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, 2000
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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: 44
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $676,798
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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ADVANCED FIBRE COMMUNICATIONS COM 00754A105 2484 54075 SH DEFINED 0 0 54075
ALCATEL SPON ADRS REP 013904305 1185 23130 SH DEFINED 0 0 23130
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COM 02364J104 15756 285172 SH DEFINED 2120 0 283052
BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 19874 510397 SH DEFINED 2500 0 507897
BROADVISION INC COM 111412102 43722 955665 SH DEFINED 6210 0 949455
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS DT COM 111621108 10260 95998 SH DEFINED 1300 0 94698
CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC. COM 125129106 31025 262372 SH DEFINED 1130 0 261242
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC COM 163072101 552 12000 SH DEFINED 0 0 12000
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 30048 218926 SH DEFINED 1720 0 217206
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 82814 1381673 SH DEFINED 2370 0 1379303
DOUBLECLICK INC COM 258609304 18278 353192 SH DEFINED 1514 0 351678
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 2589 64815 SH DEFINED 0 0 64815
ELCOR CORPORATION COM 284443108 886 24490 SH DEFINED 0 0 24490
EXTREME NETWORKS INC COM 30226D106 423 7213 SH DEFINED 0 0 7213
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 5191 74827 SH DEFINED 0 0 74827
FORRESTER RESEARCH INC COM 346563109 13115 238180 SH DEFINED 0 0 238180
FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC COM 35063R100 429 6300 SH DEFINED 0 0 6300
GARTNER GROUP INC CL A COM 366651107 229 18885 SH DEFINED 0 0 18885
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 21681 401496 SH DEFINED 1970 0 399526
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM 46612J101 4521 52570 SH DEFINED 0 0 52570
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 26531 531031 SH DEFINED 2280 0 528751
LEGATO SYSTEMS COM 524651106 5428 438597 SH DEFINED 1360 0 437237
MARCHFIRST INC COM 566244109 6537 315970 SH DEFINED 2270 0 313700
MEADE INSTRUMENTS COM 583062104 1116 18000 SH DEFINED 0 0 18000
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 7994 148312 SH DEFINED 0 0 148312
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 13321 193584 SH DEFINED 780 0 192804
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 62335 1071275 SH DEFINED 2480 0 1068795
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 54044 728475 SH DEFINED 3070 0 725405
P COM INC COM 693262107 1752 250217 SH DEFINED 0 0 250217
P.F. CHANGS CHINA BISTRO INC COM 69333Y108 511 14000 SH DEFINED 0 0 14000
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 2403 50712 SH DEFINED 2185 0 48527
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 20961 213885 SH DEFINED 1360 0 212525
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767100 7440 548606 SH DEFINED 4090 0 544516
SAPIENT CORP COM 803062108 2814 28840 SH DEFINED 0 0 28840
SAWTEK INC COM 805468105 21231 453523 SH DEFINED 2020 0 451503
SMALL WORLDWIDE PLC COM 83168P108 2629 221415 SH DEFINED 1000 0 220415
SMARTFORCE PUBLIC LTD SPONSORED ADR 83170A206 20985 476939 SH DEFINED 2190 0 474749
STAPLES, INC. COM 855030102 4665 259182 SH DEFINED 5430 0 253752
STARBUCKS CORPORATION COM 855244109 10992 337571 SH DEFINED 2500 0 335071
SYNOPSYS INC. COM 871607107 9359 235087 SH DEFINED 1410 0 233677
VERISIGN INC COM 92343E102 5297 45178 SH DEFINED 730 0 44448
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 18290 369499 SH DEFINED 2260 0 367239
ZORAN CORP COM 98975F101 1124 25645 SH DEFINED 0 0 25645
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LTD COM M22465104 63977 391299 SH DEFINED 1760 0 389539
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