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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, 1998
Check here if Amendment [X] Amendment Number : 2
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: 19
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 564,664
(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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Computer Sciences Corp Common 205363-10-4 3,613 65,698 SH DEFINED 65,698
Computer Sciences Corp Common 205363-10-4 39,419 716,700 SH SOLE 716,700
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 10,317 106,090 SH DEFINED 106,090
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 112,649 1,158,345 SH SOLE 1,158,345
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 873 128,163 SH DEFINED 128,163
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 9,541 1,400,537 SH SOLE 1,400,537
International Business
Machs Common 459200-10-1 4,941 48,033 SH DEFINED 48,033
International Business
Machs Common 459200-10-1 47,926 465,920 SH SOLE 465,920
International Business
Machs Options- 459200-90-1 9,957 1,684 SH Calls DEFINED 1,684
International Business
Machs Options- 459200-90-1 71,139 12,032 SH Calls SOLE 12,032
Laidlaw Inc. Common 50730K-50-3 1,484 395,775 SH DEFINED 395,775
Laidlaw Inc. Common 50730K-50-3 16,208 4,322,144 SH SOLE 4,322,144
Northrop Grumman Corp. Common 666807-10-2 928 8,636 SH DEFINED 8,636
Northrop Grumman Corp. Common 666807-10-2 10,138 94,364 SH SOLE 94,364
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 15,503 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 17,408 52,553 SH DEFINED 52,553
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 188,188 568,113 SH SOLE 568,113
Wallace Computer
Services Inc. Common 932270-10-1 372 10,734 SH DEFINED 10,734
Wallace Computer
Services Inc. Common 932270-10-1 4,060 117,266 SH SOLE 117,266
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 564,664
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