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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, 2000
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
New York, New York
May 10, 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: 9
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,086,750 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 5
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 -----------------------------------------
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE SHARES OR SH/PRN PUT/CALL
(X$1000) PRINCIPAL AMT.
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 82028K 20 0 789,650 29,314,134 SH
ALBERTA ENERGY LTD COM 012873 10 5 462,073 15,243,643 SH
GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP COM 369550 10 8 269,334 5,413,740 SH
JONES APPAREL GROUP
INC COM 480074 10 3 180,291 5,700,900 SH
BLYTH INDS INC COM 09643P 10 8 120,702 4,419,300 SH
YANKEE CANDLE INC COM 984757 10 4 115,475 7,302,785 SH
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973 10 6 100,808 4,608,350 SH
FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP COM 313400 30 1 24,688 558,701 SH
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J 10 4 23,729 292,950 SH
COLUMN TOTALS 2,086,750
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COLUMN 8
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER INVESTMENT OTHER ----------------------------------
DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC SOLE 29,314,134
ALBERTA ENERGY LTD SOLE 15,243,643
GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP SOLE 5,413,740
JONES APPAREL GROUP
INC SOLE 5,700,900
BLYTH INDS INC SOLE 4,419,300
YANKEE CANDLE INC SOLE 7,302,785
US BANCORP DEL SOLE 4,608,350
FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP SOLE 558,701
MEDIAONE GROUP INC SOLE 292,950
COLUMN TOTALS
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