FORM 13F
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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: Stephen A. Feinberg
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Address: 450 Park Avenue, 28th Floor
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New York, NY 10022
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Form 13F File Number: 28-06882
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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:
Reporting Manager:
Name: Stephen A. Feinberg
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Title: Investment Manager
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Phone: (212) 421-2600
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Stephen Feinberg
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[Signature]
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New York, NY
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[City, State]
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11/13/00
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[Date]
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Report Type (Check only one):
[ ] 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).)
[X] 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 28-6286
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Name J. Ezra Merkin*
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Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary
Number of Other Included Managers: 0*
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 21
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$173,121 (thousands)
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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. 0*
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Form 13F File Number 28-6286
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Name J. Ezra Merkin*
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* Mr. Stephen A. Feinberg shares investment discretion with Mr. J. Ezra Merkin
over certain securities, and such securities are not included herein, but are
reported on the Form 13F filed by Mr. Merkin.
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STEPHEN A. FEINBERG
FORM 13F
September 30, 2000
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP Value Shares or SH/PRN Put/Call Investment Other Voting Authority
(x$1000) Prin. Amt. Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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AMERICAN SKIING COMPANY COMMON STOCK 029654308 $ 2,959 1,352,800 SH SOLE N/A X
BIOSPHERE MEDICAL, INC. COMMON STOCK 09066V103 $ 2,146 171,668 SH SOLE N/A X
CALIFORNIA COASTAL CMNTYS INC. COMMON STOCK 129915203 $ 700 127,209 SH SOLE N/A X
CAPITOL FED FINL CORP COMMON STOCK 14057C106 $ 7,026 480,400 SH SOLE N/A X
CONDUCTUS INC. COMMON STOCK 206784100 $ 2,532 168,800 SH SOLE N/A X
CRONOS GROUP N.V. ORD L20708100 $ 1,813 287,200 SH SOLE N/A X
FIRST UN REAL EST EQ&MTG INVTS SH BEN INT 337400105 $ 4,632 1,764,699 SH SOLE N/A X
FIRST UN REAL EST EQ&MTG INVTS PRD CONV SER A 337400303 $ 614 30,500 SH SOLE N/A X
FRIENDLY'S ICE CREAM CORP. NEW COMMON STOCK 358497105 $ 290 79,935 SH SOLE N/A X
HEALTHAXIS, INC. COMMON STOCK 42219D100 $ 87 86,656 SH SOLE N/A X
I-STAT CORP. COMMON STOCK 450312103 $42,921 1,907,602 SH SOLE N/A X
IBERIABANK CORP. COMMON STOCK 450828108 $ 2,025 110,600 SH SOLE N/A X
IMPERIAL PKG CORP. COMMON STOCK 453077109 $ 1,168 69,748 SH SOLE N/A X
MTR GAMING GROUP, INC. COMMON STOCK 553769100 $ 269 35,922 SH SOLE N/A X
NUCENTRIX BROADBAND NETWORKS COMMON STOCK 670198100 $33,106 1,298,266 SH SOLE N/A X
PENN TRAFFIC CO NEW COMMON STOCK 707832200 $ 1,346 179,400 SH SOLE N/A X
REUNION INDS INC. COMMON STOCK 761312107 $ 127 67,303 SH SOLE N/A X
SOLUTIA INC. COMMON STOCK 834376105 $ 114 10,000 SH SOLE N/A X
SPEEDUS.COM COMMON STOCK 847723103 $ 43 21,548 SH SOLE N/A X
TRANS WORLD ENTMT CORP. COMMON STOCK 89336Q100 $68,713 6,871,281 SH SOLE N/A X
VITRAN INC. COMMON STOCK 92850E107 $ 491 117,200 SH SOLE N/A X
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