-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AHuMNOEylBjjGFCSZ/RDpHuSSOprjx2iV/vnRehzlTKiH9aJt5PSR4iOmKMTP2px uUP48qoi0PfgBVLD/uD2Rg== 0001512914-11-000001.txt : 20110214 0001512914-11-000001.hdr.sgml : 20110214 20110214104829 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001512914-11-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Nichols Asset Management LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001512914 IRS NUMBER: 421687249 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-14238 FILM NUMBER: 11603049 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 27 VIRGINIA RIDGE ROAD CITY: SUDBURY STATE: MA ZIP: 01776 BUSINESS PHONE: 978-440-8741 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 27 VIRGINIA RIDGE ROAD CITY: SUDBURY STATE: MA ZIP: 01776 13F-HR 1 inftabledoc.txt FORM 13F 12/31/2010 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, 2010 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number;___________ This Amendment (Check only One.): [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Invesstment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Nichols Asset Management LLC 27 Virginia Ridge Road Sudbury, MA 01776 Form 13F File Number: 28- not yet assigned new filer The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed herebyrepresent 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, tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Patricia M. Nichols Title: Chief Compliance Officer/Partner Phone: 978-440-8741 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Patricia M. Nichols Sudbury, Massachusetts February 14, 2011 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ X ]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 managers(s).) [ ] 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 managers(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F File Number Name 28-____________________ _______________________________________ [Repeat as necessary.] Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: _________104___________ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: _________104____________ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Nichols Asset Management, LLC Number of Other Included Managers ________NONE________________ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: _________104________________ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: ________$_105,181____________ ( thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE 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 - ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3 M Corporation COM 88579Y101 459 5320 SH Sole 5320 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 296 6170 SH Sole 6150 20 96 2000 SH Defined 2000 Advent Software COM 007974108 1713 29567 SH Sole 1400 3500 24667 American Public Education COM 02913V103 995 26715 SH Sole 1300 3180 22235 Apple Computer COM 037833100 161 500 SH Sole 500 48 150 SH Defined 150 Atlas Air Worldwide COM 049164205 2111 37805 SH Sole 1800 4440 31565 BASF AG - ADR COM 055262505 286 3555 SH Sole 3555 Balchem Corp COM 057665200 2051 60652 SH Sole 2925 7410 50317 Becton Dickenson & Co. COM 075887109 270 3200 SH Sole 3200 Bio Reference Labs COM 09057G602 1431 64517 SH Sole 3100 8000 53417 Bottom Line Technologies COM 101388106 1933 89019 SH Sole 4275 10770 73974 Brigham Exploration Co. COM 109178103 2066 75828 SH Sole 3900 9390 62538 CVS Corporation COM 126650100 298 8573 SH Sole 7872 701 70 2000 SH Defined 2000 Chevron COM 166764100 336 3685 SH Sole 3685 Chicos Fas COM 168615102 1442 119905 SH Sole 5675 14600 99630 Chubb Corp. COM 171232101 301 5045 SH Sole 5045 Columbia Bancorp COM 197236102 1406 66777 SH Sole 3100 8110 55567 Costco COM 22160K105 276 3825 SH Sole 3725 100 Crocs COM 227046109 1659 96918 SH Sole 4770 12550 79598 Cyberonics Inc. COM 23251P102 1628 52477 SH Sole 2525 6380 43572 DTS Inc COM 23335C101 1951 39767 SH Sole 1950 5090 32727 Deluxe Co. COM 248019101 1314 57092 SH Sole 2700 6800 47592 Diamond Foods Inc. 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COM 90385D107 957 19673 SH Sole 1900 2170 15603 United Technologies COM 913017109 290 3690 SH Sole 3690 102 1300 SH Defined 1300 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. COM 931142103 273 5060 SH Sole 5060 81 1500 SH Defined 1500 Wesco COM 95082p105 1738 32912 SH Sole 1600 4000 27312 Wright Express COM 98233Q105 1701 36984 SH Sole 1800 4510 30674 Zoll Medical Corp. COM 989922109 1680 45135 SH Sole 2150 5340 37645 hhgregg Inc. COM 42833L108 1247 59532 SH Sole 2825 7150 49557
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