UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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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 February 14, 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: 15
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 252,077,288
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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AIR EXPRESS CS 009104100 6698 207300 SH SOLE 207300
ASSOCIATED GROUP CS 045651106 19805 216600 SH SOLE 216600
CELL GENESYS CS 150921104 1290 102700 SH SOLE 102700
CONSOLIDATED NATURAL GAS CS 209615103 66236 1020000 SH SOLE 1020000
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CS 370120107 66085 783000 SH SOLE 783000
GENESYS TELECOM CS 371931106 24382 451000 SH SOLE 451000
OAK INDUSTRIES CS 671400505 1677 15800 SH SOLE 15800
OPTICAL COATING CS 683829105 7338 25000 SH SOLE 25000
RAYTECH GROUP CS 755103108 686 203300 SH SOLE 203300
REPUBLIC NY CS 760719104 33674 467700 SH SOLE 467700
RESURGENCE PROPERTIES COMMON ( CS 76126R109 38 767400 SH SOLE 767400
SAFESKIN CS 786454108 4193 345800 SH SOLE 345800
SHIRE PHARMACUTICAL ADR CS 82481R106 4794 165313 SH SOLE 165313
TELEBANC FINANCIAL CS 87925R109 14720 568900 SH SOLE 568900
VENTIV HEALTH INC CS 922793104 459 49999 SH SOLE 49999
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