COOPERMAN LEON G
13F-HR, 1999-08-13
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                               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, 1999
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Check here if Amendment [   ]; Amendment Number:
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   This Amendment (Check only one.):  [   ] is a restatement.
                                      [   ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:      Omega Advisors, Inc.
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Address:   Wall Street Plaza
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           88 Pine Street
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           New York, New York 10005
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Form 13F File Number:  28- 3530
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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:      Leon G. Cooperman
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Title:     Chairman and CEO
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Phone:     212-495-5210
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

       /s/ Leon G. Cooperman             New York, New York          8/13/99
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Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X ]   13F HOLDINGS REPORT.  (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
        manager are reported in this report.)

[   ]   13F NOTICE.  (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
        and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[   ]   13F COMBINATION REPORT.  (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
        this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
        reported by other reporting manager(s).)



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                   Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE


Report Summary:


Number of Other Included Managers:             0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:        110
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total:       $5,114,274
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                                                (thousands)


List of Other Included Managers:


Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.     NONE
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                                                  Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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              COLUMN 1                COLUMN 2    COLUMN 3  COLUMN 4      COLUMN 5      COLUMN 6  COLUMN 7          COLUMN 8
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                                                             VALUE     SHRS OR    SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT  OTHER      VOTING AUTHORITY
    NAME OF ISSUER                TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP    (x$1000)   PRN AMT    PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED   NONE
- --------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- -------- ----------------
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY      COM            008140105    26,832    300,000    SH       SOLE                   300,000
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ALLIED WASTE                      COM            019589308    34,584  1,751,100    SH       SOLE                 1,751,100
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AMCORE FINANCIAL                  COM            023912108       577     25,000    SH       SOLE                    25,000
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AMERICAN STANDARD                 COM            029712106    52,243  1,088,400    SH       SOLE                 1,088,400
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ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC         COM            035290105     3,756    205,800    SH       SOLE                   205,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARGONAUT GROUP INC                COM            040157109    22,894    953,900    SH       SOLE                   953,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASCENT ENTERTAINMENT              COM            043628106    28,962  2,049,700    SH       SOLE                 2,049,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUTHENTIC FITNESS                 COM            052661105    18,414  1,052,200    SH       SOLE                 1,052,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUTONATION INC                    COM            05329W102    52,283  2,935,600    SH       SOLE                 2,935,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANK OF NEW YORK INC COM          COM            064057102       771     21,000    SH       SOLE                    21,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANK ONE CORP                     COM            06423A103     1,787     30,000    SH       SOLE                   224,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANKAMERICA CORP                  COM            060505194     1,100     15,000    SH       SOLE                    15,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAYCORP HOLDINGS                  COM            072728108    17,088  2,848,000    SH       SOLE                 2,848,000
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BELL ATLANTIC                     COM            077853109    36,848    563,600    SH       SOLE                   363,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BEVERLY ENTERPRISES INC COM       COM             87851101     4,464    553,900    SH       SOLE                   553,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOEING CO                         COM             97023105    17,676    400,000    SH       SOLE                   400,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BRISTOL-MEYERS                    COM             10122108    26,809    380,600    SH       SOLE                   380,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BROWNING FERRIS                   COM             15885105    96,668  2,248,100    SH       SOLE                 2,248,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CAP ONE FINANCIAL                 COM             4040H105   556,900     10,000    SH       SOLE                    10,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHANCELLOR MEDIA                  COM             58915108    64,524  1,170,400    SH       SOLE                 1,170,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHRIS CRAFT                       COM             70520100       476     10,100    SH       SOLE                    10,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CIGNA                             COM             25509109    29,041    326,300    SH       SOLE                   326,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CIRCUIT CITY                      COM            172737108    61,985    666,500    SH       SOLE                   600,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CISCO SYSTEMS                     COM            17275R102    18,457    287,000    SH       SOLE                   287,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CNA FINANCIAL CORP                COM             26117100     6,720    166,700    SH       SOLE                   166,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COLUMBIA HEALTHCARE CP COM        COM             97677107    61,471  2,694,900    SH       SOLE                 2,694,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMDISCO INC                      COM             00336105    11,534    450,000    SH       SOLE                   450,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMERICA                          COM             00340107     2,348     39,500    SH       SOLE                    39,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPUCREDIT CORP.                 COM            20478N100     5,225    275,000    SH       SOLE                   275,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONVERGYS CORP.                   COM             12485106    53,207  2,764,000    SH       SOLE                 2,764,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DENTSPLY INTL                     COM             49030107     5,844    208,700    SH       SOLE                   208,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOVER CORP                        COM             60003108    14,875    425,000    SH       SOLE                   425,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


EASTMAN KODAK CO                  COM             77461109    74,721  1,102,900    SH       SOLE                 1,102,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENRON OIL & GAS CO COM            COM             93562104    50,736  2,505,500    SH       SOLE                 2,505,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ESG RE LTD                        COM             G31215109    5,985    399,000    SH       SOLE                   399,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRST COMMONWEALTH                COM             319829107      602     25,200    SH       SOLE                    25,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRST HEALTH GROUP                COM             320960107   17,701    821,000    SH       SOLE                   821,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FORT JAMES                        COM             347471104   16,341    431,400    SH       SOLE                   431,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FRONTIER CELLULAR                 COM             25906P105   38,244    648,200    SH       SOLE                   648,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GALILEO INT'L                     COM             363547100  126,829  2,373,294    SH       SOLE                 2,373,294
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GARTNER GROUP                     COM             366651107   12,081    589,300    SH       SOLE                   589,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL NUTRITION                 COM             37047F103   24,767  1,062,500    SH       SOLE                 1,062,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGIA PAC CORP                  COM             373298108    9,571    202,000    SH       SOLE                   202,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GOLDEN STATE BANCORP              COM             381197102    1,100     50,000    SH       SOLE                    50,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GUCCI GROUP N V                   COM             401566104   63,280    904,000    SH       SOLE                   904,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HCR MANOR CABLE                   COM             404134108    7,634    315,600    SH       SOLE                   315,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HEALTHSOUTH                       COM             421924101    3,765    252,000    SH       SOLE                   252,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HILTON HOTELS                     COM             432848109   28,582  2,014,200    SH       SOLE                 2,014,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC                COM             441815107   14,895    314,382    SH       SOLE                   314,382
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ILLINOVA CO                       COM             52317100     5,829    213,900    SH       SOLE                   213,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTERIM SERVICES                  COM             5868P100     3,612    175,100    SH       SOLE                   175,100

JONES APPAREL GROUP INC           COM            480074103    51,388  1,497,755    SH       SOLE                 1,497,755
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KEYMARK FINANCIAL                 COM             93482103     1,330     45,000    SH       SOLE                    45,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LEXMARK INTL GROUP                COM            529771107    72,706  1,100,600    SH       SOLE                 1,100,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIBERTY MEDIA GRP A               COM             01957208   102,146  2,779,478    SH       SOLE                 2,779,478
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LO-JACK CORP                      COM            539451104     9,640  1,157,400    SH       SOLE                 1,157,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LORAL CORP                        COM            656462107    33,039  1,835,500    SH       SOLE                 1,835,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LUBRIZOL CORP                     COM            549271104    16,350    600,000    SH       SOLE                   600,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MALLINCKRODT GROUP INC            COM            561232109    28,256    776,700    SH       SOLE                   776,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MANDALY RESORT                    COM            562567107     9,978    472,200    SH       SOLE                   472,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDITRUST                         COM            58501T306    17,300  1,324,657    SH       SOLE                 1,324,657
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDPARTERS                        COM            58503X107    16,808  2,223,300    SH       SOLE                 2,223,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NABISCO HOLDINGS                  COM            629526104     6,436    148,800    SH       SOLE                   148,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NCR CORP                          COM            62886E108     2,441     50,000    SH       SOLE                    50,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWHALL LAND & FARMING            COM            651426108    35,302  1,473,900    SH       SOLE                 1,473,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWPORT NEWS                      COM            652228107    12,892    437,000    SH       SOLE                    437,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWS CORP                        PREFERRED       662487802    97,653  3,094,205    SH       SOLE                  3,094,205
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NIAGRA TOMAHAWK                   COM            653522102    16,502  1,027,500    SH       SOLE                  1,027,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NORRELL CORP                      COM            656301108     6,497    345,400    SH       SOLE                    345,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOVELL INC COM                    COM            670006105    16,936    639,100    SH       SOLE                    639,10
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

OLD REPUBLIC INTL                 COM            680223104     2,129    123,000    SH       SOLE                   123,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ON COMMAND CORP (SPECTRAVISION)   COM            682160106    20,873  1,183,968    SH       SOLE                 1,183,968
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PARK PLACE                        COM            700690100    82,445  8,508,300    SH       SOLE                 8,508,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PEOPLES HERITAGE BANK             COM            711147108   940,500     50,000    SH       SOLE                    50,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PEPSI BOTTLING GRP                COM            713409100    40,701   1,765,000   SH       SOLE                 1,765,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PIER 1                            COM            720279108    25,009   2,223,000   SH       SOLE                 2,223,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POGO PRODUCING CO                 COM            730448107    29,401   1,578,175   SH       SOLE                 1,578,175
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PREMIER NATIONAL BANCORP          COM            74053F107       344      17,500   SH       SOLE                    17,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRIME HOSPITALITY CORP            COM            741917108    31,843   2,653,600   SH       SOLE                 2,653,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORP          COM            74406A102    34,614     371,200   SH       SOLE                   371,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
QUANTUM CORP                      COM            747906105    35,278   1,462,000   SH       SOLE                 1,462,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP INC           COM            749084109    12,275     973,300   SH       SOLE                   973,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RAYCHEM CORP                      COM            754603108    32,538     879,400   SH       SOLE                   879,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RENAISSANCE ENERGY                COM            759666100    15,134  1,120,200    SH       SOLE                 1,120,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPUBLIC SERVICES                 COM            760759100    71,792  2,900,700    SH       SOLE                 2,900,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REYNOLDS METALS                   COM            761763101    29,447    499,100    SH       SOLE                   499,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROSS STORES INC                   COM            778296103    35,729    709,200    SH       SOLE                   709,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SANTA FE SNYDER                   COM            70218K105     7,219    946,100    SH       SOLE                   946,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SMURFIT-STONE                     COM            732727101     6,579    320,000    SH       SOLE                   320,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ST JOE PAPER CO                   COM            790148100    24,808    918,800    SH       SOLE                   918,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STARWOOD LODGING TRUST            COM            85590A203    51,564  1,687,300    SH       SOLE                 1,687,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STERLING BANCSHARES INC/TX        COM            858907108   535,200     40,000    SH       SOLE                    40,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TIMBER CO                         COM            873298702    12,625    500,000    SH       SOLE                   500,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TJX CORP                          COM            872540109    45,115  1,354,400    SH       SOLE                 1,354,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOYS R US INC                     COM            892335100    40,718  1,968,000    SH       SOLE                  1,968,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYCO INTL NEW                     COM            902124106    78,572    829,257    SH       SOLE                   829,257
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. BANCORP DEL                  COM            902973106    19,247    566,100    SH       SOLE                   566,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UCAR INTL                         COM            90262K109     7,108    281,500    SH       SOLE                   281,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES           COM            907834105    10,784    661,200    SH       SOLE                   661,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNIVERSAL HEALTH SVCS             COM            913903100    14,363    300,800    SH       SOLE                   300,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNOCAL CORP                       COM            915289102    29,473    743,700    SH       SOLE                   743,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
USA NETWORKS INC                  COM            902984103    61,523  1,533,100    SH       SOLE                 1,533,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VENATOR GROUP INC                 COM            922944103    27,782  2,661,100    SH       SOLE                 2,661,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VIACOM INC CL B                   CL B           925524308    47,568  1,081,100    SH       SOLE                 1,081,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WALTER INDUSTRIES                 COM            93317Q105    36,681  2,834,663    SH       SOLE                 2,834,663
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WARNACO GROUP INC                 CL A           934390105    64,869  2,425,000    SH       SOLE                 2,425,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC DEL          COM            94106L109    89,749  1,669,752    SH       SOLE                 1,669,752
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WESTERN BANCORP                   COM            957683105    11,840    272,182    SH       SOLE                   272,182
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WORLDCOM                          COM            955268B106   30,121    350,000    SH       SOLE                   350,000
YOUNG BROADCASTING INC            CL A           987434107    24,476    575,100    SH       SOLE                   575,100
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