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, 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: 28-1458
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: J. Warren Simpson
Title: Executive Vice President
Phone: (501) 377-2538
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Warren Simpson Little Rock, Arkansas August 13, 1999
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: 82
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $231,846
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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A T & T CORP COM 001957109 257 4600 SH DEFINED 0 4600 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC COM 002824100 171 3768 SH DEFINED 0 3768 0
ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 3785 151765 SH DEFINED 0 151765 0
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 3615 99385 SH DEFINED 0 99385 0
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL COM 007947104 36 20000 SH DEFINED 0 20000 0
ALLTEL CORPORATION COM 020039103 1232 17235 SH DEFINED 0 17235 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC. COM 02364J104 61 550 SH DEFINED 0 550 0
AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION COM 026351106 17308 229620 SH DEFINED 0 229620 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 469 8175 SH DEFINED 0 8175 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 7411 201305 SH DEFINED 0 201305 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 76 1065 SH DEFINED 0 1065 0
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY COM 039483102 2488 161191 SH DEFINED 0 161191 0
ARTESYN TECHNOLOGY COM 043127109 3105 139925 SH DEFINED 0 139925 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 057741100 1551 78051 SH DEFINED 0 78051 0
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 17602 240092 SH DEFINED 0 240092 0
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION COM 079860102 83 1800 SH DEFINED 0 1800 0
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC COM 08160H101 188 5225 SH DEFINED 0 5225 0
BEST BUY INC COM 086516101 1350 20000 SH DEFINED 0 20000 0
BLOUNT INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 095177101 6357 233823 SH DEFINED 0 233823 0
BOEING CO COM 097023105 2 42 SH DEFINED 0 42 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY COM 110122108 328 4650 SH DEFINED 0 4650 0
CHUBB CORPORATION COM 171232101 11686 168144 SH DEFINED 0 168144 0
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 1272 19744 SH DEFINED 0 19744 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 281 5925 SH DEFINED 0 5925 0
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 72 1155 SH DEFINED 0 1155 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 49 2080 SH DEFINED 0 2080 0
DII GROUP INC. COM 232949107 2746 73585 SH DEFINED 0 73585 0
DELTA & PINE LAND CO COM 247357106 6199 196795 SH DEFINED 0 196795 0
DIAL CORP COM 25247D101 7038 189250 SH DEFINED 0 189250 0
DOLLAR TREE STORES COM 256747106 6444 146450 SH DEFINED 0 146450 0
DOW JONES & COMPANY COM 260561105 881 16600 SH DEFINED 0 16600 0
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 205 3000 SH DEFINED 0 3000 0
DUKE ENERGY COMPANY COM 264399106 5 100 SH DEFINED 0 100 0
ENRON OIL AND GAS CO COM 293562104 782 38630 SH DEFINED 0 38630 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 1248 16180 SH DEFINED 0 16180 0
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES INC COM 304231301 7563 469036 SH DEFINED 0 469036 0
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 250 4600 SH DEFINED 0 4600 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE COM 313586109 258 3785 SH DEFINED 0 3785 0
FIRST UNITED BANKSHARES COM 33741E104 317 17000 SH DEFINED 0 17000 0
FOAMEX INTL INC. COM 344123104 3051 548416 SH DEFINED 0 548416 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 334 5914 SH DEFINED 0 5914 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 4989 120587 SH DEFINED 0 120587 0
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 57 750 SH DEFINED 0 750 0
GALLAHER GROUP PLC-ADR SPON ADR 363595109 1363 55789 SH DEFINED 0 55789 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 85 755 SH DEFINED 0 755 0
GERBER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED COM 373730100 999 45280 SH DEFINED 0 45280 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 195 4764 SH DEFINED 0 4764 0
H J HEINZ COMPANY COM 423074103 6932 138296 SH DEFINED 0 138296 0
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE GROUP COM 431032101 2700 257130 SH DEFINED 0 257130 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 441815107 6102 128810 SH DEFINED 0 128810 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 399 6700 SH DEFINED 0 6700 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 15882 122880 SH DEFINED 0 122880 0
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COM 478160104 691 7050 SH DEFINED 0 7050 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463107 1083 16062 SH DEFINED 0 16062 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B106 33495 389194 SH DEFINED 0 389194 0
MEDTRONIC INCORPORATED COM 585055106 249 3200 SH DEFINED 0 3200 0
MELLON BANK COM 585509102 33 900 SH DEFINED 0 900 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 6443 87510 SH DEFINED 0 87510 0
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. COM 590188108 12 150 SH DEFINED 0 150 0
MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 234 2600 SH DEFINED 0 2600 0
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 4539 45967 SH DEFINED 0 45967 0
NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP CLASS A COM 629526104 43 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
ORION CAPITAL CORPORATION COM 686268103 215 6000 SH DEFINED 0 6000 0
PFIZER INCORPORATED COM 717081103 252 2315 SH DEFINED 0 2315 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 40 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
POWER-ONE INC COM 739308104 452 18350 SH DEFINED 0 18350 0
PRISON REALTY TRUST COM 74264N105 1166 118805 SH DEFINED 0 118805 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 718 8048 SH DEFINED 0 8048 0
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP COM 758940100 417 10839 SH DEFINED 0 10839 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 78387G103 7938 136866 SH DEFINED 0 136866 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION COM 806605101 53 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
STAFFMARK INC COM 852389105 2 200 SH DEFINED 0 200 0
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC COM 860370105 5758 395389 SH DEFINED 0 395389 0
TEXACO INCORPORATED COM 881694103 95 1530 SH DEFINED 0 1530 0
TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A COM 902494103 7 300 SH DEFINED 0 300 0
USA TRUCK INC COM 902925106 1080 118003 SH DEFINED 0 118003 0
UNITED AUTO GROUP COM 909440109 2033 198380 SH DEFINED 0 198380 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 184 2550 SH DEFINED 0 2550 0
VIAD CORP COM 92552R109 5334 172425 SH DEFINED 0 172425 0
WADDELL & REED CLASS B COM 930059209 277 10270 SH DEFINED 0 10270 0
WAL-MART STORES INC. COM 931142103 989 20490 SH DEFINED 0 20490 0
DAIMLERCHRYSLER COM D1668R123 155 1745 SH DEFINED 0 1745 0
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