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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000896881-11-000006
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110801
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110801
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110801
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMBS INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000896881
IRS NUMBER: 522191156
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-03412
FILM NUMBER: 111000791
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: WATERS CIRCLE
STREET 2: 1241 E. BELTLINE, NE , SUITE 150
CITY: GRAND RAPIDS
STATE: MI
ZIP: 49525
BUSINESS PHONE: 6169498160
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: WATERS CIRCLE
STREET 2: 1241 E. BELTLINE, NE, SUITE 150
CITY: GRAND RAPIDS
STATE: MI
ZIP: 49525
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMBS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC /MI
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990319
13F-HR
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inftable380.txt
COVER PAGE, INFORMATION TABLE & SUMMARY PAGE
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 06-30-2011
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: AMBS Investment Counsel, LLC
Address: 625 Kenmoor SE
Suite 307
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
13F File Number: 028-03412
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 here
in 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: Kathleen A. Maciejewski
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 616-949-8160
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Kathleen A. Maciejewski, Grand Rapids, MI, 08-01-2011
Report Type (Check only one):
[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 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 9563 100820.000SH SOLE 90510.000 10310.000
AT&T COM 00206R102 8631 274795.000SH SOLE 246962.000 27833.000
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 9408 178795.000SH SOLE 160080.000 18715.000
Advance Auto Parts COM 00751Y106 5685 97190.000SH SOLE 87990.000 9200.000
Aecom Technology Corp. COM 00766T100 5729 209545.000SH SOLE 189240.000 20305.000
Aflac, Inc. COM 001055102 5359 114795.000SH SOLE 104335.000 10460.000
Alexco Resource Corp. COM 01535P106 108 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. COM 032511107 8173 106479.000SH SOLE 96824.000 9655.000
Apache Corp. COM 037411105 6446 52240.000SH SOLE 46755.000 5485.000
Bank of America Corp. COM 060505104 5164 471201.000SH SOLE 429526.000 41675.000
Bard, C.R. COM 067383109 325 2958.000 SH SOLE 2958.000
Barrick Gold Corp. COM 067901108 4807 106140.000SH SOLE 94770.000 11370.000
Becton Dickinson & Co. COM 075887109 3865 44850.000SH SOLE 44530.000 320.000
Bemis Co COM 081437105 6051 179125.000SH SOLE 162625.000 16500.000
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B COM 084670207 455 5882.000 SH SOLE 2100.000 3782.000
Capital One Financial Corp. COM 14040H105 8209 158880.000SH SOLE 145705.000 13175.000
Chevron Corp. COM 166764100 8521 82860.000SH SOLE 76605.000 6255.000
Chimera Investment Corp. COM 16934Q109 35 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Cisco Systems Inc. COM 17275R102 8676 555775.000SH SOLE 505075.000 50700.000
Coca-Cola Company COM 191216100 4244 63070.000SH SOLE 48180.000 14890.000
Colgate Palmolive COM 194162103 455 5200.000 SH SOLE 4000.000 1200.000
Comerica Inc COM 200340107 228 6600.000 SH SOLE 6600.000
Conagra Foods Inc. COM 205887102 6999 271185.000SH SOLE 246405.000 24780.000
Dejour Enterprise Ltd. COM 24486R103 20 60000.000SH SOLE 60000.000
Dow Chemical COM 260543103 10133 281465.000SH SOLE 255035.000 26430.000
Doxa Energy Ltd. COM 261223101 8 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Dupont COM 263534109 257 4760.000 SH SOLE 2060.000 2700.000
Dynacor Gold Mines, Inc. COM 26779X101 11 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
ECU Silver Mining Inc. COM 26830P105 9 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
EMC Corp. COM 268648102 5024 182345.000SH SOLE 154800.000 27545.000
Emerson Electric Company COM 291011104 270 4800.000 SH SOLE 4800.000
Encanto Potash Corp. COM 29251N104 7 30000.000SH SOLE 30000.000
Endeavour Silver Corp. COM 29258Y103 101 12000.000SH SOLE 12000.000
Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 2121 26062.000SH SOLE 14750.000 11312.000
FedEx Corp. COM 31428X106 9099 95935.000SH SOLE 86860.000 9075.000
Fire River Gold Corp. COM 31811Q106 4 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
General Electric COM 369604103 7404 392558.868SH SOLE 340738.868 51820.000
Gilead Sciences, Inc. COM 375558103 3838 92680.000SH SOLE 88330.000 4350.000
Goldcorp, Inc. COM 380956409 965 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. COM 381149103 7 50000.000SH SOLE 50000.000
Grainger W.W. COM 384802104 615 4000.000 SH SOLE 4000.000
Great Basin Gold Ltd. COM 390124105 52 25000.000SH SOLE 25000.000
Great Panther Silver Ltd. COM 39115V101 50 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
H.J. Heinz COM 423074103 232 4350.000 SH SOLE 4350.000
Hathor Exploration Limited COM 419018106 28 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Hecla Mining Co. COM 422704106 115 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Hewlett Packard Company COM 428236103 7849 215623.000SH SOLE 194733.000 20890.000
Honeywell International, Inc. COM 438516106 289 4850.000 SH SOLE 4850.000
IBM COM 459200101 4750 27690.000SH SOLE 23575.000 4115.000
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COM 46625H100 9084 221876.000SH SOLE 200061.000 21815.000
Kaminak Gold Corp. COM 48356P202 39 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Kellogg Company COM 487836108 252 4556.000 SH SOLE 2756.000 1800.000
Keycorp New COM 493267108 5730 687845.000SH SOLE 623780.000 64065.000
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. COM 50015Q100 75 13000.000SH SOLE 13000.000
Kohl's Corp. COM 500255104 8446 168880.000SH SOLE 153255.000 15625.000
Majescor Resources Inc. COM 760960203 12 50000.000SH SOLE 50000.000
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 4398 141010.000SH SOLE 133910.000 7100.000
McDonalds Corp. COM 580135101 757 8975.000 SH SOLE 4775.000 4200.000
Merck & Company COM 58933Y105 280 7935.000 SH SOLE 1135.000 6800.000
Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 298 11450.000SH SOLE 2450.000 9000.000
Morgan Stanley COM 617446448 5422 235630.000SH SOLE 214375.000 21255.000
Mylan Labs COM 628530107 6834 277010.000SH SOLE 250935.000 26075.000
Newmont Mining Corp. COM 651639106 2928 54260.000SH SOLE 44545.000 9715.000
Oilsands Quest Inc. COM 678046103 3 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Oracle Corp. COM 68389X105 10691 324860.000SH SOLE 294970.000 29890.000
Parker Hannifin Corp. COM 701094104 9869 109970.000SH SOLE 99788.000 10182.000
Pfizer COM 717081103 513 24915.000SH SOLE 2975.000 21940.000
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 210 3300.000 SH SOLE 1700.000 1600.000
Prophecy Coal Corp. COM 74345B104 48 80000.000SH SOLE 80000.000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class COM 780259206 648 9105.000 SH SOLE 705.000 8400.000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Cl B-ADR COM 780259107 10425 145292.994SH SOLE 129205.994 16087.000
Satcon Technology Corp. COM 803893106 24 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Silvercorp Metals Inc. COM 82835P103 216 23000.000SH SOLE 23000.000
Staples, Inc. COM 855030102 8373 529945.000SH SOLE 480915.000 49030.000
Star Gas Partners, L.P. COM 85512C105 53 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Stryker Corp. COM 863667101 3676 62627.000SH SOLE 54067.000 8560.000
Symantec Corp. COM 871503108 4233 214650.000SH SOLE 184835.000 29815.000
Taku Gold Corp. COM 874072101 4 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Taseko Mines Ltd. COM 876511106 74 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
U.S. Bancorp COM 902973304 6145 240895.000SH SOLE 218205.000 22690.000
US Silver Corp. COM 90343P101 54 100000.000SH SOLE 100000.000
Verizon Communications COM 92343V104 8901 239081.000SH SOLE 214236.000 24845.000
W.R. Berkley Corp. COM 084423102 4885 150590.000SH SOLE 143300.000 7290.000
WalMart Stores COM 931142103 7668 144292.000SH SOLE 130187.000 14105.000
Williams Cos. Inc. COM 969457100 7467 246855.000SH SOLE 226195.000 20660.000
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 85
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $299,130