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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: 3/31/99
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings
entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: J. O. Patterson & Co.
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Address:
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Form 13F File Number: 28- 2910
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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: Pamela S. Johnson
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Title: Vice President
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Phone: (404) 240-0555
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
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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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F
Page 1 of 1 Name of Reporting Manager: J.O. PATTERSON & CO.
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Item 5:
Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Shares of
Name of Title of CUSIP Fair Market Principal
Issuer Class Number Value Amount
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ARDENT SOFTWARE INC. OTC EQ 039794102 9396563 585000
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BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO COMMON 071593107 412501 150000
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BIOTIME INC OTC EQ 09066L105 5067984 316749
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BIOVAIL CORP INTERNATIO COMMON 09067K106 3272501 85000
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DIGITEC 2000 INC OTC EQ 25387T106 54250 56000
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ENDOSONICS CORP OTC EQ 29264K105 8775000 1350000
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ICN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON 448924100 2512500 100000
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MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL COMMON 584690309 1500000 50000
CORP
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NETBANK INC OTC EQ 640933107 5100000 75000
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NEWMONT MINING CORP COMMON 651639106 875001 50000
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QUADRAMED CORPORATION OTC EQ 74730W101 3431250 450000
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SECURITY DYNAMICS OTC EQ 814208104 931251 50000
TECHNOLOGY
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SOFTNET SYSTEMS INC COMMON 833964109 11903125 325000
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ULTRAFAST RSTD COMMON ULTRAFAST 545500 54550
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COLUMN TOTALS 53777426
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(SEC USE ONLY)
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Item 6: Item 8:
Investment Discretion Item 7: Voting Authority (Shares)
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Item 1: (b) Shared- Managers
Name of (a) Sole As Defined (c) Shared- See Instr. V (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
Issuer in Instr. V Other
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ARDENT SOFTWARE INC. X 2
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BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO X 1
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BIOTIME INC X 2
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BIOVAIL CORP INTERNATIO X 2
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DIGITEC 2000 INC X 2
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ENDOSONICS CORP X 2
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ICN PHARMACEUTICALS INC X 2
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MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL
CORP X 2
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NETBANK INC X 2
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NEWMONT MINING CORP X 1
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QUADRAMED CORPORATION X 2
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SECURITY DYNAMICS
TECHNOLOGY X 2
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SOFTNET SYSTEMS INC X 2
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ULTRAFAST RSTD X 2
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