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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, 1996
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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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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: 40
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,000,227
(in thousands)
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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Armor All Products Corp. Common 042256-10-7 8 530 SH DEFINED 530
Armor All Products Corp. Common 042256-10-7 536 34,870 SH SOLE 34,870
American Express Co Common 025816-10-9 1,041 22,500 SH DEFINED 22,500
American Express Co Common 025816-10-9 68,936 1,490,500 SH SOLE 1,490,500
Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 23 465 SH DEFINED 465
Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 1,636 33,135 SH SOLE 33,135
Citicorp* Common 173034-10-9 1,932 21,315 SH DEFINED 21,315
Citicorp* Common 173034-10-9 142,236 1,569,500 SH SOLE 1,569,500
Chrysler Corp. Common 171196-10-8 88 3,060 SH DEFINED 3,060
Chrysler Corp. Common 171196-10-8 5,752 200,940 SH SOLE 200,940
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 1,190 14,830 SH DEFINED 14,830
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 78,771 981,570 SH SOLE 981,570
Fund Amern
Enterprises Hldgs Common 360768-10-5 279 3,045 SH DEFINED 3,045
Fund Amern
Enterprises Hldgs Common 360768-10-5 18,293 199,923 SH SOLE 199,923
Glendale Fed Bk
Fed Svgs Bk CA Common 378507-50-3 18 1,020 SH DEFINED 1,020
Glendale Fed Bk
Fed Svgs Bk CA Common 378507-50-3 1,173 66,080 SH SOLE 66,080
International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 94,857 761,905 SH DEFINED 761,905
International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 154,130 1,237,995 SH SOLE 1,237,995
International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 579 130 SH Calls DEFINED 130
International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 29,214 6,565 SH Calls SOLE 6,565
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 262 12,565 SH DEFINED 12,565
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 17,448 835,835 SH SOLE 835,835
Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Options- 50540R-11-0 15 68,263 SH Calls DEFINED 68,263
Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Options- 50540R-11-0 230 1,049,221 SH Calls SOLE 1,049,221
Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 1,097 283,003 SH DEFINED 283,003
Laboratory Corp.
Amer. Hldgs Common 50540R-10-2 13,231 3,414,385 SH SOLE 3,414,385
Limited Inc. Common 532716-10-7 249 13,000 SH DEFINED 13,000
Limited Inc. Common 532716-10-7 17,760 928,604 SH SOLE 928,604
McKesson Corp. Common 581556-10-7 1,464 30,910 SH DEFINED 30,910
McKesson Corp. Common 581556-10-7 96,772 2,042,690 SH SOLE 2,042,690
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 15,428 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Rexene Corp. Common 761683-10-1 5 380 SH DEFINED 380
Rexene Corp. Common 761683-10-1 271 22,820 SH SOLE 22,820
Reebok Int'l Ltd Options- 758110-90-0 1 1 SH Calls DEFINED 1
Reebok Int'l Ltd Options- 758110-90-0 8 9 SH Calls SOLE 9
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 44 1,500 SH DEFINED 1,500
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 2,918 98,500 SH SOLE 98,500
Walters Industries Inc. Common 93317Q-10-5 19,519 1,530,880 SH DEFINED 1,530,880
Wells Fargo & Co** Common 949740-10-4 3,250 12,500 SH DEFINED 12,500
Wells Fargo & Co** Common 949740-10-4 242,736 933,600 SH SOLE 933,600
* Short position in
this security (14,193) (156,615)
** Short position in
this security (18,980) (73,000)
Grand Total 1,000,227
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