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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, 1996
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Check here if Amendment [X] Amendment Number: 3
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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: 23
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $703,315
(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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VOTING
FAIR MARKET OTHER AUTHORITY
TITLE OF CUSIP VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT MANA- (a) (b) (c)
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS NUMBER (x $1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION GERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 284 5,991 SH DEFINED 5,991
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Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 10,169 214,654 SH SOLE 214,654
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Citicorp * Common 173034-10-9 1,154 11,209 SH DEFINED 11,209
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Citicorp * Common 173034-10-9 161,659 1,569,500 SH SOLE 1,569,500
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Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 1,626 20,749 SH DEFINED 20,749
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Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 58,247 743,176 SH SOLE 743,176
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Conrail Inc. Common 208368-10-0 329 3,300 SH DEFINED 3,300
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Conrail Inc. Common 208368-10-0 11,776 118,210 SH SOLE 118,210
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International Business
Machs Common 459200-10-1 65,536 434,008 SH DEFINED 434,008
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International Business
Machs Common 459200-10-1 161,466 1,069,313 SH SOLE 1,069,313
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International Business
Machs Options 459200-90-1 897 130 SH Calls DEFINED 130
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International Business
Machs Options 459200-90-1 45,299 6,565 SH Calls SOLE 6,565
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Warrants 50540R-11-0 5 66,120 SH Calls DEFINED 66,120
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Warrants 50540R-11-0 90 952,664 SH Calls SOLE 952,664
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 742 258,351 SH DEFINED 258,351
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Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 5,141 1,788,057 SH SOLE 1,788,057
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McKesson Corp. ** Common 581556-10-7 1,714 30,609 SH DEFINED 30,609
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McKesson Corp. ** Common 581556-10-7 107,396 1,917,782 SH SOLE 1,917,782
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Reebok Int'l Ltd Options 758110-90-0 3 2 SH Calls DEFINED 2
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Reebok Int'l Ltd Options 758110-90-0 147 108 SH Calls SOLE 108
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Walters Industries Inc. Common 93317Q-10-5 15,860 1,143,080 SH DEFINED 1,143,080
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Wells Fargo & Co *** Common 949740-10-4 5,131 19,020 SH DEFINED 19,020
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Wells Fargo & Co *** Common 949740-10-4 251,838 933,600 SH SOLE 933,600
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* Short position in
this security (120,298) (1,167,944) SH
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** Short position in
this security (14,839) (264,991) SH
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*** Short position in
this security (68,057) (252,295) SH
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(Confidential portion has been omitted and filed separately.)
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COLUMN TOTALS 703,315
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