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
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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 January 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: 120
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $1,572,486,000
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
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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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A T & T CORP. COM 001957109 1145 22541 SH SOLE 22541 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 37445 1031196 SH SOLE 1031196 0 0
ALLSTATE CORPORATION COM 020002101 542 22536 SH SOLE 22536 0 0
AMERICA ONLINE INC COM 02364J104 239 3150 SH SOLE 3150 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1052 6330 SH SOLE 6330 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORA COM 026609107 1123 28600 SH SOLE 28600 0 0
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP I COM 026874107 47870 442730 SH SOLE 442730 0 0
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 398 6624 SH SOLE 6624 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COM 039483102 125 10300 SH SOLE 10300 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 734 13615 SH SOLE 13615 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 406 8086 SH SOLE 8086 0 0
BANK ONE CORP COM 06423A103 613 19155 SH SOLE 19155 0 0
BELL ATLANTIC CORP COM 077853109 334 5427 SH SOLE 5427 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 560 11972 SH SOLE 11972 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC - ADR COM 055622104 1546 26064 SH SOLE 26064 0 0
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1254 19540 SH SOLE 19540 0 0
C B S CORPORATION COM 12490K107 732 11450 SH SOLE 11450 0 0
C V S CORPORATION COM 126650100 220 5517 SH SOLE 5517 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK COM 16161A108 38474 495242 SH SOLE 495242 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 653 7534 SH SOLE 7534 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC COM 17275R102 139597 1303124 SH SOLE 1303124 0 0
CITIGROUP INC. COM 172967101 65489 1176015 SH SOLE 1176015 0 0
COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION COM 191042100 1653 334698 SH SOLE 334698 0 0
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 2897 49731 SH SOLE 49731 0 0
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 342 5254 SH SOLE 5254 0 0
COMCAST CORPORATION SPECIAL CL COM 200300200 1252 24756 SH SOLE 24756 0 0
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIO COM 204912109 214 3062 SH SOLE 3062 0 0
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION COM 205363104 605 6391 SH SOLE 6391 0 0
DALLAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 235204104 226 3500 SH SOLE 3500 0 0
DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC COM 249030107 744 31486 SH SOLE 31486 0 0
DISNEY, WALT, COMPANY COM 254687106 328 11205 SH SOLE 11205 0 0
DOW CHEMICAL CORP COM 260543103 428 3205 SH SOLE 3205 0 0
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS CO COM 263534109 260 3944 SH SOLE 3944 0 0
E M C CORPORATION COM 268648102 125019 1144343 SH SOLE 1144343 0 0
ELAN PLC ADR COM 284131208 34537 1170733 SH SOLE 1170733 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 803 13998 SH SOLE 13998 0 0
ERICSSON, L M, TELEFON. ADR CL COM 294821400 66420 1011156 SH SOLE 1011156 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 2606 32342 SH SOLE 32342 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 565 7008 SH OTHER 7008 0 0
FASTENAL COMPANY COM 311900104 628 13980 SH SOLE 13980 0 0
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE COR COM 313400301 452 9600 SH SOLE 9600 0 0
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSN COM 313586109 1705 27315 SH SOLE 27315 0 0
FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 305 6175 SH SOLE 6175 0 0
FIRST UNION CORP COM 337358105 538 16348 SH SOLE 16348 0 0
FIRSTAR CORPORATION COM 33763V109 584 27623 SH SOLE 27623 0 0
FLEETBOSTON FINANCIAL CORPORAT COM 339030108 210 6035 SH SOLE 6035 0 0
FORTUNE BRANDS INC COM 349631101 469 14180 SH SOLE 14180 0 0
G T E CORPORATION COM 362320103 2413 34197 SH SOLE 34197 0 0
GALLAHER GROUP PLC - ADR COM 363595109 195 12680 SH SOLE 12680 0 0
GANNETT COMPANY, INC. COM 364730101 306 3750 SH SOLE 3750 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 73946 477844 SH SOLE 477844 0 0
GILLETTE CO COM 375766102 31266 759124 SH SOLE 759124 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 1445 12700 SH SOLE 12700 0 0
HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 228 2000 SH OTHER 2000 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 75639 1100205 SH SOLE 1100205 0 0
HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC COM 441815107 26347 707299 SH SOLE 707299 0 0
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC - ADR COM 404280406 846 11851 SH SOLE 11851 0 0
I M S HEALTH INCORPORATED COM 449934108 308 11345 SH SOLE 11345 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 39268 581214 SH SOLE 581214 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC COM 452308109 973 14400 SH OTHER 14400 0 0
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 102892 1250013 SH SOLE 1250013 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 8399 77856 SH SOLE 77856 0 0
J T S CORPORATION COM 465940104 0 10000 SH OTHER 10000 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 5250 56296 SH SOLE 56296 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 268 4100 SH SOLE 4100 0 0
LILLY, ELI AND COMPANY COM 532457108 35786 538134 SH SOLE 538134 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 549463107 3339 44518 SH SOLE 44518 0 0
M C I WORLDCOM COM 55268B106 56562 1065948 SH SOLE 1065948 0 0
MC DONALD'S CORP COM 580135101 619 15367 SH SOLE 15367 0 0
MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES INC COM 580645109 222 3600 SH SOLE 3600 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 37997 1042808 SH SOLE 1042808 0 0
MELLON FINANCIAL CORP COM 58551A108 32335 949287 SH SOLE 949287 0 0
MERCK & CO COM 589331107 6621 98552 SH SOLE 98552 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 116597 998690 SH SOLE 998690 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 257 2200 SH OTHER 2200 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURI COM 604059105 427 4360 SH SOLE 4360 0 0
MOLEX, INC., CLASS A COM 608554200 554 12238 SH SOLE 12238 0 0
MORGAN J.P. & CO INC COM 616880100 331 2617 SH SOLE 2617 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COM 617446448 1779 12459 SH SOLE 12459 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY, DEAN WITTER & COM 617446448 214 1500 SH OTHER 1500 0 0
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 1552 10540 SH SOLE 10540 0 0
NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION COM 665859104 2848 53728 SH SOLE 53728 0 0
NUCOR CORP COM 670346105 241 4390 SH SOLE 4390 0 0
OLD KENT FINANCIAL CORP COM 679833103 406 11471 SH SOLE 11471 0 0
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 262 4674 SH SOLE 4674 0 0
ORACLE CORPORATION COM 68389X105 504 9000 SH OTHER 9000 0 0
PAYCHEX INC COM 704326107 485 12127 SH SOLE 12127 0 0
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 28894 819699 SH SOLE 819699 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 38855 1197831 SH SOLE 1197831 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS COS INC COM 718154107 283 12295 SH SOLE 12295 0 0
PRICE, T ROWE, & ASSOCIATES IN COM 741477103 627 16988 SH SOLE 16988 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 4345 39660 SH SOLE 39660 0 0
PROVIDIAN FINANCIAL CORPORATIO COM 74406A102 332 3650 SH SOLE 3650 0 0
QUAKER OATS CO COM 747402105 289 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATI COM 749121109 258 6000 SH OTHER 6000 0 0
REUTERS GROUP PLC - ADR COM 76132M102 308 3812 SH SOLE 3812 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO - N Y COM 780257804 531 8760 SH SOLE 8760 0 0
S B C COMMUNICATIONS, INC COM 78387G103 1331 27295 SH SOLE 27295 0 0
S P X CORPORATION COM 784635104 34777 430340 SH SOLE 430340 0 0
S & P 500 DEPOSITARY RECEPIT ( COM 78462F103 499 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM 806605101 2293 54102 SH SOLE 54102 0 0
SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY COM 812387108 202 6647 SH SOLE 6647 0 0
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC COM 832378301 267 4168 SH SOLE 4168 0 0
ST PAUL COMPANIES INC COM 792860108 268 7960 SH SOLE 7960 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 1584 20450 SH SOLE 20450 0 0
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 1239 16000 SH OTHER 16000 0 0
SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. COM 867914103 639 9290 SH SOLE 9290 0 0
SYSCO CORPORATION COM 871829107 278 7024 SH SOLE 7024 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 367 6753 SH SOLE 6753 0 0
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315109 43101 596040 SH SOLE 596040 0 0
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD COM 902124106 35099 899983 SH SOLE 899983 0 0
UNUMPROVIDENT CORPORATION COM 91529Y106 11317 352970 SH SOLE 352970 0 0
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY COM 928298108 445 14062 SH SOLE 14062 0 0
VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC ADR COM 92857T107 61340 1239194 SH SOLE 1239194 0 0
WAL MART STORES, INC. COM 931142103 4108 59429 SH SOLE 59429 0 0
WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 41653 1424025 SH SOLE 1424025 0 0
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488107 260 3169 SH SOLE 3169 0 0
WELLS FARGO NEW COM 949746101 782 19337 SH SOLE 19337 0 0
WILLAMETTE INDUSTRIES, INC. COM 969133107 328 7055 SH SOLE 7055 0 0
XEROX CORP COM 984121103 1319 58136 SH SOLE 58136
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