UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 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 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: 12/31/99
RUN DATE: 01/27/00 4:21 P.M.
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 75
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $15,359,665,000
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
AS OF DATE: 12/31/99
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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RTS UNION CARBIDE SPECIAL DIVI WARRANT AND RIGH 0 0 33750 SH SOLE 33750 0 0
AT & T CORP. COM 001957109 787 15487 SH SOLE 14582 0 905
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 329494 9073837 SH SOLE 5477662 490 3595685
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 4273 132500 SH SOLE 107400 0 25100
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 1974 50288 SH SOLE 21618 0 28670
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 748905 6926286 SH SOLE 4091513 327 2834445
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 953 13440 SH SOLE 9030 0 4410
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 884221 16412459 SH SOLE 9660713 780 6750966
BP AMOCO ADS COM 055622104 1145 19302 SH SOLE 16944 0 2358
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 1238 24677 SH SOLE 19746 0 4931
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1225 19892 SH SOLE 10247 0 9645
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670207 770 421 SH SOLE 30 0 391
BESTFOODS COM 08658U101 334 6360 SH SOLE 3075 0 3285
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2114 32935 SH SOLE 18610 0 14325
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COM COM 16161A108 277 3562 SH SOLE 30 0 3532
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 788 9101 SH SOLE 8472 0 629
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 494163 4612958 SH SOLE 2730424 220 1882314
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 1845 33133 SH SOLE 31125 0 2008
CITIZENS UTILS CO DEL COM SER COM 177342201 144 10146 SH SOLE 1 0 10145
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 304 6025 SH SOLE 225 0 5800
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 620373 10650188 SH SOLE 6265370 518 4384300
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 743301 11435400 SH SOLE 6864772 555 4570073
CONAGRA INC. COM 205887102 401 17690 SH SOLE 17690 0 0
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COM 228255105 1036 46300 SH SOLE 46300 0 0
DAYTON HUDSON CORP COM 239753106 1187 16165 SH SOLE 16165 0 0
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIONS COM 254687106 356691 12194574 SH SOLE 7189515 590 5004469
DOLLAR GEN CORP COM COM 256669102 2189 96210 SH SOLE 94440 0 1770
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 21563 327333 SH SOLE 286552 0 40781
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 320405 2932766 SH SOLE 1756124 139 1176503
EL PASO ENERGY CORP DEL COM COM 283905107 201 5177 SH SOLE 375 0 4802
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 314 5471 SH SOLE 2806 0 2665
SELECT TEN 1999 SERIES 3 MUTUAL FUNDS 294711601 0 10753 SH SOLE 10753 0 0
EXXON CORPORATION COM 30231G102 3687 45760 SH SOLE 19832 0 25928
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 349 8150 SH SOLE 8150 0 0
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 366989 7797916 SH SOLE 4636616 375 3160925
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 469356 7517212 SH SOLE 4433616 350 3083246
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 2109 64018 SH SOLE 4335 0 59683
GTE CORP COM 362320103 910 12901 SH SOLE 11101 0 1800
G A P INC COM 364760108 1951 42415 SH SOLE 40781 0 1634
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 1015671 6563300 SH SOLE 3861005 315 2701980
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 1842 44734 SH SOLE 32260 0 12474
HERSHEY FOODS CORP COM 427866108 272 5740 SH SOLE 40 0 5700
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 450729 3962456 SH SOLE 2334655 190 1627610
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 1071377 15583666 SH SOLE 9197859 744 6385063
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 438516106 552 9569 SH SOLE 4809 0 4760
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 628165 7631461 SH SOLE 4530457 360 3100643
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 240394 2228447 SH SOLE 1334870 105 893472
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 602254 6458484 SH SOLE 3826271 311 2631901
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1155 17372 SH SOLE 12940 0 4432
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 549463107 589704 7862717 SH SOLE 4662141 375 3200201
MCI WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 365574 6889497 SH SOLE 4065374 334 2823788
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 683 16935 SH SOLE 7235 0 9700
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 338971 9302797 SH SOLE 5539293 430 3763074
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 537616 8001723 SH SOLE 4718337 370 3283015
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 530314 4542304 SH SOLE 2696632 225 1845447
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 909 9290 SH SOLE 7751 0 1539
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 586 4627 SH SOLE 700 0 3927
ORACLE SYS CORP COM COM 68389X105 1563 27890 SH SOLE 27000 0 890
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 1160 32916 SH SOLE 15925 0 16991
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 558220 17209097 SH SOLE 10165245 810 7043042
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 771330 7040087 SH SOLE 4152783 335 2886969
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 279 4250 SH SOLE 3250 0 1000
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 2152 44152 SH SOLE 42891 0 1261
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 375422 8859523 SH SOLE 5245893 430 3613200
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR RPS COM 832378301 253 3950 SH SOLE 3950 0 0
SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC COM 845905108 589 79093 SH SOLE 79093 0 0
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 311047 4257273 SH SOLE 2560493 203 1696577
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 11597 149758 SH SOLE 140663 0 9095
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 370 5685 SH SOLE 5395 0 290
VENTEC INC COM 922762109 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 438141 6338388 SH SOLE 3572530 330 2765527
WALGREEN COMPANY COM 931422109 300386 10269606 SH SOLE 6101209 490 4167906
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 311885 3806372 SH SOLE 2278331 185 1527856
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 509967 12611238 SH SOLE 7416131 620 5194487
WILLIAMS COS INC COM COM 969457100 570 18650 SH SOLE 7200 0 11450
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