13F-HR 1 brightfield.txt 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, 2002 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: Brightfield Capital Management Address: 780 3rd Avenue 45th Floor New York, NY 13 File Number: 28-10020 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 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: Kenneth Epstein Title: General Partner Phone: Signature, Place and Date of Signing: Kenneth Epstein New York, NY October 18, 2002 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 56 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 32029 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 DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- D ACTUATE CORPORATION COM STK COMMON STOCK 00508B102 408 429000 SH SOLE 429000 0 0 D ADAPTEC INC COM COMMON STOCK 00651F108 419 95000 SH SOLE 95000 0 0 D ARIBA INC COM COMMON STOCK 04033V104 371 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0 D AVID TECHNOLOGY INC COM COMMON STOCK 05367P100 412 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0 D BEA SYSTEMS INC COM COMMON STOCK 073325102 907 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0 D BELL MICROPRODUCTS INC COMMON STOCK 078137106 153 36600 SH SOLE 36600 0 0 D BROCADE COMMUNICATION COMMON STOCK 111621108 527 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0 D BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. SPONS AD ADRS STOCKS 12328X107 319 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0 D CIRRUS LOGIC INC COM COMMON STOCK 172755100 319 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0 D CITRIX SYSTEMS INC COM COMMON STOCK 177376100 1206 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0 D DELL COMPUTER CORP COM COMMON STOCK 247025109 1293 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0 D DIAMOND CLUSTER INTL COM COMMON STOCK 25278P106 33 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0 D DOUBLECLICK INC COM COMMON STOCK 258609304 694 135000 SH SOLE 135000 0 0 D E M C CORP MASS COM COMMON STOCK 268648102 914 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0 D ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING INC COMMON STOCK 286082102 1373 92000 SH SOLE 92000 0 0 D ELOYALTY CORP SHS COMMON STOCK 290151307 912 227900 SH SOLE 227900 0 0 D ENTERASYS NETWORKS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 293637104 585 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0 D ENTRUST TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK 293848107 502 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0 D EXTREME NETWORKS INC USD COM COMMON STOCK 30226D106 253 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0 D FINISAR CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 31787A101 131 190000 SH SOLE 190000 0 0 D FLEXTRONICS INTL LTD USD SHS COMMON STOCK Y2573F102 558 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0 D FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC COM COMMON STOCK 35063R100 55 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0 D GLOBESPANVIRATA INC COMMON STOCK 37957V106 354 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0 D IGATE CORP COMM STOCK USD COMMON STOCK 45169U105 163 60100 SH SOLE 60100 0 0 D INRANGE TECH CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 45769V206 415 148900 SH SOLE 148900 0 0 D INTERSIL CORP CL A COMMON STOCK 46069S109 1231 95000 SH SOLE 95000 0 0 D INTERWOVEN INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 46114T102 587 292500 SH SOLE 292500 0 0 D KANA SOFTWARE INC NEW COMMON STOCK 483600300 340 425000 SH SOLE 425000 0 0 D KOPIN CORP COM COMMON STOCK 500600101 244 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0 D LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CO RP USD CO COMMON STOCK 535678106 725 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0 D M SYSTEMS FLASH DISC PIONEERS COMMON STOCK M7061C100 1188 190000 SH SOLE 190000 0 0 D MATRIXONE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 57685P304 760 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0 D MAXTOR CORP COM COMMON STOCK 577729205 300 115000 SH SOLE 115000 0 0 D MERCATOR SOFTWARE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 587587106 287 220800 SH SOLE 220800 0 0 D NETOPIA INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 64114K104 144 95800 SH SOLE 95800 0 0 D NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON STOCK 65332V103 227 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0 D PEOPLESOFT INC COM COMMON STOCK 712713106 495 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0 D QLOGIC CORP COM COMMON STOCK 747277101 846 32500 SH SOLE 32500 0 0 D QUEST SOFTWARE INC COM COMMON STOCK 74834T103 940 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0 D RETEK INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 76128Q109 392 108900 SH SOLE 108900 0 0 D RF MICRO DEVICES INC COMMON STOCK 749941100 615 102500 SH SOLE 102500 0 0 D SANDISK CORP COM COMMON STOCK 80004C101 787 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0 D SAPIENT CORP COM COMMON STOCK 803062108 74 71400 SH SOLE 71400 0 0 D SEEBEYOND TECHNOLOGY CORP COM COMMON STOCK 815704101 476 340000 SH SOLE 340000 0 0 D SIEBEL SYS INC COM COMMON STOCK 826170102 863 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0 D SILICON LABORATORIES INC COM S COMMON STOCK 826919102 458 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0 D SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS I NC COMMON STOCK 83088M102 181 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0 D SOLECTRON CORP COM COMMON STOCK 834182107 369 175000 SH SOLE 175000 0 0 D SONIC SOLUTIONS COM COMMON STOCK 835460106 694 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0 D SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COMMON STOCK 871508107 959 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0 D TIBCO SOFTWARE INC USD COM COMMON STOCK 88632Q103 431 115000 SH SOLE 115000 0 0 D VERITAS SOFTWARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK 923436109 660 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0 D WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES INC US COMMON STOCK 941105108 374 85000 SH SOLE 85000 0 0 D WESTERN DIGITAL CORP COM COMMON STOCK 958102105 1645 350000 SH SOLE 350000 0 0 D XILINX INC COM COMMON STOCK 983919101 317 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0 D YAHOO INC COM COMMON STOCK 984332106 1144 119500 SH SOLE 119500 0 0 S REPORT SUMMARY 56 DATA RECORDS 32029 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED