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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: 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: 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/ Thomas D. Stern
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New York, New York
February 14, 2000
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: 8
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,500,615 (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 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7
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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE SHARES OR SH/PRN PUT/CALL INVESTMENT OTHER
(X$1000) PRINCIPAL AMT DISCRETION MANAGERS
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 82028K 20 0 570,213 17,213,972 SH SOLE
ALBERTA ENERGY LTD COM 012873 10 5 451,744 14,426,943 SH SOLE
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J 10 4 75,495 982,850 SH SOLE
FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP COM 313400 30 1 26,402 560,998 SH SOLE
BLYTH INDS INC COM 09643P 10 8 104,568 4,257,225 SH SOLE
YANKEE CANDLE INC COM 984757 10 4 98,035 6,009,825 SH SOLE
GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP COM 369550 10 8 158,605 3,006,725 SH SOLE
SERVICEMASTER CO COM 81760N 10 9 15,553 1,263,225 SH SOLE
COLUMN TOTALS 1,500,615
GRAND TOTAL 1,500,615
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 8
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VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER ----------------------------
SOLE SHARED NONE
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC 17,213,972
ALBERTA ENERGY LTD 14,426,943
MEDIAONE GROUP INC 982,850
FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP 560,998
BLYTH INDS INC 4,257,225
YANKEE CANDLE INC 6,009,825
GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP 3,006,725
SERVICEMASTER CO 1,263,225
COLUMN TOTALS
GRAND TOTAL
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