0000007195-13-000002.txt : 20130423 0000007195-13-000002.hdr.sgml : 20130423 20130423111044 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000007195-13-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130423 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130423 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130423 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000007195 IRS NUMBER: 131931123 FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-00542 FILM NUMBER: 13775575 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: HOLLY POND PLAZA STREET 2: 1281 E. MAIN STREET, FIRST FLOOR CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 BUSINESS PHONE: 2033169000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: HOLLY POND PLAZA STREET 2: 1281 E. MAIN STREET, FIRST FLOOR CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARGUS INVESTORS COUNSEL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 13F-HR 1 aic13f1qtr13.txt 13F HOLDINGS REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year: March 31, 2013 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: Argus Investors' Counsel, Inc. Address: Holly Pond Plaza, 1281 E. Main St. 1st fl Stamford, Connecticut 06902 13F Filing Number: 28-542 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 requirements, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Sharon D. Wagoner Title: Chairman, President, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer Phone: (203) 316-9000 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/Sharon D. Wagoner Stamford, Connecticut April 23, 2013 [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 manager(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 manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: None Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 51 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 220065 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M Co COM 88579Y101 4660 43832 SH Sole 39992 3840 Air Prods & Chems Inc COM 009158106 3994 45840 SH Sole 41500 4340 Alcoa Inc COM 013817101 3855 452500 SH Sole 413300 39200 American Express Co COM 025816109 4584 67955 SH Sole 61925 6030 Amgen Inc COM 031162100 5003 48809 SH Sole 44669 4140 Apple Inc COM 037833100 4416 9976 SH Sole 9111 865 Archer Daniels Midland COM 039483102 4607 136574 SH Sole 124824 11750 Automatic Data Process COM 053015103 4637 71320 SH Sole 65070 6250 Becton Dickinson & Co COM 075887109 4542 47503 SH Sole 43153 4350 Caterpillar Inc COM 149123101 3839 44137 SH Sole 40437 3700 Chubb Corp COM 171232101 4782 54632 SH Sole 49832 4800 Cisco Sys Inc COM 17275R102 4237 202797 SH Sole 184722 18075 Coach Inc COM 189754104 3961 79233 SH Sole 71783 7450 Corning Inc COM 219350105 4441 333125 SH Sole 304525 28600 Costco Whsl Corp COM 22160K105 4353 41024 SH Sole 37339 3685 Disney Walt Co COM 254687106 4461 78530 SH Sole 70855 7675 Emerson Elec Co COM 291011104 3780 67660 SH Sole 67060 600 Exxon Mobil Corp COM 30231G102 4334 48097 SH Sole 44147 3950 Fedex Corp COM 31428X106 4068 41430 SH Sole 37905 3525 General Dynamics Corp COM 369550108 3832 54348 SH Sole 49098 5250 General Elec Co COM 369604103 4166 180194 SH Sole 178544 1650 Google Inc CL A COM 38259P508 4614 5810 SH Sole 5310 500 Halliburton Co COM 406216101 348 8600 SH Sole 8600 Home Depot Inc COM 437076102 4480 64207 SH Sole 58307 5900 Illinois Tool Wks Inc COM 452308109 4208 69051 SH Sole 62561 6490 Ingersoll-Rand PLC COM G47791101 4729 85988 SH Sole 78908 7080 Intel Corp COM 458140100 4076 186657 SH Sole 169757 16900 International Bus Mach COM 459200101 4456 20891 SH Sole 19231 1660 International Paper Co COM 460146103 4461 95765 SH Sole 94890 875 JPMorgan Chase & Co COM 46625H100 4033 84970 SH Sole 84220 750 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 4675 57340 SH Sole 52340 5000 Kimberly Clark Corp COM 494368103 4795 48941 SH Sole 44941 4000 McDonalds Corp COM 580135101 4559 45727 SH Sole 42077 3650 Microsoft Corp COM 594918104 4306 150517 SH Sole 138642 11875 Morgan Stanley COM 617446448 4217 191853 SH Sole 175753 16100 Nucor Corp COM 670346105 4192 90844 SH Sole 81944 8900 Occidental Petroleum COM 674599105 4122 52592 SH Sole 47942 4650 Pepsico Inc COM 713448108 4729 59783 SH Sole 54833 4950 Pfizer Inc COM 717081103 4732 163979 SH Sole 149899 14080 Procter & Gamble Co COM 742718109 4689 60845 SH Sole 55570 5275 Qualcomm Inc COM 747525103 4269 63780 SH Sole 58180 5600 Schlumberger Ltd COM 806857108 3838 51242 SH Sole 50892 350 Staples Inc COM 855030102 4014 299130 SH Sole 272230 26900 Stryker Corp COM 863667101 4216 64618 SH Sole 58918 5700 Time Warner Inc COM 887317303 4800 83299 SH Sole 76149 7150 US Bancorp DE COM 902973304 4496 132512 SH Sole 121462 11050 Unilever NV NY COM 904784709 4091 99782 SH Sole 98982 800 Union Pac Corp COM 907818108 4827 33892 SH Sole 30932 2960 Verizon Comm COM 92343V104 4949 100685 SH Sole 92385 8300 Wal-Mart Stores Inc COM 931142103 4501 60148 SH Sole 55348 4800 Walgreen Co COM 931422109 5094 106840 SH Sole 97440 9400