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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, 1996
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 May 12, 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 Manager: NONE
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 23
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 911,695
(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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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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American Express Co * Common 025816-10-9 98,553 1,996,000 SH SOLE 1,996,000
Citicorp ** Common 173034-10-9 156,200 1,952,500 SH SOLE 1,952,500
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 40,857 470,300 SH SOLE 470,300
Fund Amern Enterprises
Hldgs Common 360768-10-5 24,530 318,568 SH SOLE 318,568
Federal Home Ln Mtg
Corp *** Common 313400-30-1 56,061 657,610 SH SOLE 657,610
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 20,138 900,000 SH SOLE 900,000
Libbey Inc. Common 529898-10-8 1,190 54,400 SH SOLE 54,400
Limited Inc. Common 532716-10-7 6,658 350,404 SH DEFINED 350,404
Limited Inc. Common 532716-10-7 5,960 313,700 SH SOLE 313,700
Laboratory Corp. Amer.
Hldgs Options 50540R-11-0 29 52,413 SH Calls DEFINED 52,413
Laboratory Corp. Amer.
Hldgs Options 50540R-11-0 1,008 1,075,071 SH Calls SOLE 1,075,071
Laboratory Corp. Amer.
Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 10,024 1,193,408 SH DEFINED 1,193,408
Laboratory Corp. Amer.
Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 24,613 2,938,880 SH SOLE 2,938,880
McKesson Corp. **** Common 581556-10-7 92,368 1,802,300 SH SOLE 1,802,300
Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265-10-2 22,166 323,000 SH SOLE 323,000
Playtex Products Inc. Common 72813P-10-0 363 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000
Premark Intl Inc. Common 740459-10-2 6,006 112,000 SH SOLE 112,000
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 13,331 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
RJR Nabisco Holdings
Corp. Common 74960K-87-6 7,826 258,700 SH SOLE 258,700
Westcott Communications Common 95752F10-6 7,698 443,000 SH SOLE 443,000
Walters Industries Inc. Common 93317Q-10-5 24,077 1,751,064 SH DEFINED 1,751,064
Wells Fargo & Co ***** Common 949740-10-4 365,722 1,401,233 SH SOLE 1,401,233
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 17,547 550,500 SH SOLE 550,500
* Short position in this security (13,628) (276,000)
** Short position in this security (1,304) (16,300)
*** Short position in this security (43,913) (515,110)
**** Short position in this security (882) (17,200)
***** Short position in this security (31,503) (120,700)
COLUMN TOTALS Grand Total 911,695
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