0000936698-12-000001.txt : 20120207 0000936698-12-000001.hdr.sgml : 20120207 20120207172049 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000936698-12-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120207 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120207 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FRONT BARNETT ASSOCIATES LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000936698 IRS NUMBER: 363950405 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04630 FILM NUMBER: 12578786 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FRONT BARNETT ASSOCIATES LLC STREET 2: THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA SUITE 4920 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126419000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FRONT BARNETT ASSOCIATES LLC STREET 2: THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA SUITE 4920 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TREES FRONT ASSOCIATES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990326 13F-HR 1 fba1112.txt 4TH QUARTER REPORT 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, 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: 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: Marshall B. Front Title: Chairman Phone: 312-641-9001 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Marshall B. Front Chicago, Illinois February 7, 2012 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. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE REPORT SUMMARY: NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 104 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $334,469,000 LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: NO. 13F FILE NUMBER NAME FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE AS OF DATE: 12/31/11 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- -------- ------ ------ ------- iSHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX FUND ETF - EQUITY 464287465 8139 164319SH SOLE 164319 0 0 iSHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF - EQUITY 464287234 16433 433143SH SOLE 433143 0 0 iSHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUNETF - EQUITY 464287655 560 7589 SH SOLE 7589 0 0 iSHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX FETF - EQUITY 464287507 243 2770 SH SOLE 2770 0 0 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1030 18321 SH SOLE 18321 0 0 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COM COM 00507V109 3080 249974SH SOLE 249974 0 0 ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY INCCOCOM 00752K105 2 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 5620 58571 SH SOLE 58571 0 0 AIRMEDIA GROUP INC SPONSORED ACOM 009411109 36 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 397 13400 SH SOLE 13400 0 0 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 7262 153961SH SOLE 153961 0 0 AMERICAN TOWER CORP - CLASS A COM 029912201 1053 17550 SH SOLE 17550 0 0 AMPHENOL CORP - CLASS A COM 032095101 3223 71002 SH SOLE 71002 0 0 APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 21225 52407 SH SOLE 52407 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 1650 296749SH SOLE 296749 0 0 BEAM INC COM COM 073730103 295 5752 SH SOLE 5752 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670702 1168 15303 SH SOLE 15303 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - CLASSCOM 084670108 230 2 SH SOLE 2 0 0 BIOJECT MED TECH INC COM NEW COM 09059T206 4 87500 SH SOLE 87500 0 0 BOEING COMPANY COM 097023105 514 7001 SH DEFINED 7001 0 0 BROWNSTONE ENERGY INC COM COM 116141102 9 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0 CENOVUS ENERGY INC COM COM 15135U109 562 16925 SH SOLE 16925 0 0 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 10996 103342SH SOLE 103342 0 0 CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC COM 17243V102 7733 418245SH SOLE 418245 0 0 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 7070 391044SH SOLE 391044 0 0 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967424 1574 59822 SH SOLE 59822 0 0 COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION COM 191042100 488 110260SH SOLE 110260 0 0 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 386 5510 SH SOLE 5510 0 0 COVIDIEN PLC COM G2554F113 5109 113511SH SOLE 113511 0 0 CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 447 13325 SH SOLE 13325 0 0 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 2296 56297 SH SOLE 56297 0 0 DANAHER CORP COM 235851102 3104 65980 SH SOLE 65980 0 0 "DISNEY, WALT COMPANY" COM 254687106 2831 75493 SH SOLE 75493 0 0 E M C CORPORATION COM 268648102 211 9810 SH SOLE 9810 0 0 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 750 12968 SH SOLE 12968 0 0 EFT SPDR GOLD TRUST ETF - EQUITY 78463V107 416 2740 SH SOLE 2740 0 0 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 264 5671 SH SOLE 5671 0 0 ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUNDCOM 81369Y506 6005 86859 SH SOLE 86859 0 0 EXELON CORP COM 30161N101 688 15874 SH DEFINED 15874 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 2468 29120 SH SOLE 29120 0 0 FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 6736 80663 SH SOLE 80663 0 0 FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR FCOM 81369Y605 1630 125375SH SOLE 125375 0 0 FISERV INC COM 337738108 584 9949 SH SOLE 9949 0 0 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 30249U101 4234 81065 SH SOLE 81065 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 1924 107411SH SOLE 107411 0 0 GOOGLE INC - CLASS A COM 38259P508 10548 16331 SH SOLE 16331 0 0 GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 450 2405 SH SOLE 2405 0 0 HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM 423452101 7181 123040SH SOLE 123040 0 0 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 380 9034 SH SOLE 9034 0 0 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 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