UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: RICHARD B.NYE
Address: 767 FITTH AVE, 28TH FL.
NEW YORK, NY 10153
13 File Number: 28-1709
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 herin is true, correct, and complete, and
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: RICHARD B. NYE
Title:
Phone:
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
RICHARD B. NYE April 29, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 44
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: +644328
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
01 28-1885 GEORGE F. BAKER
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP x($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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D A T & T CORP COM COMMON STOCK 001957109 24239 303702 SH SHARED 0 303702 0
D AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON STOCK 00949T100 48643 503423 SH SHARED 0 503423 0
D AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 00949P108 83 20000 SH SHARED 0 20000 0
D AMERICA ONLINE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 02364J104 9360 63675 SH SHARED 0 63675 0
D AMERICAN BANKERS INS GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 024456105 31564 607009 SH SHARED 0 607009 0
D AMERICAN STORES CO NEW COM COMMON STOCK 030096101 26900 815157 SH SHARED 0 815157 0
D AMP INC COM COMMON STOCK 031897101 63830 1193097 SH SHARED 0 1193097 0
D ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON STOCK 043491109 54557 651925 SH SHARED 0 651925 0
D AT HOME CORPORATION SER A COM OPTIONS - PUTS 0459190SX 18348 116500 SH PUT SHARED 0 116500 0
D AT HOME CORPORATION SER A COM OPTIONS - PUTS 0459190SY 26554 168600 SH PUT SHARED 0 168600 0
D AVIATION SALES CO COM COMMON STOCK 053672101 43287 972746 SH SHARED 0 972746 0
D BANK ONE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 06423A103 14373 261039 SH SHARED 0 261039 0
D BORDEN CHEMICAL COMMON STOCK 099541903 97 12500 SH SHARED 0 12500 0
D CALIFORNIA FED BANK SCLP COMMON STOCK 130209703 594 51669 SH SHARED 0 51669 0
D CARIBINER INTL COMMON STOCK 141888107 137 15000 SH SHARED 0 15000 0
D CELL GENESYS COMMON STOCK 150921104 94 19000 SH SHARED 0 19000 0
D CITIGROUP OPTIONS - PUTS 172967951 383 6000 SH PUT SHARED 0 6000 0
D COASTCAST COMMON STOCK 19057T108 152 16000 SH SHARED 0 16000 0
D DATASTREAM COMMON STOCK 238124101 86 10000 SH SHARED 0 10000 0
D DELTA & PINE LAND CO LTD COM COMMON STOCK 247357106 4022 130800 SH SHARED 0 130800 0
D DYNATECH CORPORATION COM STK COMMON STOCK 268140100 478 139119 SH SHARED 0 139119 0
D EXCITE INC COM COMMON STOCK 300904109 88920 635146 SH SHARED 0 635146 0
D FRED MEYER INC COM COMMON STOCK 592907109 44992 764200 SH SHARED 0 764200 0
D GENERAL MOTORS CORP OPTIONS - PUTS 370442905 218 2500 SH CALL SHARED 0 2500 0
D GEOCITIES COM STK COMMON STOCK 37247V106 10663 97326 SH SHARED 0 97326 0
D GETCHELL GOLD CORP COM COMMON STOCK 374265106 290 11100 SH SHARED 0 11100 0
D GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM COMMON STOCK G3921A100 2779 60100 SH SHARED 0 60100 0
D KTI INC COM NEW OPTIONS - CALLS 4826890DV 225 21900 SH CALL SHARED 0 21900 0
D LEARNING CO INC COM COMMON STOCK 522008101 4356 150233 SH SHARED 0 150233 0
D LUCASVARITY PLC SPONSORED ADR ADRS STOCKS 549395101 27122 586422 SH SHARED 0 586422 0
D MCI WORLDCOM INC COM COMMON STOCK 55268B106 34950 394644 SH SHARED 0 394644 0
D MEDAPHIS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 584028104 73 30000 SH SHARED 0 30000 0
D MEDPARTNERS INC COM COMMON STOCK 58503X107 1610 339067 SH SHARED 0 339067 0
D MEDPARTNERS INC 6.50% TAPS CONV BOND 58503X206 4790 623031 SH SHARED 0 623031 0
D NEOPROBE COMMON STOCK 640518106 14 14000 SH SHARED 0 14000 0
D NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM COMMON STOCK 651229106 8968 188609 SH SHARED 0 188609 0
D NEWPARK RES. INC COM NEW COMMON STOCK 651718504 2174 300000 SH SHARED 0 300000 0
D NEWS CORP LTD SPONS ADR REPSTG ADRS STOCKS 652487802 2000 72745 SH SHARED 0 72745 0
D PLATINUM TECHNOLOGY INTL INC COMMON STOCK 72764T101 30600 1200000 SH SHARED 0 1200000 0
D ROHN INDUSTRIES COMMON STOCK 775381105 122 55150 SH SHARED 0 55150 0
D SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM COMMON STOCK 78387G103 4182 88639 SH SHARED 0 88639 0
D VLSI TECHNOLOGY INC COM COMMON STOCK 918270109 5197 268272 SH SHARED 0 268272 0
D XYLAN CORP COM COMMON STOCK 984151100 2264 61523 SH SHARED 0 61523 0
D ZILA INC COMMON STOCK 989513205 38 10000 SH SHARED 0 10000 0
S REPORT SUMMARY 44 DATA RECORDS 644328 1 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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