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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: March 31, 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 MAY 13, 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: 57
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $612,153 (thousands)
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List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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Name of Reporting Manager FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 3/31/99
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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 1,035 21,700 SH SOLE 21,700 0 0
ALLIED CAPITAL COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 01903Q108 16,197 881,483 SH SOLE 881,483 0 0
AMERICAN COMMON
EXPRESS STOCK 025816109 16,959 144,022 SH SOLE 144,022 0 0
BANKNORTH COMMON
GROUP INC. STOCK 06646L100 9,918 351,080 SH SOLE 351,080 0 0
BEN & JERRY'S COMMON
HOMEMADE CL A STOCK 081465106 781 27,900 SH SOLE 27,900 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS COMMON
SQUIBB STOCK 110122108 813 12,680 SH SOLE 12,680 0 0
C-COR COMMON
ELECTRONICS STOCK 125010108 13,373 775,229 SH SOLE 775,229 0 0
CENTURA COMMON
BANKS STOCK 15640T100 7,957 136,750 SH SOLE 136,750 0 0
CITIGROUP INC. COMMON
STOCK 172967101 12,723 199,183 SH SOLE 199,183 0 0
CLARCOR COMMON
STOCK 179895107 12,589 737,823 SH SOLE 737,823 0 0
CONMED COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 207410101 39,328 1,268,659 SH SOLE 1,268,659 0 0
COTTON STATES LIFE COMMON
INSURANCE CO. STOCK 221774102 869 73,923 SH SOLE 73,923 0 0
CSS COMMON
INDUSTRIES STOCK 125906107 13,652 613,585 SH SOLE 613,585 0 0
DELUXE COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 248019101 7,925 272,100 SH SOLE 272,100 0 0
ESSEF CORP. COMMON
STOCK 269145108 22,847 1,498,163 SH SOLE 1,498,163 0 0
FARM FAMILY COMMON
HOLDINGS INC. STOCK 307901108 8,769 276,200 SH SOLE 276,200 0 0
FINANCIAL SECURITY COMMON
ASSURANCE HLDG. STOCK 31769P100 4,598 92,650 SH SOLE 92,650 0 0
FRANKLIN COMMON
COVEY CO STOCK 353469109 3,381 375,650 SH SOLE 375,650 0 0
FRANKLIN COMMON
RESOURCES STOCK 354613101 5,880 209,070 SH SOLE 209,070 0 0
FUND AMERICAN COMMON
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS STOCK 360768105 30,089 226,125 SH SOLE 226,125 0 0
HICKORY TECH COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 429060106 278 24,700 SH SOLE 24,700 0 0
HYCOR COMMON
BIOMEDICAL STOCK 448623108 257 248,964 SH SOLE 248,964 0 0
IDEX CORP COMMON
STOCK 45167R104 15,509 658,199 SH SOLE 658,199 0 0
IFR SYSTEMS COMMON
STOCK 449507102 5,075 1,041,006 SH SOLE 1,041,006 0 0
INTERCARGO CORP. COMMON
STOCK 45844C108 3,214 277,950 SH SOLE 277,950 0 0
KAYDON COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 486587108 38,017 1,313,753 SH SOLE 1,313,753 0 0
LANDAUER INC. COMMON
STOCK 51476K103 263 10,900 SH SOLE 10,900 0 0
M&T BANK CORP. COMMON
STOCK 55261F104 12,988 27,114 SH SOLE 27,114 0 0
MEREDITH CORP. COMMON
STOCK 589433101 2,043 65,000 SH SOLE 65,000 0 0
MODERN COMMON
CONTROLS INC. STOCK 607556107 4,859 1,079,862 SH SOLE 1,079,862 0 0
NATURAL COMMON
ALTERNATIVES STOCK 638842302 1,394 285,900 SH SOLE 285,900 0 0
INTERNATIONAL
NEW ENGLAND COMMON
BUSINESS STOCK 643872104 22,824 795,600 SH SOLE 795,600 0 0
SERVICE, INC.
NEW PLAN EXCEL COMMON
REALTY TRUST STOCK 648053106 18,188 947,884 SH SOLE 947,884 0 0
ONE VALLEY COMMON
BANCORP, INC. STOCK 682419106 1,316 37,737 SH SOLE 37,737 0 0
ONEIDA LTD. COMMON
STOCK 682505102 314 18,487 SH SOLE 18,487 0 0
PEOPLES HERITAGE COMMON
FINANCIAL GROUP STOCK 711147108 9,536 529,750 SH SOLE 529,750 0 0
PLUMAS BANK COMMON
STOCK 729275107 984 57,024 SH SOLE 57,024 0 0
POE & BROWN COMMON
STOCK 730444106 15,263 459,886 SH SOLE 459,886 0 0
PROTECTIVE COMMON
LIFE CORP. STOCK 743674103 17,097 451,410 SH SOLE 451,410 0 0
RAVEN COMMON
INDUSTRIES STOCK 754212108 12,034 859,603 SH SOLE 859,603 0 0
REDWOOD COMMON
TRUST INC. STOCK 758075402 1,726 107,900 SH SOLE 107,900 0 0
REGAL BELOIT, INC. COMMON
STOCK 758750103 11,748 650,400 SH SOLE 650,400 0 0
RELIASTAR FINANCIAL COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 75952U103 31,385 736,295 SH SOLE 736,295 0 0
REYNOLDS & COMMON
REYNOLDS, CL A STOCK 761695105 15,003 789,625 SH SOLE 789,625 0 0
RPM INC. COMMON
STOCK 749685103 15,492 1,163,677 SH SOLE 1,163,677 0 0
SERVICEMASTER COMMON
COMPANY STOCK 81760N109 31,867 1,568,779 SH SOLE 1,568,779 0 0
SOUTHTRUST COMMON
CORP. STOCK 844730101 11,312 303,175 SH SOLE 303,175 0 0
TENNANT COMPANY COMMON
STOCK 880345103 8,045 234,900 SH SOLE 234,900 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK COMMON
NEW YORK STOCK 898349105 20,781 831,247 SH SOLE 831,247 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK COMMON
NY. STOCK 898349105 2,011 80,420 SH SOLE 80,420 0 0
UNUM CORP. COMMON
STOCK 903192102 15,174 319,031 SH SOLE 319,031 0 0
US BANCORP COMMON
STOCK 902973106 13,248 388,935 SH SOLE 388,935 0 0
WADDELL & COMMON
REED FINANCIAL STOCK 930059100 4,545 221,700 SH SOLE 221,700 0 0
WADDELL & REED COMMON
FINL CL B STOCK 930059209 2,109 106,100 SH SOLE 106,100 0 0
WATSON COMMON
PHARMACUTICALS STOCK 942683103 738 16,734 SH SOLE 16,734 0 0
WD-40 COMPANY COMMON
STOCK 929236107 13,599 468,920 SH SOLE 468,920 0 0
WHOLE FOODS COMMON
MARKET INC. STOCK 966837106 2,234 65,000 SH SOLE 65,000 0 0
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GRAND TOTAL 612,153 25,437,542 25,437,542
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