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: 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 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: 76
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $163,757
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 208 4085 SH DEFINED 0 4085 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC COM 002824100 86 2368 SH DEFINED 0 2368 0
ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 4257 177380 SH DEFINED 0 177380 0
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 4011 77985 SH DEFINED 0 77985 0
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL COM 007947104 87 28000 SH DEFINED 0 28000 0
ALLTEL CORPORATION COM 020039103 1407 17015 SH DEFINED 0 17015 0
AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION COM 026351106 13834 182322 SH DEFINED 0 182322 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 199 5075 SH DEFINED 0 5075 0
AMGEN INCORPORATED COM 031162100 465 7750 SH DEFINED 0 7750 0
ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 4144 121440 SH DEFINED 0 121440 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 75 1065 SH DEFINED 0 1065 0
ARTESYN TECHNOLOGY COM 043127109 2276 108400 SH DEFINED 0 108400 0
AWARE INC COM 05453N100 719 19780 SH DEFINED 0 19780 0
BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 057741100 652 35989 SH DEFINED 0 35989 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 9395 187201 SH DEFINED 0 187201 0
BEST BUY INC COM 086516101 1005 20000 SH DEFINED 0 20000 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY COM 110122108 205 3195 SH DEFINED 0 3195 0
CENTURYTEL INC COM 156700106 3049 64350 SH DEFINED 0 64350 0
CHUBB CORPORATION COM 171232101 6584 116913 SH DEFINED 0 116913 0
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 1621 15134 SH DEFINED 0 15134 0
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 229 4105 SH DEFINED 0 4105 0
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 67 1155 SH DEFINED 0 1155 0
DII GROUP INC. COM 232949107 3992 56250 SH DEFINED 0 56250 0
DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION COM 247025109 378 7402 SH DEFINED 0 7402 0
DELTA & PINE LAND CO COM 247357106 2888 166211 SH DEFINED 0 166211 0
DIAL CORP COM 25247D101 3358 138115 SH DEFINED 0 138115 0
DOLLAR TREE STORES COM 256747106 5504 113620 SH DEFINED 0 113620 0
DOW JONES & COMPANY COM 260561105 881 12950 SH DEFINED 0 12950 0
EOG RESOURCES INC COM 26875P101 429 24435 SH DEFINED 0 24435 0
ECHOSTAR COMM CORP COM 278762109 390 4000 SH DEFINED 0 4000 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 4413 54776 SH DEFINED 0 54776 0
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES INC COM 304231301 3309 307857 SH DEFINED 0 307857 0
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 195 4775 SH DEFINED 0 4775 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE COM 313586109 209 3355 SH DEFINED 0 3355 0
FOAMEX INTL INC. COM 344123104 3121 375410 SH DEFINED 0 375410 0
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 193 3614 SH DEFINED 0 3614 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 3125 94520 SH DEFINED 0 94520 0
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 53 750 SH DEFINED 0 750 0
GALLAHER GROUP PLC-ADR SPON AD 363595109 480 31229 SH DEFINED 0 31229 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 574 3710 SH DEFINED 0 3710 0
GERBER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED COM 373730100 698 31805 SH DEFINED 0 31805 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 139 3364 SH DEFINED 0 3364 0
H J HEINZ COMPANY COM 423074103 4129 103710 SH DEFINED 0 103710 0
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE GROUP COM 431032101 1496 158470 SH DEFINED 0 158470 0
HOME DEPOT INCORPORATED COM 437076102 446 6482 SH DEFINED 0 6482 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 843 10240 SH DEFINED 0 10240 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COM 459200101 10771 99843 SH DEFINED 0 99843 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463107 947 12627 SH DEFINED 0 12627 0
MCI WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B106 22677 427367 SH DEFINED 0 427367 0
MEDTRONIC INCORPORATED COM 585055106 296 8118 SH DEFINED 0 8118 0
MELLON FINANCIAL COM 58551A108 31 900 SH DEFINED 0 900 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 4764 70910 SH DEFINED 0 70910 0
MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 275 2353 SH DEFINED 0 2353 0
NOKIA CORP ADR COM 654902204 590 3086 SH DEFINED 0 3086 0
OZARK CAPITAL TRUST 9% PFD 692619208 20 2000 SH DEFINED 0 2000 0
PE CORP - PE BIOSYSTEM GROUP COM 69332S102 241 2000 SH DEFINED 0 2000 0
PFIZER INCORPORATED COM 717081103 316 9745 SH DEFINED 0 9745 0
POWER-ONE INC COM 739308104 685 14950 SH DEFINED 0 14950 0
PRISON REALTY TRUST COM 74264N105 300 59350 SH DEFINED 0 59350 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 686 6261 SH DEFINED 0 6261 0
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP COM 758940100 272 10839 SH DEFINED 0 10839 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 78387G103 5383 110430 SH DEFINED 0 110430 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION COM 806605101 42 1000 SH DEFINED 0 1000 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 5008 74400 SH DEFINED 0 74400 0
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC COM 860370105 1305 274814 SH DEFINED 0 274814 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC. COM 866810104 379 4900 SH DEFINED 0 4900 0
TELECOM SEMICONDUCTOR INC COM 87921P107 2940 140000 SH DEFINED 0 140000 0
TEXACO INCORPORATED COM 881694103 89 1630 SH DEFINED 0 1630 0
TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A COM 902494103 5 321 SH DEFINED 0 321 0
USA TRUCK INC COM 902925106 768 97550 SH DEFINED 0 97550 0
UNITED AUTO GROUP COM 909440109 1699 190050 SH DEFINED 0 190050 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 166 2550 SH DEFINED 0 2550 0
VIAD CORP COM 92552R109 3537 126890 SH DEFINED 0 126890 0
WADDELL & REED CLASS B COM 930059209 257 10237 SH DEFINED 0 10237 0
WAL-MART STORES INC. COM 931142103 1630 23587 SH DEFINED 0 23587 0
GEMSTAR INTERNATIONAL COM G3788V106 1860 26100 SH DEFINED 0 26100 0
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