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.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Stephens Inc.
Address: 111 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
13F File Number: 28-2738
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.
Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Phillip A. Shellabarger
Title: Senior Vice President, Compliance
Phone: (501) 377-2225
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Phillip Shellabarger Little Rock, Arkansas February 15, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 88
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $61,550
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE OF VALUE PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) SHARES SH CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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COM 001957109 1080 21258 SH DEFINED 0 21258 0
COM 002824100 2409 66350 SH DEFINED 0 66350 0
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COM 013068200 222 10200 SH DEFINED 0 10200 0
COM 020039103 613 7414 SH DEFINED 0 7414 0
COM 022615108 911 26300 SH DEFINED 0 26300 0
CALL 025816909 780 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 026351106 46 600 SH DEFINED 0 600 0
COM 026609107 16 400 SH DEFINED 0 400 0
COM 032511107 31 900 SH DEFINED 0 900 0
COM 035229103 330 4650 SH DEFINED 0 4650 0
CALL 037833900 464 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
CALL 038222905 604 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 060505104 1977 39389 SH DEFINED 0 39389 0
COM 086516101 10 200 SH DEFINED 0 200 0
COM 08658U101 1317 25050 SH DEFINED 0 25050 0
COM 110122108 296 4604 SH DEFINED 0 4604 0
CALL 111412902 705 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
PUT 12489V956 95 10000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 10000 0
COM 156700106 26 549 SH DEFINED 0 549 0
COM 171232101 29 510 SH DEFINED 0 510 0
COM 17275R102 204 1900 SH DEFINED 0 1900 0
COM 172967101 363 6525 SH DEFINED 0 6525 0
COM 191216100 274 4700 SH DEFINED 0 4700 0
COM 237194105 5299 292379 SH DEFINED 0 292379 0
COM 247357106 318 18320 SH DEFINED 0 18320 0
COM 25247D101 10 400 SH DEFINED 0 400 0
COM 254687106 270 9225 SH DEFINED 0 9225 0
COM 263534109 271 4114 SH DEFINED 0 4114 0
COM 264399106 384 7670 SH DEFINED 0 7670 0
PUT 277461959 308 5000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 293561106 291 6550 SH DEFINED 0 6550 0
COM 294429105 692 29350 SH DEFINED 0 29350 0
COM 300072105 0 15000 SH DEFINED 0 15000 0
COM 30231G102 1023 12698 SH DEFINED 0 12698 0
COM 304231301 462 43000 SH DEFINED 0 43000 0
COM 31304N107 35 850 SH DEFINED 0 850 0
COM 313586109 40 640 SH DEFINED 0 640 0
COM 316773100 423 5761 SH DEFINED 0 5761 0
COM 319963104 1366 27700 SH DEFINED 0 27700 0
COM 337358105 1920 58300 SH DEFINED 0 58300 0
COM 344123104 2 200 SH DEFINED 0 200 0
COM 345370100 32 600 SH DEFINED 0 600 0
COM 349631101 10 300 SH DEFINED 0 300 0
COM 362320103 1905 27000 SH DEFINED 0 27000 0
COM 364760108 248 5400 SH DEFINED 0 5400 0
COM 369604103 282 1824 SH DEFINED 0 1824 0
COM 370334104 914 25576 SH DEFINED 0 25576 0
COM 375766102 91 2200 SH DEFINED 0 2200 0
COM 423074103 26 650 SH DEFINED 0 650 0
COM 45252T106 291 67000 SH DEFINED 0 67000 0
COM 458140100 181 2200 SH DEFINED 0 2200 0
COM 459200101 52 480 SH DEFINED 0 480 0
COM 494368103 1734 26500 SH DEFINED 0 26500 0
CALL 529771907 412 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 549463107 165 2200 SH DEFINED 0 2200 0
COM 55268B106 2414 45502 SH DEFINED 0 45502 0
PUT 55268B956 213 5000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 577081102 1129 86000 SH DEFINED 0 86000 0
COM 58551A108 1494 43850 SH DEFINED 0 43850 0
COM 589331107 1539 22900 SH DEFINED 0 22900 0
COM 594918104 117 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
COM 595635103 261 3215 SH DEFINED 0 3215 0
CALL 620076909 664 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 629526104 2374 75350 SH DEFINED 0 75350 0
CALL 656569900 490 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
CALL 68389X905 562 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
PFD 692619208 132 13300 SH DEFINED 0 13300 0
COM 713448108 2681 76050 SH DEFINED 0 76050 0
COM 717081103 81 2490 SH DEFINED 0 2490 0
COM 718154107 600 26100 SH DEFINED 0 26100 0
COM 74264N105 13 2600 SH DEFINED 0 2600 0
COM 742718109 33 300 SH DEFINED 0 300 0
COM 758940100 411 16349 SH DEFINED 0 16349 0
COM 78387G103 158 3250 SH DEFINED 0 3250 0
COM 784249104 42 25000 SH DEFINED 0 25000 0
COM 79377W108 495 31800 SH DEFINED 0 31800 0
COM 806605101 213 5021 SH DEFINED 0 5021 0
CALL 808513905 215 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 5000 0
COM 81369Y308 1484 64450 SH DEFINED 0 64450 0
COM 81369Y803 2614 48520 SH DEFINED 0 48520 0
COM 852389105 191 25300 SH DEFINED 0 25300 0
COM 860370105 171 35962 SH DEFINED 0 35962 0
COM 881694103 418 7700 SH DEFINED 0 7700 0
COM 902494103 1018 62650 SH DEFINED 0 62650 0
COM 913017109 201 3094 SH DEFINED 0 3094 0
COM 928856400 253 10000 SH DEFINED 0 10000 0
COM 930059209 25 979 SH DEFINED 0 979 0
COM 931142103 1648 23838 SH DEFINED 0 23838 0
COM 969457100 1044 34150 SH DEFINED 0 34150 0
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