UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Harold C. Brown & Co., Inc.
Address: Fifth Floor
120 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
13F File Number:
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 integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Russell M. Giordano
Title: CCO, COO
Phone: 716-854-2500
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Russell M. Giordano Buffalo, New York November 13, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 157
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $679,136
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
(x$1000) PRIN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP
ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1010 21240SH 400 0 20840
AES CORP COM 00130H105 485 7078SH 2905 0 4173
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 00846U101 1981 40476SH 6116 0 34360
ALCATEL SP ADR (0.2 ORD 013904305 217 3452SH 250 0 3202
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 425 8900SH 0 0 8900
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 2237 41617SH 6765 0 34852
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1973 32475SH 6720 0 25755
AMERICAN HOME PRODS COM 026609107 11779 208248SH 13685 0 194563
AMERN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 10742 112266SH 16918 0 95347
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 442 6325SH 800 0 5525
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS COM 035229103 1480 34984SH 3860 0 31124
APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 2326 97185SH 12355 0 84830
ARROW ELECTRS INC COM 042735100 355 10424SH 1224 0 9200
AT&T CORP COM LIB GRP A 001957208 3629 201584SH 18500 0 183084
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 4877 166030SH 6887 0 159143
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 927 22689SH 1100 0 21589
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 1293 34819SH 0 0 34819
BANK OF AMERN CORP COM 060505104 1863 35569SH 1150 0 34419
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 4297 53843SH 7585 0 46258
BB&T CORPORATION COM 054937107 7494 248775SH 29260 0 219515
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 5588 138820SH 10260 0 128560
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B 084670207 518 250SH 76 0 174
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 4053 55713SH 3405 0 52308
BOEING CO COM 097023105 590 9373SH 0 0 9373
BP AMOCO PLC ADR (6 ORDS) 055622104 1717 32402SH 4454 0 27948
BRADY CORP CLASS A 104674106 480 15858SH 0 0 15858
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 8802 154080SH 13835 0 140245
BROADCOM CORP CLASS A 111320107 1155 4740SH 792 0 3948
CALPINE CORP COM 131347106 244 2340SH 625 0 1715
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 11328 128453SH 19755 0 108698
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 1653 19394SH 3000 0 16394
CHROMAVISION MED SYS COM 17111P104 137 14410SH 5425 0 8985
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 12091 218836SH 37605 0 181231
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 3377 62467SH 11260 0 51207
CITIZENS COMMUNICTNS CLASS B 17453B101 437 32550SH 6300 0 26250
CITRIX SYS INC COM 177376100 1287 64149SH 6910 0 57239
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 4584 115878SH 9307 0 106571
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3256 59057SH 12560 0 46497
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 19903 421664SH 37630 0 384034
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 3545 128518SH 8090 0 120428
COMPUTER SCIENCES COM 205363104 6804 91633SH 15765 0 75868
COMVERSE TECH INC COM 205862402 987 9135SH 1700 0 7435
CONSTELLATION ENERGY COM 210371100 429 8623SH 0 0 8623
CORNING INCORPORATED COM 219350105 22389 75384SH 5533 0 69851
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 1936 55400SH 8650 0 46750
CP&L ENERGY INC COM 12614C106 206 4950SH 100 0 4850
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025109 442 14360SH 800 0 13560
DIAL CORP COM 25247D101 468 40281SH 1170 0 39111
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 8668 226614SH 30962 0 195652
DOMINION RES INC VA COM 25746U109 558 9615SH 0 0 9615
DU PONT E I DE NEMOU COM 263534109 10780 260149SH 17336 0 242813
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 2310 26936SH 1825 0 25111
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 1687 46770SH 4750 0 42020
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES COM 28176E108 200 9179SH 1371 0 7808
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 18182 183430SH 32925 0 150505
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 4085 60968SH 1880 0 59088
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 26712 304842SH 27109 0 277733
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 23362 262129SH 19155 0 242974
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 221 3084SH 0 0 3084
FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 2645 59656SH 7510 0 52146
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 4479 114658SH 13135 0 101523
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 2597 80678SH 4390 0 76288
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 344 3000SH 0 0 3000
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 948 35781SH 0 0 35781
GENERAL AMERN INVS COM 368802104 333 7955SH 739 0 7216
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 42610 738629SH 53787 0 684842
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CLASS H 370442832 1340 36035SH 7683 0 28352
GILLETTE CO COM COM 375766102 3368 109080SH 19695 0 89385
GLAXO WELLCOME PLC SP ADR (2 ORD) 37733W105 248 4100SH 0 0 4100
HANCOCK JOHN FINL COM 41014S106 437 16278SH 2700 0 13578
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 6718 181254SH 19625 0 161629
HELMERICH & PAYNE COM 423452101 1398 38697SH 4995 0 33702
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 6660 68664SH 10331 0 58333
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 15041 283448SH 36471 0 246977
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 2188 61408SH 10651 0 50757
HSB GROUP INC COM 40428N109 334 8334SH 0 0 8334
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SP ADR(5 ORD) 404280406 1236 17304SH 0 0 17304
IBM COM 459200101 3478 30912SH 2585 0 28327
IDACORP INC COM 451107106 243 5250SH 100 0 5150
INKTOMI CORP COM 457277101 1289 11308SH 1890 0 9418
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 3602 86655SH 15115 0 71540
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMOM CUM RTS 475070108 444 6536SH 0 0 6536
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 10975 116828SH 9105 0 107723
KEEBLER FOODS CO COM 487256109 2842 67660SH 12240 0 55420
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 313 12938SH 0 0 12938
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 5711 102323SH 10117 0 92206
KONINKLIJKI AHOLD SP ADR (1 ORD) 500467303 201 7125SH 0 0 7125
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 1869 23037SH 0 0 23037
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY COM 535678106 1228 18965SH 2045 0 16920
LIQUI BOX CORP COM 536314107 566 17496SH 300 0 17196
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 6730 220204SH 22885 0 197319
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 1464 2871SH 715 0 2156
MCCORMICK & CO INC COM 579780206 250 8410SH 0 0 8410
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 4991 165315SH 17035 0 148280
MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 1951 30690SH 5950 0 24740
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 14268 275384SH 35674 0 239710
MELLON FINL CORP COM 58551A108 4840 104366SH 14600 0 89766
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 18157 243926SH 18829 0 225097
MET PRO CORP COM 590876306 630 62212SH 0 0 62212
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 6402 106140SH 14980 0 91160
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG COM 604059105 3841 42146SH 4756 0 37390
MOLEX INC COM 608554101 3807 69936SH 8183 0 61753
MOLEX INC CLASS A 608554200 13696 330522SH 33563 0 296959
MORGAN J P & CO INC COM 616880100 209 1280SH 0 0 1280
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 2543 90026SH 11115 0 78911
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO COM 636180101 358 6384SH 933 0 5451
NEW PLAN EXC RLTY TR COM 648053106 243 17740SH 800 0 16940
NEWELL RUBBERMAID IN COM 651229106 203 8912SH 0 0 8912
NOKIA CORP SP ADR (1 ORD A 654902204 8971 225331SH 30663 0 194668
NORTEL NETWORKS CORP COM 656568102 1054 17698SH 2825 0 14873
OLD KENT FINANCIAL COM 679833103 800 27629SH 0 0 27629
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 1480 33925SH 4900 0 29025
OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 5653 77502SH 13926 0 63576
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 1361 17279SH 1010 0 16269
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 590 11242SH 900 0 10342
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 4799 104335SH 8285 0 96050
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 8760 194940SH 23937 0 171003
PHILIP MORRIS CO INC COM 718154107 467 15875SH 975 0 14900
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 233 5896SH 0 0 5896
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 9814 146473SH 6874 0 139599
QUINTILES TRANSNAT COM 748767100 1078 67620SH 11500 0 56120
QWEST COMMUNCTN INTL COM 749121109 4013 83494SH 2000 0 81494
ROYAL DUTCH PETROL NLG1.25(NY REGD 780257804 474 7908SH 1100 0 6808
S&P 500 DEP RECEIPTS UNIT SER 1 78462F103 287 2000SH 0 0 2000
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 1156 56901SH 0 0 56901
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COM 78387G103 7322 146445SH 13801 0 132644
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 5914 127175SH 9850 0 117325
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 4126 50122SH 2700 0 47422
SDL INC COM 784076101 32159 103969SH 12760 0 91209
SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 3461 76482SH 9540 0 66942
SEALED AIR CORP NEW PFD A $2 CV 81211K209 664 14760SH 400 0 14360
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 900 27275SH 1750 0 25525
SONOCO PRODS COM 835495102 883 48857SH 0 0 48857
SONY CORP ADRS AMER ADR (1 ORD) 835699307 228 2255SH 550 0 1705
SPRINT CORP(PCS GRP) PCS COM SER 1 852061506 1911 54490SH 8315 0 46175
STATE STREET CORP COM 857477103 18914 145491SH 20930 0 124561
STEELCASE INC CLASS A 858155203 436 26050SH 3050 0 23000
STRATESEC INC COM 862792108 29 11840SH 0 0 11840
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 9336 79966SH 5765 0 74201
SYCAMORE NETWORKS COM 871206108 1311 12136SH 2062 0 10074
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 6152 132826SH 14100 0 118726
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 263 5004SH 0 0 5004
TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 6217 131745SH 17635 0 114110
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 5250 67090SH 8560 0 58530
TOMPKINS TRST CO INC COM 890110109 235 8100SH 0 0 8100
TRANSOCEAN SEDCO FRX ORDINARY G90078109 233 3981SH 0 0 3981
TRUE NORTH COMMUNCTN COM 897844106 4052 113350SH 15725 0 97625
TYCO INTL LTD COM 902124106 5774 111304SH 11422 0 99882
VERIZON COMMUNICATNS COM 92343V104 6308 130225SH 5378 0 124847
VIACOM INC CLASS B 925524308 209 3575SH 0 0 3575
VIACOM INC CLASS A 925524100 736 12580SH 3220 0 9360
VIGNETTE CORP COM 926734104 273 9137SH 0 0 9137
VITESSE SEMICONDCTOR COM 928497106 6737 75750SH 12195 0 63555
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 4299 89324SH 14015 0 75309
WIND RIVER SYSTEMS COM 973149107 3869 80717SH 19210 0 61507
WOODWARD GOVNR CO COM 980745103 348 7820SH 0 0 7820
WORLDCOM INC GA NEW COM 98157D106 4331 142574SH 22339 0 120235
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