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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: June 30, 1999
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Massachusetts Fiduciary Advisors, Inc.
Address: One Liberty Square, Boston, MA 02109
13F File Number: 28-3056
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
comlete, 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: Richard F. Cook, Jr.
Title: Senior Vice President
Phone: 617-350-0202
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Richard F. Cook, Jr. Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 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 SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 31
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $125,657,217
List of Other Included Managers:
NONE
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MASSACHUSETTS FIDUCIARY ADVISORS, INC. FORM 13F - PAGE 1
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ITEM 6 ITEM 8
ITEM 4 ITEM 5 INVESTMENT DISCRETION (SHARES) VOTING AUTHORITY
FAIR SHARES (C) ITEM (SHARES)
ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 MARKET OR (A) (B) SHARED 7 (A) (B) (C)
ISSUER CLASS SECID VALUE PRN AMT SOLE SHARED (OTHER) MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACE LTD ORD G0070K103 282,500 10,000 X X
ALFA CORP COM 015385107 1,400,000 70,000 X X
AMBAC FINL GROUP INC COM 023139108 2,856,250 50,000 X X
AMERICAN GENERAL CORP COM 026351106 4,522,500 60,000 X X
AON CORP COM 037389103 4,640,625 112,500 X X
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLA 084670108 5,994,300 87 X X
BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 3,135,000 82,500 X X
CAPITAL RE CORP COM 140432105 481,875 30,000 X X
CHOICEPOINT INC COM 170388102 671,250 10,000 X X
CINCINNATI FINL CORP COM 172062101 4,507,500 120,000 X X
ELDORADO BANCSHARES INC COM 28467w106 330,000 30,000 X X
EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 3,568,750 100,000 X X
EXECUTIVE RISK INC COM 301586103 4,253,125 50,000 X X
FRANKLIN RES INC COM 354613101 450,450 11,088 X X
GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO COM 363576109 4,514,400 91,200 X X
HCC INS HLDGS INC COM 404132102 2,268,750 100,000 X X
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP COM 440327104 4,350,000 160,000 X X
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 4,375,800 23,400 X X
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 6,055,000 80,000 X X
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 4,532,500 70,000 X X
MERCURY GENL CORP COM 589400100 5,100,000 150,000 X X
PENN-AMER GROUP INC COM 707247102 902,625 87,000 X X
PRESIDENTIAL LIFE CORP COM 740884101 981,250 50,000 X X
PROGRESSIVE CORP OHIO COM 743315103 9,425,000 65,000 X X
PROVIDENT COS INC COM 743862104 7,200,000 180,000 X X
SAFECO CORP COM 786429100 3,088,750 70,000 X X
ST PAUL COS INC COM 792860108 6,281,968 197,469 X X
TERRA NOVA BERMUDA HLDGS LTD CLA G87615103 22,188,580 823,706 X X
TRENWICK GROUP INC COM 895290104 1,849,219 75,000 X X
UNITED ASSET MGMT CORP COM 909420101 1,069,250 47,000 X X
UNUM CORP COM 903192102 4,380,000 80,000 X X
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PAGE TOTAL 125,657,217
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