482047107 13898 619,400 SH x 619,400
KANEB SERVICES, INC. COM 484170105 1259 310,000 SH x 310,000
KERR-MCGEE CORP COM 492386107 8498 259,000 SH x 259,000
LAB CORP OF AMER 8.5 SER A PFD CV EXCH% A50540R201 2798 57,700 SH x 57,700
LASMO 10% PFD A SP ADR PREF A 501730303 11022 492,600 SH x 492,600
LAWTER INTERNATIONAL COM 520786104 14123 2,017,500 SH x 2,017,500
LEXFORD RESIDENTIAL COM 528933104 1194 70,500 SH x 70,500
LG&E ENERGY CORP. COM 501917108 312 15,000 SH x 15,000
LINDSAY MFG. CO. COM 535555106 199 10,000 SH x 10,000
LSB IND 3.25 CV PFD PFD C CV 3.25%502160500 11763 423,900 SH x 423,900
M&F WORLDWIDE CORP COM 552541104 1606 229,400 SH x 229,400
MARK IV INDUSTRIES COM 570387100 5225 400,000 SH x 400,000
MERCK & CO., INC. COM 589331107 8019 100,000 SH x 100,000
MID ATLANTIC MEDICAL COM 59523C107 1074 107,400 SH x 107,400
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COM 59562V107 336 12,000 SH x 12,000
NATIONAL DENTEX CORP COM 63563H109 1088 75,000 SH x 75,000
NAUTICA ENTERPRISES COM 639089101 2263 200,000 SH x 200,000
NEORX CORP $2.4375 PFD CV 2.4375 640520201 2324 139,277 SH x 139,277
NUEVO FINANCING 5.75% TECONS SER A 670511203 9617 305,300PRN x 305,300
USX-MARATHON GROUP COM 902905827 2750 100,000 SH x 100,000
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES COM 637215104 10808 305,000 SH x 305,000
NETWORK EQUIP 7.25% 5/15/14 SB DB CV7.25%1641208AA1 1945 2,405,000PRN x 2,405,000
NOVASTAR FINANCIAL COM 669947400 3368 549,900 SH x 549,900
OAK TECHNOLOGY INC. COM 671802106 7274 2,375,200 SH x 2,375,200
OGLEBAY NORTON CO COM 677007106 2581 117,644 SH x 117,644
OMI CORP COM Y6476W104 4682 2,341,100 SH x 2,341,100
OMNICOM GROUP INC. COM 681919106 1966 24,600 SH x 24,600
OPTEK TECHNOLOGY INC COM 683815104 991 67,500 SH x 67,500
ORTEL CORP COM 68749W102 2119 300,000 SH x 300,000
OVERSEAS SHIPPING COM 690368105 8160 717,400 SH x 717,400
PERIPHONICS CORP. COM 714005105 196 31,000 SH x 31,000
PINNACLE WEST CORP COM 723484101 327 9,000 SH x 9,000
PLAINS RESOURCES INC COM 726540503 1272 84,800 SH x 84,800
POTOMAC ELECTRIC COM 737679100 232 10,000 SH x 10,000
PRIME RETAIL 2.125 CV PFD PFD CONV SER B741570303 3242 202,600 SH x 202,600
QUANTUM CORPORATION COM 747906105 274 15,200 SH x 15,200
QUANTUM CORPORATION 7% 2004 SUB NT CONV 7%747906AC9 13364 15,100,000PRN x 15,100,000
QUIXOTE CORP COM 749056107 2707 238,000 SH x 238,000
RAMCO-GERSHENSON PROP TRUST COM 751452202 1594 100,000 SH x 100,000
RCN CORPORATION COM SH BEN INT749361101 503 15,000 SH x 15,000
REPTRON ELECTRONICS 6.75% 2004 SB BT CV 6.75%76026WAA7 3240 7,200,000PRN x 7,200,000
RIGHTCHOICE MANAGED COM 76657K101 7485 696,300 SH x 696,300
ROGERS COMMUNICATION COM 775109200 308 17,000 SH x 17,000
SASOL LTD - ADR COM 803866300 49 10,000 SH x 10,000
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COM 78387G103 471 10,000 SH x 10,000
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 8297 150,000 SH x 150,000
SUPERIOR UNIFORM COM 868358102 6758 540,600 SH x 540,600
TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE COM 893817106 346 12,000 SH x 12,000
MCI WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B106 1151 13,000 SH x 13,000
SAFETY-KLEEN CORP COM 78648R203 6065 457,750 SH x 457,750
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 903 15,000 SH x 15,000
SIEM INDUSTRIES INC COM 71602 1,301,850 SH x 1,301,850
SIMON TRANSPORTATION COM 828813105 263 43,800 SH x 43,800
SIZELER PROP INV. 8% 2003 SUB DB CONV 8%830137AA3 6844 7,300,000PRN x 7,300,000
SNAP-ON INC. COM 833034101 2900 100,000 SH x 100,000
TANGER FACTORY OUTLET COM 875465106 1195 62,500 SH x 62,500
TECO ENERGY, INC. COM 872375100 298 15,000 SH x 15,000
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CL A 878895200 2547 50,000 SH x 50,000
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS-B CL B 878895101 7578 167,000 SH x 167,000
TELIGENT INC-CL A COM 87959Y103 624 15,000 SH x 15,000
TEXAS UTILITIES CO COM 882848104 625 15,000 SH x 15,000
TODAY'S MAN, INC. COM 888910205 153 116,400 SH x 116,400
TODD-AO CORP. CL-A CL A CONV 888896107 323 41,000 SH x 41,000
TRANSTECHNOLOGY CORP COM 893889105 6318 382,900 SH x 382,900
U S WEST, INC. COM 91273H101 275 5,000 SH x 5,000
U.S. FILTER CORP. 4.50% 2001 SUB NT CV 4.5%911843AF7 4925 5,000,000PRN x 5,000,000
UNILAB CORP COM 904763109 431 135,300 SH x 135,300
UNION PLANTERS COM 908068109 9447 215,000 SH x 215,000
UNISOURCE ENERGY COM 909205106 5820 526,100 SH x 526,100
UNISYS 3.75 CV PFD A PFD A CV $3.75909214207 36313 700,000 SH x 700,000
UTAH MEDICAL COM 917488108 1102 187,500 SH x 187,500
VERTEX COMMUNICATION COM 925320103 6646 417,000 SH x 417,000
VITRO SOCIEDAD COM 928502301 4451 765,800 SH x 765,800
WELLS FARGO COMPANY COM 949746101 7013 200,000 SH x 200,000
WINSTAR COMM. COM 975515107 545 15,000 SH x 15,000
WISCONSIN ENERGY COM 976657106 287 11,000 SH x 11,000
WESTERN GAS RES 2.6250CV PFD PFD CONV $2.62958259301 48017 1,542,700 SH x 1,542,700
WESTELL TECHNOLOGIES COM 957541105 286 65,000 SH x 65,000
WESTERN RESOURCES, COM 959425109 17606 659,700 SH x 659,700
WESTERN WIRELESS COM 95988E204 1088 30,000 SH x 30,000
WHIRLPOOL CORP COM 963320106 10875 200,000 SH x 200,000
WRIGLEY (WM.) JR. CO COM 982526105 4522 50,000 SH x 50,000
GRAND TOTAL: 811828 137,107,664
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