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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: September 30, 1998
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Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 2
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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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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 November 13, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (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: 39
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 715,426
(in thousands)
* PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS FORM 13F AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 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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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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American Bankers Ins.
Group Inc. Common 024456-10-5 4,113 96,768 SH Puts DEFINED 96,768
American Bankers Ins.
Group Inc. Common 024456-10-5 21,578 507,732 SH Puts SOLE 507,732
AMP Inc. Common 031897-10-1 19,499 545,427 SH DEFINED 545,427
AMP Inc. Common 031897-10-1 102,348 2,862,873 SH SOLE 2,862,873
American
Online Inc. Options 02364J-95-4 437 873 SH DEFINED 873
American
Online Inc. Options 02364J-95-4 2,290 4,572 SH SOLE 4,572
Avnet Inc. Common 053807-10-3 766 20,798 SH DEFINED 20,798
Avnet Inc. Common 053807-10-3 4,020 109,202 SH SOLE 109,202
Arrow
Electronics Inc. Common 042735-10-0 639 48,693 SH DEFINED 48,693
Arrow
Electronics Inc. Common 042735-10-0 3,358 255,807 SH SOLE 255,807
Citigroup Inc. Common 172967-10-1 12,306 132,416 SH DEFINED 132,416
Citigroup Inc. Common 172967-10-1 64,572 694,784 SH SOLE 694,784
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 21,723 254,257 SH DEFINED 254,257
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 114,039 1,334,767 SH SOLE 1,334,767
Electronic Data
Systems Corp. Common 285661-10-4 5,157 155,403 SH DEFINED 155,403
Electronic Data
Systems Corp. Common 285661-10-4 27,071 815,697 SH SOLE 815,697
Ethyl Corp. Common 297659-10-4 384 95,957 SH DEFINED 95,957
Ethyl Corp. Common 297659-10-4 2,014 503,643 SH SOLE 503,643
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 999 245,982 SH DEFINED 245,982
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 5,251 1,292,318 SH SOLE 1,292,318
International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 1,568 12,247 SH DEFINED 12,247
International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 8,864 69,253 SH SOLE 69,253
International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 13,998 1,684 SH DEFINED 1,684
International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 89,626 10,782 SH SOLE 10,782
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 1,469 70,795 SH DEFINED 70,795
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 7,709 371,505 SH SOLE 371,505
Lone Star
Industries Inc. Common 542290-11-9 909 15,208 SH DEFINED 15,208
Lone Star
Industries Inc. Common 542290-11-9 4,767 79,792 SH SOLE 79,792
MGM Grand Inc. Common 552953-10-1 223 9,669 SH DEFINED 9,669
MGM Grand Inc. Common 552953-10-1 1,171 50,773 SH SOLE 50,773
Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265-10-2 1,140 21,834 SH DEFINED 21,834
Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265-10-2 5,984 114,666 SH SOLE 114,666
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 13,930 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Stanley Works Common 854616-10-9 4,965 166,882 SH DEFINED 166,882
Stanley Works Common 854616-10-9 26,049 875,618 SH SOLE 875,618
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 19,291 54,340 SH DEFINED 54,340
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 101,161 284,960 SH SOLE 284,960
Yahoo Inc. Options 984332-95-6 6 160 SH Puts DEFINED 160
Yahoo Inc. Options 984332-95-6 32 840 SH Puts SOLE 840
* PURSUANT TO RULE 24b-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS
FORM 13F AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Grand Total 715,426
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