ESL PARTNERS LP
SC 13G, 2000-09-05
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*



                             ANC Rental Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    001813104
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 24, 2000
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:        [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
                                                                                                 [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
                                                                                                 [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)
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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

            Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications:

                             Janice V. Sharry, Esq.
                              Haynes and Boone, LLP
                           901 Main Street, Suite 3100
                               Dallas, Texas 75202
                                 (214) 651-5562



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CUSIP No. - 001813104                                        Page 2 of 9 Pages
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      1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

                       ESL Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
                       22-2875193
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      2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP           (a) [X]
                                                                         (b) [ ]

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      3       SEC USE ONLY


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      4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                       Delaware
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                             5      SOLE VOTING POWER

           NUMBER OF                     1,762,489
             SHARES          ---------------------------------------------------
          BENEFICIALLY       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
            OWNED BY
              EACH                       0
           REPORTING         ---------------------------------------------------
             PERSON          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
              WITH
                                         1,762,489
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         0
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         9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       2,759,573
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        10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                             [ ]

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        11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                       6.11%
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        12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                       PN
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CUSIP No. - 001813104                                        Page 3 of 9 Pages
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      1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

                       ESL Limited, a Bermuda corporation
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      2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP           (a) [X]
                                                                         (b) [ ]

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      3       SEC USE ONLY


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      4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                       Bermuda
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                             5      SOLE VOTING POWER

           NUMBER OF                     413,940
             SHARES          ---------------------------------------------------
          BENEFICIALLY       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
            OWNED BY
              EACH                       0
           REPORTING         ---------------------------------------------------
             PERSON          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
              WITH
                                         413,940
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         0
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         9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       2,759,573
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        10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                             [ ]

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        11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                       6.11%
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        12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                       CO
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CUSIP No. - 001813104                                        Page 4 of 9 Pages
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      1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

                       ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
                       partnership 06-1456821
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      2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP           (a) [X]
                                                                         (b) [ ]

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      3       SEC USE ONLY


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      4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                       Delaware
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                             5      SOLE VOTING POWER

           NUMBER OF                     42,758
             SHARES          ---------------------------------------------------
          BENEFICIALLY       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
            OWNED BY
              EACH                       0
           REPORTING         ---------------------------------------------------
             PERSON          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
              WITH
                                         42,758
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         0
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         9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       2,759,573
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        10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                             [ ]

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        11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                       6.11%
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        12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                       PN
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CUSIP No. - 001813104                                        Page 5 of 9 Pages
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      1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
              I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)

                       ESL Investors, L.L.C.
                       13-4095958
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      2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP           (a) [X]
                                                                         (b) [ ]

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      3       SEC USE ONLY


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      4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                       Delaware
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                             5      SOLE VOTING POWER

           NUMBER OF                     540,386
             SHARES          ---------------------------------------------------
          BENEFICIALLY       6      SHARED VOTING POWER
            OWNED BY
              EACH                       0
           REPORTING         ---------------------------------------------------
             PERSON          7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
              WITH
                                         540,386
                             ---------------------------------------------------
                             8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         0
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         9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                       2,759,573
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        10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
                  CERTAIN SHARES                                             [ ]

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        11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                       6.11%
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        12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

                       OO
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Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

                  ANC Rental Corporation

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  200 South Andrews Avenue
                  Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

Item 2(a)         Names of Persons Filing:

                  ESL Partners, L.P.
                  ESL Limited
                  ESL Institutional Partners, L.P.
                  ESL Investors, L.L.C.

Item 2(b)         Addresses of Principal Business Offices:

                  ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Institutional Partners, L.P., and ESL
                  Investors, L.L.C.:
                  One Lafayette Place
                  Greenwich, CT 06830

                  ESL Limited
                  Hemisphere House
                  9 Church Street
                  Hamilton, Bermuda

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:

                  ESL Partners, L.P. -- Delaware
                  ESL Limited -- Bermuda
                  ESL Institutional Partners, L.P. -- Delaware
                  ESL Investors, L.L.C. -- Delaware

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:

                  001813104



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Item 3     Status of Persons Filing:


           (a)    [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
                       (15 U.S.C. 78o);
           (b)    [ ]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C.
                       78c);
           (c)    [ ]  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                       Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
           (d)    [ ]  Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                       Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
           (e)    [ ]  An investment adviser in accordance with Section
                       240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
           (f)    [ ]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                       with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
           (g)    [ ]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                       with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
           (h)    [ ]  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                       Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
           (i)    [ ]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                       investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                       Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
           (j)    [ ]  Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4     Ownership:

           (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,759,573 shares of Common Stock,
                  par value $.01 per share.

                  This statement is filed on behalf of a group consisting of ESL
                  Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("ESL"), ESL
                  Limited, a Bermuda corporation ("Limited"), ESL Institutional
                  Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
                  ("Institutional"), and ESL Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware
                  limited liability company ("Investors") sometimes referred to
                  collectively as the "ESL Reporting Group." The general partner
                  of ESL is RBS Partners, L.P. (the "General Partner"). The
                  general partner of the General Partner of ESL is ESL
                  Investments, Inc., a Delaware corporation. ESL Investment
                  Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
                  ("ESLIM"), is the investment manager of Limited. RBS
                  Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
                  company ("RBSIM") is the general partner of Institutional. RBS
                  Partners, L.P. is the manager of Investors. In the
                  aforementioned capacities, ESL, Limited, Institutional, and
                  Investors each may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the
                  shares of ANC Rental Corporation common stock beneficially
                  owned by the other members of the group.

                  As of September 5, 2000: (i) ESL was the record owner of
                  1,762,489 shares of common stock of ANC Rental Corporation;
                  (ii) Limited was the record owner of 413,940 shares of common
                  stock of ANC Rental Corporation; (iii) Institutional was the
                  record owner of 42,758 shares of common stock of ANC Rental
                  Corporation; and (iv) Investors was the record owner of
                  540,386 shares of common stock of ANC Rental Corporation

           (b)    Percent of Class: 6.11%.



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           (c)    Number of shares as to which each person has:

                  (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                         See Item 5 of each cover page.

                  (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0.

                  (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                         See Item 7 of each cover page.

                  (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                        0.

Item 5     Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class:

           Not applicable.

Item 6     Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:

           Not applicable.

Item 7     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:

           Not applicable

Item 8     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

           See Item 4(a).

Item 9     Notice of Dissolution of Group:

           Not applicable

Item 10    Certification:

           By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
           belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
           not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
           influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
           acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
           any transaction having that purpose or effect.


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                                    SIGNATURE


         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: September 5, 2000



                                    ESL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                    By:  RBS Partners, L.P., its general partner
                                    By:  ESL Investments, Inc., its general
                                         partner

                                         By:      /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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                                                  Edward S. Lampert
                                                  Chairman

                                    ESL LIMITED

                                    By:  ESL Investment Management, LLC, its
                                         investment manager

                                         By:      /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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                                                  Edward S. Lampert
                                                  Managing Member

                                    ESL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                    By:  RBS Investment Management, LLC, its
                                         general partner

                                         By:      /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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                                                  Edward S. Lampert
                                                  Managing Member

                                    ESL INVESTORS, L.L.C.

                                    By:  RBS Partners, L.P., its manager
                                    By:  ESL Investments, Inc., its general
                                         partner

                                         By:      /s/ EDWARD S. LAMPERT
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                                                  Edward S. Lampert
                                                  Chairman


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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EXHIBIT
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Exhibit 1    Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2000, entered into
             by and among ESL Partners, L.P., ESL Limited, ESL Institutional
             Partners, L.P., and ESL Investors, L.L.C.
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