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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, 1997
Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 3
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
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 48
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,036,517
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(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.
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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APL Ltd Common 00202M-10-7 126 4,151 SH DEFINED 4,151
APL Ltd Common 00202M-10-7 3,952 126,349 SH SOLE 126,349
Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 349 7,113 SH DEFINED 7,113
Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 10,589 216,112 SH SOLE 216,112
Citicorp * Common 173034-10-9 1,885 15,633 SH DEFINED 15,633
Citicorp * Common 173034-10-9 189,501 1,571,806 SH SOLE 1,571,806
Chrysler Corp. Common 171196-10-8 1,813 55,248 SH DEFINED 55,248
Chrysler Corp. Common 171196-10-8 55,379 1,687,752 SH SOLE 1,687,752
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 3,298 37,853 SH DEFINED 37,853
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 100,742 1,156,295 SH SOLE 1,156,295
General Mtrs Corp. Common 370442-10-5 1,237 22,220 SH DEFINED 22,220
General Mtrs Corp. Common 370442-10-5 37,800 678,780 SH SOLE 678,780
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 421 41,618 SH DEFINED 41,618
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 12,854 1,269,482 SH SOLE 1,269,482
Harrah's Entmt Inc. Common 413619-10-7 955 52,349 SH DEFINED 52,349
Harrah's Entmt Inc. Common 413619-10-7 29,158 1,597,651 SH SOLE 1,597,651
International Business
Machs***** Common 459200-10-1 103,240 1,144,722 SH DEFINED 1,144,722
International Business
Machs***** Common 459200-10-1 203,170 2,252,758 SH SOLE 2,252,758
International Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 2,725 586 SH Calls DEFINED 586
International Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 61,054 13,130 SH Calls SOLE 13,130
Lone Star Inds. Inc. Common 542290-40-8 360 7,953 SH DEFINED 7,953
Lone Star Inds. Inc. Common 542290-40-8 11,009 242,947 SH SOLE 242,947
MCI Communications Corp. Common 552673-10-5 7 190 SH DEFINED 190
MCI Communications Corp. Common 552673-10-5 223 5,810 SH SOLE 5,810
McKesson Corp. ** Common 581556-10-7 141 1,813 SH DEFINED 1,813
McKesson Corp. ** Common 581556-10-7 149,135 1,924,323 SH SOLE 1,924,323
NCR Corp. Common 62886E-10-8 583 19,595 SH DEFINED 19,595
NCR Corp. Common 62886E-10-8 17,764 597,105 SH SOLE 597,105
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 15,428 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Office Depot Inc. Common 676220-10-6 1,675 119,650 SH DEFINED 119,650
Office Depot Inc. Common 676220-10-6 51,130 3,652,150 SH SOLE 3,652,150
Office Depot Inc. Options 676220-90-6 5 59 SH Calls DEFINED 59
Office Depot Inc. Options 676220-90-6 164 1,756 SH Calls SOLE 1,756
RJR Nabisco Holding Corp. Common 74960K-87-6 316 9,534 SH DEFINED 9,534
RJR Nabisco Holding Corp. Common 74960K-87-6 9,622 290,466 SH SOLE 290,466
Southdown Inc. Common 841297-10-4 75 1,720 SH DEFINED 1,720
Southdown Inc. Common 841297-10-4 2,280 52,580 SH SOLE 52,580
Stanley Works Common 854616-10-9 9 232 SH DEFINED 232
Stanley Works Common 854616-10-9 275 6,868 SH SOLE 6,868
Toy Biz Inc. Common 892261-10-8 30 3,660 SH DEFINED 3,660
Toy Biz Inc. Common 892261-10-8 900 109,040 SH SOLE 109,040
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 1,275 45,936 SH DEFINED 45,936
UST Inc. Common 902911-10-6 38,940 1,403,264 SH SOLE 1,403,264
Wells Fargo & Co *** Common 949740-10-4 7,632 28,320 SH DEFINED 28,320
Wells Fargo & Co *** Common 949740-10-4 301,514 1,118,791 SH SOLE 1,118,791
Walters Industries Inc.**** Common 93317Q-10-5 12,994 775,759 SH DEFINED 775,759
Waban Inc. Common 929394-10-4 53 1,642 SH DEFINED 1,642
Waban Inc. Common 929394-10-4 1,624 50,458 SH SOLE 50,458
* Short position in this security (131,930) (1,094,289)
** Short position in this security (144,855) (1,869,101)
*** Short position in this security (68,752) (255,111)
**** Short position in this security (4,452) (265,781)
***** Short position in this security (58,905) (653,138)
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.
COLUMN TOTALS Grand Total 1,036,517
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