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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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: 30
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $228,317
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 13452 181782 SH
DEFINED 410 0 181372
ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS COM 00754A105 419 54980 SH
DEFINED 0 0 54980
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 12145 85077 SH
DEFINED 310 0 84767
BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 11163 312803 SH
DEFINED 980 0 311823
CBT GROUP PUB LTD SPN ADR COM 124853300 4903 316297 SH
DEFINED 1880 0 314417
CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC. COM 125129106 9421 105261 SH
DEFINED 420 0 104841
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 887 37750 SH
DEFINED 760 0 36990
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 44255 387991 SH
DEFINED 377 0 387613
DRIL-QUIP INC COM 262037104 1658 68018 SH
DEFINED 0 0 68018
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 3665 76747 SH
DEFINED 0 0 76747
FORRESTER RESEARCH CORP COM 346563109 1437 42260 SH
DEFINED 0 0 42260
GARTNER GROUP INC CL A COM 366651107 660 34610 SH
DEFINED 0 0 34610
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAB COM 371931106 5467 305826 SH
DEFINED 1870 0 303956
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 12071 202017 SH
DEFINED 450 0 201567
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 13465 202671 SH
DEFINED 380 0 202291
LEGATO SYSTEMS COM 524651106 6623 163784 SH
DEFINED 680 0 163104
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 2993 41603 SH
DEFINED 0 0 41603
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 11855 145800 SH
DEFINED 360 0 145440
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 14504 288276 SH
DEFINED 620 0 287656
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 9089 335838 SH
DEFINED 520 0 335318
P COM INC COM 693262107 2213 378763 SH
DEFINED 1460 0 377303
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 849 16630 SH
DEFINED 0 0 16630
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767100 10961 270214 SH
DEFINED 800 0 269414
SAWTEK INC COM 805468105 6645 188521 SH
DEFINED 900 0 187621
SMALL WORLDWIDE PLC COM 83168P108 1693 233535 SH
DEFINED 1000 0 232535
STARBUCKS CORPORATION COM 855244109 4909 132892 SH
DEFINED 600 0 132292
SYNOPSYS INC. COM 871607107 5849 124119 SH
DEFINED 500 0 123619
UNIPHASE CORPORATION COM 909149106 797 6565 SH
DEFINED 0 0 6565
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 7753 191444 SH
DEFINED 860 0 190584
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE COM M22465104 6516 184844 SH
DEFINED 630 0 184214
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