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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, 1997
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Check here if Amendment [X] Amendment Number: 2
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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: 14
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $655,037
(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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Page 1 of 1 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1: COLUMN 2: COLUMN 3: COLUMN 4: COLUMN 5: COLUMN 6: COLUMN 7: COLUMN 8:
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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 059815-10-0 221 4,143 SH DEFINED 4,143
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Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 2,424 45,357 SH SOLE 45,357
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Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 10,768 106,090 SH DEFINED 106,090
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Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 117,572 1,158,345 SH SOLE 1,158,345
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Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 875 127,319 SH DEFINED 127,319
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Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 9,557 1,390,081 SH SOLE 1,390,081
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International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 109,718 1,075,620 SH DEFINED 1,075,620
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International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 40,096 357,150 SH SOLE 357,150
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International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 3,479 586 SH CALL DEFINED 586
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International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 77,960 13,130 SH CALL SOLE 13,130
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Phelps Dodge Corp. Common 717265-10-2 661 10,613 SH DEFINED 10,613
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Phelps Dodge Corp Common 717265-10-2 7,214 115,887 SH SOLE 115,887
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Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 25,810 76,038 SH DEFINED 76,038
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Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 248,682 732,628 SH SOLE 732,628
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(Confidential portion has been omitted and filed separately.)
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COLUMN TOTALS 655,037
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