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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, 1999
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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: FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Address: 118 NORTH GRAND STREET, P.O. BOX 310
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COBLESKILL, NY 12043
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Form 13F File Number: 28-3130
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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: JOSEPH A. BUCCI
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Title: CONTROLLER
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Phone: 518-234-4393
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/JOSEPH A. BUCCI COBLESKILL, NY November 12, 1999
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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:
NONE
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 56
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $618,884 (thousands)
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List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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Name of Reporting Manager FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 9/30/99
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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
NAME OF TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN/CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ADC COMMON
TELECOMMUNICATIONS STOCK 000886101 910 21,700 SH 21,700 21,700 0 0
ALLIED CAPITAL COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 01903Q108 22,777 1,015,108 SH 1,015,108 1,015,108 0 0
AMERICAN COMMON
EXPRESS STOCK 025816109 17,516 129,747 SH 129,747 129,747 0 0
AMERICAN POWER COMMON
CONVERSION STOCK 029066107 1,368 72,000 SH 72,000 72,000 0 0
BANKNORTH COMMON
GROUP INC. STOCK 06646L100 12,691 424,801 SH 424,801 424,801 0 0
BEN & JERRY'S COMMON
HOMEMADE CL A STOCK 081465106 480 27,900 SH 27,900 27,900 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS COMMON
SQUIBB STOCK 110122108 680 10,080 SH 10,080 10,080 0 0
BROWN AND BROWN COMMON
STOCK 115236101 15,297 460,064 SH 460,064 460,064 0 0
C-COR COMMON
NET CORP. STOCK 125010108 12,364 407,054 SH 407,054 407,054 0 0
CENTURA COMMON
BANKS STOCK 15640T100 9,512 229,900 SH 229,900 229,900 0 0
CITIGROUP INC. COMMON
STOCK 172967101 9,680 219,992 SH 219,992 219,992 0 0
CLARCOR COMMON
STOCK 179895107 6,509 387,150 SH 387,150 387,150 0 0
CONMED COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 207410101 31,119 1,270,160 SH 1,270,160 1,270,160 0 0
COPLEY COMMON
PHARMACEUTICAL INC. STOCK 21745K101 201 18,400 SH 18,400 18,400 0 0
COTTON STATES LIFE COMMON
INSURANCE CO. STOCK 221774102 702 73,923 SH 73,923 73,923 0 0
CSS COMMON
INDUSTRIES STOCK 125906107 14,085 612,385 SH 612,385 612,385 0 0
DELUXE COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 248019101 8,981 264,150 SH 264,150 264,150 0 0
FARM FAMILY COMMON
HOLDINGS INC. STOCK 307901108 10,910 276,200 SH 276,200 276,200 0 0
FINANCIAL SECURITY COMMON
ASSURANCE HLDG. STOCK 31769P100 4,768 92,250 SH 92,250 92,250 0 0
FRANKLIN COMMON
COVEY CO STOCK 353469109 461 59,900 SH 59,900 59,900 0 0
FRANKLIN COMMON
RESOURCES STOCK 354613101 10,387 339,870 SH 339,870 339,870 0 0
HICKORY TECH COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 429060106 345 24,700 SH 24,700 24,700 0 0
IDEX CORP COMMON
STOCK 45167R104 18,507 653,674 SH 653,674 653,674 0 0
IFR SYSTEMS COMMON
STOCK 449507102 718 239,356 SH 239,356 239,356 0 0
KAYDON COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 486587108 35,314 1,419,678 SH 1,419,678 1,419,678 0 0
LANDAUER INC. COMMON
STOCK 51476K103 274 10,900 SH 10,900 10,900 0 0
M&T BANK CORP. COMMON
STOCK 55261F104 12,192 26,563 SH 26,563 26,563 0 0
MEREDITH CORP. COMMON
STOCK 589433101 3,533 97,300 SH 97,300 97,300 0 0
MOCON COMMON
STOCK 607494101 4,483 982,434 SH 982,434 982,434 0 0
NATURAL COMMON
ALTERNATIVES STOCK 638842302 972 250,900 SH 250,900 250,900 0 0
INTERNATIONAL
NEW ENGLAND COMMON
BUSINESS STOCK 643872104 27,311 956,175 SH 956,175 956,175 0 0
SERVICE, INC.
NEW PLAN EXCEL COMMON
REALTY TRUST STOCK 648053106 17,100 959,979 SH 959,979 959,979 0 0
NORTH FORK COMMON
BANCORPORATION STOCK 659424105 6,396 328,000 SH 328,000 328,000 0 0
ONEIDA LTD. COMMON
STOCK 682505102 365 15,337 SH 15,337 15,337 0 0
PEOPLES HERITAGE COMMON
FINANCIAL GROUP STOCK 711147108 9,972 599,800 SH 599,800 599,800 0 0
PILGRIM COMMON
CAPITAL CORP. STOCK 72142Y103 719 25,300 SH 25,300 25,300 0 0
PLUMAS BANK COMMON
STOCK 729275107 1,133 85,536 SH 85,536 85,536 0 0
PROTECTIVE COMMON
LIFE CORP. STOCK 743674103 17,356 598,485 SH 598,485 598,485 0 0
RAVEN COMMON
INDUSTRIES STOCK 754212108 11,992 755,392 SH 755,392 755,392 0 0
REGAL BELOIT, INC. COMMON
STOCK 758750103 14,961 721,025 SH 721,025 721,025 0 0
RELIASTAR FINANCIAL COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 75952U103 26,560 798,785 SH 798,785 798,785 0 0
REYNOLDS & COMMON
REYNOLDS, CL A STOCK 761695105 16,154 792,825 SH 792,825 792,825 0 0
RPM INC. COMMON
STOCK 749685103 20,187 1,656,272 SH 1,656,272 1,656,272 0 0
SERVICEMASTER COMMON
COMPANY STOCK 81760N109 37,901 2,359,491 SH 2,359,491 2,359,491 0 0
SOUTHTRUST COMMON
CORP. STOCK 844730101 10,758 299,875 SH 299,875 299,875 0 0
TENNANT COMPANY COMMON
STOCK 880345103 7,910 233,500 SH 233,500 233,500 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK COMMON
NEW YORK STOCK 898349105 24,092 815,821 SH 815,821 815,821 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK COMMON
NY. STOCK 898349105 2,357 79,820 SH 79,820 79,820 0 0
UNUMPROVIDENT COMMON
CORP. STOCK 91529Y106 14,104 479,092 SH 479,092 479,092 0 0
US BANCORP COMMON
STOCK 902973106 16,456 545,117 SH 545,117 545,117 0 0
WADDELL & COMMON
REED FINANCIAL STOCK 930059100 4,788 215,800 SH 215,800 215,800 0 0
WADDELL & REED COMMON
FINL CL B STOCK 930059209 2,291 107,200 SH 107,200 107,200 0 0
WATSON COMMON
PHARMACUTICALS STOCK 942683103 14,771 483,303 SH 483,303 483,303 0 0
WD-40 COMPANY COMMON
STOCK 929236107 10,272 438,843 SH 438,843 438,843 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS COMMON
INSURANCE GROUP STOCK 964126106 31,997 235,925 SH 235,925 235,925 0 0
WHOLE FOODS COMMON
MARKET INC. STOCK 966837106 3,242 99,100 SH 99,100 99,100 0 0
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