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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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Boys, Arnold and Company
Address: P.O. Drawer 5255
Asheville, NC 28813-5255
13F File Number: 801-13200
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: John B. Kuhns
Title: Vice President
Phone: 828-274-1542
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
John B. Kuhns Asheville, North Carolina December 31, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1437 39570 SH SOLE 39570
AFLAC COM 001055102 478 10140 SH SOLE 10140
AMER. HOME PRODUCTS COM 026609107 1105 28152 SH SOLE 28152
AMERICA ONLINE COM 02364J104 7772 102430 SH SOLE 102430
AMERICAN EXPRESS COM 025816109 680 4088 SH SOLE 4088
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 026874107 4356 40290 SH SOLE 40290
AMGEN COM 031162100 2469 41100 SH SOLE 41100
ANHEUSER BUSCH COM 035229103 585 8250 SH SOLE 8250
ARIBA COM 04033V104 248 1400 SH SOLE 1400
ARM FINANCIAL GROUP COM 001944107 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
AT HOME COM 045919107 5197 121210 SH SOLE 121210
AT&T COM 001957109 8503 167346 SH SOLE 167346
AUTOMATIC DATA PROC. COM 053015103 5916 109815 SH SOLE 109815
AVERY DENNISON COM 053611109 364 5000 SH SOLE 5000
BANC ONE COM 06423A103 5699 178091 SH SOLE 178091
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 5980 119155 SH SOLE 119155
BB&T COM 054937107 2473 90325 SH SOLE 90325
BELL ATLANTIC COM 077853109 1576 25592 SH SOLE 25592
BELLSOUTH COM 079860102 1656 35380 SH SOLE 35380
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - CL B COM 084670207 675 369 SH SOLE 369
BMC SOFTWARE COM 055921100 560 7000 SH SOLE 7000
BORDEN CHEM & PLASTIC COM 099541203 722 150000 SH SOLE 150000
BOSTON PRIVATE FINL HOLDING COM 101119105 264 31050 SH SOLE 31050
BP AMOCO PLC COM 055622104 2064 34800 SH SOLE 34800
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 6331 98638 SH SOLE 98638
BROADCOM COM 111320107 6880 25260 SH SOLE 25260
BROADWING INC COM 111620100 986 26734 SH SOLE 26734
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS COM 111621108 743 4200 SH SOLE 4200
BURR-BROWN COM 122574106 1761 48750 SH SOLE 48750
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 309 8000 SH SOLE 8000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COM 14040H105 897 18610 SH SOLE 18610
CAROLINA PWR & LIGHT COM 144141108 384 12614 SH SOLE 12614
CBS COM 12490K107 339 5300 SH SOLE 5300
CCB FINANCIAL COM 124875105 229 5266 SH SOLE 5266
CENTURA BANKS COM 15640T100 1165 26399 SH SOLE 26399
CHARLES SCHWAB COM 808513105 4393 114860 SH SOLE 114860
CHEVRON COM 166751107 619 7145 SH SOLE 7145
CINTAS COM 172908105 1124 21150 SH SOLE 21150
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 14560 135919 SH SOLE 135919
CITIGROUP COM 172967101 7542 135438 SH SOLE 135438
COBALT NETWORKS COM 19074R101 209 1925 SH SOLE 1925
COCA-COLA COM 191216100 4949 84962 SH SOLE 84962
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 958 14740 SH SOLE 14740
COMPAQ COMPUTER COM 204493100 5239 193590 SH SOLE 193590
COMPUTER ASSOC. INTL COM 204912109 472 6750 SH SOLE 6750
CONEXANT SYSTEMS COM 207142100 485 7300 SH SOLE 7300
CONVERGYS COM 212485106 1187 38600 SH SOLE 38600
COX COMMUNICATIONS COM 224044107 654 12700 SH SOLE 12700
DATASTREAM SYSTEMS COM 238124101 852 34700 SH SOLE 34700
DIEBOLD COM 253651103 3978 169286 SH SOLE 169286
DIMON COM 254394109 93 28621 SH SOLE 28621
DOLLAR GENERAL COM 256669102 622 27343 SH SOLE 27343
DOUBLECLICK COM 258609304 202 800 SH SOLE 800
DUKE POWER COM 264399106 1212 24187 SH SOLE 24187
DUPONT COM 263534109 3576 54287 SH SOLE 54287
ELI LILLY COM 532457108 594 8925 SH SOLE 8925
EMC COM 268648102 1274 11664 SH SOLE 11664
EMERSON ELECTRIC COM 291011104 652 11358 SH SOLE 11358
ENRON COM 293561106 408 9200 SH SOLE 9200
EQUITY INNS COM 294703103 77 11435 SH SOLE 11435
EXXON MOBIL COM 30231G102 12612 156546 SH SOLE 156546
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CP COM 313400301 314 6671 SH SOLE 6671
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 7598 121692 SH SOLE 121692
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COM 316773100 582 7930 SH SOLE 7930
FIRST CHARTER COM 319439105 388 26087 SH SOLE 26087
FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL COM 319829107 444 37000 SH SOLE 37000
FIRST UNION COM 337358105 2687 81586 SH SOLE 81586
FORD MOTOR CO. COM 345370100 283 5300 SH SOLE 5300
FPL GROUP COM 302571104 240 5612 SH SOLE 5612
GANNETT COM 364730101 405 4966 SH SOLE 4966
GAP COM 364760108 212 4606 SH SOLE 4606
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 39540 255510 SH SOLE 255510
GENERAL MILLS COM 370334104 352 9846 SH SOLE 9846
GENERAL MOTORS 'H' COM 370442832 336 3500 SH SOLE 3500
GENTEX COM 371901109 6945 250275 SH SOLE 250275
GILLETTE COM 375766102 4248 103130 SH SOLE 103130
GLAXO WELCOME PLC COM 37733W105 405 7256 SH SOLE 7256
GTE COM 362320103 1185 16798 SH SOLE 16798
HEALTHEON/WEBMD COM 422209106 577 15400 SH SOLE 15400
HEWLETT PACKARD COM 428236103 13274 116697 SH SOLE 116697
HOME DEPOT COM 437076102 2301 33462 SH SOLE 33462
HOMEGOLD FINANCIAL COM 43740E104 258 222944 SH SOLE 222944
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL COM 438516106 416 7212 SH SOLE 7212
IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS COM 451713101 750 110052 SH SOLE 110052
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 5248 77670 SH SOLE 77670
INTEL COM 458140100 18122 220155 SH SOLE 220155
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 10389 96309 SH SOLE 96309
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY COM 460335201 326 6463 SH SOLE 6463
INTERPUBLIC COM 460690100 8771 152035 SH SOLE 152035
JDS UNIPHASE COM 46612J101 468 2900 SH SOLE 2900
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 8897 95408 SH SOLE 95408
KEANE COM 486665102 602 18750 SH SOLE 18750
KIMBERLY-CLARK COM 494368103 370 5650 SH SOLE 5650
LEGATO SYSTEMS COM 524651106 482 7000 SH SOLE 7000
LEXMARK COM 529771107 1900 21000 SH SOLE 21000
LOWES COMPANIES COM 548661107 19445 325434 SH SOLE 325434
LUCENT TECHNOLOGY COM 549463107 7019 93584 SH SOLE 93584
MC DONALDS COM 580135101 6601 163753 SH SOLE 163753
MCI WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 633 11922 SH SOLE 11922
MEDIA ONE GROUP COM 58440J104 227 2950 SH SOLE 2950
MEDTRONIC COM 585055106 5245 143934 SH SOLE 143934
MERCK COM 589331107 8694 129403 SH SOLE 129403
METALINE CONTACT MINES COM 599118010 0 21667 SH SOLE 21667
MICROSOFT COM 594918104 8602 73676 SH SOLE 73676
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTUR COM 604059105 396 4048 SH SOLE 4048
MONSANTO COM 611662107 4207 118720 SH SOLE 118720
MOTOROLA COM 620076109 11752 79811 SH SOLE 79811
NETWORK APPLIANCE COM 64120L104 1765 21255 SH SOLE 21255
NOKIA COM 654902204 405 2120 SH SOLE 2120
NORFOLK SOUTHERN COM 655844108 261 12750 SH SOLE 12750
NORTEL NETWORKS COM 656569100 16187 160265 SH SOLE 160265
ORACLE COM 68389X105 506 4515 SH SOLE 4515
PEPSICO COM 713448108 5589 158550 SH SOLE 158550
PFIZER COM 717081103 4469 137786 SH SOLE 137786
PHILIP MORRIS COM 718154107 288 12540 SH SOLE 12540
PITNEY BOWES COM 724479100 517 10700 SH SOLE 10700
PLACER CREEK MINING COM 72604P103 2 33000 SH SOLE 33000
PMC-SIERRA COM 69344F106 273 1700 SH SOLE 1700
PROCTER & GAMBLE COM 742718109 3574 32624 SH SOLE 32624
PROTECTIVE LIFE COM 743674103 5441 171043 SH SOLE 171043
ROYAL DUTCH COM 780257804 4839 79905 SH SOLE 79905
SARA LEE COM 803111103 2989 135460 SH SOLE 135460
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COM 78387G103 1801 36934 SH SOLE 36934
SCHERING PLOUGH COM 806605101 3838 90561 SH SOLE 90561
SCHLUMBERGER COM 806857108 3256 58006 SH SOLE 58006
SEPRACOR COM 817315104 496 5000 SH SOLE 5000
SHAW INDUSTRIES COM 820286102 1596 103000 SH SOLE 103000
SILVER BOWL COM slvb 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC COM 832378301 321 5000 SH SOLE 5000
SONOCO COM 835495102 878 38578 SH SOLE 38578
SOUTHERN COMMUNITY BANK & TRUS COM 842630105 275 27500 SH SOLE 27500
SOUTHTRUST COM 844730101 968 25600 SH SOLE 25600
SPRINT (FON GROUP) COM 852061100 276 4100 SH SOLE 4100
STRYKER COM 863667101 1846 26518 SH SOLE 26518
SUN MICROSYSTEMS COM 866810104 2202 28440 SH SOLE 28440
SUN TRUST BANKS COM 867914103 492 7144 SH SOLE 7144
SYSCO COM 871829107 1400 35382 SH SOLE 35382
TEXACO COM 881694103 252 4644 SH SOLE 4644
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 5338 55246 SH SOLE 55246
TIME WARNER COM 887315109 271 3750 SH SOLE 3750
TIMES MIRROR CO. CL A COM 887364107 811 12100 SH SOLE 12100
TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FOREX COM 900781090 375 11141 SH SOLE 11141
TRICOM SA COM 89612A100 5339 242700 SH SOLE 242700
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 376 9642 SH SOLE 9642
UNITED DOMINION REALTY TRUST COM 910197102 99 10000 SH SOLE 10000
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 221 3400 SH SOLE 3400
US WEST COM 91273H101 477 6626 SH SOLE 6626
VERITAS SOFTWARE COM 923436109 356 2490 SH SOLE 2490
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC COM 92857T107 301 6080 SH SOLE 6080
WACHOVIA COM 929771103 3201 47076 SH SOLE 47076
WAL-MART COM 931142103 14128 204384 SH SOLE 204384
WALGREEN COM 931422109 1004 34308 SH SOLE 34308
WALT DISNEY COM 254687106 3701 126542 SH SOLE 126542
WARNER-LAMBERT COM 934488107 941 11484 SH SOLE 11484
WILLIAMS COMPANIES COM 969457100 633 20700 SH SOLE 20700
XEROX COM 984121103 501 22100 SH SOLE 22100
SCHWAB SELECT S&P 500 SELECT 808509855 409 18069.623SH SOLE 18069.623
SCHWAB SELECT SMALL CAP INDEX 808509848 533 26447.076SH SOLE 26447.076
TCW CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES FUN 872340104 143 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
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