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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: December 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: Basswood Partners, L.L.C.
Address: 645 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Form 13F File Number: 28-04683
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: Matthew Lindenbaum
Title: Managing Member
Phone: (212) 521-9500
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Matthew Lindenbaum New York, New York February 14, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-
[Repeat as necessary.]
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 3
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 56
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $524,159,308
The Institutional Investment Manager has requested confidential
treatment for certain positions, which are omitted from this
report and are being filed separately with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the
column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28- Basswood Capital Management, LLC
2 28- Bennett Lindenbaum
3 28- Matthew Lindenbaum
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BASSWOOD PARTNERS
COMBINATION REPORT
DECEMBER 31, 1999
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ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8
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INVESTMENT DISCRETION VOTING AUTHORITY
(b) (SHARES)
FAIR SHARED (c)
TITLE CUSIP MARKET SHRS OR (a) SEE SHARED- MANAGERS (a) (b) (c)
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS NUMBER VALUE PRN AMT SOLE INSTR. V OTHER SEE INSTR. V SOLE SHARED NONE
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American Express
Co.(AXP) Common 025816109 7,986,151 48,037 X 1,2,3 X
Arcadia Financial
LTD (AAC) Common 039101100 659,856 148,700 X 1,2,3 X
Associates First
Capital (AFS) Common 046008108 29,094,999.37 1,060,410 X 1,2,3 X
Astoria Financial
Corp.(ASFC) Common 046265104 11,820,159.62 388,342 X 1,2,3 X
Banc One Corp. (ONE) Common 06423A103 18,737,024 585,532 X 1,2,3 X
Bank of New York (BK) Common 064057102 11,487,480 287,187 X 1,2,3 X
Bay View Capital
Corp. (BVC) Common 07262L101 1,319,324 92,992 X 1,2,3 X
Bear Stearns (BSC) Common 073902108 23,637,094 552,915 X 1,2,3 X
Capital Corp. of the
West (CCOW) Common 140065103 1,882,715 193,099 X 1,2,3 X
Charter One Financial
(COFI) Common 160903100 923,432 48,284 X 1,2,3 X
Citigroup Inc. (C) Common 172967101 7,045,137 126,512 X 1,2,3 X
City National Corp.
(CYN) Common 178566105 2,069,397 62,828 X 1,2,3 X
Community State Bank
(TNEK) Common 204136105 580,487 42,999 X 1,2,3 X
Compucredit Corp.
(CCRT) Common 20478N100 15,440,964 401,064 X 1,2,3 X
Conseco Inc. (CNC) Common 208464107 71,820 4,032 X 1,2,3 X
Countrywide Credit
(CCR) Common 222372104 19,222,699 761,295 X 1,2,3 X
Fifth Third Banc
(FITB) Common 316773100 5,006,523 68,232 X 1,2,3 X
Financial Federal
Corp. (FIF) Common 317492106 13,291,566 582,644 X 1,2,3 X
Finova Corp. (FNV) Common 317928109 3,298,376 92,912 X 1,2,3 X
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First Community Bank
of the Desert(FCDE) Common 31983J104 992,602 230,142 X 1,2,3 X
First Union Corp.
(FTU) Common 337358105 1,224,023 37,162 X 1,2,3 X
Foothill Independent
Bancorp (FOOT) Common 344905104 6,903,377 531,029 X 1,2,3 X
Freddie Mac (FRE) Common 313400301 22,223,854 472,220 X 1,2,3 X
Gentra, Inc. (GTA-CN) Common 37245E874 5,170,738 548,044 X 1,2,3 X
Golden State Bancorp
(GSB) Common 381197102 2,002,656 116,096 X 1,2,3 X
Hibernia Corp (HIB) Common 428656102 3,427,891 322,625 X 1,2,3 X
Household
International (HI) Common 441815107 1,412,110 37,909 X 1,2,3 X
IMC Mortgage(IMCC) Common 449923101 13 1,180 X 1,2,3 X
Imperial Bancorp (IMP) Common 452556103 104,950 4,350 X 1,2,3 X
MBNA Corp. (KRB) Common 55262L100 7,529,257 276,303 X 1,2,3 X
Mellon Financial
Corp. (MEL) Common 58551A108 12,761,379 374,646 X 1,2,3 X
Merrill Lynch Co.
(MER) Common 590188108 13,609,097 163,350 X 1,2,3 X
Mid-State Bancshares
(MDST) Common 595440108 1,475,676 46,296 X 1,2,3 X
National City Corp.
(NCC) Common 635405103 277,807 11,728 X 1,2,3 X
National Discount
Brokers (NDB) Common 635646102 1,044,803 39,802 X 1,2,3 X
National Mercantile
Bancorp (MBLAD-PFD) Preferred 636912305 123,767 15,002 X 1,2,3 X
Nextcard, Inc. (NXCD) Common 65332K107 2,061,242 71,385 X 1,2,3 X
North County Bancorp
(NCBH) Common 658810106 2,273,306 108,901 X 1,2,3 X
Northern Trust Corp.
(NTRS) Common 665859104 27,844,398 525,366 X 1,2,3 X
Pacific Capital
Bancorp (SABB) Common 69404P101 1,706,199 55,486 X 1,2,3 X
Pacificamerica Money
Center Inc. (PAMM) Common 694935107 167 2,658 X 1,2,3 X
Professional Bancorp
(MDB) Common 743112104 1,120,930 154,611 X 1,2,3 X
Progressive Corp.
(PGR) Common 743315103 621,563 8,500 X 1,2,3 X
Providian Financial
Corp. (PVN) Common 74406A102 60,410,635 663,397 X 1,2,3 X
Sovereign
Bancorp(SVRN) Common 845905108 6,015,099 807,060 X 1,2,3 X
State Street Corp.
(STT) Common 857477103 19,513,167 267,075 X 1,2,3 X
Summit Bancorp (SUB) Common 866005101 29,261,575 955,480 X 1,2,3 X
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TCF Financial Corp.
(TCB) Common 872275102 15,027,933 604,138 X 1,2,3 X
Toronto Dominion
Bank (TD) Common 891160509 28,601,640 1,059,320 X 1,2,3 X
UnionBancal Corp. (UB) Common 908906100 8,684,690 220,214 X 1,2,3 X
US Bancorp (USB) Common 902973106 20,386,238 856,115 X 1,2,3 X
Wachovia Corp. (WB) Common 929771103 1,306,960 19,220 X 1,2,3 X
Washington Federal
Savings & Loan (WFSL) Common 938824109 1,896,770 96,039 X 1,2,3 X
Washington Mutual (WM) Common 939322103 13,705,991 529,700 X 1,2,3 X
Wells Fargo & C0.
(WFC) Common 949746101 23,401,586 578,710 X 1,2,3 X
Westamerica Banc
(WABC) Common 957090103 6,460,016 231,231 X 1,2,3 X
Total $524,159,308
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