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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 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: Chieftain Capital Management, Inc.
Address: 12 East 49th Street, New York, New York 10017
Form 13F File Number: 28-1658
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.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Thomas D. Stern
Title: Director
Phone: (212) 421-9760
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
___________________/s/__________________________
New York, New York
May 14, 1999
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).)
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FORM 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 7
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,448,373 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
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Value Shares or
Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP (x$1000) principal amt SH/PRN Put/Call
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC CLB 82028K 20 0 590,060 17,089,252 SH
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ALBERTA ENERGY LTD COM 012873 10 5 300,372 12,228,633 SH
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MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J 10 4 212,613 3,351,540 SH
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TCA CABLE TV INC COM 872241 10 4 179,637 4,129,585 SH
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HORACE MANN
EDUCATORS CORP NEW COM 440327 10 4 67,909 2,928,695 SH
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816 10 9 64,135 544,670 SH
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FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP COM 313400 30 1 33,647 587,088 SH
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COLUMN TOTALS 1,448,373
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GRAND TOTAL 1,448,373
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Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Voting Authority
Investment Other -----------------------------
Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C>
SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC SOLE 17,089,252
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ALBERTA ENERGY LTD SOLE 12,228,633
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MEDIAONE GROUP INC SOLE 3,351,540
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TCA CABLE TV INC SOLE 4,129,585
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HORACE MANN
EDUCATORS CORP NEW SOLE 2,928,695
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO SOLE 544,670
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FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP SOLE 587,088
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