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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: June 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 AUGUST 11, 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: $708,516 (thousands)
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List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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Name of Reporting Manager FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 6/30/99
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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 989 21,700 SH 21,700 21,700 0 0
ALLIED CAPITAL COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 01903Q108 24,469 1,019,536 SH 1,019,536 1,019,536 0 0
AMERICAN COMMON
EXPRESS STOCK 025816109 16,929 130,097 SH 130,097 130,097 0 0
AMERICAN POWER COMMON
CONVERSION STOCK 029066107 725 36,000 SH 36,000 36,000 0 0
BANKNORTH COMMON
GROUP INC. STOCK 06646L100 13,329 403,905 SH 403,905 403,905 0 0
BEN & JERRY'S COMMON
HOMEMADE CL A STOCK 081465106 774 27,900 SH 27,900 27,900 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS COMMON
SQUIBB STOCK 110122108 844 11,980 SH 11,980 11,980 0 0
BROWN AND BROWN COMMON
STOCK 115236101 17,497 460,439 SH 460,439 460,439 0 0
C-COR COMMON
ELECTRONICS STOCK 125010108 21,512 771,729 SH 771,729 771,729 0 0
CENTURA COMMON
BANKS STOCK 15640T100 7,659 135,850 SH 135,850 135,850 0 0
CITIGROUP INC. COMMON
STOCK 172967101 10,872 228,890 SH 228,890 228,890 0 0
CLARCOR COMMON
STOCK 179895107 11,300 588,903 SH 588,903 588,903 0 0
CONMED COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 207410101 38,630 1,261,397 SH 1,261,397 1,261,397 0 0
COTTON STATES LIFE COMMON
INSURANCE CO. STOCK 221774102 906 73,923 SH 73,923 73,923 0 0
CSS COMMON
INDUSTRIES STOCK 125906107 17,758 631,385 SH 631,385 631,385 0 0
DELUXE COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 248019101 10,470 269,750 SH 269,750 269,750 0 0
ESSEF CORP. COMMON
STOCK 269145108 30,241 1,493,404 SH 1,493,404 1,493,404 0 0
FARM FAMILY COMMON
HOLDINGS INC. STOCK 307901108 9,443 276,200 SH 276,200 276,200 0 0
FINANCIAL SECURITY COMMON
ASSURANCE HLDG. STOCK 31769P100 4,797 92,250 SH 92,250 92,250 0 0
FRANKLIN COMMON
COVEY CO STOCK 353469109 856 116,000 SH 116,000 116,000 0 0
FRANKLIN COMMON
RESOURCES STOCK 354613101 12,918 317,970 SH 317,970 317,970 0 0
HICKORY TECH COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 429060106 275 24,700 SH 24,700 24,700 0 0
IDEX CORP COMMON
STOCK 45167R104 21,751 661,624 SH 661,624 661,624 0 0
IFR SYSTEMS COMMON
STOCK 449507102 4,687 986,756 SH 986,756 986,756 0 0
KAYDON COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 486587108 44,346 1,318,853 SH 1,318,853 1,318,853 0 0
LANDAUER INC. COMMON
STOCK 51476K103 322 10,900 SH 10,900 10,900 0 0
M&T BANK CORP. COMMON
STOCK 55261F104 14,769 26,853 SH 26,853 26,853 0 0
MEREDITH CORP. COMMON
STOCK 589433101 2,251 65,000 SH 65,000 65,000 0 0
MOCON COMMON
STOCK 607494101 6,095 1,037,444 SH 1,037,444 1,037,444 0 0
NATURAL COMMON
ALTERNATIVES STOCK 638842302 983 285,900 SH 285,900 285,900 0 0
INTERNATIONAL
NEW ENGLAND COMMON
BUSINESS STOCK 643872104 26,529 859,225 SH 859,225 859,225 0 0
SERVICE, INC.
NEW PLAN EXCEL COMMON
REALTY TRUST STOCK 648053106 17,301 961,190 SH 961,190 961,190 0 0
NORTH FORK COMMON
BANCORPORATION STOCK 659424105 3,587 167,800 SH 167,800 167,800 0 0
ONE VALLEY COMMON
BANCORP, INC. STOCK 682419106 1,415 37,737 SH 37,737 37,737 0 0
ONEIDA LTD. COMMON
STOCK 682505102 520 18,487 SH 18,487 18,487 0 0
PEOPLES HERITAGE COMMON
FINANCIAL GROUP STOCK 711147108 11,333 602,400 SH 602,400 602,400 0 0
PLUMAS BANK COMMON
STOCK 729275107 1,069 85,536 SH 85,536 85,536 0 0
PROTECTIVE COMMON
LIFE CORP. STOCK 743674103 15,345 451,310 SH 451,310 451,310 0 0
RAVEN COMMON
INDUSTRIES STOCK 754212108 12,525 782,829 SH 782,829 782,829 0 0
REDWOOD COMMON
TRUST INC. STOCK 758075402 1,787 107,900 SH 107,900 107,900 0 0
REGAL BELOIT, INC. COMMON
STOCK 758750103 15,764 667,275 SH 667,275 667,275 0 0
RELIASTAR FINANCIAL COMMON
CORPORATION STOCK 75952U103 34,384 785,910 SH 785,910 785,910 0 0
REYNOLDS & COMMON
REYNOLDS, CL A STOCK 761695105 18,355 787,325 SH 787,325 787,325 0 0
RPM INC. COMMON
STOCK 749685103 21,280 1,499,845 SH 1,499,845 1,499,845 0 0
SERVICEMASTER COMMON
COMPANY STOCK 81760N109 38,252 2,040,087 SH 2,040,087 2,040,087 0 0
SOUTHTRUST COMMON
CORP. STOCK 844730101 11,586 301,925 SH 301,925 301,925 0 0
TENNANT COMPANY COMMON
STOCK 880345103 7,472 233,500 SH 233,500 233,500 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK COMMON
NEW YORK STOCK 898349105 22,576 840,035 SH 840,035 840,035 0 0
TRUSTCO BANK COMMON
NY. STOCK 898349105 2,145 79,820 SH 79,820 79,820 0 0
UNUM CORP. COMMON
STOCK 903192102 17,796 325,035 SH 325,035 325,035 0 0
US BANCORP COMMON
STOCK 902973106 12,875 385,768 SH 385,768 385,768 0 0
WADDELL & COMMON
REED FINANCIAL STOCK 930059100 6,102 221,400 SH 221,400 221,400 0 0
WADDELL & REED COMMON
FINL CL B STOCK 930059209 2,919 108,100 SH 108,100 108,100 0 0
WATSON COMMON
PHARMACUTICALS STOCK 942683103 10,852 309,509 SH 309,509 309,509 0 0
WD-40 COMPANY COMMON
STOCK 929236107 11,427 457,093 SH 457,093 457,093 0 0
WHITE MOUNTAINS COMMON
INSURANCE GROUP STOCK 964126106 31,803 225,550 SH 225,550 225,550 0 0
WHOLE FOODS COMMON
MARKET INC. STOCK 966837106 3,124 65,000 SH 65,000 65,000 0 0
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