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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, 1997
Check here if Amendment [X] Amendment Number : 3
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: 48
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 861,587
(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 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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Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 366 7,256 SH DEFINED 7,256
Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 10,879 215,969 SH SOLE 215,969
Chrysler Corp. Common 171196-10-8 1,622 54,066 SH DEFINED 54,066
Chrysler Corp. Common 171196-10-8 31,378 1,045,934 SH SOLE 1,045,934
Citicorp * Common 173034-10-9 303 2,797 SH DEFINED 2,797
Citicorp * Common 173034-10-9 170,171 1,572,022 SH SOLE 1,572,022
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 2,851 35,635 SH DEFINED 35,635
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 83,977 1,049,713 SH SOLE 1,049,713
Conrail Inc. Common 208368-10-0 367 3,254 SH DEFINED 3,254
Conrail Inc. Common 208368-10-0 10,908 96,746 SH SOLE 96,746
General Mtrs Corp. Common 370442-10-5 562 10,057 SH DEFINED 10,057
General Mtrs Corp. Common 370442-10-5 16,713 298,943 SH SOLE 298,943
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 509 47,366 SH DEFINED 47,366
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 11,709 1,089,234 SH SOLE 1,089,234
Georgia Gulf Corp Common 373200-20-3 695 27,522 SH DEFINED 27,522
Georgia Gulf Corp Common 373200-20-3 20,548 813,778 SH SOLE 813,778
Harrah's Entmt Inc. Common 413619-10-7 126 7,355 SH DEFINED 7,355
Harrah's Entmt Inc. Common 413619-10-7 3,760 219,545 SH SOLE 219,545
International Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 72,775 529,757 SH DEFINED 529,757
International Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 146,932 1,069,564 SH SOLE 1,069,564
International Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 1,623 293 SH Calls DEFINED 293
International Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 36,353 6,565 SH Calls SOLE 6,565
Ipalco Enterprises Inc. ** Common 462613-10-0 34 1,104 SH DEFINED 1,104
Ipalco Enterprises Inc. ** Common 462613-10-0 996 32,800 SH SOLE 32,800
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 70 3,108 SH DEFINED 3,108
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 2,034 89,892 SH SOLE 89,892
Office Depot Inc. Common 676220-10-6 1,089 53,463 SH DEFINED 53,463
Office Depot Inc. Common 676220-10-6 35,217 1,728,437 SH SOLE 1,728,437
Lone Star Inds. Inc. Common 542290-40-8 17 431 SH DEFINED 431
Lone Star Inds. Inc. Common 542290-40-8 506 13,069 SH SOLE 13,069
Laboratory Corp. Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 887 253,351 SH DEFINED 253,351
Laboratory Corp. Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 2,679 765,557 SH SOLE 765,557
McKesson Corp. *** Common 581556-10-7 2,218 34,659 SH DEFINED 34,659
McKesson Corp. *** Common 581556-10-7 122,738 1,917,782 SH SOLE 1,917,782
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 16,776 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Portland General Corp. Common 736506-10-6 52 1,482 SH DEFINED 1,482
Portland General Corp. Common 736506-10-6 1,587 45,518 SH SOLE 45,518
Staples Inc. Options 855030-95-2 80 85 SH Puts DEFINED 85
Staples Inc. Options 855030-95-2 2,358 2,515 SH Puts SOLE 2,515
Southdown Inc. Common 841297-10-4 96 2,810 SH DEFINED 2,810
Southdown Inc. Common 841297-10-4 2,829 82,590 SH SOLE 82,590
Toy Biz Inc. Common 892261-10-8 36 3,774 SH DEFINED 3,774
Toy Biz Inc. Common 892261-10-8 1,068 112,426 SH SOLE 112,426
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 1,600 57,390 SH DEFINED 57,390
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 47,181 1,692,610 SH SOLE 1,692,610
Walters Industries Inc. Common 93317Q-10-5 10,322 778,980 SH DEFINED 778,980
Wells Fargo & Co **** Common 949740-10-4 6,646 23,392 SH DEFINED 23,392
Wells Fargo & Co **** Common 949740-10-4 265,244 933,545 SH SOLE 933,545
* Short position in this security (161,171) (1,488,869)
** Short position in this security (152) (5,000)
*** Short position in this security (57,358) (896,213)
**** Short position in this security (69,219) (243,623)
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 861,587
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