UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
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Institutional INvestment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Rittenhouse Financial Services, Inc.
Address: #2 Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 400
Radnor, PA 19087
13F File Number: 23-2119472
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 intergral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Marion R. Metzbower
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 610-254-9600
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Marion R. Metzbower Radnor, Pennsylvania October 29, 1999
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13 COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQURED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
AS OF DATE: 09/30/99
RUN DATE: 10/27/99 11:32 P.M.
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 86
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $13,045,145,000
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
AS OF DATE: 09/30/99
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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TRANS TASMAN PPTY LTD ORD COM Q9194N108 4 35360 SH SOLE 0 0 35360
BERJAYA GROUP COM Y08396221 0 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
RTS UNION CARBIDE SPECIAL DIVI WARRANT AND RIGH 0 0 33750 SH SOLE 33750 0 0
AT & T CORP. COM 001957109 1132 26013 SH SOLE 24359 0 1654
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 366321 9984899 SH SOLE 5989225 0 3995674
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 203 6936 SH SOLE 4176 0 2760
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 534 13503 SH SOLE 8725 0 4778
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 2680 64570 SH SOLE 34175 0 30395
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 593081 6821929 SH SOLE 4058235 0 2763694
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 940 13410 SH SOLE 9000 0 4410
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 725833 16265159 SH SOLE 9646111 0 6619048
BP AMOCO ADS COM 055622104 1019 18394 SH SOLE 16808 0 1586
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 1412 25356 SH SOLE 20325 0 5031
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1489 22127 SH SOLE 11942 0 10185
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 271 6021 SH SOLE 6021 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670207 853 460 SH SOLE 69 0 391
BESTFOODS COM 08658U101 654 13476 SH SOLE 10066 0 3410
BOEING CO COM 097023105 986 23128 SH SOLE 23000 0 128
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1999 29620 SH SOLE 19310 0 10310
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 260 3350 SH SOLE 3350 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COM COM 16161A108 312 4145 SH SOLE 915 0 3230
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 946 10660 SH SOLE 9760 0 900
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 310377 4526927 SH SOLE 2700992 0 1825935
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 1568 35628 SH SOLE 35407 0 221
CITIZENS UTILS CO DEL COM SER COM 177342201 115 10153 SH SOLE 1 0 10152
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 222 5800 SH SOLE 0 0 5800
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 423386 8774833 SH SOLE 5226209 0 3548624
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 520260 11371794 SH SOLE 6872983 0 4498811
CONAGRA INC. COM 205887102 397 17600 SH SOLE 17600 0 0
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 971 16160 SH SOLE 16160 0 0
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIONS COM 254687106 322874 12418220 SH SOLE 7444371 0 4973849
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 24727 408718 SH SOLE 357281 0 51437
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 1300 18219 SH SOLE 16640 0 1579
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 522 6900 SH SOLE 6900 0 0
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 1097 17365 SH SOLE 12020 0 5345
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 2599 34195 SH SOLE 24670 0 9525
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 411 8150 SH SOLE 8150 0 0
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 403070 7751346 SH SOLE 4637569 0 3113777
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 466113 7435495 SH SOLE 4409047 0 3026449
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 2717 76266 SH SOLE 16833 0 59433
GTE CORP COM 362320103 992 12901 SH SOLE 11101 0 1800
G A P INC COM 364760108 1353 42286 SH SOLE 40021 0 2265
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 777207 6555253 SH SOLE 3889717 0 2665537
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 186068 5482673 SH SOLE 3277522 0 2205151
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 287 5887 SH SOLE 0 0 5887
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 354210 3903139 SH SOLE 2313117 0 1590022
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 709479 10338489 SH SOLE 6140528 0 4197961
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 479 4300 SH SOLE 1975 0 2325
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 557871 7507098 SH SOLE 4484087 0 3023011
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 261397 2160308 SH SOLE 1306906 0 853402
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 592407 6447966 SH SOLE 3843332 0 2604634
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 858 13372 SH SOLE 12940 0 432
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 549463107 501468 7729754 SH SOLE 4615272 0 3114483
MCI WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 223967 3116067 SH SOLE 1878941 0 1237126
MAY DEPT STORES CO COM 577778103 345 9455 SH SOLE 9300 0 155
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 1107 25591 SH SOLE 11055 0 14536
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 327181 9200166 SH SOLE 5525717 0 3674450
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 514283 7934929 SH SOLE 4706652 0 3228277
METRO AIRLINES, INC COM 591905203 0 10397 SH SOLE 7 0 10390
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 402178 4440892 SH SOLE 2645126 0 1795766
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 1170 12180 SH SOLE 10511 0 1669
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 2255 22382 SH SOLE 10507 0 11875
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 1814 15877 SH SOLE 11500 0 4377
PPG INDS INC COM 693506107 392 6525 SH SOLE 6525 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 223340 7322619 SH SOLE 4365060 0 2957560
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 611224 17037593 SH SOLE 10126836 0 6910757
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 578 16900 SH SOLE 15670 0 1230
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 651820 6952749 SH SOLE 4132791 0 2819959
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 510 8250 SH SOLE 7250 0 1000
ROYAL DUTCH PETRO-NY SHARES COM 780257804 321 5430 SH SOLE 4230 0 1200
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 450 8804 SH SOLE 8444 0 360
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 383567 8792365 SH SOLE 5236481 0 3555884
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR RPS COM 832378301 478 8300 SH SOLE 8300 0 0
SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC COM 845905108 717 78793 SH SOLE 78793 0 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 410 7560 SH SOLE 6850 0 710
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 276050 4271572 SH SOLE 2589957 0 1681615
UNILEVER N V WI COM 904784709 913 13400 SH SOLE 6091 0 7310
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 327 5514 SH SOLE 5249 0 265
VENTEC INC COM 922762109 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
WACHOVIA CORP NEW COM 929771103 228 2895 SH SOLE 1100 0 1795
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 295669 6216434 SH SOLE 3516387 0 2700047
WALGREEN COMPANY COM 931422109 255955 10086880 SH SOLE 6022555 0 4064324
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 248624 3745744 SH SOLE 2267127 0 1478617
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 490154 12369829 SH SOLE 7331246 0 5038583
WILLIAMS COS INC COM COM 969457100 892 23697 SH SOLE 7200 0 16497
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 495 11801 SH SOLE 11801 0 0
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