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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 December 31, 1995
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Check here if Amendment [X] Amendment Number: 4
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This Amendment (Check only one): [X] 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:
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/s/ E.J. BIRD Greenwich, CT February 11, 2000
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(Signature) (City, State) (Date)
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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 Managers: NONE
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 19
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $821,632
(in 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: COLUMN 8:
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FAIR MARKET VOTING AUTHORITY
TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER (a) (b) (c)
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS NUMBER (x $1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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American Express Co Common 025816-10-9 74,682 1,805,000 SH SOLE 1,805,000
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Citicorp ***** Common 173034-10-9 108,824 1,618,200 SH SOLE 1,618,200
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Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 37,334 530,500 SH SOLE 530,500
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Dean Witter
Discover & Co. * Common 24240V-10-1 13,715 291,800 SH SOLE 291,800
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Fund Amern
Enterprises Hldgs Common 360768-10-5 23,733 318,568 SH SOLE 318,568
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Federal Home
Ln Mtg Corp ** Common 313400-30-1 121,084 1,450,110 SH SOLE 1,450,110
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First Interstate
Bancorp Common 320548-10-0 57,794 423,400 SH SOLE 423,400
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ITT Hartford
Group Inc. Common 45068H-10-6 5,137 106,200 SH SOLE 106,200
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Warrants 50540R-11-0 36 52,414 SH CALL DEFINED 52,414
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Warrants 50540R-11-0 739 1,075,071 SH CALL SOLE 1,075,071
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 2,169 231,408 SH DEFINED 231,408
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 36,571 3,900,880 SH SOLE 3,900,880
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Limited Inc. Common 532716-10-7 13,562 780,534 SH DEFINED 780,534
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Limited Inc. Common 532716-10-7 23,864 1,373,466 SH SOLE 1,373,466
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McKesson Corp. *** Common 581556-10-7 92,507 1,827,300 SH SOLE 1,827,300
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PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 12,881 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
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Reebok Intl Ltd **** Common 758110-10-0 33,677 1,192,100 SH SOLE 1,192,100
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Walters Industries Inc. Common 93317Q-10-5 22,764 1,751,064 SH DEFINED 1,751,064
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Wells Fargo & Co ****** Common 949740-10-4 217,966 1,009,100 SH SOLE 1,009,100
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* Short position in this security (3,370) (71,700) SH
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** Short position in this security (53,449) (640,110) SH
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*** Short position in this security (4,941) (97,600) SH
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**** Short position in this security (7,596) (268,900) SH
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***** Short position in this security (5,314) (24,600) SH
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****** Short position in this security (2,737) (40,700) SH
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COLUMN TOTALS 821,632
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