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
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: Eastbourne Capital Management, L.L.C.
Address: 1101 Fifth Avenue, Suite 160
San Rafael, CA 94901
Form 13F File Number: 28-____________
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent 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: Eric M. Sippel
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (415)-448-1200
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
_________________________
By: Eric M. Sippel San Rafael, CA Feb. 9, 2000
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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
None.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: _____0_____
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: _____23______
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: ___615,027________
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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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE SHARES INV. OTHER AUTH
CLASS X1000 DISC MGR
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Activision, Inc. COMMON STOCK 4930202 $22,365 1,460,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
AMR Corp COMMON STOCK 01765106 37,480 559,400 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Ames Department
Stores, Inc. COMMON STOCK 30789507 20,386 706,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Apple Computer, Inc. COMMON STOCK 037833100 62,448 607,400 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Coinstar, Inc. COMMON STOCK 19259p300 9,146 653,300 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Concurrent Computer
Corp. COMMON STOCK 206710204 7,417 396,900 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Help at Home,
Inc. Warrants COMMON STOCK 422913103 84 224,599 CALL SOLE NONE SOLE
Hollywood Entertainment
Corp. COMMON STOCK 436141105 17,423 1,201,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Health Management
Associates, Inc. COMMON STOCK 421933102 9,387 701,800 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
IGEN International, Inc. COMMON STOCK 449536101 12,037 404,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
In Focus Systems, Inc. COMMON STOCK 452919103 24,351 1,050,200 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
In Home Health, Inc. COMMON STOCK 453222408 490 230,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Il Fornaio
(America) Corp. COMMON STOCK 451926109 9,440 1,360,673 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
InterVoice-Brite, Inc. COMMON STOCK 461142101 23,901 1,028,000 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Martek Biosciences Corp. COMMON STOCK 572901106 8,345 695,400 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
PairGain Technologies,
Inc. COMMON STOCK 695934109 21,559 1,519,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
QUALCOMM, Inc. COMMON STOCK 747525103 141,464 803,200 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
S3 International COMMON STOCK 784849101 11,624 1,005,300 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Sawtek, Inc. COMMON STOCK 805468105 23,051 346,300 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Seagate Technology, Inc. COMMON STOCK 811804103 62,794 1,348,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
TheStreet.com, Inc. COMMON STOCK 88368Q103 15,198 792,100 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
Unisys Corporation COMMON STOCK 909214108 40,113 1,256,000 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
USG Corporation COMMON STOCK 903193405 34,524 732,600 SH SOLE NONE SOLE
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