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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 30, 1999
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Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.): / / is a restatement.
/ / adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Howland Capital Management, Inc.
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Address: 75 Federal Street, Suite 1100
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Boston, MA 02110-1911
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Form 13F File Number: 28-
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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: Pamela Horwath
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Title: Compliance Administrator
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Phone:
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Pamela Horwath Boston, MA November 1, 1999
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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.)
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/ / 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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F
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Name of Reporting Manager HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6
Name of Issuer Title of CUSIP Fair Market Shares of Investment Discretion
Class Number Value Principal (a) Sole (b) Shared- (c) Shared -
Amount As Defined Other
in Instr. V.
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ABBOTT LABS 00282410 COMMON $3,174,979.52 86,540 86,540
ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE 01879X10 COMMON $2,139,643.59 177,564 177,564
ALLSTATE CORP 02000210 COMMON $1,838,578.99 73,726 73,726
ALLSTATE FING 1 02001320 PFD $293,256.00 12,000 12,000
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP 02660910 COMMON $711,061.00 17,134 17,134
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 02687410 COMMON $6,035,844.53 69,427 69,427
AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC 03041110 COMMON $954,201.62 32,974 32,974
AMERITECH CORP NEW 03095410 COMMON $627,450.00 9,400 9,400
APPLIED MATLS INC 03822210 COMMON $380,671.20 4,900 4,900
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC 04532710 COMMON $853,125.00 87,500 87,500
AT&T CORP 00195710 COMMON $448,267.50 10,305 10,305
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO 04882510 COMMON $780,786.25 8,810 8,810
AUSTRIA FD INC 05258710 COMMON $251,083.20 28,900 28,900
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 05301510 COMMON $8,487,675.00 190,200 190,200
AVERY DENNISON CORP 05361110 COMMON $532,986.00 10,104 10,104
BELL ATLANTIC CORP 07785310 COMMON $550,620.34 8,180 8,180
BELLSOUTH CORP 07986010 COMMON $617,220.00 13,716 13,716
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
INC DEL CL B 08467020 COMMON $200,448.00 108 108
BESTFOODS INC 08658U10 COMMON $2,720,742.08 56,025 56,025
BOSTON 1784 INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FD 10114284 COMMON $493,009.64 32,435 32,435
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 05562210 COMMON $3,507,342.26 31,651 31,651
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 11012210 COMMON $6,624,990.00 98,148 98,148
CENTRAL EUROPEAN VALUE FD INC 15345510 COMMON $172,000.00 17,200 17,200
CHEVRON CORP 16675110 COMMON $7,505,022.50 16,958 16,958
CINTAS CORP 17290810 COMMON $6,365,211.30 110,100 110,100
CISCO SYS INC 17275R10 COMMON $1,909,205.30 27,846 27,846
CITIZENS UTILS CO DEL
COM SER B 17734220 COMMON $190,567.49 16,845 16,845
COCA COLA CO 19121610 COMMON $3,925,378.75 81,355 81,355
COMCAST CORP CL A SPL 20030020 COMMON $307,037.50 7,700 7,700
CONCORD EFS, INC 20619710 COMMON $7,925,816.25 384,282 384,282
CORNING INC 21935010 COMMON $316,623.93 4,618 4,618
CSX CORP 12640810 COMMON $351,712.50 8,300 8,300
DANAHER CORP 23585110 COMMON $4,338,856.80 82,350 82,350
DELL COMPUTER CORP 24702510 COMMON $735,908.80 17,600 17,600
PAGE TOTAL $76,267,323
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Item 1 Item 7 Item 8
Name of Issuer Managers Voting Authority (Shares)
See Instr.V. (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
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ABBOTT LABS 86,540
ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE 177,564
ALLSTATE CORP 73,726
ALLSTATE FING 1 12,000
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP 17,134
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 69,427
AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC 32,974
AMERITECH CORP NEW 9,400
APPLIED MATLS INC 4,900
ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC 87,500
AT&T CORP 10,305
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO 8,810
AUSTRIA FD INC 28,900
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 190,200
AVERY DENNISON CORP 10,104
BELL ATLANTIC CORP 8,180
BELLSOUTH CORP 13,716
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
INC DEL CL B 108
BESTFOODS INC 56,025
BOSTON 1784 INTERNATIONAL
EQUITY FD 32,435
BP AMOCO PLC ADR 31,651
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 98,148
CENTRAL EUROPEAN VALUE FD INC 17,200
CHEVRON CORP 16,958
CINTAS CORP 110,100
CISCO SYS INC 27,846
CITIZENS UTILS CO DEL
COM SER B 16,845
COCA COLA CO 81,355
COMCAST CORP CL A SPL 7,700
CONCORD EFS, INC 384,282
CORNING INC 4,618
CSX CORP 8,300
DANAHER CORP 82,350
DELL COMPUTER CORP 17,600
PAGE TOTAL
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Name of Reporting Manager HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6
Name of Issuer Title of CUSIP Fair Market Shares of Investment Discretion
Class Number Value Principal (a) Sole (b) Shared- (c) Shared -
Amount As Defined Other
in Instr. V.
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DEVRY INC DEL 25189310 COMMON $4,643,000 232,150 232,150
DISNEY WALT CO 25468710 COMMON $464,646 17,871 17,871
DOVER CORP 26000310 COMMON $343,350 8,400 8,400
DST SYSTEMS INC 23332610 COMMON $1,612,406 28,350 28,350
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 26353430 PFD $245,850 3,300 3,300
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 26353410 COMMON $350,900 5,800 5,800
DUKE ENERGY CO 26439620 PFD $600,300 26,100 26,100
ELAN PLC ADR 28413120 PFD $396,916 11,826 11,826
EMERGING MKTS INCOME FUND 29091810 COMMON $1,059,725 87,400 87,400
EMERSON ELEC CO 29101110 COMMON $770,894 12,200 12,200
ENERGYNORTH INC 29292510 COMMON $358,975 8,650 8,650
EXXON CORP 30229010 COMMON $9,178,520 120,770 120,770
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN 31358630 COMMON $370,925 7,400 7,400
FEDERAL-MOGUL FINANCING TR 31355240 PFD $1,362,463 33,850 33,850
FEDERATED GROWTH
STRATEGIES FD CL A 31417210 COMMON $470,014 13,557 13,557
FEDERATED STK & BD FD INC 31390210 COMMON $299,132 16,213 16,213
GAP INC 36476010 COMMON $334,752 10,461 10,461
GENERAL ELEC CO 36960410 COMMON $14,933,721 125,956 125,956
GENERAL MLS INC 37033410 COMMON $584,100 7,200 7,200
GEOKINETICS INC 37291010 COMMON $57,983 51,540 51,540
GILLETTE CO 37576610 COMMON $3,071,253 90,497 90,497
GTE CORP 36232010 COMMON $1,900,043 24,716 24,716
H & Q HEALTH CARE FD 40405210 COMMON $443,714 27,200 27,200
HCR MANOR CARE INC 40413410 COMMON $2,096,936 122,000 122,000
HEALTH CARE PPTY INVS INC 42191510 COMMON $2,852,063 108,650 108,650
HEINZ H J CO 42307410 COMMON $232,200 5,400 5,400
HERSHEY FOODS CORP 42786610 COMMON $1,893,184 38,884 38,884
HEWLETT PACKARD CO 42823610 COMMON $5,611,705 61,163 61,163
HOME DEPOT INC 43707610 COMMON $7,088,963 103,300 103,300
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC 45230810 COMMON $260,971 3,500 3,500
IMMUNOGEN INC 45253H10 COMMON $35,625 15,000 15,000
INTEL CORP 45814010 COMMON $2,419,631 32,560 32,560
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHS CORP 45920010 COMMON $1,191,124 9,844 9,844
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC 46069010 COMMON $4,196,806 102,050 102,050
PAGE TOTAL $71,732,788
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Item 1 Item 7 Item 8
Name of Issuer Managers Voting Authority (Shares)
See Instr.V. (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
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DEVRY INC DEL 232,150
DISNEY WALT CO 17,871
DOVER CORP 8,400
DST SYSTEMS INC 28,350
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 3,300
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO 5,800
DUKE ENERGY CO 26,100
ELAN PLC ADR 11,826
EMERGING MKTS INCOME FUND 87,400
EMERSON ELEC CO 12,200
ENERGYNORTH INC 8,650
EXXON CORP 120,770
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN 7,400
FEDERAL-MOGUL FINANCING TR 33,850
FEDERATED GROWTH
STRATEGIES FD CL A 13,557
FEDERATED STK & BD FD INC 16,213
GAP INC 10,461
GENERAL ELEC CO 125,956
GENERAL MLS INC 7,200
GEOKINETICS INC 51,540
GILLETTE CO 90,497
GTE CORP 24,716
H & Q HEALTH CARE FD 27,200
HCR MANOR CARE INC 122,000
HEALTH CARE PPTY INVS INC 108,650
HEINZ H J CO 5,400
HERSHEY FOODS CORP 38,884
HEWLETT PACKARD CO 61,163
HOME DEPOT INC 103,300
ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC 3,500
IMMUNOGEN INC 15,000
INTEL CORP 32,560
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHS CORP 9,844
INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC 102,050
PAGE TOTAL
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Name of Reporting Manager HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6
Name of Issuer Title of CUSIP Fair Market Shares of Investment Discretion
Class Number Value Principal (a) Sole (b) Shared- (c) Shared -
Amount As Defined Other
in Instr. V.
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IRISH INVT FD INC 46271010 COMMON $1,448,764 90,900 90,900
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 47816010 COMMON $8,377,806 91,187 91,187
KEYCORP NEW 49326710 COMMON $696,022 26,964 26,964
KOREA FD INC 50063410 COMMON $262,500 21,000 21,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 54946310 COMMON $8,461,581 130,429 130,429
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC 57174810 COMMON $436,688 6,375 6,375
MAY DEPT STORES CO 57777810 COMMON $276,164 7,579 7,579
MBIA INC 55262C10 COMMON $1,778,744 38,150 38,150
MCDONALDS CORP 58013588 PFD $368,445 15,000 15,000
MCDONALDS CORP 58013510 COMMON $614,842 14,216 14,216
MCI WORLDCOM INC 55268B10 COMMON $896,066 12,467 12,467
MEDIVATION INC SER A CONV PFD 58499020 COMMON $25,000 12,500 12,500
MEDTRONIC INC 58505510 COMMON $876,628 24,650 24,650
MERCK & CO INC 58933110 COMMON $3,829,282 59,082 59,082
MICROSOFT CORP 59491810 COMMON $2,115,914 23,364 23,364
MICROSOFT CORP 59491820 PFD $265,112 2,633 2,633
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO 60405910 COMMON $912,310 9,497 9,497
MOBIL CORP 60705910 COMMON $2,346,367 23,289 23,289
MOLEX INC 60855410 COMMON $5,119,781 140,750 140,750
MORGAN J P & CO INC 61688010 COMMON $540,745 4,733 4,733
OMNICARE INC 68190410 COMMON $647,763 67,300 67,300
PAYCHEX INC 70432610 COMMON $1,235,325 36,200 36,200
PEPSICO INC 71344810 COMMON $1,929,125 63,250 63,250
PFIZER INC 71708110 COMMON $5,112,546 142,510 142,510
PITNEY BOWES INC 72447910 COMMON $338,815 5,560 5,560
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO 74271810 COMMON $6,781,813 72,350 72,350
PROGRESS SOFTWARE 74331210 COMMON $2,093,089 66,712 66,712
QUALCOMM FINL TR 1 74752R40 PFD $1,868,250 7,050 7,050
QUALCOMM INC 74752510 COMMON $6,243,204 33,000 33,000
RAYTHEON CO CL B 75511140 COMMON $278,297 5,608 5,608
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO 78025780 COMMON $1,060,181 17,950 17,950
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC 78387G10 COMMON $6,364,033 124,631 124,631
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP 80660510 COMMON $1,856,244 42,550 42,550
SCHLUMBERGER LTD 80685710 COMMON $276,171 4,432 4,432
PAGE TOTAL $75,733,614
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Name of Issuer Managers Voting Authority (Shares)
See Instr.V. (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None
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IRISH INVT FD INC 90,900
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 91,187
KEYCORP NEW 26,964
KOREA FD INC 21,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 130,429
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC 6,375
MAY DEPT STORES CO 7,579
MBIA INC 38,150
MCDONALDS CORP 15,000
MCDONALDS CORP 14,216
MCI WORLDCOM INC 12,467
MEDIVATION INC SER A CONV PFD 12,500
MEDTRONIC INC 24,650
MERCK & CO INC 59,082
MICROSOFT CORP 23,364
MICROSOFT CORP 2,633
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO 9,497
MOBIL CORP 23,289
MOLEX INC 140,750
MORGAN J P & CO INC 4,733
OMNICARE INC 67,300
PAYCHEX INC 36,200
PEPSICO INC 63,250
PFIZER INC 142,510
PITNEY BOWES INC 5,560
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO 72,350
PROGRESS SOFTWARE 66,712
QUALCOMM FINL TR 1 7,050
QUALCOMM INC 33,000
RAYTHEON CO CL B 5,608
ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO 17,950
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC 124,631
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP 42,550
SCHLUMBERGER LTD 4,432
PAGE TOTAL
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Name of Reporting Manager HOWLAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
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Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6
Name of Issuer Title of CUSIP Fair Market Shares of Investment Discretion
Class Number Value Principal (a) Sole (b) Shared- (c) Shared -
Amount As Defined Other
in Instr. V.
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SELFCARE INC 81631R10 COMMON $40,425 14,700 14,700
SERVICEMASTER CO 81760N10 COMMON $2,073,300 129,073 129,073
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TEL CO 84533510 PFD $414,038 18,300 18,300
SPRINT CORP 85206110 COMMON $321,811 5,932 5,932
STATE STR GROWTH FD INC 85748110 COMMON $284,380 29,500 29,500
STOCKPLAN, INC. 85909920 COMMON $150,000 150,000 150,000
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC 86681010 COMMON $334,800 3,600 3,600
SYSCO CORP 87182910 COMMON $4,465,273 127,350 127,350
TEMPLETON EMERGING MKTS FUND 88019110 COMMON $2,040,017 184,400 184,400
THERMATRIX INC 88355010 COMMON $344,972 141,498 141,498
TRIZEC HAHN CORP SUB VTG 89693810 COMMON $1,764,075 93,150 93,150
TRW INC 87264910 COMMON $278,600 5,600 5,600
TURBINE ENTERTAINMENT
SOFTWARE 89810099 COMMON $150,000 30,426 30,426
TYCO INTL LTD NEW 90212410 COMMON $9,870,700 95,600 95,600
UNION PAC CORP 90781810 COMMON $215,995 4,494 4,494
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP 91529Y10 COMMON $571,097 19,400 19,400
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP 91529Y20 COMMON $344,901 13,900 13,900
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SP ADR 92857T10 COMMON $9,748,939 41,005 41,005
WALGREEN CO 93142210 COMMON $3,590,563 141,500 141,500
WISCONSIN CENT TRANSN CORP 97659210 COMMON $717,251 52,400 52,400
PAGE TOTAL $37,721,136
AGGREGATE TOTAL
AS OF 9/30/99 $261,454,861
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Name of Issuer Managers Voting Authority (Shares)
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SELFCARE INC 14,700
SERVICEMASTER CO 129,073
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TEL CO 18,300
SPRINT CORP 5,932
STATE STR GROWTH FD INC 29,500
STOCKPLAN, INC. 150,000
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC 3,600
SYSCO CORP 127,350
TEMPLETON EMERGING MKTS FUND 184,400
THERMATRIX INC 141,498
TRIZEC HAHN CORP SUB VTG 93,150
TRW INC 5,600
TURBINE ENTERTAINMENT
SOFTWARE 30,426
TYCO INTL LTD NEW 95,600
UNION PAC CORP 4,494
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP 19,400
UNUMPROVIDENT CORP
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SP ADR 41,005
WALGREEN CO 141,500
WISCONSIN CENT TRANSN CORP 52,400
PAGE TOTAL
AGGREGATE TOTAL
AS OF 9/30/99
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