UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1999
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 February 10, 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: 159
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $548,285
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 536 14770SH 600 0 14170
ALLMERICA FINL CORP COM 019754100 2156 39911SH 7781 0 32130
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 2468 32680SH 6600 0 26080
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1250 7483SH 1150 0 6333
AMERICAN HOME PRODS COM 026609107 7469 189634SH 14635 0 174999
AMERN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 3367 31128SH 6077 0 25051
ANHEUSER BUSCH COS COM 035229103 709 10014SH 1050 0 8964
APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 2641 104900SH 13355 0 91545
ARROW ELECTRS INC COM 042735100 289 11248SH 1224 0 10024
AT&T CORP COM LIB GRP A 001957208 491 8653SH 1940 0 6713
AT&T CORP COM 001957109 7318 144413SH 8167 0 136246
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COM 048825103 824 9596SH 1466 0 8130
AVON PRODS INC COM 054303102 914 27785SH 1100 0 26685
BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 496 23580SH 0 0 23580
BANK OF AMERN CORP COM 060505104 1001 19940SH 1565 0 18375
BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 3054 48788SH 7145 0 41643
BB&T CORPORATION COM 054937107 3038 110763SH 11970 0 98793
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 1168 18970SH 125 0 18845
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 6540 139730SH 10640 0 129090
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B 084670207 446 224SH 23 0 201
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 2568 48779SH 3083 0 45696
BOEING CO COM 097023105 455 10957SH 0 0 10957
BP AMOCO PLC ADR (6 ORDS) 055622104 702 11845SH 2314 0 9531
BRADY CORP CLASS A 104674106 615 18108SH 0 0 18108
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 5752 89450SH 4985 0 84465
BROADCOM CORP CLASS A 111320107 210 771SH 125 0 646
CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM 134429109 1118 28895SH 3950 0 24945
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 5926 123485SH 17530 0 105955
CASEYS GEN STORES COM 147528103 821 78656SH 14755 0 63901
CCB FINANCIAL CORP COM 124875105 5107 116989SH 12353 0 104636
CERIDIAN CORP COM 15677T106 1381 63930SH 12725 0 51205
CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166751107 1356 15675SH 3000 0 12675
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 12504 116725SH 22624 0 94101
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 2252 40444SH 7624 0 32820
CITRIX SYS INC COM 177376100 3099 25196SH 2185 0 23011
CLARCOR INC COM 179895107 238 13215SH 0 0 13215
CLOROX CO COM 189054109 5342 106153SH 9387 0 96766
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3877 66563SH 15445 0 51118
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 24258 378349SH 38510 0 339839
COMPAQ COMPUTER CORP COM 204493100 3418 126285SH 7600 0 118685
COMPUTER SCIENCES COM 205363104 3468 36780SH 3850 0 32930
CONSOLIDATED NAT GAS COM 209615103 631 9727SH 50 0 9677
CORNING INCORPORATED COM 219350105 7524 59924SH 6395 0 53529
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 2223 24360SH 3250 0 21110
DELL COMPUTER CORP COM 247025109 992 19455SH 775 0 18680
DIAL CORP COM 25247D101 1629 66281SH 4970 0 61311
DISNEY WALT CO COM 254687106 6605 226231SH 31974 0 194257
DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 228 1722SH 500 0 1222
DU PONT E I DE NEMOU COM 263534109 15194 230357SH 18161 0 212196
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 916 18263SH 2475 0 15788
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 2147 55170SH 7150 0 48020
EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 7980 73178SH 13180 0 59998
EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 1923 33532SH 350 0 33182
ENRON CORP COM 293561106 10663 241256SH 17379 0 223877
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 20014 248043SH 20875 0 227168
FANNIE MAE COM 313586109 4897 78473SH 13195 0 65278
FDX CORP COM 31304N107 1632 39710SH 6070 0 33640
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 4729 95889SH 11810 0 84079
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 2748 83551SH 5738 0 77813
FORD MOTOR CO COM 345370100 236 4415SH 422 0 3993
FOREST LABS INC COM 345838106 316 5214SH 0 0 5214
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 1276 38627SH 0 0 38627
FOX ENTMT GROUP INC CLASS A 35138T107 254 10260SH 300 0 9960
GALLAHER GROUP PLC ADR (4 ORD 10P) 363595109 377 23815SH 0 0 23815
GANNETT INC DEL COM 364730101 246 3030SH 0 0 3030
GENERAL AMERN INVS COM 368802104 222 6001SH 739 0 5262
GENERAL ELEC CO COM 369604103 30852 199356SH 14734 0 184622
GENERAL MOTORS CORP CLASS H 370442832 841 8785SH 1645 0 7140
GILLETTE CO COM COM 375766102 4836 117841SH 21530 0 96311
GTE CORP COM 362320103 4701 66872SH 4590 0 62282
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 6649 167530SH 19075 0 148455
HELMERICH & PAYNE COM 423452101 1401 65122SH 7820 0 57302
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 6800 59615SH 10161 0 49454
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 8875 129102SH 19251 0 109852
HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 2099 36426SH 6740 0 29686
HSB GROUP INC COM 40428N109 1857 55521SH 2352 0 53169
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC SP ADR(5 ORD) 404280406 1436 20334SH 510 0 19824
IBM COM 459200101 2229 20650SH 2500 0 18150
IDACORP INC COM 451107106 257 9391SH 0 0 9391
INKTOMI CORP COM 457277101 692 7800SH 1710 0 6090
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 2720 33045SH 5820 0 27225
INTERNET CAP GRP INC COM 46059C106 377 2469SH 560 0 1909
ITI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 450564109 1494 49805SH 10645 0 39160
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMOM CUM RTS 475070108 320 4732SH 0 0 4732
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 9132 97806SH 7520 0 90286
KEEBLER FOODS CO COM 487256109 1909 68185SH 10340 0 57845
KELLOGG CO COM 487836108 364 11843SH 0 0 11843
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 6387 97968SH 14236 0 83732
LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 949 14277SH 0 0 14277
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY COM 535678106 644 9000SH 0 0 9000
LIQUI BOX CORP COM 536314107 961 19419SH 300 0 19119
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 15788 210770SH 25267 0 185503
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 638 1533SH 330 0 1203
MCCORMICK & CO INC COM 579780206 687 23025SH 0 0 23025
MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 5849 145128SH 16600 0 128528
MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 1720 28225SH 5250 0 22975
MCI WORLDCOM INC COM 55268B106 4265 80384SH 15555 0 64828
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 853 11088SH 100 0 10988
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 9403 257164SH 34559 0 222605
MELLON FINL CORP COM 58551A108 3179 93329SH 15640 0 77689
MERCK & CO INC COM 589331107 13817 205837SH 18904 0 186933
MET PRO CORP COM 590876306 861 86882SH 0 0 86882
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 10076 86307SH 14008 0 72299
MINERALS TECHNOLOGS COM 603158106 1157 29685SH 5185 0 24500
MINNESOTA MNG & MFG COM 604059105 4054 41384SH 4706 0 36678
MOLEX INC COM 608554101 3233 57035SH 6550 0 50485
MOLEX INC CLASS A 608554200 11721 259031SH 25907 0 233124
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 3811 25859SH 3475 0 22384
NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 265 11200SH 0 0 11200
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO COM 636180101 316 6799SH 933 0 5866
NEW PLAN EXC RLTY TR COM 648053106 471 29912SH 2100 0 27812
NEWELL RUBBERMAID IN COM 651229106 327 11283SH 0 0 11283
NOKIA CORP SP ADR (1 ORD A 654902204 1177 6186SH 1490 0 4696
OLD KENT FINANCIAL COM 679833103 508 14446SH 0 0 14446
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 1856 54585SH 7495 0 47090
OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 7036 70225SH 12968 0 57257
ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 763 6805SH 355 0 6450
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 236 5901SH 600 0 5301
PENNCORP FINL GRP COM 708094107 14 32640SH 6180 0 26460
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 3688 104618SH 9645 0 94973
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 2623 81031SH 10330 0 70701
PHILIP MORRIS CO INC COM 718154107 340 14750SH 900 0 13850
PITNEY BOWES INC COM 724479100 305 6296SH 0 0 6296
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 13369 122193SH 2544 0 119649
QUINTILES TRANSNAT COM 748767100 2437 130399SH 17120 0 113279
ROYAL DUTCH PETROL NLG1.25(NY REGD 780257804 440 7279SH 1760 0 5519
RPM INC OHIO COM 749685103 326 32161SH 584 0 31577
RUDDICK CORP COM 781258108 306 19750SH 0 0 19750
S&P 500 DEP RECEIPTS UNIT SER 1 78462F103 264 1800SH 0 0 1800
SARA LEE CORP COM 803111103 3074 139187SH 12782 0 126405
SBC COMMUNICATIONS COM 78387G103 6261 128709SH 10181 0 118528
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 4847 114384SH 7350 0 107034
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 3466 62099SH 4645 0 57454
SDL INC COM 784076101 19600 89910SH 14330 0 75580
SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 3322 64287SH 8040 0 56247
SEALED AIR CORP NEW PFD A $2 CV 81211K209 647 13070SH 400 0 12670
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 775 25775SH 1900 0 23875
SONOCO PRODS COM 835495102 3162 138027SH 6525 0 131502
SPRINT CORP(PCS GRP) PCS COM SER 1 852061506 827 8082SH 760 0 7322
STATE STREET CORP COM 857477103 9647 131590SH 18015 0 113575
STEELCASE INC CLASS A 858155203 823 68490SH 13180 0 55310
STRATESEC INC COM 862792108 22 15000SH 0 0 15000
SUN MICROSYSTEM INC COM 866810104 3810 49198SH 3695 0 45503
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 5276 133840SH 14500 0 119340
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 304 5636SH 0 0 5636
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 3069 42430SH 6105 0 36325
TRUE NORTH COMMUNCTN COM 897844106 4507 101385SH 15025 0 86360
TYCO INTL LTD COM 902124106 4371 112136SH 10668 0 101468
UNILEVER NV NY NEW NY SHARES(1 ORD 904784709 1385 25491SH 4379 0 21112
US WEST INC COM 91273H101 2846 39722SH 0 0 39722
VIACOM INC CLASS A 925524100 256 4230SH 1800 0 2430
VINTAGE PETE INC COM 927460105 1063 89305SH 10500 0 78805
VITESSE SEMICONDCTOR COM 928497106 3730 71140SH 12200 0 58940
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SP ADR (10 ORD) 92857T107 599 12050SH 500 0 11550
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 3517 50838SH 8410 0 42428
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 238 8145SH 1970 0 6175
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 2830 34487SH 3000 0 31487
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 288 7110SH 0 0 7110
WOODWARD GOVNR CO COM 980745103 517 18792SH 240 0 18552
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