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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: June 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
New York, New York
August 3, 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: 11
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,611,059 (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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 82028K 20 0 694,778 28,142,924 SH
ALBERTA ENERGY LTD COM 012873 10 5 622,994 15,382,573 SH
GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP COM 369550 10 8 282,903 5,414,413 SH
AT&T CORP. COM 001957 10 9 252,678 7,942,720 SH
JONES APPAREL GROUP
INC COM 480074 10 3 224,097 9,536,060 SH
YANKEE CANDLE INC COM 984757 10 4 159,431 7,372,534 SH
BLYTH INC COM 09643P 10 8 132,395 4,487,978 SH
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT
INC COM 220874 10 1 104,524 3,853,413 SH
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973 10 6 89,511 4,649,938 SH
MEDIAONE GROUP INC* COM 58440J 10 4 25,796 387,950 SH
FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP COM 313400 30 1 21,952 542,031 SH
COLUMN TOTALS 2,611,059
GRAND TOTAL 2,611,059
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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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SHAW
COMMUNICATIONS INC SOLE 28,142,924
ALBERTA ENERGY LTD SOLE 15,382,573
GENERAL DYNAMICS
CORP SOLE 5,414,413
AT&T CORP. SOLE 7,942,720
JONES APPAREL GROUP
INC SOLE 9,536,060
YANKEE CANDLE INC SOLE 7,372,534
BLYTH INC SOLE 4,487,978
CORUS ENTERTAINMENT
INC SOLE 3,853,413
US BANCORP DEL SOLE 4,649,938
MEDIAONE GROUP INC* SOLE 387,950
FEDERAL HOME LN
MTG CORP SOLE 542,031
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* As of 6/30/00 each share of MediaOne Group, Inc. was convertible into .95
shares of AT&T Corp. common stock plus $36.27 cash.
The market value reflected in Column 4 represents the converted value of 387,950
shares of MediaOne Group, Inc. common stock.
