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, 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: 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: 03/31/00
RUN DATE: 04/27/00 8:30 P.M.
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 73
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $15,234,313,000
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
AS OF DATE: 03/31/00
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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RTS UNION CARBIDE SPECIAL DIVI WARRANT AND RIGH 0 0 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
AT & T CORP. COM 001957109 805 14301 SH SOLE 14236 0 65
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 924 26273 SH SOLE 10310 0 15962
ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 5005 162101 SH SOLE 134601 0 27500
AMERICAN HOME PRODS CORP COM 026609107 2330 43350 SH SOLE 18960 0 24390
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 754771 6892886 SH SOLE 4101996 327 2790563
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 218968 3567700 SH SOLE 2152206 169 1415325
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 698 11210 SH SOLE 9000 0 2210
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 638015 13223102 SH SOLE 7858250 636 5364216
BP AMOCO ADS COM 055622104 990 18588 SH SOLE 16738 0 1850
BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 1036 19754 SH SOLE 19123 0 631
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1188 19443 SH SOLE 9858 0 9585
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670207 291 160 SH SOLE 25 0 135
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 2663 45922 SH SOLE 34518 0 11404
CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 705673 9127543 SH SOLE 5425282 440 3701821
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 1716 28661 SH SOLE 28661 0 0
CITIZENS UTILS CO DEL COM SER COM 177342201 166 10146 SH SOLE 1 0 10145
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 504193 10741796 SH SOLE 6374768 518 4366510
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 639857 11350010 SH SOLE 6842345 555 4507110
DISNEY WALT PRODUCTIONS COM 254687106 504195 12222920 SH SOLE 7250093 590 4972237
DOLLAR GEN CORP COM COM 256669102 1587 59040 SH SOLE 57440 0 1600
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 9277 175245 SH SOLE 165902 0 9343
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 543553 4313912 SH SOLE 2574146 207 1739559
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 274 5151 SH SOLE 2601 0 2550
SELECT TEN 00A ROLL MUTUAL FUNDS 29471Q945 0 36485 SH SOLE 0 0 36485
EXXON CORPORATION COM 30231G102 1774 22765 SH SOLE 11137 0 11628
FPL GROUP INC COM 302571104 376 8165 SH SOLE 8165 0 0
FREDDIE MAC COM 313400301 345225 7812735 SH SOLE 4671674 375 3140686
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 421598 7453669 SH SOLE 4426806 350 3026514
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 1635 43900 SH SOLE 4530 0 39370
GTE CORP COM 362320103 797 11230 SH SOLE 11130 0 100
G A P INC COM 364760108 416 8350 SH SOLE 8065 0 285
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 781022 5018616 SH SOLE 2963130 244 2055242
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 912 24208 SH SOLE 16697 0 7511
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 522593 3942241 SH SOLE 2346354 190 1595697
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 696619 10800295 SH SOLE 6374162 580 4425552
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 438516106 219 4153 SH SOLE 4153 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 782301 5929327 SH SOLE 3524417 280 2404630
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 392576 3326916 SH SOLE 1992622 159 1334136
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 221910 3158856 SH SOLE 1885757 149 1272951
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1067 17035 SH SOLE 12935 0 4100
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 549463107 488097 7872527 SH SOLE 4714137 375 3158015
MBNA CORP COM 55262L100 241 9456 SH SOLE 1255 0 8201
MCI WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 319953 7061021 SH SOLE 4205500 334 2855187
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 467 12500 SH SOLE 8225 0 4275
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 478029 9293395 SH SOLE 5568641 430 3724324
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 493535 7944222 SH SOLE 4733146 370 3210706
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 482688 4542942 SH SOLE 2712534 225 1830183
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COM 604059105 313 3535 SH SOLE 2760 0 775
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 517 3927 SH SOLE 300 0 3627
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 1097 7515 SH SOLE 7515 0 0
ORACLE SYS CORP COM COM 68389X105 314229 4025352 SH SOLE 2433602 197 1591553
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 781 22399 SH SOLE 9042 0 13357
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 627011 17149023 SH SOLE 10208025 810 6940189
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 6644 117586 SH SOLE 51192 0 66394
SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 1370 32527 SH SOLE 32289 0 238
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 329555 8876900 SH SOLE 5298213 430 3578257
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC ADR RPS COM 832378301 261 3950 SH SOLE 3950 0 0
SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC COM 845905108 596 78793 SH SOLE 78793 0 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 324 5144 SH SOLE 2655 0 2489
STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 408478 4216545 SH SOLE 2541369 203 1674973
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 377893 4032880 SH SOLE 2440807 198 1591875
TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 1205 16120 SH SOLE 15985 0 135
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC COM 882508104 458456 2865352 SH SOLE 1725407 144 1139801
TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM COM 902124106 223555 4459950 SH SOLE 2684892 207 1774851
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 318 5025 SH SOLE 4220 0 805
VENTEC INC COM 922762109 0 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED A COM 92857T107 214 3851 SH SOLE 3451 0 400
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 357794 6332635 SH SOLE 3598177 330 2734128
WALGREEN COMPANY COM 931422109 264992 10290968 SH SOLE 6152346 490 4138132
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 370342 3791093 SH SOLE 2285626 185 1505281
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 515726 12655841 SH SOLE 7503472 620 5151749
WILLIAMS COS INC COM COM 969457100 417 9500 SH SOLE 3600 0 5900
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