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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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ROBERT BENDER & ASSOCIATES
Address: 525 STARLIGHT CREST DRIVE
LA CANADA CA 91011
13F File Number: 28-3386__
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: ROBERT BENDER
Title: PRESIDENT____
Phone: 818-790-6795_
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
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Report Type (Check only one.):
[X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 34
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $311,648
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP NO (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABACUS DIRECT CORP COM 002553105 18303 150182 SH DEFINED 670 0 149512
ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS COM 00754A105 1301 58470 SH DEFINED 0 0 58470
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COM 02364J104 9866 94810 SH DEFINED 680 0 94130
BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 11586 331635 SH DEFINED 1500 0 330135
BROADVISION INC COM 111412102 13562 101920 SH DEFINED 690 0 101230
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS DT COM 111621108 1204 5735 SH DEFINED 0 0 5735
CBT GROUP PUB LTD SPONSORED ADR 124853300 8387 340570 SH DEFINED 1280 0 339290
CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC. COM 125129106 10675 218407 SH DEFINED 830 0 217577
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 2666 73040 SH DEFINED 1590 0 71450
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 47244 689069 SH DEFINED 1105 0 687964
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 883 26310 SH DEFINED 0 0 26310
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 3717 78877 SH DEFINED 0 0 78877
FORRESTER RESEARCH CORP COM 346563109 2364 60615 SH DEFINED 0 0 60615
GARTNER GROUP INC CL A COM 366651107 412 25720 SH DEFINED 0 0 25720
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAB COM 371931106 15244 333656 SH DEFINED 1870 0 331786
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 14548 211997 SH DEFINED 980 0 211017
JDS UNIPHASE COM 46612J101 1453 12768 SH DEFINED 0 0 12768
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 13404 202702 SH DEFINED 680 0 202022
LEGATO SYSTEMS COM 524651106 14666 336433 SH DEFINED 1360 0 335073
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 3206 90164 SH DEFINED 0 0 90164
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 13190 145648 SH DEFINED 480 0 145168
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 18905 263941 SH DEFINED 620 0 263321
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 15664 344253 SH DEFINED 1370 0 342883
P COM INC COM 693262107 3026 432317 SH DEFINED 1460 0 430857
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 1331 39007 SH DEFINED 1535 0 37472
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 8042 42509 SH DEFINED 340 0 42169
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767100 5915 310807 SH DEFINED 1500 0 309307
SAPIENT CORP COM 803062108 1009 10705 SH DEFINED 0 0 10705
SAWTEK INC COM 805468105 13193 376950 SH DEFINED 1300 0 375650
SMALL WORLDWIDE PLC COM 83168P108 1463 229475 SH DEFINED 1000 0 228475
STARBUCKS CORPORATION COM 855244109 4474 180531 SH DEFINED 2100 0 178431
SYNOPSYS INC. COM 871607107 7763 138244 SH DEFINED 1050 0 137194
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 6958 227670 SH DEFINED 1760 0 225910
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE COM M22465104 16024 189779 SH DEFINED 880 0 188899
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