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, 2000
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: M.H. Davidson & Co., L.L.C.
Address: 885 Third Avenue Suite 3300
New York, NY 10022
13F File Number: 28-4666
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 L. Kempner Jr.
Title: Member
Phone: 212-371-3966
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Thomas L. Kempner Jr. New York November 9, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 32
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 471,641,004
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS FILING AND
FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE COMMISSION.
List of Other Included Managers:
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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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AT&T WIRELESS CS 001957406 8684 416000 SH SOLE 416000
BESTFOOD CORP CS 08658U101 92970 1277939 SH SOLE 1277939
BUSH BOAKE CS 123162109 7391 154588 SH SOLE 154588
CLEARNET COMMUNICATIONS CS 184902104 8570 193400 SH SOLE 193400
COLUMBIA ENERGY CS 197648108 62303 877513 SH SOLE 877513
DAISEY TEK INT'L CS 234053106 1578 249983 SH SOLE 249983
DELUXE CS 248019101 1160 57100 SH SOLE 57100
DLJ CS 257661108 9937 111100 SH SOLE 111100
ELAN CORP RTS RT 312 321684 SH SOLE 321684
HNC SOFTWARE CS 40425P107 13638 166700 SH SOLE 166700
HNC SOFTWARE WI CS 40425P107 334 20000 SH SOLE 20000
INFINITY BROADCASTING CS 45662S102 3831 116100 SH SOLE 116100
INFINITY BROADCASTING CLA CS 45662S102 2372 71878 SH SOLE 71878
LHS GROUP CS 501938104 1347 30300 SH SOLE 30300
LYCOS CORP CS 550818108 3066 44600 SH SOLE 44600
MALLINCKRODT CS 561232109 5211 114205 SH SOLE 114205
METHODE ELECTRONICS A CS 591520200 3128 70600 SH SOLE 70600
MIPS TECHNOLOGY CL B CS 604567206 2672 69395 SH SOLE 69395
NI 10-39 PUT PT 5850 400000 SH Put SOLE 400000
NISOURCE CS 65473P105 18557 761300 SH SOLE 761300
NISOURCE SAILS WI CS 231 119000 SH SOLE 119000
NORTEL NETWORKS CS 656569100 12615 211800 SH SOLE 211800
PAINE WEBBER CS 695629105 81982 1203400 SH SOLE 1203400
PFS WEB CS 717098107 165 78630 SH SOLE 78630
RAYTECH GROUP CS 755103108 592 201700 SH SOLE 201700
RESURGENCE PROPERTIES COMMON CS 76126R109 0 767400 SH SOLE 767400
TERRA NETWORKS CS 88100W103 834 22700 SH SOLE 22700
TIME WARNER INC. CS 887315109 52632 672618 SH SOLE 672618
VOICESTREAM CS 928615103 7326 63117 SH SOLE 63117
WESLEY JENSEN CS 951018100 3653 95045 SH SOLE 95045
YOUNG & RUBICAM CS 987425105 47596 961530 SH SOLE 961530
ZIFF DAVIS CS 989511100 11104 1366700 SH SOLE 1366700
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