UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: FRIESS ASSOCIATES, INC.
Address: 115 E. SNOW KING AVENUE
JACKSON, WY 83001
13F File Number: 28-1346
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:
Name: Susan Morgan
Title: Operations
Phone: 302-656-3017
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Susan Morgan Wilmington, DE November 10, 1999
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
NONE
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: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 110
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,777,200
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Adaptec, Inc. COM 00651F108 73799 1859500 SH SOLE 1859500
Adobe Systems COM 00724F101 216615 1908500 SH SOLE 1908500
Advent Software, Inc. COM 007974108 5911 94950 SH SOLE 94950
Alpha Industries, Inc. COM 020753109 5570 98750 SH SOLE 98750
Alpharma, Inc. COM 020813101 22946 649800 SH SOLE 649800
American Eagle COM 02553E106 75461 1557900 SH SOLE 1557900
Americredit Corp. COM 03060R101 8001 535600 SH SOLE 535600
Ames Dept. Stores COM 030789507 43707 1371200 SH SOLE 1371200
Analog Devices COM 032654105 96376 1880500 SH SOLE 1880500
AnnTaylor Stores COM 036115103 43663 1068200 SH SOLE 1068200
Apple Computer COM 037833100 288968 4564150 SH SOLE 4564150
Applebee Int'l, Inc. COM 037899101 12889 382600 SH SOLE 382600
Ardent Software, Inc. COM 039794102 14401 534600 SH SOLE 534600
Atmel Corp. COM 049513104 93495 2765100 SH SOLE 2765100
BJ's Wholesale Club COM 05548J106 47522 1607500 SH SOLE 1607500
Bebe Stores, Inc. COM 075571109 5850 242500 SH SOLE 242500
Brauns Fashions COM 105658108 3130 172100 SH SOLE 172100
Brown Shoe Co. COM 115736100 4688 256000 SH SOLE 256000
CDW Computer COM 125129106 3793 77600 SH SOLE 77600
CEC Entertainment COM 125137109 22921 638900 SH SOLE 638900
CTS Corp. COM 126501105 78585 1366700 SH SOLE 1366700
Caremark RX, Inc. COM 141705103 35045 6094700 SH SOLE 6094700
Carnival Corp. COM 143658102 81723 1878700 SH SOLE 1878700
Cendant Corp. COM 151313103 166616 9386800 SH SOLE 9386800
Charming Shoppes COM 161133103 2262 441300 SH SOLE 441300
Chirex, Inc. COM 170038103 7581 293700 SH SOLE 293700
Citrix Systems COM 177376100 137415 2218600 SH SOLE 2218600
Coldwater Creek COM 193068103 3792 189600 SH SOLE 189600
Comverse Technology COM 205862402 74210 786850 SH SOLE 786850
Corel Corp. COM 21868Q109 3760 507700 SH SOLE 507700
Credence Systems COM 225302108 19646 437800 SH SOLE 437800
Cypress Semiconductor COM 232806109 49035 2280700 SH SOLE 2280700
Cytyc Corp. COM 232946103 15618 403700 SH SOLE 403700
DII Group, Inc. COM 232949107 4448 126400 SH SOLE 126400
Devon Energy Corp. COM 25179M103 57772 1394200 SH SOLE 1394200
Dynegy, Inc. COM 26816L102 9498 459100 SH SOLE 459100
Eclipse Surgical COM 278849104 5363 325000 SH SOLE 325000
Electronic Arts, Inc. COM 285512109 120077 1659100 SH SOLE 1659100
Evergreen Res., Inc. COM 299900308 5003 207900 SH SOLE 207900
Fairchild Semiconductor COM 303726103 22534 948800 SH SOLE 948800
FileNet Corp. COM 316869106 11291 1056500 SH SOLE 1056500
Gateway, Inc. COM 367626108 39512 898000 SH SOLE 898000
Gemstar Int'l Group COM G3788V106 241305 3088700 SH SOLE 3088700
General Semiconductor COM 370787103 3365 326300 SH SOLE 326300
Guess, Inc. COM 401617105 3494 260000 SH SOLE 260000
IVAX Corp. COM 465823102 30297 1836200 SH SOLE 1836200
Illinova Corp. COM 452317100 7437 265000 SH SOLE 265000
Immucor, Inc. COM 452526106 816 68000 SH SOLE 68000
Insight Enterprises COM 45765U103 29712 914200 SH SOLE 914200
Insituform Tech CL A COM 457667103 5073 202900 SH SOLE 202900
Int'l Rectifier Corp. COM 460254105 7736 507300 SH SOLE 507300
Integrated Device COM 458118106 42123 2276900 SH SOLE 2276900
Jones Pharma, Inc. COM 480236108 30649 929650 SH SOLE 929650
Kemet Corp. COM 488360108 9344 292300 SH SOLE 292300
Kenneth Cole Prods. COM 193294105 4089 109400 SH SOLE 109400
King Pharmaceuticals COM 495582108 10695 305580 SH SOLE 305580
LSI Logic Corp. COM 502161102 192436 3700700 SH SOLE 3700700
LTX Corp. COM 502392103 6838 499600 SH SOLE 499600
Lason, Inc. COM 51808R107 9338 209700 SH SOLE 209700
Medicis Pharmaceutical COM 584690309 19779 694000 SH SOLE 694000
Mentor Corp. COM 587188103 16901 593000 SH SOLE 593000
Metris Companies COM 591598107 9068 307400 SH SOLE 307400
Microchip Technology COM 595017104 71951 1400500 SH SOLE 1400500
Millipore Corp. COM 601073109 31316 833700 SH SOLE 833700
Mobile Mini COM 60740F105 2128 97300 SH SOLE 97300
Motorola, Inc. COM 620076109 190362 2163200 SH SOLE 2163200
Nabors Industries COM 629568106 69915 2796600 SH SOLE 2796600
National Semiconductor COM 637640103 75630 2474600 SH SOLE 2474600
Netopia, Inc. COM 64114K104 16564 415400 SH SOLE 415400
Nokia Corp. ADR COM 654902204 241854 2691000 SH SOLE 2691000
Nortel Networks Corp. COM 656569100 131947 2587200 SH SOLE 2587200
Novellus Systems COM 670008101 40483 600300 SH SOLE 600300
Pacific Sunwear COM 694873100 27490 980700 SH SOLE 980700
Parametric Technology COM 699173100 113898 8436900 SH SOLE 8436900
Patterson Energy COM 703414102 13647 898600 SH SOLE 898600
Peregrine Systems COM 71366Q101 55852 1370600 SH SOLE 1370600
Performance Tech COM 71376K102 6197 274650 SH SOLE 274650
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. COM 723481107 21620 510200 SH SOLE 510200
Power-One, Inc. COM 739308104 13331 522800 SH SOLE 522800
Precision Drilling COM 74022D100 9678 417400 SH SOLE 417400
Priority Healthcare COM 74264T102 11804 382300 SH SOLE 382300
Providian Financial COM 74406A102 195633 2470500 SH SOLE 2470500
RF Micro Devices COM 749941100 12202 266700 SH SOLE 266700
Remedy Corp. COM 759548100 19911 701700 SH SOLE 701700
Royal Caribbean COM V7780T103 68621 1524900 SH SOLE 1524900
Sawtek, Inc. COM 805468105 29190 834000 SH SOLE 834000
Shaw Industries COM 820286102 28248 1779400 SH SOLE 1779400
Sonic Corp. COM 835451105 2402 78900 SH SOLE 78900
Steven Madden Ltd. COM 556269108 3450 266700 SH SOLE 266700
Sun Microsystems COM 866810104 260939 2805800 SH SOLE 2805800
Sykes Enterprises COM 871237103 17368 703500 SH SOLE 703500
Symantec Corp. COM 871503108 62834 1746900 SH SOLE 1746900
Tandy Corp. COM 875382103 242143 4684750 SH SOLE 4684750
Teletech Holdings COM 879939106 7582 532100 SH SOLE 532100
Tellabs, Inc. COM 879664100 192557 3381900 SH SOLE 3381900
Texas Instruments COM 882508104 177463 2157600 SH SOLE 2157600
Three Five Systems COM 88554L108 5182 234200 SH SOLE 234200
Too, Inc. COM 890333107 14789 824500 SH SOLE 824500
Transwitch Corp. COM 894065101 23934 419900 SH SOLE 419900
Tyco Int'l Ltd. COM 902124106 280561 2717300 SH SOLE 2717300
UTI Energy COM 903387108 11194 575900 SH SOLE 575900
Urban Outfitters COM 917047102 1020 46100 SH SOLE 46100
Vans, Inc. COM 921930103 4597 383100 SH SOLE 383100
Verity, Inc. COM 92343C106 38817 564100 SH SOLE 564100
Vishay Intertechnology COM 928298108 41026 1727400 SH SOLE 1727400
Watson Pharmaceutical COM 942683103 22717 743300 SH SOLE 743300
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. COM 969904101 54939 1131300 SH SOLE 1131300
Xircom, Inc. COM 983922105 46760 1095400 SH SOLE 1095400
Zale Corp. COM 988858106 20060 523600 SH SOLE 523600
Zebra Technologies COM 989207105 24412 536900 SH SOLE 536900
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