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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: June 30, 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.
Address: 1 Lafayette Place
Greenwich, CT 06830
13F File Number: 28-2610
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
Title: Vice President of General Partner
Phone: (203) 861-4600
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ E.J. BIRD Greenwich, CT August 14, 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: 29
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $512,273
(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.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
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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Avnet Inc. Common 053807-10-3 204 3,757 SH DEFINED 3,757
Avnet Inc. Common 053807-10-3 1,075 19,743 SH SOLE 19,743
Arrow Electronics Inc. Common 042735-10-0 1,059 48,693 SH DEFINED 48,693
Arrow Electronics Inc. Common 042735-10-0 5,564 255,807 SH SOLE 255,807
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 20,829 215,988 SH DEFINED 215,988
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 109,412 1,134,536 SH SOLE 1,134,536
Ethyl Corp. Common 297659-10-4 377 61,571 SH DEFINED 61,571
Ethyl Corp. Common 297659-10-4 1,980 323,229 SH SOLE 323,229
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 1,214 245,982 SH DEFINED 245,982
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 6,381 1,292,318 SH SOLE 1,292,318
International Business
Machs Common 459200-10-1 2,547 22,184 SH DEFINED 22,184
International Business
Machs Common 459200-10-1 14,273 124,316 SH SOLE 124,316
International Business
Machs Options 459200-90-1 11,777 1,684 SH Calls DEFINED 1,684
International Business
Machs Options 459200-90-1 75,407 10,782 SH Calls SOLE 10,782
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 171 7,164 SH DEFINED 7,164
Jostens Inc. Common 481088-10-2 899 37,636 SH SOLE 37,636
MGM Grand Inc. Common 552953-10-1 1,141 36,162 SH DEFINED 36,162
MGM Grand Inc. Common 552953-10-1 5,992 189,838 SH SOLE 189,838
MCI Communications Corp. Common 552673-10-5 10,717 184,577 SH DEFINED 184,577
MCI Communications Corp. Common 552673-10-5 56,258 968,923 SH SOLE 968,923
Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265-10-2 1,555 27,185 SH DEFINED 27,185
Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265-10-2 8,167 142,815 SH SOLE 142,815
Philip Morris Cos Inc. Common 718154-10-7 630 16,001 SH DEFINED 16,001
Philip Morris Cos Inc. Common 718154-10-7 3,308 83,999 SH SOLE 83,999
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 14,679 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 25,547 70,534 SH DEFINED 70,534
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 134,108 370,266 SH SOLE 370,266
Wells Fargo & Co Options 949740-90-4 0 48 SH Calls DEFINED 48
Wells Fargo & Co Options 949740-90-4 2 252 SH Calls SOLE 252
COLUMN TOTALS Grand Total 515,273
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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.
