COOPERMAN LEON G
13F-HR, 1999-05-13
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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:  March 31, 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          5/13/99
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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:        93
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total:       $2,652,077
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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
- --------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS INC       COM            00949T100    42,653    441,400    SH       SOLE                   441,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLIED WASTE                      COM            019589308    22,225  1,539,100    SH       SOLE                 1,539,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLSTATE CORP                     COM            020002101    13,301    358,900    SH       SOLE                   358,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMERICA WEST HLDG CORP            COM            023657208     5,308    278,500    SH       SOLE                   278,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMERICAN STD COS INC DEL          COM            029712106    13,866    403,300    SH       SOLE                   403,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AMP INC                           COM            031897101    12,564    234,000    SH       SOLE                   234,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARGONAUT GROUP INC                COM            040157109    25,754  1,002,500    SH       SOLE                 1,002,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASCEND COMMUNICATIONs             COM            043491109    74,794    893,700    SH       SOLE                   893,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASCENT ENTMT GROUP INC            COM            043628106    22,522  2,058,700    SH       SOLE                 2,058,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUTHENTIC FITNESS CORP            COM            052661105    17,560  1,137,300    SH       SOLE                 1,137,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW              COM            06605F102    15,828    224,100    SH       SOLE                   224,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BANKERS TR CORP                   COM            066365107    39,474    447,300    SH       SOLE                   447,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAYCORP HOLDINGS CORP             COM            072728108     8,132  2,710,500    SH       SOLE                 2,710,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BIG FLOWER HLDGS INC              COM            089159107    10,852    348,600    SH       SOLE                   348,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BROWNING FERRIS INDS              COM            115885105    31,654    820,900    SH       SOLE                   820,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BURLINGTON RES INC                COM            122014103    20,637    516,700    SH       SOLE                   516,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CATELLUS DEV CORP                 COM            149111106    25,797  1,928,000    SH       SOLE                 1,928,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CBS CORP                          COM            12490K107    14,423    352,300    SH       SOLE                   352,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CENDANT CORP                      COM            151313103    14,680    932,062    SH       SOLE                   932,062
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORP             COM            158915108    45,382    962,900    SH       SOLE                   962,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CIGNA CORP                        COM            125509109    34,991    417,500    SH       SOLE                   417,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CIRCUIT CITY STORE INC            COM            172737108    47,641    621,700    SH       SOLE                   621,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CNA FINL CORP                     COM            126117100    13,673    352,300    SH       SOLE                   352,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP      COM            197677107    59,691  3,151,600    SH       SOLE                 3,151,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMMONWEALTH BANCORP INC          COM            20268X102       228     15,000    SH       SOLE                    15,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONVERGYS CORP                    COM            212485106    33,952  1,982,000    SH       SOLE                 1,982,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DENTSPLY INTL INC NEW             COM            249030107     7,503    322,700    SH       SOLE                   322,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOLLAR GEN CORP                   COM            256669102    14,260    419,400    SH       SOLE                   419,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EASTMAN KODAK CO                  COM            277461109    67,106  1,050,500    SH       SOLE                 1,050,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ENRON OIL & GAS CO                COM            293562104    52,779  3,173,700    SH       SOLE                 3,173,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRST AMER CORP TENN              COM            318900107     1,844     50,000    SH       SOLE                    50,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP           COM            320960107    10,736    668,500    SH       SOLE                   668,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOAMEX INTL INC                   COM            344123104       493     87,500    SH       SOLE                    87,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GALILEO INTERNATIONAL INC         COM            363547100    84,437  1,745,294    SH       SOLE                 1,745,294
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GARTNER GROUP INC NEW             COM            366651107    38,575  1,709,900    SH       SOLE                 1,709,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GUCCI GROUP N V                   COM            401566104    48,381    601,000    SH       SOLE                   601,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HEALTHSOUTH CORP                  COM            421924101     5,364    516,800    SH       SOLE                   516,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HERMAN MILLER INC                 COM            600544100       639     35,000    SH       SOLE                    35,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HILTON HOTELS CORP                COM            432848109    26,211  1,864,200    SH       SOLE                 1,864,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC                COM            441815107    28,874    632,782    SH       SOLE                   632,782
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IXC COMMUNICATIONS INC            COM            450713102    12,388    270,000    SH       SOLE                   270,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JONES APPAREL GROUP INC           COM            480074103    24,207    866,400    SH       SOLE                   866,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LEXMARK INTL GROUP INC            COM            529771107    84,818    758,995    SH       SOLE                   758,995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AT&T CORP                         COM LIB GRP A  001957208   103,367  1,964,039    SH       SOLE                 1,964,039
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LO-JACK CORP                      COM            539451104     8,900  1,157,400    SH       SOLE                 1,157,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LOEWEN GROUP INC                  COM            54042L100     7,026  3,882,000    SH       SOLE                 3,882,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MALLINCKRODT INC NEW              COM            561232109    20,979    787,800    SH       SOLE                   787,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MCDERMOTT INTL INC                COM            580037109     6,178    244,100    SH       SOLE                   244,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDITRUST CORP                    COM            58501T306    16,479  1,324,657    SH       SOLE                 1,324,657
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MEDPARTERS INC NEW                COM            58503X107    29,996  6,315,000    SH       SOLE                 6,315,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MERCURY GEN CORP NEW              COM            589400100    12,323    353,300    SH       SOLE                   353,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOBIL CORP                        COM            607059102    66,282    753,200    SH       SOLE                   753,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWHALL LAND & FARMING CO CAL     DEPOSITARY REC 651426108    35,197  1,473,900    SH       SOLE                 1,473,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEWS CORP LTD                     COM            652487802   113,020  4,109,805    SH       SOLE                 4,109,805
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NINE WEST GROUP INC               COM            65440D102    25,567  1,035,500    SH       SOLE                 1,035,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOVELL INC                        COM            670006105    12,887    511,600    SH       SOLE                   511,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICE DEPOT INC                  COM            676220106     1,671     45,400    SH       SOLE                    45,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OLD REP INTL CORP                 COM            680223104    11,945    654,500    SH       SOLE                   654,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ON COMMAND CORP                   COM            682160106    12,951  1,418,468    SH       SOLE                 1,418,468
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PARK PL ENTMT CORP                COM            700690100    64,482  8,529,300    SH       SOLE                 8,529,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC             COM            718154107     2,991     85,000    SH       SOLE                    85,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
POGO PRODUCING CO                 COM            730448107    24,458  1,881,375    SH       SOLE                 1,881,375
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
QUORUM HEALTH GROUP INC           COM            749084109     9,723    972,300    SH       SOLE                   972,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPUBLIC INDS INC                 COM            760516104    37,409  3,021,700    SH       SOLE                 3,021,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPUBLIC SVCS INC                 COM            760759100    19,998  1,235,200    SH       SOLE                 1,235,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REYNOLDS METALS CO                COM            761763101    16,877    351,600    SH       SOLE                   351,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP         COM            74960K876    12,470    498,800    SH       SOLE                   498,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROSS STORES INC                   COM            778296103    32,306    737,400    SH       SOLE                   737,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RYDER SYS INC                     COM            783549108    86,598  3,134,200    SH       SOLE                 3,134,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC      COM            829226109     2,897    199,000    SH       SOLE                   199,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ST JOE CO                         COM            790148100    38,136  1,572,600    SH       SOLE                 1,572,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STARWOOD HOTEL &                  PAIRED CTF     85590A203    35,874  1,256,100    SH       SOLE                 1,256,100
RESORTS WORLDWD TRUST
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP           COM PAR $0.10  862111200    28,432  1,019,800    SH       SOLE                 1,019,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TCF FINL CORP                     COM            872275102     4,178    160,700    SH       SOLE                   160,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TEMPLE INLAND INC                 COM            879868107    23,393    372,800    SH       SOLE                   372,800
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TENNECO INC NEW                   COM            88037E101    23,635    845,900    SH       SOLE                   845,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TJX CORP COS INC NEW              COM            872540109    48,045  1,413,100    SH       SOLE                 1,413,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TOYS R US INC                     COM            892335100    10,615    564,300    SH       SOLE                   564,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TYCO INTL NEW                     COM            902124106    20,090    280,000    SH       SOLE                   280,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC             COM            911905107    15,834    324,400    SH       SOLE                   324,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
U.S. BANCORP DEL                  COM            902973106    19,792    581,100    SH       SOLE                   581,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UNION CARBIDE CORP                COM            905581104   115,081  2,546,600    SH       SOLE                 2,546,600
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNION PAC RES GROUP INC           COM            907834105     7,855    661,200    SH       SOLE                   661,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNITRIN INC                       COM            913275103    11,853    379,300    SH       SOLE                   379,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UNOCAL CORP                       COM            915289102    27,493    746,900    SH       SOLE                   746,900
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
USA NETWORKS INC                  COM            902984103    55,660  1,554,300    SH       SOLE                 1,554,300
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VENATOR GROUP INC                 COM            922944103    18,415  2,608,400    SH       SOLE                 2,608,400
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC        COM            928298108     4,350    300,000    SH       SOLE                   300,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WALTER INDS INC                   COM            93317Q105    31,890  2,834,663    SH       SOLE                 2,834,663
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WARNACO GROUP INC                 CL A           934390105    15,863    642,500    SH       SOLE                   642,500
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC DEL          COM            94106L109    80,051  1,803,752    SH       SOLE                 1,803,752
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WESTERN BANCORP                   COM            957683105     7,184    232,182    SH       SOLE                   232,182
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
YOUNG BROADCASTING INC            CL A           987434107    37,184    814,900    SH       SOLE                   814,900
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