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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, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Reliance Financial Services Corporation
Address: 55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
Form 13F File Number: 28-161
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: George E. Bello
Title: Executive Vice President
Phone: 212-909-1100
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ George E. Bello
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New York, New York
November 13, 2000
NOTE: While the instructions for Column 6 of the Information Table
indicate the answer must be "DEFINED" due to a parent-subsidiary
relationship, each entity is responsible for its own investment policy
and exercises independent management discretion.
Report Type (Check only one.):
[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 10
Form 13F Information Table Value Total (thousands): $448,309
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
Form 13F
No. File Number Name
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1. 28-160 Reliance Insurance Company
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Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Report for the Calendar Quarter Ended September 30, 2000.
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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BOSTON LIFE SCIENCES INC COM NEW 100843408 280 37,500 SH DEFINED 1 X
GENTA INC COM NEW 37245M207 478 50,000 SH DEFINED 1 X
HEARTPORT INC SB NT CV 144A 04 421969AA4 11,155 31,870,000 PRN DEFINED 1 X
HEARTPORT INC SB NT CV 7.25%04 421969AC0 4,359 12,455,000 PRN DEFINED 1 X
INDIVIDUAL INV GROUP INC COM 455907105 791 666,666 SH DEFINED 1 X
LANDAMERICA FINL
GROUP INC COM 514936103 115,375 4,039,473 SH DEFINED 1 X
RELIANCE GROUP
HOLDINGS INC COM 759464100 284 1,401,173 SH DEFINED 1 X
STREAMLINE COM INC COM 863239109 1,299 2,597,616 SH DEFINED 1 X
SUNBEAM CORP SRSDCV ZR0144A18 867071AA0 20,541 219,100,000 PRN DEFINED 1 X
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 871508107 293,747 8,173,931 SH DEFINED 1 X
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