0001141781-11-000003.txt : 20110511 0001141781-11-000003.hdr.sgml : 20110511 20110511132307 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001141781-11-000003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110511 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110511 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110511 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NICHOLS & PRATT ADVISERS LLP /MA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001141781 IRS NUMBER: 043249229 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-06593 FILM NUMBER: 11831188 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 BUSINESS PHONE: 6175236800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 CONGRESS STREET CITY: BOSTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02109 13F-HR 1 complete03312011.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ___ This Amendment (check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Nichols & Pratt Advisers, LLP Address: 50 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109-4017 Form 13F File number: 28-06593 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: Kimberly H. Latifi Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 617-523-6800 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Kimberly Latifi Boston, Massachusetts 5/11/2011 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s). [ X ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F File Number Name 28-4528 Bank of America 28-271 Bank New York Mellon Corp 28-380 United States Trust Company Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 4 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total : 203 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $878,013,000 List of other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number Name 3 28-3162 James R. Nichols 4 28-3168 Harold I. Pratt 5 28-06593 Preston H. Saunders 6 28-12207 John K. Herbert FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE TITLE OF VALUE SHS/PRN SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X1000AMOUNT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED 3M CO COM 88579y101 781 8,350SH SOLE 8,350 3M CO COM 88579y101 4,286 45,839SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 45,839 ABB LTD SPONSORED ADR 000375204 499 20,610SH SOLE 20,610 ABB LTD SPONSORED ADR 000375204 1,757 72,650SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 72,650 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 3,007 61,314SH SOLE 61,314 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 19,852 404,738SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 404,738 ABRAXAS PETE CORP COM 003830106 117 20,000SH SOLE 20,000 ABRAXAS PETE CORP COM 003830106 117 20,000SH SH-SHARED 20,000 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 180 2,000SH SOLE 2,000 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 52 575SH SH-SHARED 05 575 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 139 2,600SH SOLE 2,600 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 94 1,750SH SH-SHARED 05 1,750 APPLE INC COM 037833100 301 865SH SOLE 865 APPLE INC COM 037833100 1,204 3,455SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 3,455 APPLIED MATERIALS INC COM 038222105 874 55,950SH SOLE 55,950 APPLIED MATERIALS INC COM 038222105 3,210 205,525SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 205,525 APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 75 1,500SH SOLE 1,500 APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 608 12,125SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 12,125 AT&T INC COM 00206r102 834 27,237SH SOLE 27,237 AT&T INC COM 00206r102 1,298 42,399SH SH-SHARED 03 05 42,399 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 4,183 81,524SH SOLE 81,524 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC COM 053015103 35,838 698,465SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 698,465 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 14 1,070SH SOLE 1,070 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 267 20,028SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 20,028 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 24 800SH SOLE 800 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 241 8,059SH SH-SHARED 05 06 8,059 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 358 6,650SH SH-SHARED 05 6,650 BB&T CORPORATION COM 054937107 125 4,550SH SOLE 4,550 BB&T CORPORATION COM 054937107 294 10,726SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 10,726 BECTON DICKINSON COM 075887109 318 4,000SH SH-SHARED 03 4,000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL A 084670108 251 2SH SH-SHARED 06 2 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B NEW 084670702 1,498 17,910SH SOLE 17,910 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B CL B NEW 084670702 13,017 155,651SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 155,651 BHP BILLITON LTD SPONSORED ADR 088606108 2,441 25,460SH SOLE 25,460 BHP BILLITON LTD SPONSORED ADR 088606108 13,970 145,700SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 145,700 BP PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622104 626 14,175SH SOLE 14,175 BP PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622104 1,149 26,028SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 26,028 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 439 16,598SH SOLE 16,598 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 155 5,880SH SH-SHARED 05 06 5,880 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 1,667 14,975SH SOLE 14,975 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 21,937 197,010SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 197,010 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 124 1,150SH SOLE 1,150 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 1,627 15,137SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 15,137 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275r102 1,552 90,487SH SOLE 90,487 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 8,542 498,074SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 498,074 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 40 9,086SH SOLE 9,086 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 25 5,600SH SH-SHARED 06 5,600 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 4,478 67,500SH SOLE 67,500 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 34,648 522,280SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 522,280 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 2,499 30,940SH SOLE 30,940 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 17,071 211,374SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 211,374 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825c104 194 2,435SH SOLE 2,435 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825c104 137 1,718SH SH-SHARED 06 1,718 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP NEW COM 22160k105 331 4,518SH SOLE 4,518 CVS CAREMARK CORP COM 126650100 137 4,000SH SOLE 4,000 CVS CAREMARK CORP COM 126650100 2,492 72,625SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 72,625 DEERE & CO COM 244199105 174 1,800SH SOLE 1,800 DEERE & CO COM 244199105 58 600SH SH-SHARED 05 600 DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC COM 249030107 369 9,975SH SOLE 9,975 DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC COM 249030107 3,028 81,855SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 81,855 DISNEY WALT CO NEW COM DISNEY 254687106 590 13,699SH SH-SHARED 05 13,699 DOMINION RESOURCES INC COM 25746u109 54 1,198SH SOLE 1,198 DOMINION RESOURCES INC COM 25746u109 421 9,417SH SH-SHARED 05 06 9,417 DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY COM 260543103 137 3,620SH SOLE 3,620 DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY COM 260543103 195 5,172SH SH-SHARED 05 5,172 DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 82 1,500SH SOLE 1,500 DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 720 13,102SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 13,102 EATON VANCE CORP COM NON VTG 278265103 387 12,000SH SOLE 12,000 EATON VANCE CORP COM NON VTG 278265103 41 1,260SH SH-SHARED 06 1,260 EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 1,484 55,855SH SOLE 55,855 EMC CORP MASS COM 268648102 7,195 270,890SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 270,890 EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 4,706 80,545SH SOLE 80,545 EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 32,080 549,036SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 549,036 ENTERGY CORP COM 29364g103 273 4,059SH SH-SHARED 03 4,059 EXELON CORP COM 30161n101 109 2,650SH SOLE 2,650 EXELON CORP COM 30161n101 169 4,100SH SH-SHARED 05 06 4,100 EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INC COM 302130109 1,827 36,425SH SOLE 36,425 EXPEDITORS INTL WASH INC COM 302130109 9,441 188,263SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 188,263 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 6,846 81,378SH SOLE 81,378 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 54,048 642,437SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 642,437 FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 876 13,510SH SOLE 13,510 FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 2,153 33,215SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 33,215 FIRST SOLAR INC COM 336433107 196 1,220SH SOLE 1,220 FIRST SOLAR INC COM 336433107 732 4,550SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 4,550 FISERV INC COM 337738108 2,238 35,675SH SOLE 35,675 FISERV INC COM 337738108 7,858 125,285SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 125,285 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 4,929 245,840SH SOLE 245,840 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 45,2032,254,52SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 2,254,521 GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 278 7,600SH SOLE 7,600 GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 869 23,784SH SH-SHARED 03 06 23,784 HEWLETT PACKARD CO COM 428236103 427 10,425SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 10,425 INDEPENDENT BK CORP MA COM 453836108 223 8,260SH SOLE 8,260 INDEPENDENT BK CORP MA COM 453836108 66 2,450SH SH-SHARED 05 2,450 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 2,059 102,030SH SOLE 102,030 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 6,687 331,376SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 331,376 INTL. BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM 459200101 2,114 12,962SH SOLE 12,962 INTL. BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM 459200101 2,063 12,652SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 12,652 INTUIT INC COM 461202103 576 10,840SH SOLE 10,840 INTUIT INC COM 461202103 1,773 33,375SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 33,375 ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 1,545 25,710SH SOLE 25,710 ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE IDX 464287465 5,879 97,850SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 97,850 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT IDX 464287234 804 16,520SH SOLE 16,520 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT IDX 464287234 2,525 51,875SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 51,875 ISHARES TR MSCI PAC J IDX 464286665 834 17,265SH SOLE 17,265 ISHARES TR MSCI PAC J IDX 464286665 3,044 63,020SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 63,020 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 694 8,250SH SOLE 8,250 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 1,348 16,020SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 16,020 ISHARES TR S&P LTN AM 40 464287390 98 1,825SH SOLE 1,825 ISHARES TR S&P LTN AM 40 464287390 151 2,800SH SH-SHARED 03 05 2,800 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 6,278 105,962SH SOLE 105,962 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 52,327 883,151SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 883,151 JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 988 23,775SH SOLE 23,775 JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 6,236 150,010SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 150,010 JP MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625h100 179 3,879SH SOLE 3,879 JP MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625h100 2,273 49,309SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 49,309 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 139 2,124SH SOLE 2,124 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 137 2,100SH SH-SHARED 06 2,100 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 1,717 23,175SH SOLE 23,175 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS LP UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 8,833 119,224SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 119,224 KRAFT FOODS INC CL A CL A 50075n104 289 9,223SH SH-SHARED 05 06 9,223 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 1,358 40,377SH SOLE 40,377 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 8,781 261,100SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 261,100 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 607 7,975SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 7,975 MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES INC COM 580645109 55 1,400SH SOLE 1,400 MCGRAW HILL COMPANIES INC COM 580645109 5,020 127,400SH SH-SHARED 03 127,400 MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405u102 244 4,340SH SH-SHARED 03 06 4,340 MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 2,292 58,235SH SOLE 58,235 MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 14,051 357,069SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 357,069 MERCK & CO INC COM 58933y105 3,302 100,025SH SOLE 100,025 MERCK & CO INC COM 58933y105 24,675 747,487SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 747,487 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 1,744 68,695SH SOLE 68,695 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 11,043 434,954SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 434,954 MONSANTO CO COM 61166W101 823 11,395SH SOLE 11,395 MONSANTO CO COM 61166w101 6,121 84,712SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 84,712 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339f101 163 2,960SH SOLE 2,960 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339f101 39 700SH SH-SHARED 700 NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 1,447 28,520SH SOLE 28,520 NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 6,213 122,425SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 122,425 NOVARTIS A G SPONSORED ADR 66987V109 3,317 61,025SH SOLE 61,025 NOVARTIS A G SPONSORED ADR 66987V109 20,388 375,117SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 375,117 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 3,795 58,916SH SOLE 58,916 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 32,813 509,447SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 509,447 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 762 37,523SH SOLE 37,523 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 2,747 135,235SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 135,235 PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL COM 718172109 236 3,600SH SH-SHARED 05 3,600 PRAXAIR INC COM 74005p104 2,025 19,935SH SOLE 19,935 PRAXAIR INC COM 74005p104 15,622 153,760SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 153,760 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 6,850 111,196SH SOLE 111,196 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 50,583 821,157SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 821,157 RAYTHEON COMPANY COM 755111507 15 300SH SOLE 300 RAYTHEON COMPANY COM 755111507 898 17,657SH SH-SHARED 03 05 17,657 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SPON ADR B 780259107 200 2,731SH SH-SHARED 06 2,731 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL SPONS ADR A 780259206 479 6,576SH SOLE 6,576 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL SPONS ADR A 780259206 925 12,702SH SH-SHARED 06 12,702 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 1,444 15,484SH SOLE 15,484 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 14,880 159,559SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 159,559 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 252 3,000SH SH-SHARED 3,000 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 1,067 16,760SH SOLE 16,760 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 5,681 89,272SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 89,272 SOUTHERN COMPANY COM 842587107 903 23,705SH SOLE 23,705 SOUTHERN COMPANY COM 842587107 3,374 88,531SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 88,531 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER S&PDCRP 78467y107 54 300SH SOLE 300 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR UTSER S&PDCRP 78467y107 236 1,315SH SH-SHARED 05 1,315 STATE STREET CORP COM 857477103 3,675 81,769SH SOLE 81,769 STATE STREET CORP COM 857477103 20,614 458,706SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 458,706 STRYKER CORPORATION COM 863667101 1,304 21,455SH SOLE 21,455 STRYKER CORPORATION COM 863667101 3,897 64,095SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 64,095 SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PARTN 864482104 226 4,000SH SOLE 4,000 SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PARTN 864482104 209 3,700SH SH-SHARED 05 3,700 SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867224107 343 7,645SH SOLE 7,645 SUNCOR ENERGY INC COM 867224107 175 3,900SH SH-SHARED 03 05 3,900 SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 2,291 82,720SH SOLE 82,720 SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 16,722 603,688SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 603,688 TECO ENERGY INC COM 872375100 304 16,200SH SH-SHARED 16,200 TORONTO DOMINION BANK COM NEW 891160509 1,143 12,900SH SH-SHARED 12,900 UDR INC REIT COM 902653104 108 4,434SH SOLE 4,434 UDR INC REIT COM 902653104 506 20,757SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 20,757 UNILEVER PLC SPONS ADR NEW 904767704 1,728 56,440SH SOLE 56,440 UNILEVER PLC SPONS ADR NEW 904767704 6,175 201,655SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 201,655 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 216 2,200SH SH-SHARED 05 2,200 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 2,460 29,060SH SOLE 29,060 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 15,241 180,051SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 180,051 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F MSCI EMR MKT ETF 922042858 15 300SH SOLE 300 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F MSCI EMR MKT ETF 922042858 716 14,635SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 14,635 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343v104 488 12,664SH SOLE 12,664 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343v104 1,253 32,514SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 32,514 VESTAS WIND SYS COM 925458101 163 11,200SH SOLE 11,200 VESTAS WIND SYS COM 925458101 449 30,750SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 30,750 VODAFONE GROUP SPONS ADR SPONS ADR NEW 92857w209 322 11,205SH SOLE 11,205 VODAFONE GROUP SPONS ADR SPONS ADR NEW 92857w209 25 874SH SH-SHARED 05 874 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 259 4,970SH SOLE 4,970 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2,821 54,200SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 54,200 WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 1,866 46,475SH SOLE 46,475 WALGREEN CO COM 931422109 15,827 394,294SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 394,294 WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS REIT SH BEN INT 948741103 151 6,014SH SOLE 6,014 WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS REIT SH BEN INT 948741103 356 14,209SH SH-SHARED 03 05 06 14,209 WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 178 5,616SH SOLE 5,616 WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 686 21,619SH SH-SHARED 05 06 21,619 WESTERN UNION CO COM 959802109 493 23,717SH SOLE 23,717 WESTERN UNION CO COM 959802109 1,779 85,630SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 85,630 WHOLE FOODS MKT INC COM 966837106 370 5,620SH SOLE 5,620 WHOLE FOODS MKT INC COM 966837106 785 11,910SH SH-SHARED 03 04 05 06 11,910 WILMINGTON TR CORP COM 971807102 14 3,000SH SOLE 3,000 WILMINGTON TR CORP COM 971807102 70 15,480SH SH-SHARED 05 15,480