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, 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: $772,470
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 2431 53660 SH DEFINED 0 0 53660
AMERICA ONLINE INC DEL COM 02364J104 15771 299337 SH DEFINED 2120 0 297217
BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 19019 524650 SH DEFINED 2500 0 522150
BROADVISION INC COM 111412102 48984 964014 SH DEFINED 6210 0 957804
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS INC COM 111621108 21023 114575 SH DEFINED 1300 0 113275
CDW COMPUTER CENTERS INC. COM 125129106 33027 528429 SH DEFINED 2260 0 526169
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC COM 163072101 507 18420 SH DEFINED 0 0 18420
CIENA CORP COM 171779101 38322 229902 SH DEFINED 1720 0 228182
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 86416 1359536 SH DEFINED 2370 0 1357166
DOUBLECLICK INC COM 258609304 14408 377916 SH DEFINED 1514 0 376402
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 3670 75777 SH DEFINED 0 0 75777
ELCOR CORPORATION COM 284443108 569 24740 SH DEFINED 0 0 24740
EXTREME NETWORKS INC COM 30226D106 1085 10288 SH DEFINED 0 0 10288
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 3798 75017 SH DEFINED 0 0 75017
FORRESTER RESEARCH INC COM 346563109 17501 240362 SH DEFINED 0 0 240362
FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC COM 35063R100 968 8801 SH DEFINED 0 0 8801
GARTNER GROUP INC CL A COM 366651107 199 16605 SH DEFINED 0 0 16605
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 20837 417265 SH DEFINED 1970 0 415295
JDS UNIPHASE CORP COM 46612J101 6263 52244 SH DEFINED 0 0 52244
KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 30165 542294 SH DEFINED 2280 0 540014
LEGATO SYSTEMS COM 524651106 6518 430915 SH DEFINED 1360 0 429555
MARCHFIRST INC COM 566244109 8117 444740 SH DEFINED 2270 0 442470
MEADE INSTRUMENTS COM 583062104 905 36000 SH DEFINED 0 0 36000
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 7804 156669 SH DEFINED 0 0 156669
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 15965 199559 SH DEFINED 780 0 198779
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 83619 1038747 SH DEFINED 2480 0 1036267
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 60281 717103 SH DEFINED 3070 0 714033
P COM INC COM 693262107 709 124692 SH DEFINED 0 0 124692
P.F. CHANGS CHINA BISTRO INC COM 69333Y108 719 22500 SH DEFINED 0 0 22500
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 3381 80493 SH DEFINED 3277 0 77215
POWER-ONE INC COM 739308104 1344 11800 SH DEFINED 0 0 11800
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 13386 223098 SH DEFINED 1360 0 221738
QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP COM 748767100 8223 582164 SH DEFINED 4090 0 578074
SAPIENT CORP COM 803062108 3078 28784 SH DEFINED 0 0 28784
SAWTEK INC COM 805468105 26432 459188 SH DEFINED 2020 0 457168
SMALL WORLDWIDE PLC COM 83168P108 2742 219395 SH DEFINED 1000 0 218395
SMARTFORCE PUBLIC LTD SPONSORED ADR 83170A206 23354 486532 SH DEFINED 2190 0 484342
STAPLES, INC. COM 855030102 4369 284182 SH DEFINED 5430 0 278752
STARBUCKS CORPORATION COM 855244109 13377 350305 SH DEFINED 2500 0 347805
SYNOPSYS INC. COM 871607107 8654 250385 SH DEFINED 1410 0 248975
VERISIGN INC COM 92343E102 12490 70765 SH DEFINED 730 0 70035
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 20347 378558 SH DEFINED 2260 0 376298
ZORAN CORP COM 98975F101 1718 26060 SH DEFINED 0 0 26060
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LTD COM M22465104 79975 377686 SH DEFINED 1760 0 375926
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