UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: 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 October 26, 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: $168,062
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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AMERICA ONLINE INC. COM 02364J104 88 850 SH DEFINED 0 850 0
AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION COM 026351106 12590 199048 SH DEFINED 0 199048 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 310 7475 SH DEFINED 0 7475 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 5322 174135 SH DEFINED 0 174135 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 75 1065 SH DEFINED 0 1065 0
ARTESYN TECHNOLOGY COM 043127109 2325 122550 SH DEFINED 0 122550 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 057741100 1173 61936 SH DEFINED 0 61936 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 11669 209537 SH DEFINED 0 209537 0
BELLSOUTH CORPORATION COM 079860102 81 1800 SH DEFINED 0 1800 0
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC COM 08160H101 245 6925 SH DEFINED 0 6925 0
BEST BUY INC COM 086516101 1240 20000 SH DEFINED 0 20000 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY COM 110122108 192 2850 SH DEFINED 0 2850 0
CHUBB CORPORATION COM 171232101 7257 146244 SH DEFINED 0 146244 0
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 748 10904 SH DEFINED 0 10904 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 247 5625 SH DEFINED 0 5625 0
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 56 1155 SH DEFINED 0 1155 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 48 2080 SH DEFINED 0 2080 0
DII GROUP INC. COM 232949107 2278 64750 SH DEFINED 0 64750 0
DELTA & PINE LAND CO COM 247357106 4522 174749 SH DEFINED 0 174749 0
DIAL CORP COM 25247D101 4209 165050 SH DEFINED 0 165050 0
DOLLAR TREE STORES COM 256747106 5021 125710 SH DEFINED 0 125710 0
DOW JONES & COMPANY COM 260561105 691 12950 SH DEFINED 0 12950 0
E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 182 3000 SH DEFINED 0 3000 0
EOG RESOURCES INC COM 26875P101 564 26560 SH DEFINED 0 26560 0
A T & T CORP COM 001957109 218 5000 SH DEFINED 0 5000 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC COM 002824100 138 3768 SH DEFINED 0 3768 0
ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 4034 205220 SH DEFINED 0 205220 0
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 3325 86785 SH DEFINED 0 86785 0
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL COM 007947104 43 26200 SH DEFINED 0 26200 0
ALLTEL CORPORATION COM 020039103 1220 17335 SH DEFINED 0 17335 0
ELAN CORP PLC COM 284131208 40 1200 SH DEFINED 0 1200 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290101 1222 16080 SH DEFINED 0 16080 0
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES INC COM 304231301 4383 400721 SH DEFINED 0 400721 0
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 186 4775 SH DEFINED 0 4775 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE COM 313586109 228 3635 SH DEFINED 0 3635 0
FIRST UNITED BANKSHARES COM 33741E104 302 17000 SH DEFINED 0 17000 0
FOAMEX INTL INC. COM 344123104 3360 480051 SH DEFINED 0 480051 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 182 3614 SH DEFINED 0 3614 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 3521 109177 SH DEFINED 0 109177 0
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 58 750 SH DEFINED 0 750 0
GALLAHER GROUP PLC-ADR SPON AD 363595109 1224 45014 SH DEFINED 0 45014 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 90 755 SH DEFINED 0 755 0
GERBER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED COM 373730100 969 43285 SH DEFINED 0 43285 0
H J HEINZ COMPANY COM 423074103 5201 120964 SH DEFINED 0 120964 0
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE GROUP COM 431032101 2011 217355 SH DEFINED 0 217355 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 441815107 508 12655 SH DEFINED 0 12655 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 479 6445 SH DEFINED 0 6445 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES COM 459200101 13185 108970 SH DEFINED 0 108970 0
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COM 478160104 648 7050 SH DEFINED 0 7050 0
KROGER COMPANY COM 501044101 64 2900 SH DEFINED 0 2900 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463107 784 12082 SH DEFINED 0 12082 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B106 22175 308524 SH DEFINED 0 308524 0
MEDTRONIC INCORPORATED COM 585055106 228 6400 SH DEFINED 0 6400 0
MELLON BANK COM 585509102 30 900 SH DEFINED 0 900 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 4753 73340 SH DEFINED 0 73340 0
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. COM 590188108 10 150 SH DEFINED 0 150 0
MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 145 1600 SH DEFINED 0 1600 0
MOBIL CORPORATION COM 607059102 3739 37112 SH DEFINED 0 37112 0
MONSANTO COMPANY COM 611662107 4 100 SH DEFINED 0 100 0
NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP CLASS A COM 629526104 35 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
ORION CAPITAL CORPORATION COM 686268103 284 6000 SH DEFINED 0 6000 0
OZARK CAPITAL TRUST 9% PFD 692619208 20 2000 SH DEFINED 0 2000 0
PFIZER INCORPORATED COM 717081103 244 6795 SH DEFINED 0 6795 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANIES INC COM 718154107 31 900 SH DEFINED 0 900 0
POWER-ONE INC COM 739308104 427 16750 SH DEFINED 0 16750 0
PRISON REALTY TRUST COM 74264N105 1080 100450 SH DEFINED 0 100450 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 557 5938 SH DEFINED 0 5938 0
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP COM 758940100 325 10839 SH DEFINED 0 10839 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 78387G103 6008 117651 SH DEFINED 0 117651 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION COM 806605101 44 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 4373 80600 SH DEFINED 0 80600 0
STAFFMARK INC COM 852389105 2 200 SH DEFINED 0 200 0
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC COM 860370105 2025 333915 SH DEFINED 0 333915 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC. COM 866810104 256 2750 SH DEFINED 0 2750 0
TELECOM SEMICONDUCTOR INC COM 87921P107 2113 165750 SH DEFINED 0 165750 0
TEXACO INCORPORATED COM 881694103 97 1530 SH DEFINED 0 1530 0
TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A COM 902494103 5 300 SH DEFINED 0 300 0
USA TRUCK INC COM 902925106 933 104348 SH DEFINED 0 104348 0
UNITED AUTO GROUP COM 909440109 2691 212115 SH DEFINED 0 212115 0
VIAD CORP COM 92552R109 4356 147670 SH DEFINED 0 147670 0
WADDELL & REED CLASS B COM 930059209 220 10270 SH DEFINED 0 10270 0
WAL-MART STORES INC. COM 931142103 1003 21090 SH DEFINED 0 21090 0
GEMSTAR INTERNATIONAL ORD G3788V106 1113 14250 SH DEFINED 0 14250 0
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