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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
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: SPO Partners & Co.
Address: 591 Redwood Highway, Suite 3215
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Form 13F File Number: 28-4162
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: William J. Patterson
Title: Managing Director and Vice President
Phone: (415) 383-6600
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ William J. Patterson Mill Valley, CA 4-21-99
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 6
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $238,065
(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.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-4164 SF Advisory Corp.
2 28-4166 SF Advisory Corp. II
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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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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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BELL & HOWELL CO NEW COM 077852101 $24,702 842,700 SH DEFINED 1, 2 842,700
CRESTLINE CAP CORP COM 226153104 $566 36,840 SH DEFINED 1, 2 36,840
ENSCO INTL INC COM 26874Q100 $61,027 4,584,200 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,584,200
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL INC
LTD VTG SH 35100E104 $84,769 2,030,400 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,030,400
GULF CDA RES LTD ORD 40218L305 $30,662 11,409,200 SH DEFINED 1, 2 11,409,200
SCHOLASTIC CORP COM 807066105 $36,339 743,500 SH DEFINED 1, 2 743,500
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