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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: September 29, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this report:
Name: Sovereign Asset Management Corporation
Address: 101 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199
13F File Number: 801-42023
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 is, 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 F. Snyder, III
Title: Executive Vice President
Phone: (610) 993-9883
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/John F. Snyder, III Berwyn, PA September 29, 2000
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Report Type (Check only One): [ x ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ] 13F NOTICE
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT
List of other managers reporting for this manager: None
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of other included managers: None
Form 13F information table entry total:
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As Of September 29, 2000 Form 13F Reporting Manager-Sovereign Asset Management Company
Report Code: imwb_13F_NMCM2.rpt
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 8
Title of Cusip Fair Shrs/Prin Inv Discretion Voting Authority (Shrs)
Name of Issuer Class Number Market Value Amount Sole Shrd Othr Mgr A-Sole B-Shrd C-None
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AFLAC CORP Com 001055102 14030 218,998 X 01 218,998 0 0
AT & T CORP Com 001957109 558 18,997 X 01 18,997 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Com 002824100 12706 267,150 X 01 267,150 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS Com 009158106 3276 91,000 X 01 91,000 0 0
ALLTEL CORP Com 020039103 9387 179,870 X 01 179,870 0 0
AMERICAN GENERAL CORP Com 026351106 5283 67,735 X 01 67,735 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP Com 026609107 11065 195,632 X 01 195,632 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP Com 026874107 12924 135,061 X 01 135,061 0 0
ANHEUSER BUSCH Com 035229103 1715 40,532 X 01 40,532 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC. Com 053015103 12198 182,405 X 01 182,405 0 0
AVERY DENNISON CORP Com 053611109 1686 36,350 X 01 36,350 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC DR 055622104 273 5,151 X 01 5,151 0 0
BANK AMER CORP Com 060505104 6044 115,393 X 01 115,393 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK Com 064057102 505 9,000 X 01 9,000 0 0
BARD C R INC Com 067383109 2113 50,000 X 01 50,000 0 0
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC. Com 071813109 18296 229,233 X 01 229,233 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP Com 079860102 659 16,366 X 01 16,366 0 0
BEMIS CO Com 081437105 3800 118,300 X 01 118,300 0 0
BESTFOODS COM Com 08658U101 7205 99,035 X 01 99,035 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO Com 110122108 3393 59,402 X 01 59,402 0 0
CVS CORP Com 126650100 319 6,890 X 01 6,890 0 0
CENTURYTEL INC Com 156700106 6894 252,997 X 01 252,997 0 0
CHEVRON CORP Com 166751107 12826 150,447 X 01 150,447 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Com 17275R102 2264 40,980 X 01 40,980 0 0
CITIGROUP Com 172967101 15946 294,963 X 01 294,963 0 0
COCA-COLA CO Com 191216100 8195 148,653 X 01 148,653 0 0
COMPAQ COMPUTER Com 204493100 1654 59,965 X 01 59,965 0 0
CONOCO INC - CL A Com 208251306 419 16,050 X 01 16,050 0 0
CONOCO INC - CL B Com 208251405 535 19,871 X 01 19,871 0 0
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP Com 256669102 177 10,538 X 01 10,538 0 0
DOVER CORP Com 260003108 14764 314,539 X 01 314,539 0 0
E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO INC Com 263534109 1174 28,325 X 01 28,325 0 0
EMC CORP Com 268648102 3912 39,469 X 01 39,469 0 0
ECOLAB INC Com 278865100 1394 38,650 X 01 38,650 0 0
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORP Com 285661104 222 5,359 X 01 5,359 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC Com 291011104 10558 157,576 X 01 157,576 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Com 30231G102 17610 197,593 X 01 197,593 0 0
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC Com 307000109 1012 52,590 X 01 52,590 0 0
FHLMC Com 313400301 3062 56,645 X 01 56,645 0 0
FNMA Com 313586109 16767 234,497 X 01 234,497 0 0
FIRST UNION CORP Com 337358105 1444 44,849 X 01 44,849 0 0
FIRSTAR CORPORATION Com 33763V109 559 25,000 X 01 25,000 0 0
FLEET BOSTON FINANCIAL Com 339030108 3388 86,869 X 01 86,869 0 0
GANNETT CO INC Com 364730101 4554 85,918 X 01 85,918 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC Com 369604103 20471 354,860 X 01 354,860 0 0
GENTEX CORP Com 371901109 200 8,000 X 01 8,000 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD INC Com 428236103 3430 35,357 X 01 35,357 0 0
HOME DEPOT Com 437076102 6302 118,757 X 01 118,757 0 0
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC Com 438516106 363 10,183 X 01 10,183 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC Com 441815107 2551 45,047 X 01 45,047 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC Com 452308109 9583 171,502 X 01 171,502 0 0
INTEL CORP Com 458140100 7113 171,146 X 01 171,146 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE Com 459200101 7718 68,602 X 01 68,602 0 0
INTERPUBLIC GROUP INC Com 460690100 10686 313,727 X 01 313,727 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON Com 478160104 15918 169,453 X 01 169,453 0 0
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP Com 494368103 10993 196,958 X 01 196,958 0 0
LEGGETT & PLATT INC Com 524660107 4302 272,055 X 01 272,055 0 0
LOWES COS INC. Com 548661107 7878 175,565 X 01 175,565 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES Com 549463107 1267 41,442 X 01 41,442 0 0
MASCO CORPORATION Com 574599106 839 45,056 X 01 45,056 0 0
MCDONALDS CORP Com 580135101 682 22,580 X 01 22,580 0 0
MCGRAW-HILL INC Com 580645109 13242 208,323 X 01 208,323 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC Com 585055106 10895 210,268 X 01 210,268 0 0
MERCK & CO INC Com 589331107 3534 47,480 X 01 47,480 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP Com 594918104 1436 23,816 X 01 23,816 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG Com 604059105 10319 113,236 X 01 113,236 0 0
MOLEX INC Com 608554101 1469 26,990 X 01 26,990 0 0
NOKIA CORP "A" ADR DR 654902204 1943 48,802 X 01 48,802 0 0
PNC BANK CORP. Com 693475105 962 14,807 X 01 14,807 0 0
PENTAIR INC Com 709631105 7757 289,975 X 01 289,975 0 0
PEPSICO INC. Com 713448108 17137 372,550 X 01 372,550 0 0
PFIZER INC. Com 717081103 1543 34,330 X 01 34,330 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COMP COS INC Com 718154107 1478 50,225 X 01 50,225 0 0
PITNEY BOWES INC Com 724479100 9466 240,013 X 01 240,013 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO Com 742718109 1758 26,235 X 01 26,235 0 0
QUESTAR CORP Com 748356102 1939 69,725 X 01 69,725 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO DR 780257804 8662 144,524 X 01 144,524 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS Com 78387G103 13484 269,680 X 01 269,680 0 0
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP Com 806605101 382 8,215 X 01 8,215 0 0
SCHLUMBERGER LTD Com 806857108 269 3,268 X 01 3,268 0 0
STATE STREET CORP Com 857477103 5838 44,905 X 01 44,905 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC Com 866810104 2803 24,005 X 01 24,005 0 0
SYSCO CORP Com 871829107 14465 312,330 X 01 312,330 0 0
TARGET CORP. Com 87612E106 7284 284,271 X 01 284,271 0 0
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM Com 902124106 298 5,742 X 01 5,742 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES Com 913017109 1306 18,866 X 01 18,866 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Com 92343V104 914 18,873 X 01 18,873 0 0
WAL-MART STORES INC Com 931142103 2114 43,930 X 01 43,930 0 0
WALGREEN CO Com 931422109 201 5,300 X 01 5,300 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO Com 949746101 11884 258,700 X 01 258,700 0 0
JOHN WILEY & SONS Com 968223206 367 16,000 X 01 16,000 0 0
WILMINGTON TRUST CORP Com 971807102 304 5,660 X 01 5,660 0 0
WORLDCOM INC. Com 98157D106 1261 41,511 X 01 41,511 0 0
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