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, 2000
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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: Catherine T. Reese
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 610-254-9600
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Catherine T. Reese Radnor, Pennsylvania November 13, 2000
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: 09/30/00
RUN DATE: 11/09/00 5:17 P.M.
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 71
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $16,618,876,000
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
AS OF DATE: 09/30/00
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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AT & T CORP. COM 001957109 391 13312 SH SOLE 13001 0 311
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 463 9737 SH SOLE 3445 0 6291
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 2862 136273 SH SOLE 111773 0 24500
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 1673 29640 SH SOLE 18940 0 10700
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 818528 8554176 SH SOLE 5383140 0 3171036
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 424502 6079238 SH SOLE 3824678 0 2254560
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 835 19742 SH SOLE 18020 0 1722
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 946729 14156698 SH SOLE 8933194 0 5223504
AVAYA INC COM COM 053499109 644 28083 SH SOLE 0 0 28083
BP AMOCO ADS COM 055622104 973 18356 SH SOLE 16770 0 1586
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 1031 19678 SH SOLE 19318 0 360
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670207 329 159 SH SOLE 24 0 135
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 385230 6699647 SH SOLE 4251051 0 2448596
CVS CORPORATION COM 126650100 2626 56710 SH SOLE 56400 0 310
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COM COM 16161A108 201 4347 SH SOLE 485 0 3862
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 532960 9646337 SH SOLE 6084686 0 3561651
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 2027 37498 SH SOLE 32566 0 4932
CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO COM COM 17453B101 136 10145 SH SOLE 0 0 10145
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 636405 11544768 SH SOLE 7285403 0 4259365
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 571903 12116582 SH SOLE 7736054 0 4380528
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIONS COM 254687106 504122 13179661 SH SOLE 8326364 0 4853297
DOLLAR GEN CORP COM COM 256669102 17537 1046987 SH SOLE 1025112 0 21875
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 555 13579 SH SOLE 12636 0 943
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 736884 7405871 SH SOLE 4653583 0 2752288
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 1225 18280 SH SOLE 15730 0 2550
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 1865 20927 SH SOLE 10233 0 10694
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 536 8150 SH SOLE 8150 0 0
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 457 8457 SH SOLE 6245 0 2212
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 557162 7792481 SH SOLE 4927693 0 2864788
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 421 13094 SH SOLE 4191 0 8903
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 1243 10840 SH SOLE 10640 0 200
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 926888 16032666 SH SOLE 10115066 0 5917600
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 435 14080 SH SOLE 12930 0 1150
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 411038 8431557 SH SOLE 5341264 0 3090294
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 611028 11542444 SH SOLE 7244174 0 4298270
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 325369 7828439 SH SOLE 4946018 0 2882421
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 405850 3603548 SH SOLE 2286343 0 1317205
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 1442 15346 SH SOLE 10911 0 4435
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1058 13045 SH SOLE 13045 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 549463107 257568 8444860 SH SOLE 5361828 0 3083033
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 360547 9364864 SH SOLE 5974572 0 3390293
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 280 9290 SH SOLE 4990 0 4300
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 514644 9932815 SH SOLE 6327862 0 3604953
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 626290 8413642 SH SOLE 5335227 0 3078415
MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORP COM COM 589405109 234 1490 SH SOLE 1490 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 446651 7405613 SH SOLE 4665415 0 2740198
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 303 3325 SH SOLE 2595 0 730
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 600 3670 SH SOLE 300 0 3370
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 11813 400434 SH SOLE 399244 0 1190
MUNICIPAL INVEST TRUST MUTUAL FUNDS 62624V495 19 21433 SH SOLE 21433 0 0
NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR COM 654902204 185351 4633787 SH SOLE 2877097 0 1756690
ORACLE SYS CORP COM COM 68389X105 342115 8688635 SH SOLE 5527078 0 3161557
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 546 11871 SH SOLE 9050 0 2821
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 802446 17863896 SH SOLE 11305512 0 6558384
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 337 5032 SH SOLE 3605 0 1427
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 1755 35185 SH SOLE 35160 0 25
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 440303 9456164 SH SOLE 5995092 0 3461073
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR RPS COM 832378301 273 3975 SH SOLE 3975 0 0
SOLECTRON CORP COM COM 834182107 3833 83091 SH SOLE 82291 0 800
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 579643 4455364 SH SOLE 2829261 0 1626103
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 511496 4381122 SH SOLE 2793007 0 1588115
TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 834 32533 SH SOLE 32113 0 420
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC COM 882508104 424887 8968599 SH SOLE 5647845 0 3320754
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM COM 902124106 398023 7672733 SH SOLE 4838707 0 2834027
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 318 4578 SH SOLE 4445 0 133
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 1157 23891 SH SOLE 23566 0 325
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 326165 6777459 SH SOLE 4122515 0 2654944
WALGREEN COMPANY COM 931422109 624496 16461190 SH SOLE 10402567 0 6058623
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 627215 13653664 SH SOLE 8618099 0 5035565
WILLIAMS COS INC COM COM 969457100 419 9910 SH SOLE 4010 0 5900
WORLDCOM INC COM 98157D106 292752 9637929 SH SOLE 6138602 0 3499328
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