FORM 13F
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
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This Amendment (Check only one):
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Rittenhouse Trust Company
Address: 3 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:
Name: Eileen Chambers
Title: Vice President
Phone: (610) 995-8700
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Eileen Chambers
[Signature]
Radnor, PA 19087
[City, State]
May 27, 1999
[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 manger(s).)
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
DISCRETIONARY OWNERSHIP FOR 13F
AS OF DATE: 03/31/99
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INVESTMENT VOTING AUTHORITY
DISCRETION (SHARES)
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NAME TITLE FAIR SHARES OR SHARED
OF OF CUSIP MARKET PRINCIPAL SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE
ISSUER CLASS NUMBER VALUE AMOUNT (A) (B) (C) MGR (A) (B) (C)
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ABBOTT LABS COMMON 2824100 45,975,783 982,126 X 317,317 0 664,810
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMIC COMMON 9158106 433,262 12,650 X 1,600 0 11,050
AIR TOUCH COMMUNICATI COMMON 00949T100 364,180 3,769 X 134 0 3,635
ALLERGAN INC COMMON 18490102 5,549,394 63,151 X 2,637 0 60,514
ALLTEL CORP COMMON 20039103 765,216 12,268 X 4,583 0 7,685
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 25816109 531,327 4,512 X 1,151 0 3,361
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCT COMMON 26609107 24,383,874 373,699 X 102,268 0 271,431
AMERICAN INTL GROUP I COMMON 26874107 106,657,965 884,211 X 302,770 0 581,441
AMERICAN STORES COMMON 30096101 616,605 18,685 X 20 0 18,665
AMERITECH CORP NEW COMMON 30954101 485,030 8,417 X 4,579 0 3,838
AMGEN INC COMMON 31162100 733,775 9,800 X 7,800 0 2,000
AMP INC COMMON 31897101 252,680 4,723 X 1,000 0 3,723
ANSWERTHINK CONSULTIN COMMON 36916104 2,047,500 73,125 X 73,125 0 0
AT & T CORP. COMMON 1957109 4,236,773 79,626 X 21,147 0 58,479
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO COMMON 48825103 612,788 8,380 X 2,460 0 5,920
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCES COMMON 53015103 64,573,296 1,560,684 X 588,164 0 972,520
BANK NEW YORK INC COMMON 64057102 1,073,166 29,862 X 10,862 0 19,000
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COMMON 06605F102 7,002,112 99,145 X 55,503 0 43,642
BANKERS TR N Y CORP COMMON 66365107 732,475 8,300 X 100 0 8,200
BECKMAN COULTER INC C COMMON 758111 1,085,010 24,520 X 900 0 23,620
BECTON DICKINSON & CO COMMON 75887109 320,292 8,360 X 0 0 8,360
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COMMON 77853109 12,767,549 247,014 X 57,379 0 189,635
BELLSOUTH CORP COMMON 79860102 4,274,309 106,691 X 22,605 0 84,086
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IN COMMON 8467010 714,000 10 X 5 0 5
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY IN COMMON 84670207 4,395,547 1,870 X 535 0 1,334
BESTFOODS COMMON 08658U101 18,799,024 399,979 X 167,285 0 232,694
BIOGEN N V COMMON 90597105 228,625 2,000 X 0 0 2,000
BOEING CO COMMON 97023105 253,980 7,470 X 120 0 7,350
BP AMOCO ADS COMMON 55622104 3,771,104 37,338 X 9,421 0 27,917
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMMON 110122108 11,039,247 172,152 X 44,130 0 128,022
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COMMON 134429109 3,889,131 95,585 X 24,750 0 70,835
CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST COMMON 152357109 314,062 13,400 X 0 0 13,400
CENTURY TEL ENTERPRIS COMMON 156686107 252,900 5,400 X 5,400 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166751107 727,750 8,200 X 5,300 0 2,900
CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 434,417 7,418 X 1,200 0 6,218
CIGNA CORP COMMON 125509109 485,023 5,787 X 5,127 0 660
CINCINNATI FINL CORP COMMON 172062101 1,012,234 27,780 X 0 0 27,780
CISCO SYS INC COMMON 17275R102 6,677,232 60,945 X 21,225 0 39,719
CITIGROUP INC. COMMON 172967101 1,931,252 30,235 X 6,187 0 24,048
CLOROX CO COM COMMON 189054109 895,195 7,639 X 600 0 7,039
COCA COLA CO COMMON 191216100 56,025,084 912,832 X 312,922 0 599,910
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COMMON 194162103 46,582,295 506,329 X 199,925 0 306,404
COMPUTER ASSOC INTL I COMMON 20491210 252,031 7,087 X 7,087 0 0
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COMMON 239753106 637,068 9,562 X 1,162 0 8,400
DEAN WITTER HI YIELD MUTUAL 242409308 70,782 12,310 X 12,310 0 0
DELL COMPUTER CORP CO COMMON 247025109 1,921,943 47,020 X 17,720 0 29,300
DIAL CORP NEW COM COMMON 25247D101 467,844 13,610 X 0 0 13,610
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIO COMMON 254687106 34,558,978 1,110,329 X 441,464 0 668,864
DOW JONES & CO INC COMMON 260561105 218,006 4,620 X 0 0 4,620
DU PONT E I DE NEMOUR COMMON 263534109 46,370,403 798,629 X 452,713 0 345,916
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP COMMON 26483B106 1,369,140 38,432 X 3,700 0 34,732
E M C CORP MASS COM COMMON 268648102 1,793,610 14,040 X 5,100 0 8,940
EASTMAN KODAK CO COMMON 277461109 772,504 12,094 X 0 0 12,094
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTE COMMON 285661104 650,903 13,369 X 860 0 12,509
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 22,443,166 423,956 X 145,159 0 278,796
ENRON CORP COMMON 293561106 282,700 4,400 X 2,200 0 2,200
EQUITABLE RES INC COMMON 294549100 291,248 11,175 X 675 0 10,500
EXXON CORP COMMON 302290101 13,368,216 189,452 X 40,771 0 148,681
FANNIE MAE COMMON 313586109 59,914,899 865,197 X 309,962 0 555,235
FIFTH 3RD BANCORP COMMON 316773100 1,148,499 17,418 X 0 0 17,418
FIRST DATA CORP COMMON 319963104 765,054 17,896 X 2,162 0 15,734
FIRST UNION CORP COMMON 337358105 36,312,189 679,526 X 250,567 0 428,960
FIRST VIRGINIA BANKS COMMON 337477103 318,670 6,975 X 0 0 6,975
FIRSTAR CORP NEW WIS COMMON 33763V109 2,497,318 83,709 X 0 0 83,709
FLEET FINL GROUP INC COMMON 338915101 200,767 5,336 X 2,470 0 2,866
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COMMON 349631101 424,270 11,020 X 300 0 10,720
FPL GROUP INC COMMON 302571104 725,851 13,631 X 165 0 13,466
FREDDIE MAC COMMON 313400301 41,118,570 717,445 X 293,440 0 424,005
FUNIMALS PET ENTERPRI COMMON BLANK BLA 800 10,000 X 10,000 0 0
GALLAHER GROUP PLC SP COMMON 363595109 220,900 9,400 X 0 0 9,400
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 131,850,127 1,191,866 X 374,494 0 817,371
GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 2,268,084 30,016 X 3,800 0 26,216
GILLETTE CO COMMON 375766102 52,625,710 885,396 X 356,870 0 528,526
GLATFELTER P H CO COMMON 377316104 123,063 11,000 X 0 0 11,000
GLAXO PLC SPONSORED A COMMON 37733W105 344,728 5,150 X 810 0 4,340
GOLDEN ST BANCORP INC WARRANT 381197136 48,437 10,000 X 0 0 10,000
GPU INC COM COMMON 36225X100 233,763 6,265 X 1,000 0 5,265
GTE CORP COMMON 362320103 2,261,490 37,380 X 10,500 0 26,880
HEINZ H J CO COMMON 423074103 2,360,270 49,821 X 5,525 0 44,296
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 428236103 48,284,255 712,026 X 285,572 0 426,454
HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 437076102 47,807,396 767,990 X 288,277 0 479,714
HONEYWELL INC COMMON 438506107 318,261 4,198 X 1,078 0 3,120
HOUSEHOLD INTL INC CO COMMON 441815107 239,531 5,250 X 4,200 0 1,050
HUBBELL HARVEY INC CL COMMON 443510201 306,160 7,654 X 0 0 7,654
IMS HEALTH INC COM COMMON 449934108 291,500 8,800 X 1,000 0 7,800
INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 37,946,865 638,433 X 265,110 0 373,323
INTERNATIONAL BUSINES COMMON 459200101 2,779,103 15,679 X 1,414 0 14,265
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRA COMMON 459506101 1,476,094 39,297 X 13,097 0 26,200
JEFFBANKS INC COM COMMON 472317106 650,068 31,141 X 24,900 0 6,241
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 475070108 238,819 3,525 X 0 0 3,525
JOHN NUVEEN CO CL A COMMON 478035108 280,981 6,710 X 6,710 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 92,841,735 992,960 X 348,255 0 644,704
KELLOGG CO COMMON 487836108 436,181 12,900 X 700 0 12,200
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 1,639,079 34,192 X 12,716 0 21,476
KNIGHT RIDDER INC COM COMMON 499040103 246,800 4,936 X 4,936 0 0
LILLY, ELI AND COMPAN COMMON 532457108 2,603,456 30,674 X 21,430 0 9,244
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES I COMMON 549463107 4,326,256 80,116 X 26,610 0 53,506
MARSH MCLENNAN COMMON 571748102 7,055,235 95,020 X 135 0 94,885
MAY DEPT STORES CO COMMON 577778103 2,729,091 69,753 X 21,076 0 48,677
MCDONALDS CORP COMMON 580135101 41,609,132 918,270 X 315,498 0 602,773
MCI WORLDCOM COMMON 55268B106 1,128,463 12,742 X 3,532 0 9,210
MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 10,485,233 145,881 X 69,271 0 76,610
MERCK & CO COMMON 589331107 86,099,345 1,074,563 X 358,864 0 715,699
MERITOR SVGS BK PA COMMON 590007100 25,625 10,000 X 0 0 10,000
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 7,975,012 88,982 X 34,972 0 54,010
MINNESOTA MINING & MA COMMON 604059105 8,351,542 118,043 X 34,620 0 83,423
MOBIL CORP COMMON 607059102 10,942,415 124,346 X 31,406 0 92,940
MONSANTO CO COMMON 611662107 303,647 6,610 X 3,000 0 3,610
MORGAN J P & CO INC COMMON 616880100 58,266,505 472,272 X 161,637 0 310,635
MOTOROLA INC COMMON 620076109 358,192 4,890 X 500 0 4,390
NESTLE S A SPON ADR R FOREIGN 641069406 288,000 3,200 X 0 0 3,200
NOKIA CORP COMMON 654902204 872,200 11,200 X 2,400 0 8,800
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 431,231 16,350 X 5,400 0 10,950
NUV PA INV QUAL PFD T MUTUAL 670972306 575,000 23 X 0 0 23
ORACLE SYS CORP COMMON 68389X105 630,508 23,906 X 19,350 0 4,556
PECO ENERGY CO COM COMMON 693304107 210,854 4,559 X 3,482 0 1,077
PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 41,165,719 1,050,481 X 403,407 0 647,074
PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 69,348,542 499,809 X 174,930 0 324,880
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COMMON 718154107 834,823 23,725 X 9,995 0 13,730
PITNEY BOWES INC COMMON 724479100 734,018 11,514 X 8,470 0 3,044
PNC FINANCIAL CORP COMMON 693475105 630,523 11,348 X 8,448 0 2,900
PPG INDS INC COMMON 693506107 430,500 8,400 X 5,700 0 2,700
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 742718109 97,490,196 995,433 X 320,420 0 675,013
QUAKER OATS CO COMMON 747402105 3,109,388 49,950 X 15,600 0 34,350
RAYTHEON CO CL B COMMON 755111408 515,900 8,800 X 3,600 0 5,200
ROYAL DUTCH PETRO-NY COMMON 780257804 28,284,698 543,937 X 203,647 0 340,290
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS COMMON 786449108 615,600 9,120 X 8,400 0 720
SARA LEE CORP COMMON 803111103 2,591,622 104,712 X 18,200 0 86,512
SBC COMMUNICATIONS IN COMMON 78387G103 19,870,538 421,097 X 165,578 0 255,519
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COMMON 806605101 71,231,972 1,289,266 X 465,486 0 823,780
SCHLUMBERGER COMMON 806857108 479,514 7,967 X 6,285 0 1,682
SHELL TRANS & TRADING COMMON 822703609 1,828,125 45,000 X 0 0 45,000
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COMMON 826552101 293,962 10,050 X 4,150 0 5,900
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PL COMMON 832378301 57,678,406 806,691 X 26,400 0 780,291
SONY CORP - ADR FOREIGN 835699307 200,887 2,200 X 0 0 2,200
SPRINT CORP COM COMMON 852061100 5,084,445 51,816 X 9,310 0 42,506
SPRINT CORP PCS COM S COMMON 852061506 1,122,388 25,329 X 4,654 0 20,675
ST PAUL COS INC COMMON 792860108 446,555 14,376 X 1,000 0 13,376
STAPLES INC COM COMMON 855030102 261,356 7,950 X 450 0 7,500
STATE STREET CORP COMMON 857477103 1,088,990 13,240 X 9,045 0 4,195
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC C COMMON 866810104 381,441 6,100 X 5,600 0 500
SYBRON INTL COM COMMON 87114F106 510,000 20,400 X 0 0 20,400
SYSCO CORPORATION COMMON 871829107 822,871 31,273 X 28,073 0 3,200
TELLABS INC COM COMMON 879664100 244,375 2,500 X 0 0 2,500
TEXACO INC COMMON 881694103 236,704 4,171 X 771 0 3,400
THISTLE GROUP HLDGS C COMMON 8.84E+107 188,751 22,206 X 0 0 22,206
TIME WARNER INC COMMON 887315109 256,908 3,628 X 1,228 0 2,400
TRICON GLOBAL RESTAUR COMMON 895953107 205,130 2,920 X 520 0 2,400
U S WEST INC NEW COM COMMON 91273H101 1,391,760 25,276 X 3,960 0 21,316
UNILEVER N V COMMON 904784501 7,424,989 111,759 X 39,665 0 72,094
UNION PACIFIC CORP COMMON 907818108 1,379,863 25,822 X 2,700 0 23,122
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES C COMMON 913017109 532,269 3,930 X 2,050 0 1,880
US BANCORP COMMON 902973106 502,217 14,744 X 840 0 13,904
VANGUARD INDEX TR SML MUTUAL 922908702 782,858 39,459 X 8,162 0 31,297
VANGUARD INDEX TRUST MUTUAL 922908108 1,089,620 9,164 X 0 0 9,164
VODAFONE GROUP PLC AD COMMON 92857T107 469,375 2,500 X 0 0 2,500
WACHOVIA CORP NEW COMMON 929771103 2,206,839 27,182 X 10,157 0 17,025
WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 3,907,054 84,763 X 25,970 0 58,793
WALGREEN COMPANY COMMON 931422109 744,670 26,360 X 6,800 0 19,560
WARNER LAMBERT CO COMMON 934488107 2,597,331 39,205 X 21,050 0 18,155
WELLS FARGO NEW COMMON 949746101 14,356,685 409,460 X 173,075 0 236,385
WPG GROWTH & INCOME F MUTUAL 929302107 345,014 8,824 X 8,824 0 0
WPS RES CORP COM COMMON 92931B106 247,800 8,400 X 0 0 8,400
WRIGLEY WM JR CO COMMON 982526105 1,541,055 17,040 X 1,800 0 15,240
XEROX CORP COMMON 984121103 472,252 9,060 X 1,200 0 7,860
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Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
None
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:
165
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:
$1,827,761 (thousands)
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 headings and list entries.]
No. NONE
Form 13F File Number 28-
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