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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: September 30, 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
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New York, New York
October 31, 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: 10
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,781,358 (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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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE SHARES OR SH/PRN PUT/CALL
(X$1000) PRINCIPAL AMT
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ALBERTA ENERGY LTD COM 012873 10 5 685,951 16,479,313 SH
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 82028K 20 0 654,803 28,861,827 SH
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AT&T CORP. COM 001957 10 9 366,695 12,483,218 SH
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GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP COM 369550 10 8 340,810 5,425,824 SH
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JONES APPAREL GROUP
INC COM 480074 10 3 257,491 9,716,639 SH
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YANKEE CANDLE INC COM 984757 10 4 150,832 7,494,776 SH
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BLYTH INC COM 09643P 10 8 106,447 4,541,744 SH
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US BANCORP DEL COM 902973 10 6 106,160 4,666,388 SH
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CORUS ENTERTAINMENT COM CL B
INC NON VTG 220874 10 1 102,429 3,578,307 SH
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FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP COM 313400 30 1 9,740 180,159 SH
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COLUMN TOTALS 2,781,358
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GRAND TOTAL 2,781,358
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COLUMN 8
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 ------------------------------------------
--------------------- ---------- -------- VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER INVESTMENT OTHER ------------------------------------------
DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ALBERTA ENERGY LTD SOLE 16,479,313
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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC SOLE 28,861,827
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AT&T CORP. SOLE 12,483,218
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GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP SOLE 5,425,824
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JONES APPAREL GROUP
INC SOLE 9,716,639
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YANKEE CANDLE INC SOLE 7,494,776
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BLYTH INC SOLE 4,541,744
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US BANCORP DEL SOLE 4,666,388
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CORUS ENTERTAINMENT
INC SOLE 3,578,307
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FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP SOLE 180,159
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COLUMN TOTALS
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GRAND TOTAL
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