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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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Check here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): / / is a restatement.
/ / adds new holding entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: McCarthy Group, Inc.
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Address: 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 450
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Omaha, Nebraska
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68124
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Form 13F File Number: 28- initial filing
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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:
Name: Richard L. Jarvis
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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Phone: (402) 393 - 1497
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Richard L. Jarvis Omaha, Nebraska 02/11/00
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report type (Check only one.):
/ / 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
/X/ 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this
report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager (s).)
/ / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here is 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 Name
28- initial filing McCarthy Group Asset Management, Inc.
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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: -0-
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $-0-
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: None
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 that the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
28-
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