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FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Requiring
Statement
HIRSCH MARTIN L. (Month/Day/Year)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3/23/00
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3. IRS or Social Security
Number of Reporting
Person (Voluntary)
767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4700
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(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10153
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
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NO SECURITIES OWNED
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, L .P. (ACP)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer 6. If Amendment, Date
(Check all applicable) of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
Director 10% Owner
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7. Individual or
Joint/Group Filing
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) (Check Applicable
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X Form filed by One
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT --- Reporting Person
AND DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS AND DEVELOPMENT Form filed by More
OF THE GENERAL PARTNER --- than One Reporting
OF THE ISSUER Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Form: Direct (Instr. 5)
(D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying 4. Conver-
(Instr. 4) Expiration Date Derivative Security sion or
(Month/Day/Year) Exercise
(Instr. 4) Price of
Deri-
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Date Expiration Title Amount Security
Exercisable Date or
Number
of
Shares
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NONE
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5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Form of Deri- Indirect
vative Security: Beneficial
Direct (D) Ownership
or Indirect (Instr. 5)
(I)
(Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/ Martin Hirsch 03/29/00
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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient,
See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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