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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, 1997
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Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 3
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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: 23
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 828,927
(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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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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Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 339 6,407 SH DEFINED 6,407
Bandag Inc. Common 059815-10-0 10,249 193,593 SH SOLE 193,593
Citicorp Common 173034-10-9 8 60 SH DEFINED 60
Citicorp Common 173034-10-9 244 1,822 SH SOLE 1,822
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 3,629 40,016 SH DEFINED 40,016
Dow Chemical Co. Common 260543-10-3 110,197 1,215,132 SH SOLE 1,215,132
Footstar Inc. Common 344912-10-0 193 7,172 SH DEFINED 7,172
Footstar Inc. Common 344912-10-0 5,566 206,628 SH SOLE 206,628
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 541 58,922 SH DEFINED 58,922
Guess Inc. Common 401617-10-5 13,400 1,458,478 SH SOLE 1,458,478
Harrah's Entmt Inc. Common 413619-10-7 748 33,349 SH DEFINED 33,349
Harrah's Entmt Inc. Common 413619-10-7 22,677 1,010,651 SH SOLE 1,010,651
International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 111,160 1,084,319 SH DEFINED 1,084,319
International
Business Machs Common 459200-10-1 64,057 569,651 SH SOLE 569,651
International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 3,626 586 SH Calls DEFINED 586
International
Business Machs Options 459200-90-1 81,242 13,130 SH Calls SOLE 13,130
MCI Communications Corp. Common 552673-10-5 2,989 101,977 SH DEFINED 101,977
MCI Communications Corp. Common 552673-10-5 73,970 2,523,493 SH SOLE 2,523,493
Office Depot Inc. Common 676220-10-6 775 38,384 SH DEFINED 38,384
Office Depot Inc. Common 676220-10-6 23,575 1,167,816 SH SOLE 1,167,816
PS Group Inc. Common 693624-10-8 16,252 1,198,270 SH SOLE 1,198,270
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 11,011 40,041 SH DEFINED 40,041
Wells Fargo & Co Common 949740-10-4 272,479 990,829 SH SOLE 990,829
* 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 828,927
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