FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
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[ ] 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 Sept 30, 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: September 30, 2000
a. Other Included Managers 0
b. Information Table Entry Total 45
c. Information Table Value Total $ 306,252
List of Other Included Managers None
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FORM 13 F
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Quarter Ending September, 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 11,036 525,500
AT&T common 001957109 9,420 320,676
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC common 053015103 268 4,000
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY common 144285103 6,451 221,494
CINERGY common 172474108 5,736 173,484
CROWN CORK & SEAL common 228255105 8,923 834,879
CUMMINS ENGINE common 231021106 4,365 145,500
EMERSON ELECTRIC common 291011104 6,248 93,256
ENGELHARD common 292845104 5,088 313,095
EXXON MOBIL common 30231G102 4,865 53,207
FIRST UNION common 337358105 13,204 410,215
FLOWERS INDUSTRIES common 343496105 2,323 119,150
GENERAL ELECTRIC common 369604103 398 6,903
GENERAL MILLS common 370334104 3,526 99,310
GENERAL MOTORS common 370442105 4,842 74,497
GENUINE PARTS common 372460105 9,549 500,913
GOODRICH(B.F.) common 382388106 13,505 344,618
HERCULES common 427056106 12,059 853,729
HONEYWELL INT'L common 438516106 11,143 312,780
HOSPITALITY PROPERTY common 44106M102 5,956 254,800
INGERSOLL-RAND common 456866102 3,318 97,950
INT'L BUSSINESS MACH common 459200101 281 2,500
INT'L PAPER common 460146103 7,943 276,879
KEYCORP common 493267108 3,358 132,651
KEYSPAN common 49337W100 692 17,250
KIMBERLY-CLARK common 494368103 7,896 141,471
LUBRIZOL common 549271104 12,687 644,414
MARSH & MCLENNAN common 571748102 201 1,515
MINNESOTA MINING common 604059105 7,880 86,473
NAT'L CITY common 635405103 14,259 644,487
NEWELL RUBBERMAID common 651229106 5,771 252,971
PACTIV common 695257105 15,543 1,389,354
PENNEY (J.C.) common 708160106 8,892 752,775
PHILIP MORRIS common 718154107 3,435 116,689
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM common 718507106 5,636 89,820
PPG INDUSTRIES common 693506107 7,174 180,750
SARA LEE common 803111103 15,552 765,633
SBC COMMUNICATIONS common 78387G103 182 3,641
TECO ENERGY common 872375100 9,121 317,262
UNITED DOMINION RLTY common 910197102 1,109 102,000
USX-MARATHON GROUP common 902905827 15,588 549,340
USX-U.S.STEEL GROUP common 90337T101 7,240 476,736
V.F. CORP common 918204108 3,718 150,600
WESTVACO common 961548104 9,191 344,380
WEYERHAEUSER common 962166104 682 16,900
Column Total 306,252
(SEC USE
ONLY)
Investment Discretion
Shared a Shared Voting Authority
(Shared)
Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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