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FORM 13F
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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: The Rittenhouse Trust Company
Address: Three Radnor Corporate Center
Suite 450
Radnor, PA 19087
Form 13F File Number: 28- 2396
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:
Reporting Manager:
Name: Eileen D. Chambers
Title: Vice President
Phone: 610-995-8700
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Eileen D. Chambers
Radnor, PA
11/08/99
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 manger(s).)
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Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:
186
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$ 1,964,530 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
None
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.
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THE RITTENHOUSE TRUST COMPANY
DISCRETIONARY OWNERSHIP FOR 13F
AS OF 09/30/99
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(ITEM 1) (ITEM 2) (ITEM 3) (ITEM 4) (ITEM 5) (ITEM 6) (ITEM 7) (ITEM 8)
SHARES OR
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT VOTING AUTHORITY
AMOUNT DISCRETION (SHARES)
NAME TITLE FAIR (ALL NUMBERS DEFINED SHARED
OF OF CUSIP MARKET LISTED SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
ISSUER CLASS NUMBER VALUE ARE SHARES) (A) (B) (C) MGR (A) (B) (C)
(x$1000)
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ABBOTT LABS COMMON 002824100 39,525,114 1,077,346 X 338,603 0 738,742
AFLAC INC COMMON 001055102 975,939 23,306 X 23,306 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMIC COMMON 009158106 574,763 19,650 X 9,200 0 10,450
ALBERTSONS INC COMMON 013104104 517,082 13,070 X 212 0 12,858
ALLERGAN INC COMMON 018490102 6,616,610 60,151 X 37 0 60,114
ALLTEL CORP COMMON 020039103 1,168,366 16,602 X 4,891 0 11,711
AMERICA ONLINE INC COMMON 02364J104 444,971 4,276 X 3,876 0 400
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 904,513 6,700 X 1,499 0 5,201
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCT COMMON 026609107 19,199,187 462,631 X 109,949 0 352,682
AMERICAN INTL GROUP I COMMON 026874107 106,732,776 1,227,695 X 389,286 0 838,409
AMERITECH CORP NEW COMMON 030954101 1,529,042 22,907 X 4,969 0 17,938
AMGEN INC COMMON 031162100 244,500 3,000 X 3,000 0 0
AT & T CORP. COMMON 001957109 4,036,447 92,792 X 18,242 0 74,550
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COMMON 048825103 955,377 10,780 X 3,660 0 7,120
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCES COMMON 053015103 75,927,369 1,701,454 X 610,679 0 1,090,774
BANK NEW YORK INC COMMON 064057102 1,070,502 32,015 X 15,015 0 17,000
BANK OF AMERICA COMMON 060505104 5,274,438 94,715 X 40,473 0 54,242
BAXTER INTL INC COMMON 071813109 295,941 4,912 X 200 0 4,712
BECKMAN COULTER INC COMMON 075811109 1,065,853 23,620 X 0 0 23,620
BECTON DICKINSON & CO COMMON 075887109 234,602 8,360 X 0 0 8,360
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMMON 077853109 22,454,510 333,586 X 75,884 0 257,702
BELLSOUTH CORP COMMON 079860102 6,570,393 146,009 X 24,456 0 121,553
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IN COMMON 084670108 550,000 10 X 6 0 4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IN COMMON 084670207 3,425,248 1,845 X 425 0 1,421
BESTFOODS COMMON 08658U101 22,113,348 455,359 X 186,737 0 268,622
BIOGEN N V COMMON 090597105 394,062 5,000 X 0 0 5,000
BOEING CO COMMON 097023105 306,900 7,200 X 200 0 7,000
BP AMOCO ADS COMMON 055622104 5,021,800 90,636 X 26,252 0 64,384
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMMON 110122108 12,659,085 187,542 X 53,228 0 134,314
BRUNSWICK CORP COMMON 117043109 369,195 14,842 X 0 0 14,842
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COMMON 134429109 4,115,770 105,195 X 27,950 0 77,245
CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST COMMON 152357109 316,875 15,000 X 0 0 15,000
CENTURYTEL, INC COMMON 156700106 219,375 5,400 X 5,400 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166751107 1,660,690 18,712 X 6,975 0 11,737
CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 439,181 8,850 X 350 0 8,500
CIGNA CORP COMMON 125509109 979,650 12,600 X 5,165 0 7,435
CINCINNATI BELL INC COMMON 171870108 386,262 19,872 X 3,400 0 16,472
CINCINNATI FINL CORP COMMON 172062101 1,098,915 29,280 X 0 0 29,280
CINTAS CORP COMMON 172908105 404,687 7,000 X 0 0 7,000
CISCO SYS INC COMMON 17275R102 7,482,020 109,127 X 28,788 0 80,339
CITIGROUP INC. COMMON 172967101 1,949,565 44,308 X 9,036 0 35,272
CLEMENTE STRATEGIC VA COMMON 185569100 198,482 14,305 X 14,305 0 0
CLOROX CO COMMON 189054109 431,383 11,278 X 1,200 0 10,078
COCA COLA CO COMMON 191216100 52,332,891 1,084,620 X 346,331 0 738,288
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COMMON 194162103 45,112,486 986,065 X 380,786 0 605,279
COMERICA INC COMMON 200340107 708,750 14,000 X 14,000 0 0
CONSOLIDATED NAT GAS COMMON 209615103 224,550 3,600 X 0 0 3,600
CONVERGYS CORP COMMON 212485106 393,714 19,872 X 3,400 0 16,472
CORNING INC COMMON 219350105 292,625 4,268 X 3,468 0 800
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COMMON 239753106 558,581 9,300 X 900 0 8,400
DEAN WITTER HI YIELD MUTUAL 242409308 69,345 12,913 X 12,913 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP COMMON 247025109 2,096,897 50,150 X 20,600 0 29,550
DIAL CORP NEW COMMON 25247D101 347,055 13,610 X 0 0 13,610
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIO COMMON 254687106 31,843,027 1,224,732 X 480,559 0 744,172
DOW CHEMICAL CORP COMMON 260543103 287,358 2,529 X 150 0 2,379
DOW JONES & CO INC COMMON 260561105 1,314,092 24,620 X 0 0 24,620
DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR COMMON 263534109 54,093,495 894,107 X 482,374 0 411,733
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP COMMON 26483B106 1,237,781 41,432 X 1,700 0 39,732
E M C CORP MASS COMMON 268648102 1,635,059 22,908 X 3,518 0 19,390
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMMON 277461109 853,353 11,284 X 0 0 11,284
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTE COMMON 285661104 633,609 11,969 X 160 0 11,809
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 29,757,649 470,942 X 158,201 0 312,741
ENRON CORP COMMON 293561106 394,200 9,600 X 4,000 0 5,600
EQUITABLE RES INC COMMON 294549100 422,555 11,175 X 675 0 10,500
EXXON CORP COMMON 302290101 18,553,738 244,128 X 54,751 0 189,377
FANNIE MAE COMMON 313586109 60,428,025 963,957 X 346,858 0 617,099
FIFTH 3RD BANCORP COMMON 316773100 2,496,176 41,026 X 0 0 41,026
FIRST DATA CORP COMMON 319963104 734,731 16,746 X 1,812 0 14,934
FIRST UNION CORP COMMON 337358105 37,648,202 1,056,792 X 384,188 0 672,604
FIRST VIRGINIA BANKS COMMON 337477103 303,848 6,975 X 0 0 6,975
FIRSTAR CORP NEW WIS COMMON 33763V109 5,807,420 226,631 X 10,296 0 216,335
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COMMON 349631101 355,395 11,020 X 600 0 10,420
FPL GROUP INC COMMON 302571104 767,262 15,231 X 165 0 15,066
FREDDIE MAC COMMON 313400301 40,548,187 779,773 X 309,278 0 470,494
FUNIMALS PET ENTERPRI COMMON 361000102 550 10,000 X 10,000 0 0
GALLAHER GROUP PLC SP COMMON 363595109 255,562 9,400 X 0 0 9,400
GANNETT INC DEL COMMON 364730101 200,644 2,900 X 0 0 2,900
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 162,738,978 1,372,601 X 415,718 0 956,883
GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 2,666,254 32,866 X 3,400 0 29,466
GILLETTE CO COMMON 375766102 34,522,710 1,017,244 X 385,307 0 631,937
GLATFELTER P H CO COMMON 377316104 180,813 11,000 X 0 0 11,000
GLAXO PLC SPONSORED A COMMON 37733W105 277,420 5,335 X 1,135 0 4,200
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC WARRANT 381197136 23,750 20,000 X 0 0 20,000
GTE CORP COMMON 362320103 3,816,229 49,642 X 9,900 0 39,742
HEINZ H J CO COMMON 423074103 2,288,546 53,222 X 5,626 0 47,596
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 428236103 70,674,907 778,787 X 288,086 0 490,701
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 437076102 56,988,899 830,439 X 311,052 0 519,387
HONEYWELL INC COMMON 438506107 1,647,202 14,798 X 1,178 0 13,620
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC COMMON 441815107 210,656 5,250 X 4,650 0 600
HUBBELL HARVEY INC CL COMMON 443510201 243,971 7,654 X 0 0 7,654
IMS HEALTH INC COMMON 449934108 250,937 11,000 X 1,000 0 10,000
INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 53,382,329 718,349 X 281,057 0 437,292
INTERNATIONAL BUSINES COMMON 459200101 26,075,016 215,496 X 81,451 0 134,045
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRA COMMON 459506101 1,300,547 37,697 X 13,097 0 24,600
JEFFBANKS INC COMMON 472317106 1,491,134 51,641 X 24,900 0 26,741
JOHN NUVEEN CO CL A COMMON 478035108 438,393 11,710 X 6,710 0 5,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 104,018,327 1,132,172 X 376,697 0 755,476
KELLOGG CO COMMON 487836108 471,713 12,600 X 400 0 12,200
KEYSTONE FINL INC COMMON 493482103 1,049,417 44,186 X 8,776 0 35,410
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 2,815,795 53,380 X 13,768 0 39,612
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COMMON 499040103 340,725 6,195 X 6,195 0 0
LILLY, ELI AND COMPAN COMMON 532457108 1,872,606 29,174 X 19,630 0 9,544
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES I COMMON 549463107 6,153,811 94,856 X 29,317 0 65,539
MAIN STR BANCORP INC COMMON 559906102 229,286 17,553 X 0 0 17,553
MARSH MCLENNAN COMMON 571748102 6,186,920 90,320 X 135 0 90,185
MAXXON INC COMMON 577774102 10,000 16,000 X 16,000 0 0
MAY DEPT STORES CO COMMON 577778103 2,896,858 79,502 X 17,401 0 62,101
MCDONALDS CORP COMMON 580135101 44,381,692 1,026,166 X 328,665 0 697,501
MCGRAW HILL INC COMMON 580645109 367,650 7,600 X 4,800 0 2,800
MCI WORLDCOM COMMON 55268B106 989,862 13,772 X 4,962 0 8,810
MEAD CORP COMMON 582834107 275,000 8,000 X 0 0 8,000
MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 12,295,830 345,753 X 175,432 0 170,321
MELLON BANK CORP COMMON 585509102 217,823 6,478 X 5,158 0 1,320
MERCK & CO COMMON 589331107 82,511,546 1,273,081 X 437,745 0 835,336
MERITOR SVGS BK PA COMMON 590007100 14,063 10,000 X 0 0 10,000
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 8,289,367 91,532 X 37,462 0 54,070
MINNESOTA MINING & MA COMMON 604059105 13,656,629 142,164 X 32,595 0 109,569
MOBIL CORP COMMON 607059102 13,982,309 138,782 X 27,629 0 111,153
MONSANTO CO COMMON 611662107 235,894 6,610 X 3,000 0 3,610
MORGAN GRENFELL SMALL MUTUAL 617357108 196,619 19,300 X 19,300 0 0
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 616880100 61,895,306 541,753 X 172,671 0 369,082
MOTOROLA INC COMMON 620076109 423,192 4,809 X 999 0 3,810
NESTLE S A SPON ADR R FOREIGN 641069406 300,800 3,200 X 0 0 3,200
NOKIA CORP COMMON 654902204 1,060,525 11,800 X 2,000 0 9,800
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 361,375 14,750 X 3,800 0 10,950
NSTOR TECHNOLOGIES IN COMMON 67018N108 37,187 17,000 X 17,000 0 0
NUV PA INV QUAL PFD T MUTUAL 670972306 575,000 23 X 0 0 23
ORACLE SYS CORP COMMON 68389X105 391,527 8,605 X 3,375 0 5,230
PECO ENERGY CO COMMON 693304107 227,212 6,059 X 3,482 0 2,577
PENNEY J C INC COMMON 708160106 203,032 5,885 X 800 0 5,085
PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 11,279,033 369,804 X 73,240 0 296,564
PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 60,977,789 1,699,729 X 596,000 0 1,103,730
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN IN COMMON 716941109 230,260 4,640 X 1,160 0 3,480
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COMMON 718154107 723,271 21,156 X 7,935 0 13,221
PIOCHE-ELY VY MINES I COMMON 72352M104 0 320,640 X 320,640 0 0
PITNEY BOWES INC COMMON 724479100 587,864 9,647 X 6,603 0 3,044
PMA CAP CORP CL A COMMON 693419202 290,440 14,522 X 14,522 0 0
PNC FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 693475105 1,301,961 24,711 X 14,011 0 10,700
PPG INDS INC COMMON 693506107 846,000 14,100 X 8,100 0 6,000
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 742718109 108,660,864 1,159,049 X 341,003 0 818,046
PUTNAM AMERN GOVT INC MUTUAL 74644B102 133,912 15,904 X 15,904 0 0
QUAKER OATS CO COMMON 747402105 4,984,031 80,550 X 26,800 0 53,750
RAYTHEON CO CL B COMMON 755111408 476,400 9,600 X 3,600 0 6,000
ROYAL DUTCH PETRO-NY COMMON 780257804 36,627,109 620,142 X 206,850 0 413,292
ROYCE FOCUS TR INC CO MUTUAL 78080N108 74,149 15,210 X 15,210 0 0
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS COMMON 786449108 616,760 9,070 X 9,070 0 0
SARA LEE CORP COMMON 803111103 3,135,803 134,152 X 15,000 0 119,152
SBC COMMUNICATIONS IN COMMON 78387G103 24,573,626 481,246 X 190,534 0 290,712
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 806605101 66,582,464 1,526,246 X 511,553 0 1,014,693
SCHLUMBERGER COMMON 806857108 599,259 9,617 X 7,335 0 2,282
SHELL TRANS & TRADING COMMON 822703609 2,047,500 45,000 X 0 0 45,000
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COMMON 826552101 295,275 9,300 X 3,400 0 5,900
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PL COMMON 832378301 27,732,953 481,266 X 3,532 0 477,734
SPRINT CORP COMMON 852061100 8,033,448 148,082 X 29,070 0 119,012
SPRINT CORP PCS SER 1 COMMON 852061506 2,664,932 35,741 X 6,816 0 28,925
ST PAUL COS INC COMMON 792860108 505,340 18,376 X 1,240 0 17,136
STATE STREET CORP COMMON 857477103 1,106,703 17,125 X 13,130 0 3,995
STRYKER CORP COMMON 863667101 306,750 6,000 X 0 0 6,000
STUART ENTMT INC COMMON 863689105 1,900 10,000 X 0 0 10,000
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COMMON 866810104 553,350 5,950 X 2,300 0 3,650
SYBRON INTL COMMON 87114F106 548,250 20,400 X 0 0 20,400
SYSCO CORPORATION COMMON 871829107 1,083,572 30,904 X 26,504 0 4,400
TELLABS INC COMMON 879664100 296,075 5,200 X 200 0 5,000
TEXACO INC COMMON 881694103 240,822 3,815 X 1,193 0 2,622
THISTLE GROUP HLDGS C COMMON 88431E103 158,218 22,206 X 0 0 22,206
TIME WARNER INC COMMON 887315109 211,896 3,488 X 1,288 0 2,200
TRUE NORTH COMMUNICAT COMMON 897844106 236,437 6,500 X 0 0 6,500
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COMMON 902124106 623,940 12,086 X 1,500 0 10,586
U S WEST INC NEW COMMON 91273H101 1,562,885 27,389 X 3,260 0 24,129
UNILEVER N V WI COMMON 904784709 8,778,475 128,858 X 36,035 0 92,823
UNION PACIFIC CORP COMMON 907818108 1,857,952 38,657 X 5,400 0 33,257
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES C COMMON 913017109 461,451 7,780 X 4,100 0 3,680
US BANCORP COMMON 902973106 414,897 13,744 X 840 0 12,904
VANGUARD INDEX TRUST MUTUAL 922908108 1,063,955 8,975 X 68 0 8,907
VICTORY PORTFOLIOS ES MUTUAL 926464371 251,915 7,690 X 0 0 7,690
VODAFONE GROUP PLC AD COMMON 92857T107 1,066,071 22,420 X 335 0 22,085
WACHOVIA CORP NEW COMMON 929771103 2,128,772 27,075 X 550 0 26,525
WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 4,273,644 89,853 X 32,460 0 57,393
WALGREEN COMPANY COMMON 931422109 864,374 34,064 X 15,054 0 19,010
WARNER LAMBERT CO COMMON 934488107 2,740,889 41,294 X 16,189 0 25,105
WELLS FARGO NEW COMMON 949746101 21,044,555 531,093 X 216,949 0 314,144
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL S COMMON 955306105 227,625 6,000 X 0 0 6,000
WPG GROWTH & INCOME F MUTUAL 929302107 339,854 8,850 X 8,850 0 0
WPS RES CORP COMMON 92931B106 235,725 8,400 X 0 0 8,400
WRIGLEY WM JR CO COMMON 982526105 2,708,804 39,365 X 21,840 0 17,525
XEROX CORP COMMON 984121103 390,857 9,320 X 1,580 0 7,740
TOTAL 1,964,529,650
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