UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: DECEMBER 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: 39
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $593,983
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 2505 56050 SH DEFINED 0 0 56050
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COM 02364J104 16013 211042 SH DEFINED 1360 0 209682
BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 13083 376480 SH DEFINED 1500 0 374980
BROADVISION INC COM 111412102 53601 315185 SH DEFINED 2070 0 313115
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS DT COM 111621108 4630 26160 SH DEFINED 0 0 26160
CBT GROUP PUB LTD SPONSORED ADR 124853300 13201 394069 SH DEFINED 1280 0 392789
CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC. COM 125129106 18176 231177 SH DEFINED 830 0 230347
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 8468 147270 SH DEFINED 1590 0 145680
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 73866 689531 SH DEFINED 1105 0 688426
DOUBLECLICK INC COM 258609304 40921 161704 SH DEFINED 672 0 161032
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 874 29620 SH DEFINED 0 0 29620
ELCOR CORPORATION COM 284443108 469 15570 SH DEFINED 0 0 15570
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 3499 77857 SH DEFINED 0 0 77857
FORRESTER RESEARCH INC COM 346563109 5790 84065 SH DEFINED 0 0 84065
GARTNER GROUP INC CL A COM 366651107 370 24240 SH DEFINED 0 0 24240
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LAB COM 371931106 12559 232582 SH DEFINED 1870 0 230712
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 23519 342099 SH DEFINED 1470 0 340629
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM 46612J101 4218 26146 SH DEFINED 0 0 26146
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 16522 228870 SH DEFINED 680 0 228190
LEGATO SYSTEMS COM 524651106 24215 351903 SH DEFINED 1360 0 350543
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 3419 93828 SH DEFINED 0 0 93828
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 18756 160654 SH DEFINED 480 0 160174
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 44965 541337 SH DEFINED 1240 0 540097
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 39920 356228 SH DEFINED 1370 0 354858
P COM INC COM 693262107 3824 432387 SH DEFINED 1460 0 430927
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 1766 44137 SH DEFINED 1535 0 42602
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 34058 193376 SH DEFINED 1360 0 192016
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767100 7496 401114 SH DEFINED 1500 0 399614
RESTORATION HARDWARE INC COM 760981100 68 10000 SH DEFINED 0 0 10000
SAPIENT CORP COM 803062108 3125 22170 SH DEFINED 0 0 22170
SAWTEK INC COM 805468105 26339 395705 SH DEFINED 1300 0 394405
SMALL WORLDWIDE PLC COM 83168P108 1862 225725 SH DEFINED 1000 0 224725
STAPLES, INC. COM 855030102 2341 112805 SH DEFINED 0 0 112805
STARBUCKS CORPORATION COM 855244109 6021 248286 SH DEFINED 2100 0 246186
SYNOPSYS INC. COM 871607107 10968 164309 SH DEFINED 1050 0 163259
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 9681 270320 SH DEFINED 1760 0 268560
WHITTMAN HART INC. COM 966834103 3237 60355 SH DEFINED 0 0 60355
ZORAN CORP COM 98975F101 899 16130 SH DEFINED 0 0 16130
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE COM M22465104 38739 194914 SH DEFINED 880 0 194034
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