UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2000
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 August 8, 2000
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: 164
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $8,765,554
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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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ACT Manufacturing COM 000973107 24621 530200 SH SOLE 530200
ADAC Laboratories COM 005313200 9960 415000 SH SOLE 415000
ASM Int'l COM N07045102 11395 430000 SH SOLE 430000
Acxiom Corp. COM 005125109 69542 2552000 SH SOLE 2552000
Advanced Energy Ind. COM 007973100 20210 342900 SH SOLE 342900
Advanced Micro Dev. COM 007903107 490993 6355900 SH SOLE 6355900
Americredit Corp. COM 03060R101 18183 1069600 SH SOLE 1069600
Amphenol Corp. COM 032095101 108528 1639700 SH SOLE 1639700
AnnTaylor Stores COM 036115103 49688 1500000 SH SOLE 1500000
Apache Corp. COM 037411105 139550 2372800 SH SOLE 2372800
Apple Computer COM 037833100 213438 4075180 SH SOLE 4075180
Applied Films Corp. COM 038197109 14991 409300 SH SOLE 409300
Applied Science COM 038236105 9315 360000 SH SOLE 360000
Aremissoft Corp. COM 040026106 11046 354900 SH SOLE 354900
Atlantic Coast Air COM 048396105 16132 508100 SH SOLE 508100
Atlas Air, Inc. COM 049164106 25113 700000 SH SOLE 700000
Atmel Corp. COM 049513104 285460 7741300 SH SOLE 7741300
August Technology COM 05106U105 2837 172600 SH SOLE 172600
BJ's Wholesale Club COM 05548J106 82203 2491000 SH SOLE 2491000
Barrett Resources COM 068480201 3044 100000 SH SOLE 100000
Bindley Western COM 090324104 5253 198700 SH SOLE 198700
Bindview Development COM 090327107 8317 693100 SH SOLE 693100
Brinker Int'l, Inc. COM 109641100 39985 1367000 SH SOLE 1367000
Brio Technology, Inc. COM 109704106 12503 590100 SH SOLE 590100
Buca, Inc. COM 117769109 4688 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Buckeye Technologies COM 118255108 6581 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Bush Industries COM 123164105 1240 77500 SH SOLE 77500
C&D Technology COM 124661109 32612 577200 SH SOLE 577200
Carreker Corp. COM 144433109 1800 200000 SH SOLE 200000
Celestica, Inc. COM 15101Q108 83425 1681100 SH SOLE 1681100
Christopher & Banks COM 171046105 11551 314850 SH SOLE 314850
Cognos Corp. COM 19244C109 18553 448400 SH SOLE 448400
Cohu, Inc. COM 192576106 10564 391700 SH SOLE 391700
Compaq Computer COM 204493100 87258 3413500 SH SOLE 3413500
Comstock Resources COM 205768203 3200 400000 SH SOLE 400000
Concord EFS, Inc. COM 206197105 11398 438400 SH SOLE 438400
Cooper Companies COM 216648402 16369 450000 SH SOLE 450000
Coventry Health Care COM 222862104 6664 500000 SH SOLE 500000
Cypress Semiconductor COM 232806109 86135 2038700 SH SOLE 2038700
Dallas Semiconductor COM 235204104 38334 940700 SH SOLE 940700
Darden Restaurants COM 237194105 29250 1800000 SH SOLE 1800000
Dendrite Int'l, Inc. COM 248239105 16157 485000 SH SOLE 485000
Devon Energy Corp. COM 25179M103 89833 1598800 SH SOLE 1598800
Diagnostic Products COM 252450101 3360 105000 SH SOLE 105000
Dianon Systems COM 252826102 1073 42500 SH SOLE 42500
Diodes, Inc. COM 254543101 6907 161100 SH SOLE 161100
Ditech Communications COM 25500M103 62752 663600 SH SOLE 663600
Dover Corp. COM 260003108 141482 3488000 SH SOLE 3488000
Dynegy, Inc. COM 26816Q101 60960 892364 SH SOLE 892364
El Paso Energy Corp. COM 283905107 107458 2109600 SH SOLE 2109600
Electro Scientific COM 285229100 18053 410000 SH SOLE 410000
Ensco Int'l, Inc. COM 26874Q100 89800 2507500 SH SOLE 2507500
Enzon, Inc. COM 293904108 28654 674200 SH SOLE 674200
Eog Resources, Inc. COM 26875P101 45222 1349900 SH SOLE 1349900
Equitable Resources COM 294549100 16888 350000 SH SOLE 350000
FEI Corp. COM 30241L109 9150 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Fairchild Semiconductor COM 303726103 107013 2642300 SH SOLE 2642300
FileNet Corp. COM 316869106 27085 1474000 SH SOLE 1474000
First Health Group COM 320960107 30581 932000 SH SOLE 932000
Fleming Companies COM 339130106 8875 679400 SH SOLE 679400
Flextronics Int'l COM Y2573F102 187641 2731800 SH SOLE 2731800
Footstar, Inc. COM 344912100 11638 350000 SH SOLE 350000
Four Seasons Hotels COM 35100E104 31150 499400 SH SOLE 499400
Freds, Inc. COM 356108100 1800 100000 SH SOLE 100000
Galileo Technology COM M47298100 15278 710600 SH SOLE 710600
Grant Prideco, Inc. COM 38821G101 100000 4000000 SH SOLE 4000000
Group 1 Software COM 39943Y103 2846 165000 SH SOLE 165000
Guess, Inc. COM 401617105 9800 700000 SH SOLE 700000
Hall Kinion & Assoc. COM 406069104 15657 470000 SH SOLE 470000
Helix Technology COM 423319102 8288 212500 SH SOLE 212500
Helmerich & Payne COM 423452101 37375 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
ICN Pharmaceuticals COM 448924100 66750 2400000 SH SOLE 2400000
Ingram Micro, Inc. COM 457153104 43594 2500000 SH SOLE 2500000
Insituform Tech CL A COM 457667103 13563 500000 SH SOLE 500000
Integrated Device COM 458118106 132342 2210300 SH SOLE 2210300
Intersil Holding Corp. COM 46069S109 27139 502000 SH SOLE 502000
Intertan, Inc. COM 461120107 7826 666050 SH SOLE 666050
Intimate Brands, Inc. COM 461156101 78447 3972000 SH SOLE 3972000
JDA Software Group COM 46612K108 11513 600000 SH SOLE 600000
KV Pharmaceutical COM 482740206 5162 194800 SH SOLE 194800
Kemet Corp. COM 488360108 37579 1499400 SH SOLE 1499400
Kenneth Cole Prods. COM 193294105 23924 598100 SH SOLE 598100
Kerr McGee Corp. COM 492386107 104337 1770300 SH SOLE 1770300
Key Energy Services COM 492914106 28615 2973000 SH SOLE 2973000
LSI Logic Corp. COM 502161102 319148 5896500 SH SOLE 5896500
LTX Corp. COM 502392103 26563 760300 SH SOLE 760300
Lab. Corp of America COM 50540R409 28791 373300 SH SOLE 373300
Lam Research Corp. COM 512807108 55901 1490700 SH SOLE 1490700
Lattice Semiconductor COM 518415104 74337 1075400 SH SOLE 1075400
Lone Star Technologies COM 542312103 14791 319800 SH SOLE 319800
MSC. Software Corp. COM 553531104 2742 294400 SH SOLE 294400
Manhattan Associates COM 562750109 5000 200000 SH SOLE 200000
Manugistics Grp, Inc. COM 565011103 9350 200000 SH SOLE 200000
Marine Drilling Co. COM 568240204 35000 1250000 SH SOLE 1250000
Maverick Tube COM 577914104 14932 512700 SH SOLE 512700
Measurement Spec. COM 583421102 6716 175000 SH SOLE 175000
Media 100, Inc. COM 58440W105 9013 350000 SH SOLE 350000
Mettler-Toledo Int'l COM 592688105 20000 500000 SH SOLE 500000
Michaels Stores, Inc. COM 594087108 34359 750000 SH SOLE 750000
Microchip Technology COM 595017104 116109 1992750 SH SOLE 1992750
Microsemi Corp. COM 595137100 8335 245600 SH SOLE 245600
Molex, Inc. Cl A COM 608554200 33492 956925 SH SOLE 956925
NCO Group, Inc. COM 628858102 1741 75300 SH SOLE 75300
NS Group, Inc. COM 628916108 10469 500000 SH SOLE 500000
National Semiconductor COM 637640103 316739 5581300 SH SOLE 5581300
Network Associates COM 640938106 19479 956000 SH SOLE 956000
Nortel Networks Corp. COM 656568102 258565 3788500 SH SOLE 3788500
Nvidia Corp. COM 67066G104 54085 850900 SH SOLE 850900
Orthodontic Centers COM 68750P103 33938 1500000 SH SOLE 1500000
Oshkosh Truck CL B COM 688239201 7150 200000 SH SOLE 200000
Outback Steakhouse COM 689899102 46467 1588600 SH SOLE 1588600
Owens & Minor, Inc. COM 690732102 5003 291100 SH SOLE 291100
Photronics, Inc. COM 719405102 8850 311900 SH SOLE 311900
Pinnacle Systems, Inc. COM 723481107 34415 1530600 SH SOLE 1530600
Precision Drilling COM 74022D100 42333 1096000 SH SOLE 1096000
Pride International COM 741932107 48965 1978400 SH SOLE 1978400
Professional Detailing COM 74312N107 11646 341900 SH SOLE 341900
Providian Financial COM 74406A102 117711 1307900 SH SOLE 1307900
Quanta Services, Inc. COM 74762E102 24959 453800 SH SOLE 453800
R & B Falcon Corp. COM 74912E101 120228 5102500 SH SOLE 5102500
RadioShack Corp. COM 750438103 266636 5628200 SH SOLE 5628200
Rare Hospitality Int'l COM 753820109 11300 400000 SH SOLE 400000
Rent-Way, Inc. COM 76009U104 8756 300000 SH SOLE 300000
Richardson Electronics COM 763165107 1879 117000 SH SOLE 117000
Robotic Vision COM 771074101 18000 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Rowan Companies COM 779382100 86374 2843600 SH SOLE 2843600
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. COM 781182100 14932 1188600 SH SOLE 1188600
Rudolph Technologies COM 781270103 8138 210000 SH SOLE 210000
SCG Holding Corp. COM 783884109 48453 2215000 SH SOLE 2215000
Sanmina Corp. COM 800907107 157936 1847200 SH SOLE 1847200
Santa Fe Int'l Corp. COM G7805C108 38470 1101100 SH SOLE 1101100
Scientific-Atlanta COM 808655104 67363 904200 SH SOLE 904200
Semitool, Inc. COM 816909105 8663 500400 SH SOLE 500400
Skechers USA COM 830566105 3156 199600 SH SOLE 199600
Sonic Corp. COM 835451105 5875 200000 SH SOLE 200000
St. Jude Medical COM 790849103 110274 2403800 SH SOLE 2403800
Starwood Hotels COM 85590A203 113969 3500000 SH SOLE 3500000
Stericycle, Inc. COM 858912108 5424 226000 SH SOLE 226000
Supertex, Inc. COM 868532102 5025 100000 SH SOLE 100000
Sybase, Inc. COM 871130100 18264 794100 SH SOLE 794100
TMBR/Sharp Drilling COM 87257P101 550 50000 SH SOLE 50000
Taiwan Semiconductor COM 874039209 39007 1005000 SH SOLE 1005000
Tech Data Corp. COM 878237106 43563 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000
Tegal Corp. COM 879008100 497 75000 SH SOLE 75000
Tektronix, Inc. COM 879131100 115211 1556900 SH SOLE 1556900
Tellabs, Inc. COM 879664100 369720 5402300 SH SOLE 5402300
Therma-Wave, Inc. COM 88343A108 10074 451500 SH SOLE 451500
Tom Brown, Inc. COM 115660201 9225 400000 SH SOLE 400000
Transocean Sedco Forex COM G90078109 145574 2724200 SH SOLE 2724200
Trigon Healthcare, Inc. COM 89618L100 51547 999700 SH SOLE 999700
Triton Energy Ltd COM G90751101 57211 1455300 SH SOLE 1455300
Tyco Int'l Ltd COM 902124106 375395 7923900 SH SOLE 7923900
Ulticom, Inc. COM 903844108 5850 243600 SH SOLE 243600
Ultimate Software Grp COM 90385D107 1950 213700 SH SOLE 213700
Union Pacific Resources COM 907834105 121000 5500000 SH SOLE 5500000
UnitedHealth Group COM 91324P102 171500 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
Vans, Inc. COM 921930103 6700 458100 SH SOLE 458100
Varian Medical Systems COM 92220P105 20267 518000 SH SOLE 518000
Varian Semiconductor COM 922207105 24553 390900 SH SOLE 390900
Veeco Instruments, Inc. COM 922417100 50337 687200 SH SOLE 687200
Viasystems Group COM 92553H100 15605 964000 SH SOLE 964000
Weatherford Int'l COM 947074100 79625 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
Wendy's Int'l, Inc. COM 950590109 45270 2541500 SH SOLE 2541500
Zoran Corp. COM 98975F101 33628 510000 SH SOLE 510000
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