UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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 May 15, 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: 03/31/99
RUN DATE: 05/14/99 6:11 P.M.
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 121
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $12,592,796,000
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
AS OF DATE: 03/31/99
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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WOOLWORTH CORP CALL AUGUST @ $ OPTION - CALL 0 10 234 SH CALL SOLE 188 0 46
AT & T CORP. COM 001957109 1737 32649 SH SOLE 21675 0 10974
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 425326 9085729 SH SOLE 5283228 0 3802501
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COM 009158106 605 17666 SH SOLE 12576 0 5090
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 630 11570 SH SOLE 8300 0 3270
ALLTEL CORP COM 020039103 285 4563 SH SOLE 200 0 4363
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 232 1971 SH SOLE 0 0 1971
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 12057 184778 SH SOLE 52888 0 131890
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 727828 6033811 SH SOLE 3438996 0 2594815
AMERITECH CORP NEW COM 030954101 868 15055 SH SOLE 100 0 14955
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 1021 13410 SH SOLE 9000 0 4410
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY COM 048825103 395 5400 SH SOLE 1000 0 4400
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 621210 15014141 SH SOLE 8656585 0 6357556
BNY HAMILTON FDS INC INTR TX-E MUTUAL FUNDS 05561M820 593 58704 SH SOLE 0 0 58704
BNY HAMILTON FDS INC INTL EQ I MUTUAL FUNDS 05561M846 251 19439 SH SOLE 0 0 19439
BNY HAMILTON FDS INC SM CAP GR MUTUAL FUNDS 05561M861 245 19283 SH SOLE 0 0 19283
BP AMOCO ADS COM 055622104 2175 21536 SH SOLE 12074 0 9462
BANK NEW YORK INC COM 064057102 421 11725 SH SOLE 3725 0 8000
BANKAMERICA CORP NEW COM 06605F102 2130 30161 SH SOLE 21092 0 9069
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 4888 94567 SH SOLE 20291 0 74276
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 1681 41951 SH SOLE 4000 0 37951
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670207 2567 1092 SH SOLE 223 0 868
BESTFOODS COM 08658U101 2898 61666 SH SOLE 16621 0 45045
BOEING CO COM 097023105 973 28607 SH SOLE 23000 0 5607
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 4019 62672 SH SOLE 29290 0 33382
CBS CORP COM COM 12490K107 294 7200 SH SOLE 0 0 7200
CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 846 10090 SH SOLE 3350 0 6740
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 285 7012 SH SOLE 885 0 6127
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COM COM 16161A108 239 2935 SH SOLE 35 0 2900
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 1545 17410 SH SOLE 9750 0 7660
CINCINNATI BELL INC COM 171870108 247 11000 SH SOLE 0 0 11000
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 434 3965 SH SOLE 1215 0 2750
CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 458 7000 SH SOLE 0 0 7000
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 1801 28201 SH SOLE 24900 0 3301
CITIZENS UTILS CO DEL COM SER COM 177342201 79 10153 SH SOLE 1 0 10152
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 387 3300 SH SOLE 0 0 3300
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 497526 8106337 SH SOLE 4641580 0 3464758
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 565269 6144225 SH SOLE 3590809 0 2553416
CONAGRA INC. COM 205887102 605 23600 SH SOLE 20000 0 3600
CONVERGYS CORP COM COM 212485106 188 11000 SH SOLE 0 0 11000
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 1065 15985 SH SOLE 15950 0 35
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIONS COM 254687106 355656 11426710 SH SOLE 6630179 0 4796532
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 29022 499837 SH SOLE 392700 0 107137
EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 466 7300 SH SOLE 6900 0 400
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 253090 4780917 SH SOLE 2767120 0 2013798
EXXON CORP COM 302290101 7229 102454 SH SOLE 40551 0 61903
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 519 9750 SH SOLE 8750 0 1000
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 406546 7093488 SH SOLE 4131076 0 2962412
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 474817 6856568 SH SOLE 3928676 0 2927893
FIFTH 3RD BANCORP COM 316773100 1557 23608 SH SOLE 0 0 23608
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 263 6146 SH SOLE 3981 0 2165
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 10274 192261 SH SOLE 22038 0 170223
FIRSTAR CORP NEW WIS COM COM 33763V109 4533 151947 SH SOLE 9000 0 142947
GTE CORP COM 362320103 1528 25252 SH SOLE 12102 0 13150
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 692424 6259196 SH SOLE 3524635 0 2734561
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 302151 5083510 SH SOLE 2928641 0 2154869
HEINZ, H J COMPANY COM 423074103 370 7810 SH SOLE 3130 0 4680
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 415 7400 SH SOLE 100 0 7300
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 247188 3645176 SH SOLE 2075808 0 1569367
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 599738 9634341 SH SOLE 5568838 0 4065503
HONEYWELL INC COM 438506107 1001 13210 SH SOLE 1975 0 11235
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 408084 6865772 SH SOLE 4041296 0 2824476
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 1393 7861 SH SOLE 6595 0 1266
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 679349 7265764 SH SOLE 4145707 0 3120056
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 406 12000 SH SOLE 0 0 12000
KEYSTONE FINL INC COM 493482103 1496 46378 SH SOLE 8776 0 37602
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 1322 27570 SH SOLE 1000 0 26570
LAFAYETTE INDS INC COM COM 506377100 0 10000 SH SOLE 0 0 10000
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1537 18109 SH SOLE 12900 0 5209
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 549463107 377750 6995368 SH SOLE 4074378 0 2920990
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 214 8943 SH SOLE 1 0 8943
MAIN STR BANCORP INC COM COM 559906102 280 17553 SH SOLE 0 0 17553
MARSH MCLENNAN COM 571748102 223 3000 SH SOLE 0 0 3000
MAY DEPT STORES CO COM 577778103 513 13100 SH SOLE 9300 0 3800
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 3092 68236 SH SOLE 19290 0 48946
MCGRAW HILL INC COM 580645109 371 6800 SH SOLE 4800 0 2000
MEAD CORP COM 582834107 246 8000 SH SOLE 0 0 8000
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 300486 4180677 SH SOLE 2442701 0 1737976
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 596192 7440768 SH SOLE 4227800 0 3212969
MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING MUTUAL FUNDS 59019R105 115 11744 SH SOLE 11739 0 5
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 224270 2502314 SH SOLE 1479457 0 1022857
COUNTRYWIDE TAX FREE OHIO INSD MUTUAL FUNDS 597905306 134 11084 SH SOLE 0 0 11084
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 2634 37231 SH SOLE 12216 0 25014
MOBIL CORP COM 607059102 6677 75873 SH SOLE 55448 0 20425
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 12276 99502 SH SOLE 17875 0 81627
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 381 5200 SH SOLE 0 0 5200
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 844 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
NOVELL INC COM 670006105 202 8000 SH SOLE 0 0 8000
PNC FINANCIAL CORP COM 693475105 722 13000 SH SOLE 5000 0 8000
PPG INDS INC COM 693506107 804 15691 SH SOLE 6525 0 9166
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 451165 11512975 SH SOLE 6663446 0 4849529
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN, Inc. COM COM 716941109 217 3480 SH SOLE 0 0 3480
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 721253 5198223 SH SOLE 2988194 0 2210029
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 1199 34085 SH SOLE 15790 0 18295
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 638845 6522988 SH SOLE 3676737 0 2846251
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 1902 30550 SH SOLE 16950 0 13600
ROYAL DUTCH PETRO-NY SHARES COM 780257804 4251 81753 SH SOLE 10224 0 71529
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 511 10833 SH SOLE 6395 0 4438
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 1327 53610 SH SOLE 1330 0 52280
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 460092 8327453 SH SOLE 4710819 0 3616634
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 398 6606 SH SOLE 876 0 5730
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR RPS COM 832378301 593 8300 SH SOLE 8300 0 0
SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC COM 845905108 14255 1163671 SH SOLE 1160530 0 3141
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 3035 30935 SH SOLE 4325 0 26610
SPRINT CORP PCS COM SER 1 COM 852061506 699 15769 SH SOLE 2447 0 13322
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 367878 4472687 SH SOLE 2635509 0 1837177
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 303 6000 SH SOLE 0 0 6000
STUART ENTMT INC COM COM 863689105 4 10000 SH SOLE 0 0 10000
THISTLE GROUP HLDGS CO COM COM 88431E103 236 27758 SH SOLE 0 0 27758
UNILEVER N V COM 904784501 4678 70416 SH SOLE 11340 0 59076
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 701 13114 SH SOLE 3022 0 10092
U S WEST INC NEW COM COM 91273H101 296 5374 SH SOLE 110 0 5264
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 271 2000 SH SOLE 2000 0 0
WACHOVIA CORP NEW COM 929771103 347 4270 SH SOLE 1100 0 3170
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 257972 5596671 SH SOLE 3041940 0 2554731
WALGREEN COMPANY COM 931422109 258631 9155095 SH SOLE 5236833 0 3918262
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 219539 3313793 SH SOLE 1950815 0 1362978
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 280121 7989186 SH SOLE 4656473 0 3332713
WILLIAMS COS INC COM COM 969457100 737 18650 SH SOLE 7200 0 11450
WRIGLEY WM JR CO COM 982526105 3533 39067 SH SOLE 20000 0 19067
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 694 13305 SH SOLE 11800 0 1505
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