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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000791963-01-500011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010516

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FAHNESTOCK VINER HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000791963
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		IRS NUMBER:				980080034
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-K/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12043
		FILM NUMBER:		1641620

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		SUITE 1110, P.O. BOX 2015
		STREET 2:		20 EGLINTON AVE. WEST M4R 1K8
		CITY:			TORONTO
		STATE:			A0
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(416)322-1515

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 2015 SUITE 1110
		STREET 2:		20 EGLINTON AVENUE WEST
		CITY:			TORONTO M4R 1K8
		STATE:			A6
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">UNITED STATES</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">Washington, D. C.
20549</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>FORM 10-K/A No.
1</b></font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">(Mark One) </font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">[x] ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000<b> </b></font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">OR</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">[ ] TRANSITION REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 For the transition period from _________ to _________.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Commission file number 1-12043</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>FAHNESTOCK VINER
HOLDINGS INC.<br>
</b>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Ontario, Canada<br>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) </font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">98-0080034<br>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">P.O. Box 2015, Suite 1110<br>
20 Eglinton Avenue West<br>
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4R 1K8<br>
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Registrant&#146;s Telephone
number, including area code: (416) 322-1515</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:<br>
Name of each exchange - New York Stock Exchange<u><br>
Title of each class</u> <u>on which registered</u> - Class A
non-voting shares </font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Act:<u><br>
Title of each class</u> - Not Applicable</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes [x] No [ ]</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Indicate by check
mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by
reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ X ]</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">The aggregate market
value of the voting stock of the Company held by non-affiliates
of the Company cannot be calculated in a meaningful way because
there is only limited trading in the class of voting stock of the
Company. The aggregate market value of the Class A non-voting
shares held by non-affiliates of the Company at December 31, 2000
was $224,778,000.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">The number of shares
of the Company's Class A non-voting shares and Class B voting
shares (being the only classes of common stock of the Company),
outstanding on February 28, 2001 was 12,140,665 and 99,680
shares, respectively.</font></p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">_______________________________________________________________________</font></p>

<p align="left">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"><font size="2"><b>EXPLANATORY NOTE</b></font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2">Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000 is being amended to correct the inadvertent
omission of one of the directors and executive officers of the
registrant in Item 10.</font></p>

<p align="left">&nbsp;</p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Item 10. DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">General</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Directors of the
Company are elected annually by the holders of the Class B Shares
to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until
their successors are appointed. Executive officers are appointed
annually by the directors or until their successors are
appointed. Certain information concerning the executive officers
and directors of the Company as at December 31, 2000 is set forth
below.</font></p>

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    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Name</u></font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Age</u></font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Positions held </u></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">John L. Bitove</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">73</font></td>
        <td><p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">A
        Director of the Company since February 1980; Retired
        executive.<br>
        - Member of the Audit and Compensation and Stock Option
        Committees </font></p>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Richard Crystal</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">60</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">A Director of the Company
        since 1992; Partner, Winston &amp; Strawn (law firm) and
        predecessor firms, U.S. counsel to the Company since
        1985. </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Albert G. Lowenthal</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">55</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Chairman of the Board,
        Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since
        1985; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
        Director of Fahnestock since 1985; prior to 1985, Mr.
        Lowenthal was President of Cowen Securities Inc., a New
        York stock brokerage firm and a general partner of Cowen
        &amp; Co., a New York brokerage firm. </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Kenneth W. McArthur</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">65</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">A Director of the Company
        since 1996; President and C.E.O. of Shurway Capital
        Corporation ( a private corporation), since July1993;
        Senior Vice-President Bank of Montreal Investment Counsel
        between January 1992 and July 1993; Senior Vice-President
        Nesbitt Thomson Inc. between July 1989 and January 1993.<br>
        - Member of the Audit Committee</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">A. Winn Oughtred</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">58</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">A Director of the Company
        since 1979; a Director of Fahnestock since 1983;
        Secretary of the Company since June, 1992 and prior to
        June, 1991; Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. (law
        firm), Canadian counsel to the Company since 1979. </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Elaine K. Roberts</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">49</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">President, Treasurer and
        a Director of the Company since 1977; Treasurer and a
        Director of Fahnestock since 1983. </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Burton Winberg</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">76</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">A Director of the Company
        since 1979; President of Rockport Holdings Limited (a
        real estate development company) since 1959. <br>
        - Member of the Audit and Compensation and Stock Option
        Committees. </font></td>
    </tr>
</TABLE>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Compliance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act requires the Company's directors and executive
officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a
registered class of the Company's equity securities, to file by
specific dates with the SEC initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of equity securities of the
Company. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent
stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the
Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.
The Company is required to report in this annual report on Form
10-K any failure of its directors and executive officers and
greater than ten percent stockholders to file by the relevant due
date any of these reports during the two preceding fiscal years.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">To the Company's
knowledge, based solely on review of copies of such reports
furnished to the Company during the two fiscal years ended
December 31, 2000, all Section 16(a) filing requirements
applicable to the Company's officers, directors and greater than
ten percent stockholders were complied with. </font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">DIRECTORS
COMPENSATION</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">In the year ended
December 31, 2000, the Company paid its directors an annual
retainer fee of $10,000 plus $1000 for each board or committee
meeting attended in person and $500 for board or committee
meeting attended by telephone. Directors are reimbursed for
travel and related expenses incurred in attending board and
committee meetings. The directors who are not employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries, are also entitled to the automatic
grant of stock options under the Company&#146;s 1996 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended, (the &quot;Plan&quot;) pursuant to a
formula set out in the Plan.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS INSURANCE</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">The Company carries
liability insurance for its directors and officers. In December
1998, the Company renewed its directors and officers liability
insurance for the three years ending November 30, 2001 at an
annual premium rate of $55,500. No part of the insurance premiums
were or are to be paid by the officers and directors. The
aggregate insurance coverage under the policies is limited to $10
million over the three year policy period. A deductible of $1
million is payable by the Company.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Under the by-laws of
the Company, the Company is obligated to indemnify the directors
and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries to the maximum
extent permitted by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The
Company has entered into indemnity agreements with each of its
directors providing for such indemnities.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"></font>&nbsp;</p>

<p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">SIGNATURES</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Pursuant to the
requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the
16th day of May, 2001.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">FAHNESTOCK VINER
HOLDINGS INC.</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">BY:/s/E.K. Roberts<br>
E.K. Roberts, President</font></p>

<p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.</font></p>

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        <td><p align="left"><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Signature</u></font></p>
        </td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Title </u></font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial"><u>Date </u></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">/s/J.L. Bitove<br>
        J.L. Bitove</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Director</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001 </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">/s/ R. Crystal<br>
        R. Crystal</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Director</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001 </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">/s/ A.G. Lowenthal<br>
        A.G. Lowenthal</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Chairman, Chief Executive
        Officer, Director </font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001 </font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">/s/ K.W. McArthur<br>
        K.W. McArthur</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Director</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">/s/ A.W. Oughtred<br>
        A.W. Oughtred</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Secretary, Director</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001</font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">s/ E.K. Roberts<br>
        E.K. Roberts</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">President &amp;
        Treasurer, (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer),
        Director </font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001 </font></td>
    </tr>
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        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">/s/ B. Winberg<br>
        B. Winberg</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">Director</font></td>
        <td><font size="2" face="Arial">May 16, 2001 </font></td>
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