UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: Thomas W. Smith
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Address: 323 Railroad Avenue Greenwich CT 06830
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(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Form 13F File Number: 28-1909
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: Thomas W. Smith
Title: Investment Manager
Phone: 203-661-1200
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Thomas W. Smith
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[Signature]
Greenwich, CT
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[City, State]
November 15, 1999
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[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 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: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 45
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $946,696 (thousands)
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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THE PUBLIC FORM 13F REPORT AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.
List of Other Included Managers:
No. Form 13F File No.: Name:
01 28-3444 Thomas N. Tryforos
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Form 13F Information Table
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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POSITION A COM 3319 101450 SH SOLE 101450
POSITION A COM 31151 952070 SH OTHER 01 952070
POSITION B COM 1650 86820 SH SOLE 86820
POSITION B COM 33381 1756900 SH OTHER 01 1756900
POSITION C COM 5831 388700 SH OTHER 01 388700
POSITION D COM 19 820 SH SOLE 820
POSITION D COM 21895 959800 SH OTHER 01 959800
POSITION E COM 20520 1765195 SH OTHER 01 1765195
COPART, INC. COM 2172041061 19 1048 SH SOLE 1048
COPART, INC. COM 2172041061 16467 893600 SH OTHER 01 893600
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP COM 225310101 2761 460148 SH SOLE 460148
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP COM 225310101 24500 4083370 SH OTHER 01 4083370
CATALINA MARKETING COM 148867104 3362 39640 SH SOLE 39640
CATALINA MARKETING COM 148867104 71531 843400 SH OTHER 01 843400
CONCORD EFS COM 206189102 62094 3010609 SH OTHER 01 3010609
CONSECO, INC. COM 208464107 4877 256676 SH SOLE 256676
CONSECO, INC. COM 208464107 46132 2427985 SH OTHER 01 2427985
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT IND. INC. COM 2223721042 2025 62787 SH SOLE 62787
FASTENAL CO. COM 3119001044 379 8033 SH SOLE 8033
FASTENAL CO. COM 3119001044 46946 996200 SH OTHER 01 996200
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. COM 345838106 10099 239745 SH SOLE 239745
FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. COM 345838106 29858 708800 SH OTHER 01 708800
IRON MOUNTAIN, INC. COM 46284P104 38804 1145500 SH OTHER 01 1145500
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES COM 532177201 50 1220 SH SOLE 1220
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES COM 532177201 31021 756600 SH OTHER 01 756600
MACDERMID, INC. COM 554273102 1124 33000 SH SOLE 33000
MACDERMID, INC. COM 554273102 54640 1604108 SH OTHER 01 1604108
MEDAPHIS CORP. COM 584028104 372 108350 SH SOLE 108350
MEDAPHIS CORP. COM 584028104 5295 1540427 SH OTHER 01 1540427
MEMBERWORKS INC. COM 5860021070 22 668 SH SOLE 668
MEMBERWORKS INC. COM 5860021070 31523 944500 SH OTHER 01 944500
PAXAR CORP. COM 704227107 2213 232964 SH SOLE 232964
PAXAR CORP. COM 704227107 33606 3537464 SH OTHER 01 3537464
PIERCE LEAHY CORP. COM 720722107 7302 307432 SH SOLE 307432
PIERCE LEAHY CORP. COM 720722107 41833 1761400 SH OTHER 01 1761400
PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES. INC. COM 7400651007 11137 282843 SH SOLE 282843
PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES. INC. COM 7400651007 87826 2230500 SH OTHER 01 2230500
SCOTTS COMPANY COM 8101861065 2829 81702 SH SOLE 81702
SCOTTS COMPANY COM 8101861065 69 2000 SH OTHER 01 2000
SEI INVESTMENTS COM 784117103 17505 196064 SH SOLE 196064
SEI INVESTMENTS COM 784117103 128342 1437500 SH OTHER 01 1437500
SMITHFIELD FOODS COM 832248108 562 21000 SH SOLE 21000
WALT DISNEY COMPANY COM 2546871060 272 10497 SH SOLE 10497
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP. COM 981419104 576 107150 SH SOLE 107150
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP. COM 981419104 10957 2038600 SH OTHER 01 2038600
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