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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F Cover Page
Report for the 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: Apex Capital, LLC
Address: Pine Grove
4 Orinda Way, Suite 240-B
Orinda, CA 94563
13F File Number: 28-6260
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: Sanford J. Colen
Title: Manager & Principal
Phone: 925-253-1800
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Sanford J. Colen, Orinda, CA October 29, 1999
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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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 65
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $149,302
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name:
01 28-6260 Apex Capital, LLC
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Form 13F Information Table
Item 1: Item 2: Item 3: Item 4: Item 5: Item 6: Item 7: Item 8:
Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP Value Shares / Investment Other Voting Authority (Shrs)
(x $1000) Prn Amt Discretion Mangers Sole Shared None
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ACTEL CORP common stock 4934105 $2,058 108,300 other 1 108,300
AFFILIATED MANAGERS GRP common stock 8252108 $1,621 59,500 other 1 59,500
AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORP common stock 9266107 $1,548 73,500 other 1 73,500
AMERICREDIT CORP common stock 03060R101 $9,680 648,000 other 1 648,000
ANADARKO PETROLEUM common stock 32511107 $1,788 58,500 other 1 58,500
APACHE CORP common stock 37411105 $1,943 45,000 other 1 45,000
ASSOCIATED GRP INC-CL B common stock 45651205 $309 5,100 other 1 5,100
AVIGEN INC common stock 53690103 $795 66,210 other 1 66,210
BAKER (J.) INC common stock 57232100 $2,520 320,000 other 1 320,000
BARD (C.R.) INC common stock 67383109 $2,353 50,000 other 1 50,000
CAIS INTERNET INC common stock 12476Q102 $294 24,400 other 1 24,400
CANDIES INC common stock 137409108 $280 91,449 other 1 91,449
CAVANAUGHS HOSPITALITY common stock 149564106 $1,826 258,500 other 1 258,500
CINCINNATI BELL INC common stock 171870108 $3,781 194,500 other 1 194,500
COASTAL CORP common stock 190441105 $3,046 74,400 other 1 74,400
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP common stock 22160K105 $4,320 60,000 other 1 60,000
COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT IND common stock 222372104 $4,434 137,500 other 1 137,500
DEVON ENERGY CORP common stock 25179M103 $1,036 25,000 other 1 25,000
DRIL-QUIP common stock 262037104 $765 30,000 other 1 30,000
ENDOCARE INC common stock 29264P104 $265 42,000 other 1 42,000
FEDERATED DEPT STORES common stock 31410H101 $2,228 51,000 other 1 51,000
GENERAL CABLE CORP common stock 369300108 $600 50,000 other 1 50,000
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD common stock 2285065 $1,325 50,000 other 1 50,000
GRAND UNION CO common stock 386532402 $444 32,500 other 1 32,500
GUESS? INC common stock 401617105 $2,493 185,500 other 1 185,500
HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISIONcommon stock 422317107 $1,649 76,700 other 1 76,700
HOME PRODUCTS INTL INC common stock 437305105 $1,620 152,500 other 1 152,500
IGEN INTERNATIONAL INC common stock 449536101 $3,623 145,300 other 1 145,300
IMS HEALTH INC common stock 449934108 $2,281 100,000 other 1 100,000
JAN BELL MARKETING INC common stock 470760109 $292 88,000 other 1 88,000
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC common stock 46612K108 $1,812 155,000 other 1 155,000
JONES APPAREL GROUP INC common stock 480074103 $8,395 292,000 other 1 292,000
KELLSTROM INDS INC common stock 488035106 $335 34,200 other 1 34,200
KENNETH COLE PROD.-A common stock 193294105 $6,391 171,000 other 1 171,000
KRAUSE'S FURNITURE INC common stock 500760202 $1,793 956,048 other 1 956,048
LABRANCHE & COMPANY common stock 505447102 $1,063 95,000 other 1 95,000
MANDALAY RESORT GROUP common stock 562567107 $1,975 100,000 other 1 100,000
MCNAUGHTON APPAREL GRP common stock 582524104 $2,669 305,000 other 1 305,000
MESABA HOLDINGS INC common stock 59066B102 $235 20,000 other 1 20,000
METTLER-TOLEDO INT'L common stock 592688105 $3,327 112,300 other 1 112,300
MOVADO GROUP common stock 624580106 $345 15,000 other 1 15,000
NATURAL WONDERS INC common stock 639014109 $255 119,800 other 1 119,800
NOVEL DENIM HLDGS LTD common stock 2083399 $662 126,000 other 1 126,000
NTL INCORPORATED common stock 629407107 $10,779 112,167 other 1 112,167
OPEN MARKET INC common stock 68370M100 $656 50,000 other 1 50,000
PICTURETEL CORP common stock 720035302 $779 183,300 other 1 183,300
POLO RALPH LAUREN CORP common stock 731572103 $897 50,000 other 1 50,000
QUIKSILVER INC common stock 74838C106 $4,811 263,600 other 1 263,600
RELIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS common stock 759464100 $1,065 240,000 other 1 240,000
SEPRACOR INC common stock 817315104 $4,764 63,100 other 1 63,100
SOLUTIA INC common stock 834376105 $1,788 100,000 other 1 100,000
SUNTERRA CORPORATION common stock 86787D109 $4,038 340,000 other 1 340,000
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CO common stock 87872T108 $565 40,000 other 1 40,000
TELESPECTRUM WORLDWIDE common stock 87951U109 $1,578 265,700 other 1 265,700
TELETECH HOLDINGS INC common stock 879939106 $691 48,500 other 1 48,500
TIMBERLAND COMPANY-CL A common stock 887100105 $2,734 70,000 other 1 70,000
TJX COMPANIES INC common stock 872540109 $702 25,000 other 1 25,000
TOPPS COMPANY (THE) common stock 890786106 $1,125 150,000 other 1 150,000
TOYS 'R' US INC common stock 892335100 $2,295 153,000 other 1 153,000
TRAVELERS PROP CAS-CL A common stock 893939108 $3,068 104,000 other 1 104,000
UNITED RETAIL GROUP INC common stock 911380103 $3,859 325,000 other 1 325,000
VERITAS DGC INC common stock 92343P107 $963 50,000 other 1 50,000
VETERINARY CTRS OF AMER common stock 925514101 $1,716 150,000 other 1 150,000
WET SEAL INC-CL A common stock 961840105 $5,838 352,500 other 1 352,500
WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC common stock 966837106 $4,123 126,000 other 1 126,000
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Total $149,302
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