UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    Form 13F

                              Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013

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:    Osterweis Capital Management, Inc.
Address: One Maritime Plaza, Suite 800
         San Francisco, CA  94111

13F File Number:  028-04483

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:      John Tavernetti
Title:     Chief Compliance Officer
Phone:     415-434-4441

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

 /s/  John Tavernetti     San Francisco, CA     May 10, 2013

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ X]         13F HOLDINGS REPORT.

[  ]         13F NOTICE.

[  ]         13F COMBINATION REPORT.



                              FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:         1

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:    119

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:    $2,621,998 (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.

No.  13F File Number               Name

01   028-06550                     Osterweis Capital Management, LLC.



                                    
                                                     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 DSCRETN MANAGERS         SOLE   SHARED     NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
AAR CORP                       NOTE 1.625% 3/0  000361AK1    20113 20316000 PRN      OTHER   1            20316000        0        0
ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC     COM              00444T100      262    50709 SH       SOLE                    50709        0        0
AIR LEASE CORP                 CL A             00912X302    45628  1556222 SH       OTHER                 1549827        0     6395
AIR LEASE CORP                 CL A             00912X302    49569  1690625 SH       OTHER   1             1687475        0        0
ALLEGHANY CORP DEL             COM              017175100    44602   112653 SH       OTHER                  112188        0      465
ALLEGHANY CORP DEL             COM              017175100    49199   124265 SH       OTHER   1              123725        0      351
ALLIANCE ONE INTL INC          NOTE 5.500% 7/1  018772AQ6     6807  6665000 PRN      OTHER   1             6665000        0        0
AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP   COM              02503X105      688    20990 SH       OTHER   1               20990        0        0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO            COM              025816109      363     5375 SH       SOLE                     5375        0        0
AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW    COM              030420103    42324  1021342 SH       OTHER                 1016357        0     4985
AMERICAN WTR WKS CO INC NEW    COM              030420103    51104  1233220 SH       OTHER   1             1228480        0     4740
ANNALY CAP MGMT INC            COM              035710409      496    31238 SH       OTHER   1               31238        0        0
APPLE INC                      COM              037833100      602     1359 SH       OTHER   1                1359        0        0
ATMEL CORP                     COM              049513104    19570  2812150 SH       OTHER                 2812150        0        0
ATMEL CORP                     COM              049513104    22565  3242389 SH       OTHER   1             3217639        0    11000
BARRETT BILL CORP              NOTE 5.000% 3/1  06846NAA2     6107  6103000 PRN      OTHER   1             6103000        0        0
BED BATH & BEYOND INC          COM              075896100    27189   422060 SH       OTHER                  420355        0     1705
BED BATH & BEYOND INC          COM              075896100    29611   459660 SH       OTHER   1              459660        0        0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL     CL A             084670108      625        4 SH       OTHER                       4        0        0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL     CL A             084670108      156        1 SH       OTHER   1                   0        0        0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL     CL B NEW         084670702      267     2564 SH       OTHER   1                1264        0       50
BLOCK H & R INC                COM              093671105    25904   880475 SH       OTHER                  876780        0     3695
BLOCK H & R INC                COM              093671105    27838   946215 SH       OTHER   1              946215        0        0
BOEING CO                      COM              097023105    20508   238880 SH       OTHER                  237770        0     1110
BOEING CO                      COM              097023105    26950   313920 SH       OTHER   1              313920        0        0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO        COM              110122108      437    10617 SH       OTHER                   10617        0        0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO        COM              110122108      270     6549 SH       OTHER   1                6549        0        0
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC          COM              17243V102    51540  1750660 SH       OTHER   1             1745950        0     4710
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC          COM              17243V102    41179  1398727 SH       OTHER                 1392052        0     6675
COMPUWARE CORP                 COM              205638109    39829  3188930 SH       OTHER   1             3175930        0        0
COMPUWARE CORP                 COM              205638109    32363  2591125 SH       OTHER                 2579180        0    11945
CROWN HOLDINGS INC             COM              228368106    42125  1012388 SH       OTHER                 1007038        0     5350
CROWN HOLDINGS INC             COM              228368106    49526  1190235 SH       OTHER   1             1190235        0        0
DIAGEO P L C                   SPON ADR NEW     25243Q205    35259   280191 SH       OTHER                  278591        0     1600
DIAGEO P L C                   SPON ADR NEW     25243Q205    47206   375130 SH       OTHER   1              375130        0        0
DURECT CORP                    COM              266605104      132    99256 SH       OTHER                   99256        0        0
DURECT CORP                    COM              266605104      341   256600 SH       OTHER   1                   0        0   256600
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L    COM              293792107    42678   707873 SH       OTHER                  705323        0     2550
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS L    COM              293792107    29178   483961 SH       OTHER   1              470831        0    13130
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COM              30231G102     1200    13318 SH       OTHER                   11046        0        0
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COM              30231G102     1041    11546 SH       OTHER   1               11546        0        0
FIRST REP BK SAN FRANCISCO C   COM              33616C100    22402   580060 SH       OTHER                  578515        0     1545
FIRST REP BK SAN FRANCISCO C   COM              33616C100    15829   409875 SH       OTHER   1              409875        0        0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO            COM              369604103      146     6300 SH       OTHER                    6300        0        0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO            COM              369604103       95     4137 SH       OTHER   1                4137        0        0
GOOGLE INC                     CL A             38259P508    38139    48023 SH       OTHER   1               48023        0        0
GOOGLE INC                     CL A             38259P508    36208    45591 SH       OTHER                   45431        0      160
HEALTHSOUTH CORP               COM NEW          421924309    42253  1602327 SH       OTHER                 1595567        0     6760
HEALTHSOUTH CORP               COM NEW          421924309    41506  1573978 SH       OTHER   1             1573978        0        0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO             COM              428236103      230     9640 SH       OTHER   1                2640        0     5000
HOLOGIC INC                    COM              436440101    37548  1661404 SH       OTHER                 1654454        0     6950
HOLOGIC INC                    COM              436440101    41110  1819040 SH       OTHER   1             1819040        0        0
HOLOGIC INC                    FRNT 2.000%12/1  436440AA9       70    70000 PRN      OTHER                   70000        0        0
HOLOGIC INC                    FRNT 2.000%12/1  436440AA9      130   130000 PRN      OTHER   1              130000        0        0
HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP            NOTE 3.800% 7/0  440694AB3     1506  1500000 PRN      OTHER   1             1500000        0        0
ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP/CORP      FRNT 8/1         451102AB3    35026 34939000 PRN      OTHER   1            34939000        0        0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS   COM              459200101      408     1913 SH       OTHER   1                1913        0        0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COM              478160104    50309   617067 SH       OTHER   1              617067        0        0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COM              478160104    41293   506482 SH       OTHER                  504347        0     2135
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO            COM              46625H100      428     9025 SH       OTHER   1                9025        0        0
KB HOME                        NOTE 1.375% 2/0  48666KAS8     8795  8000000 PRN      OTHER   1             8000000        0        0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNER   UT LTD PARTNER   494550106      678     7550 SH       OTHER   1                7550        0        0
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL          *W EXP 05/25/201 49456B119      586   114000 PRN      OTHER   1               94000        0    20000
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL          COM              49456B101    37650   973362 SH       OTHER                  968597        0     4765
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL          COM              49456B101    47556  1229465 SH       OTHER   1             1226315        0     3150
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP     COM              518415104       84    15400 SH       OTHER   1                   0        0        0
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP       INT COM SER A    53071M104    23663  1107319 SH       OTHER                 1102494        0     4825
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP       INT COM SER A    53071M104    30102  1408625 SH       OTHER   1             1408625        0        0
LILLY ELI & CO                 COM              532457108      944    16631 SH       SOLE                    16631        0        0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP   COM UNIT RP LP   559080106    49323   923127 SH       OTHER                  918102        0     5025
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP   COM UNIT RP LP   559080106    42689   798977 SH       OTHER   1              787387        0    11590
MERCK & CO INC NEW             COM              58933Y105       35      783 SH       OTHER                     783        0        0
MERCK & CO INC NEW             COM              58933Y105      524    11854 SH       OTHER   1               11854        0        0
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL      NOTE 4.250% 4/1  55303QAE0     7098  6538000 PRN      OTHER   1             6538000        0        0
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC       COM              63861C109    28445   770875 SH       OTHER                  767795        0     3080
NATIONSTAR MTG HLDGS INC       COM              63861C109    28170   763420 SH       OTHER   1              763420        0        0
NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW         NOTE 3.000%10/1  63934EAL2    21220 20791000 PRN      OTHER   1            20791000        0        0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP            COM              65105M108    29770  2665130 SH       OTHER                 2654455        0    10675
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP            COM              65105M108    32415  2901980 SH       OTHER   1             2886925        0    15055
NOVARTIS A G                   SPONSORED ADR    66987V109    19287   270735 SH       OTHER                  269570        0     1165
NOVARTIS A G                   SPONSORED ADR    66987V109    28076   394105 SH       OTHER   1              394105        0        0
NVIDIA CORP                    COM              67066G104      128    10000 SH       OTHER   1               10000        0        0
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL       COM              674599105    28713   366377 SH       OTHER                  364662        0     1715
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL       COM              674599105    37550   479129 SH       OTHER   1              477934        0     1195
ORACLE CORP                    COM              68389X105    23413   724185 SH       OTHER                  720935        0     3250
ORACLE CORP                    COM              68389X105    28832   891800 SH       OTHER   1              891800        0        0
OWENS ILL INC                  COM NEW          690768403    32552  1221445 SH       OTHER                 1216305        0     5140
OWENS ILL INC                  COM NEW          690768403    36528  1370685 SH       OTHER   1             1368005        0     2680
PEPSICO INC                    COM              713448108      251     3175 SH       OTHER   1                3175        0        0
POPE RES DEL LTD PARTNERSHIP   DEPOSITRY RCPT   732857107      957    15560 SH       OTHER   1                   0        0        0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO            COM              742718109     1649    21404 SH       OTHER   1               21404        0        0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO            COM              742718109     1742    22602 SH       SOLE                    22182        0      420
QUALCOMM INC                   COM              747525103      236     3530 SH       OTHER   1                3530        0        0
QUESTAR CORP                   COM              748356102    37655  1547681 SH       OTHER                 1541506        0     6175
QUESTAR CORP                   COM              748356102    45312  1862387 SH       OTHER   1             1862197        0      190
SANDISK CORP                   NOTE 1.000% 5/1  80004CAC5     1149  1150000 PRN      OTHER                 1150000        0        0
SANDISK CORP                   NOTE 1.000% 5/1  80004CAC5      280   280000 PRN      OTHER   1              280000        0        0
SANOFI                         RIGHT 12/31/2020 80105N113       79    44150 SH       OTHER   1               44150        0        0
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC   COM CL A         848574109    14012   737841 SH       OTHER                  737841        0        0
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HLDGS INC   COM CL A         848574109    18955   998140 SH       OTHER   1              995940        0     2200
SYMETRA FINL CORP              COM              87151Q106    18167  1354758 SH       OTHER                 1347283        0     7475
SYMETRA FINL CORP              COM              87151Q106    21008  1566585 SH       OTHER   1             1559225        0        0
TELEFLEX INC                   COM              879369106    45388   537067 SH       OTHER   1              537067        0        0
TELEFLEX INC                   COM              879369106    41578   491987 SH       OTHER                  489997        0     1990
TELEFLEX INC                   NOTE 3.875% 8/0  879369AA4    26261 18150000 PRN      OTHER   1            18150000        0        0
THOMPSON CREEK METALS CO INC   COM              884768102       45    15000 SH       OTHER   1                   0        0    15000
UNILEVER N V                   N Y SHS NEW      904784709    40290   982671 SH       OTHER                  978036        0     4635
UNILEVER N V                   N Y SHS NEW      904784709    46674  1138384 SH       OTHER   1             1138384        0        0
UNION PAC CORP                 COM              907818108      427     3000 SH       SOLE                     3000        0        0
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL   COM              91911K102    52079   694203 SH       OTHER                  691174        0     3029
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL   COM              91911K102    59265   789987 SH       OTHER   1              787987        0     2000
VECTOR GROUP LTD               FRNT 1/1         92240MAY4    35776 30750000 PRN      OTHER   1            30750000        0        0
VIACOM INC NEW                 CL B             92553P201    40630   660867 SH       OTHER                  657822        0     3045
VIACOM INC NEW                 CL B             92553P201    49616   807020 SH       OTHER   1              807020        0        0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW           COM              949746101       53     1423 SH       OTHER                    1423        0        0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW           COM              949746101      361     9755 SH       OTHER   1                9755        0        0
XEROX CORP                     COM              984121103    19855  2308758 SH       OTHER                 2299648        0     9110
XEROX CORP                     COM              984121103    21116  2455392 SH       OTHER   1             2455392        0        0
XPO LOGISTICS INC              NOTE 4.500%10/0  983793AA8    18319 15500000 PRN      OTHER   1            15500000        0        0