FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2000
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: First Fiduciary Investment Counsel, Inc.
Address: 1375 East Ninth Street
Suite #2450
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
13F File Number: 28- 7360
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: Vernon P. Essi
Title: President
Phone: (216) 623-7700
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Cleveland, Ohio May 12, 2000
[Signature] [City, State] Date
Report Typle [Check only one.]:
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 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 if a portion of the holdings
for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion
are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
a. Other Included Managers 0
b. Information Table Entry Total 49
c. Information Table Value Total $ 459,045
List of Other Included Managers None
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FORM 13 F
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Quarter Ending June, 2000 Name of Reporting Manager First
Fiduciary Investment Counsel, Inc.
Fair MarkeShares
oInvestment Discretion Voting Authority (Share
Title of Value Principal
Shared a Shared
Name of Issuer Class CUSIP # (thousands Amount Sole
Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
ALBERTSONS common 013104104 10,452 314,350
AT&T common 001957109 4,291 135,675
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC common 053015103 214 4,000
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY common 144285103 6,436 304,656
CARRINGTON LABS common 144525102 38 17,400
CINERGY common 172474108 4,813 189,222
CROWN CORK & SEAL common 228255105 19,175 1,278,350
CUMMINS ENGINE common 231021106 7,471 274,150
EMERSON ELECTRIC common 291011104 6,293 104,226
ENGELHARD common 292845104 17,880 1,047,895
EXXON MOBIL common 30231G102 4,581 58,362
FIRST UNION common 337358105 14,355 578,550
FLOWERS INDUSTRIES common 343496105 11,083 555,900
FOSTER WHEELER common 350244109 15,929 1,846,875
GENCORP common 368682100 12,035 1,504,325
GENERAL ELECTRIC common 369604103 366 6,903
GENERAL MILLS common 370334104 4,465 116,730
GENERAL MOTORS common 370442105 4,797 82,715
GENUINE PARTS common 372460105 15,876 793,777
GOODRICH(B.F.) common 382388106 27,042 793,900
HERCULES common 427056106 18,583 1,321,450
HOSPITALITY PROPERTY common 44106M102 13,944 618,000
INT'L BUSSINESS MACH common 459200101 340 3,100
INT'L PAPER common 460146103 9,651 323,732
KEYCORP common 493267108 2,607 147,893
KEYSPAN common 49337W100 590 19,176
KIMBERLY-CLARK common 494368103 6,968 121,452
LUBRIZOL common 549271104 19.003 904,885
MARSH & MCLENNAN common 571748102 216 2,065
MCN ENERGY GROUP common 55267J100 218 10,200
MINNESOTA MINING common 604059105 7,838 95,010
NAT'L CITY common 635405103 18,430 1,084,128
NEWELL RUBBERMAID common 651229106 9,617 373,490
OGDEN common 676346109 8,409 934,325
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS common 682129101 5,671 907,425
PACTIV common 695257105 17,168 2,180,054
PENNEY (J.C.) common 708160106 22,314 1,210,275
PHILIP MORRIS common 718154107 3,436 129,360
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM common 718507106 7,617 150,270
PPG INDUSTRIES common 693506107 3,352 75,650
SARA LEE common 803111103 22,585 1.169,475
TECO ENERGY common 872375100 15,798 787,440
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE common 880349105 1,198 228,230
UNITED DOMINION RLTY common 910197102 2,241 203,762
USX-MARATHON GROUP common 902905827 21,315 850,465
USX-U.S.STEEL GROUP common 90337T101 14,923 803,923
V.F. CORP common 918204108 2,349 98,650
WESTVACO common 961548104 14,164 570,830
WEYERHAEUSER common 962166104 908 21,125
Column Total 459,045
(SEC USE
ONLY)
Investment Discretion
Shared a Shared Voting Authority
(Shared)
Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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