UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/99
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Harleysville Group Inc.
Address: 355 Maple Avenue
Harleysville, PA 19438-2297
Form 13F File Number: 28- 4718
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: Mark R. Cummins
Title: Executive Vice President & Treasurer
Phone: 215-256-5025
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/Mark R. Cummins Harleysville, PA February 25, 2000
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
28-
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 50
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $514,550
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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.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the
column heading and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28- 1st time filer Harleysville Asset Management L.P.
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HARLEYSVILLE GROUP INC
DECEMBER 31, 1999
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHARES/ 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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ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST ACORN FD 004851-10-1 5,649 304,849 SH SOLE N/A 304,849
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J-10-4 5,534 72,940 SH SOLE N/A 72,940
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS COM 026609-10-7 4,125 105,105 SH SOLE N/A 105,105
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874-10-7 12,912 119,421 SH SOLE N/A 119,421
AT&T CORPORATION COM 001957-10-9 12,019 236,530 SH SOLE N/A 236,530
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A-10-3 6,596 206,125 SH SOLE N/A 206,125
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 066050-10-5 6,545 130,432 SH SOLE N/A 130,432
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122-10-8 6,816 106,180 SH SOLE N/A 106,180
CHUBB CORPORATION COM 171232-10-1 6,784 120,475 SH SOLE N/A 120,475
CICSO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R-10-2 25,994 242,658 SH SOLE N/A 242,658
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967-10-1 12,031 216,030 SH SOLE N/A 216,030
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025-10-9 21,669 424,890 SH SOLE N/A 424,890
DISNEY (WALT) COMPANY COM 254687-10-6 7,512 256,830 SH SOLE N/A 256,830
EMC CORPORATION COM 268648-10-2 28,187 258,000 SH SOLE N/A 258,000
EXXON CORPORATION COM 302290-10-1 6,651 82,558 SH SOLE N/A 82,558
FEDERAL NATL MORTG ASSN COM 313586-10-9 7,357 117,830 SH SOLE N/A 117,830
FIRST UNION CORPORATION COM 337358-10-5 5,608 170,240 SH SOLE N/A 170,240
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604-10-3 21,166 136,775 SH SOLE N/A 136,775
GILLETTE CO COM 375766-10-2 7,931 192,550 SH SOLE N/A 192,550
HALLIBURTON COMPANY COM 406216-10-1 13,453 334,245 SH SOLE N/A 334,245
HARLEYSVILLE NATNL CORP COM 412850-10-9 3,032 93,298 SH SOLE N/A 93,298
HARLEYSVILLE SAVINGS ASSN COM 412856-10-6 993 74,249 SH SOLE N/A 74,249
HEALTHSOUTH CORP COM 421924-10-1 3,795 705,765 SH SOLE N/A 705,765
HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOC CLA 421933-10-2 9,921 741,683 SH SOLE N/A 741,683
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140-10-0 19,052 231,470 SH SOLE N/A 231,470
IBM CORPORATION COM 459200-10-1 12,502 115,890 SH SOLE N/A 115,890
IVY INTERNATIONAL FUND CLA 465897-50-2 8,461 179,683 SH SOLE N/A 179,683
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160-10-4 7,402 79,385 SH SOLE N/A 79,385
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457-10-8 4,388 66,000 SH SOLE N/A 66,000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 549463-10-7 15,290 203,862 SH SOLE N/A 203,862
MCI WORLDCOM INC. COM 55268B-10-6 17,002 320,423 SH SOLE N/A 320,423
MCDONALDS CORPORATION COM 580135-10-1 9,737 241,540 SH SOLE N/A 241,540
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055-10-6 8,601 236,030 SH SOLE N/A 236,030
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331-10-7 8,606 128,080 SH SOLE N/A 128,080
MICROSOFT CORPORATION COM 594918-10-4 28,082 240,540 SH SOLE N/A 240,540
MORGAN (JP) & CO INC COM 616880-10-0 8,338 65,850 SH SOLE N/A 65,850
PFIZER INC COM 717081-10-3 12,564 387,315 SH SOLE N/A 387,315
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718-10-9 11,727 107,030 SH SOLE N/A 107,030
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO COM 780257-70-5 5,072 83,740 SH SOLE N/A 83,740
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 845333-10-3 11,283 231,445 SH SOLE N/A 231,445
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605-10-1 6,619 156,220 SH SOLE N/A 156,220
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857-10-8 5,260 93,715 SH SOLE N/A 93,715
STAPLES INC COM 855030-10-2 11,685 563,143 SH SOLE N/A 563,143
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315-10-9 9,698 134,120 SH SOLE N/A 134,120
TYCO INTL LTD (NEW) COM 902124-10-6 7,407 189,920 SH SOLE N/A 189,920
VANGUARD INTL GROWTH INTL GRWTH FD 921910-20-4 3,879 172,462 SH SOLE N/A 172,462
WALGREEN COMPANY COM 931422-10-9 12,226 418,000 SH SOLE N/A 418,000
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488-10-7 10,108 123,350 SH SOLE N/A 123,350
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746-10-1 10,122 250,320 SH SOLE N/A 250,320
WILLIAMS COMPANIES COM 969457-10-0 7,159 234,200 SH SOLE N/A 234,200
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