UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 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: Front Barnett Associates LLC
Address: 70 West Madison Street
Suite 4920
Chicago,IL 60602
13F File Number: 28-4680
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: Philip F. Lahey
Title: Principal
Phone: 312-641-9004
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Philip F. Lahey Chicago, Illinois April 24, 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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REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 125
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $1,861,717,000
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
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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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A T & T CORP. COM 001957109 1354 24052 SH SOLE 24052 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 5954 169196 SH SOLE 169196 0 0
ALLSTATE CORPORATION COM 020002101 482 20226 SH SOLE 20226 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 320 4742 SH SOLE 4742 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1047 7030 SH SOLE 7030 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORA COM 026609107 1475 27450 SH SOLE 27450 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874107 53079 484737 SH SOLE 484737 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874107 365 3330 SH OTHER 3330 0 0
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 325 5298 SH SOLE 5298 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM 039483102 106 10300 SH SOLE 10300 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 592 12264 SH SOLE 12264 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 377 7186 SH SOLE 7186 0 0
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 1471 42791 SH SOLE 42791 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 612 10010 SH SOLE 10010 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 785 16750 SH SOLE 16750 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC - ADR COM 055622104 1329 24949 SH SOLE 24949 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1284 22133 SH SOLE 22133 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK COM 16161A108 50215 575942 SH SOLE 575942 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK COM 16161A108 231 2650 SH OTHER 2650 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 546 5910 SH SOLE 5910 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC COM 17275R102 165136 2135953 SH SOLE 2135953 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC COM 17275R102 1183 15300 SH OTHER 15300 0 0
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 74181 1238925 SH SOLE 1238925 0 0
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION COM 191042100 1966 334698 SH SOLE 334698 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 2017 42963 SH SOLE 42963 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 301 5337 SH SOLE 5337 0 0
COMCAST CORPORATION SPECIAL - COM 200300200 287 6618 SH SOLE 6618 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION COM 205363104 537 6791 SH SOLE 6791 0 0
DISNEY, WALT, COMPANY COM 254687106 561 13605 SH SOLE 13605 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CORP COM 260543103 348 3055 SH SOLE 3055 0 0
E M C CORPORATION COM 268648102 132129 1048641 SH SOLE 1048641 0 0
ELAN PLC ADR COM 284131208 59803 1259008 SH SOLE 1259008 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 568 10688 SH SOLE 10688 0 0
ERICSSON, L M, TELEFON. ADR CL COM 294821400 93083 992221 SH SOLE 992221 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 2185 28039 SH SOLE 28039 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 783 10050 SH OTHER 10050 0 0
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COR COM 313400301 451 10200 SH SOLE 10200 0 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSN COM 313586109 48711 861190 SH SOLE 861190 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 274 6175 SH SOLE 6175 0 0
FIRSTAR CORPORATION COM 33763V109 708 30855 SH SOLE 30855 0 0
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 1612 22702 SH SOLE 22702 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY, INC. COM 364730101 278 3950 SH SOLE 3950 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 75941 487977 SH SOLE 487977 0 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 31920 846953 SH SOLE 846953 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 1452 10950 SH SOLE 10950 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 265 2000 SH OTHER 2000 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 71617 1110340 SH SOLE 1110340 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 203 3150 SH OTHER 3150 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COM 441815107 33546 899063 SH SOLE 899063 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COM 441815107 284 7600 SH OTHER 7600 0 0
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - ADR COM 404280406 713 11701 SH SOLE 11701 0 0
I M S HEALTH INCORPORATED COM 449934108 192 11345 SH SOLE 11345 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 35982 651254 SH SOLE 651254 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 930 16825 SH OTHER 16825 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 160370 1215498 SH SOLE 1215498 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 699 5300 SH OTHER 5300 0 0
INTERLINK ELECTRONICS INC COM 458751104 429 6750 SH OTHER 6750 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 8566 72591 SH SOLE 72591 0 0
J T S CORPORATION COM 465940104 0 10000 SH OTHER 10000 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 32048 456206 SH SOLE 456206 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 219 3900 SH SOLE 3900 0 0
LILLY, ELI AND COMPANY COM 532457108 37628 600849 SH SOLE 600849 0 0
LITTELFUSE INC COM 537008104 297 8100 SH SOLE 8100 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 2997 48339 SH SOLE 48339 0 0
M B N A CORPORATION COM 55262L100 319 12498 SH SOLE 12498 0 0
M C I WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 52374 1155835 SH SOLE 1155835 0 0
M C I WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 242 5350 SH OTHER 5350 0 0
MARSH & McLENNAN COMPANIES INC COM 571748102 538 4875 SH SOLE 4875 0 0
MC DONALD'S CORP COM 580135101 558 14917 SH SOLE 14917 0 0
MEDIAONE GROUP INC COM 58440J104 232 2860 SH SOLE 2860 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 55459 1078173 SH SOLE 1078173 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 355 6900 SH OTHER 6900 0 0
MELLON FINANCIAL CORP COM 58551A108 32224 1083162 SH SOLE 1083162 0 0
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 6124 98581 SH SOLE 98581 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 109705 1032515 SH SOLE 1032515 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 760 7150 SH OTHER 7150 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURI COM 604059105 362 4085 SH SOLE 4085 0 0
MOLEX, INC., CLASS A COM 608554200 842 18965 SH SOLE 18965 0 0
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 463 3517 SH SOLE 3517 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COM 617446448 1937 23368 SH SOLE 23368 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COM 617446448 249 3000 SH OTHER 3000 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 1393 9540 SH SOLE 9540 0 0
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION COM 665859104 3899 57703 SH SOLE 57703 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 220 4390 SH SOLE 4390 0 0
OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORP COM 679833103 367 11466 SH SOLE 11466 0 0
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 468 5999 SH SOLE 5999 0 0
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 726 9300 SH OTHER 9300 0 0
PALL CORP COM 696429307 200 8900 SH SOLE 8900 0 0
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 219 4177 SH SOLE 4177 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 32154 921967 SH SOLE 921967 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 49793 1361869 SH SOLE 1361869 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 228 10795 SH SOLE 10795 0 0
PRICE, T ROWE, & ASSOCIATES IN COM 741477103 632 15988 SH SOLE 15988 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 1856 32855 SH SOLE 32855 0 0
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORPORATIO COM 74406A102 236 2725 SH SOLE 2725 0 0
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 267 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATI COM 749121109 288 6000 SH OTHER 6000 0 0
REUTERS GROUP PLC - ADR COM 76132M102 413 3462 SH SOLE 3462 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO - N Y COM 780257804 371 6410 SH SOLE 6410 0 0
S B C COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 1819 43192 SH SOLE 43192 0 0
S P X CORPORATION COM 784635104 52436 460220 SH SOLE 460220 0 0
S P X CORPORATION COM 784635104 318 2792 SH OTHER 2792 0 0
S & P 500 DEPOSITARY RECEPIT ( COM 78462F103 376 2500 SH OTHER 2500 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 2147 57844 SH SOLE 57844 0 0
ST PAUL COMPANIES INC COM 792860108 279 8185 SH SOLE 8185 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 1952 20835 SH SOLE 20835 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 1499 16000 SH OTHER 16000 0 0
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. COM 867914103 596 10320 SH SOLE 10320 0 0
TELEFONICA DE ESPANA SA - ADR COM 879382208 207 2782 SH SOLE 2782 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 381 7093 SH SOLE 7093 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 61824 618235 SH SOLE 618235 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 285 2850 SH OTHER 2850 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 50943 1016329 SH SOLE 1016329 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 333 6650 SH OTHER 6650 0 0
UNUMPROVIDENT CORPORATION COM 91529Y106 7613 449505 SH SOLE 449505 0 0
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY COM 928298108 448 8062 SH SOLE 8062 0 0
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC ADR COM 92857T107 71741 1291170 SH SOLE 1291170 0 0
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC ADR COM 92857T107 347 6250 SH OTHER 6250 0 0
WAL MART STORES, INC. COM 931142103 3253 57569 SH SOLE 57569 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 38257 1485700 SH SOLE 1485700 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 319 12400 SH OTHER 12400 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 339 3469 SH SOLE 3469 0 0
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY COM 949746101 751 18437 SH SOLE 18437 0 0
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. COM 969133107 283 7055 SH SOLE 7055 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 1149 44194 SH SOLE 44194 0 0
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