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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, 1999
Check here if Amendment: [ ]; Amendment Number: _____
This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Caldwell & Orkin, Inc.
Address: Suite 150
6200 The Corners Parkway
Norcross, GA 30092
(678) 533-7850
Form 13F File Number: 28- 2699
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: Michael B. Orkin
Title: President
Phone: (678) 533-7850
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Michael B. Orkin Norcross, Georgia 2-11-00
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check one only):
[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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
None
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 68
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $198,993
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(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.
(If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column
headings and list entries.)
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No. Form 13F File Number Name
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1 28-3468 C & O Funds Advisor, Inc.
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Caldwell & Orkin, Inc.
FORM 13F
December 31, 1999
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Voting Authority
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Title of Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other
Name of Issuer class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None
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ADELPHIA COMMUN. CORP. CL A COM 006848105 4292 65400 SH Sole 65400
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC COM 031652100 4848 171600 SH Sole 171600
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM COM 037833100 5815 56555 SH Sole 56555
ASM LITHOGRAPHY HOLDING COM n07059111 1604 14100 SH Sole 14100
AT&T CORP - LIBERTY MEDIA -A COM 001957208 8255 145300 SH Sole 145300
ATMEL CORPORATION COM 049513104 1339 45300 SH Sole 45300
AXENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 05459c108 918 43700 SH Sole 43700
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB COM 05548J106 4369 119694 SH Sole 119694
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP. COM 12686C109 3866 51200 SH Sole 51200
CBS CORPORATION COM 12490K107 15700 245550 SH Sole 245550
CEPHALON INC. COM 156708109 3010 87100 SH Sole 87100
CITIGROUP INC. COM COM 172967101 3753 67400 SH Sole 67400
CLAIRE'S STORES INC COM 179584107 888 39700 SH Sole 39700
COMMSCOPE, INC. COM 203372107 14001 347300 SH Sole 347300
CONCENTRIC NETWORK COM 20589r107 2859 92800 SH Sole 92800
CONSOLIDATED PAPERS, INC. COM 209759109 695 21860 SH Sole 21860
COOPER CAMERON CORP. COM 216640102 3059 62500 SH Sole 62500
CORNING INC COM 219350105 4371 33900 SH Sole 33900
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS COM 229678107 674 35000 SH Sole 35000
DIVERSINET CORP. COM 25536k204 686 31200 SH Sole 31200
DPL INC COM COM 233293109 465 26850 SH Sole 26850
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS, INC. COM 285661104 8366 124983 SH Sole 124983
EMC CORPORATION COM 268648102 5069 46400 SH Sole 46400
ENSCO INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 26874q100 1565 68400 SH Sole 68400
ERICSSON (LM) TELEPHONE CO ADR COM 294821400 3284 50000 SH Sole 50000
FLAMEN TECHNOLOGIES SPA ADR COM 338488109 68 32000 SH Sole 32000
FOREST LABS INC. COM 345838106 2120 34500 SH Sole 34500
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 3931 25400 SH Sole 25400
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM g3921a100 3910 78200 SH Sole 78200
GLOBAL MARINE INC COM 379352404 2968 178500 SH Sole 178500
HOME DEPOT INC COM COM 437076102 6842 99525 SH Sole 99525
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HORIZON OFFSHORE, INC. COM 44043j105 162 30200 SH Sole 30200
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP. COM 460335201 1531 30400 SH Sole 30400
KEY ENERGY SERVICE COM 492914106 207 40000 SH Sole 40000
KV PHARMACEUTICAL CO. - CL A COM 482740206 1191 54300 SH Sole 54300
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS COM 52729n100 409 5000 SH Sole 5000
MARINE DRILLING COMPANY INC. COM 568240204 1607 71600 SH Sole 71600
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 9293 79600 SH Sole 79600
MINNESOTA MNG & MTG CO COM 604059105 2769 28292 SH Sole 28292
MOTOROLA INC. COM 620076109 1563 10613 SH Sole 10613
NABORS INDUSTRIES COM 629568106 1856 60000 SH Sole 60000
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. COM 637640103 1751 40900 SH Sole 40900
NAVISTAR INTL CORP COM 63934E108 213 4525 SH Sole 4525
NEWPARK RESOURCES COM 651718504 1057 172600 SH Sole 172600
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COM 656569100 444 4400 SH Sole 4400
OPTIMAL ROBOTICS COM 68388r208 939 25200 SH Sole 25200
PATTERSON ENERGY COM 703414102 2062 158600 SH Sole 158600
PENWEST PHARMACEUTICALS CO COM 709754105 598 39200 SH Sole 39200
PILOT NETWORK SERVICE, INC. COM 721596104 535 22300 SH Sole 22300
PRECISION DRILLING CORP. COM 74022d100 755 29400 SH Sole 29400
PRI AUTOMATION INC COM 69357h106 1557 23200 SH Sole 23200
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC COM 741932107 3150 215400 SH Sole 215400
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS COM 749121109 4906 114100 SH Sole 114100
REDBACK NETWORKS COM 757209101 302 1700 SH Sole 1700
RELIASTAR FINANCIAL CORP. COM 75952u103 14096 359700 SH Sole 359700
SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC COM COM 808655104 1788 32000 SH Sole 32000
TARGET CORP. COM 87612e106 3187 43400 SH Sole 43400
TARO PHARMACEUTICAL COM M8737e108 2208 152300 SH Sole 152300
TEMPLE-INLAND INC. COM 879868107 712 10800 SH Sole 10800
TIME WARNER, INC. COM 887315109 2605 36025 SH Sole 36025
UTI ENERGY CORP COM 903387108 270 11700 SH Sole 11700
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM COM 934488107 2594 31655 SH Sole 31655
WELLPOINT HEALTH COM 94973h108 2347 35600 SH Sole 35600
WESTPOINT STEVENS INC COM COM 961238102 5194 296799 SH Sole 296799
IMMUNEX PUT OPT MARCH 130 PUT 4525288cf 300 110 SH PUT Sole 110
ORGANOGENESIS PUT JAN 15.00 PUT 6859068ac 210 300 SH PUT Sole 300
PEDIATRIX FEB 22.5 PUT PUT 7053248bx 470 306 SH PUT Sole 306
XEIKON NV PUT OPT FEB 30.00 PUT 9A4993837 564 485 SH PUT Sole 485
REPORT SUMMARY 68 DATA RECORDS 198993 1 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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