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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
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: RBS Partners, L.P.
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Address: 1 Lafayette Place
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Greenwich, CT 06830
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Form 13F File Number: 28-2610
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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: E.J. Bird
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Title: Vice President of General Partner
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Phone: (203) 861-4600
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ E.J. BIRD Greenwich, CT May 14, 1999
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(Signature) (City, State) (Date)
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORTS (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 Manager: NONE
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 6
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $373,808
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
NONE
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FORM 13F Information Table
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Column 1: Column 2: Column 3: Column 4: Column 5: Column 6 Column 7:
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Fair Market Shares or Investment Other
Title of CUSIP Value Principal SH/PRN Put/Call Discretion Managers
Name of Issuer Class Number (x $1000) Amount
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Amp Inc. Common 03189710-1 36,340 676,883 SH DEFINED
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Amp Inc. Common 03189710-1 180,016 3,353,031 SH SOLE
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Bankers Trust Corp. Common 066365-10-7 7,207 81,667 SH DEFINED
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Bankers Trust Corp. Common 066365-10-7 35,682 404,333 SH SOLE
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Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 19,231 548,470 SH DEFINED
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Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 95,332 2,718,930 SH SOLE
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(Confidential portion has been omitted and filed separately.)
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Grand Total 373,808
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Column 1: Column 8:
Voting Authority
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(a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
Name of Issuer
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Amp Inc. 676,883
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Amp Inc. 3,353,031
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Bankers Trust Corp. 81,667
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Bankers Trust Corp. 404,333
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Wells Fargo & Co 548,470
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Wells Fargo & Co 2,718,930
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(Confidential portion has been omitted and filed separately.)
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Grand Total
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