0000936698-12-000002.txt : 20120514 0000936698-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120514 20120514105432 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000936698-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120514 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120514 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120514 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: 12837006 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 fba1203.txt 1ST QUARTER 2012 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012 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 May 14, 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: 105 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $389,790,000 LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: NO. 13F FILE NUMBER NAME FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE AS OF DATE: 03/31/12 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 9185 167329SH SOLE 167329 0 0 iSHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF - EQUITY 464287234 18914 440422SH SOLE 440422 0 0 iSHARES RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INETF - EQUITY 464287614 220 3325 SH SOLE 3325 0 0 iSHARES RUSSELL 2000 INDEX FUNETF - EQUITY 464287655 961 11609 SH SOLE 11609 0 0 iSHARES SILVER TRUST ETF - EQUITY 46428Q109 283 9015 SH SOLE 9015 0 0 iSHARES S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX FETF - EQUITY 464287507 298 3000 SH SOLE 3000 0 0 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1116 18211 SH SOLE 18211 0 0 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COM COM 00507V109 3157 246274SH SOLE 246274 0 0 ADVANCED CELL TECHNOLOGY INCCOCOM 00752K105 3 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 6558 58656 SH SOLE 58656 0 0 AIRMEDIA GROUP INC SPONSORED ACOM 009411109 31 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 414 13400 SH SOLE 13400 0 0 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 8971 155041SH SOLE 155041 0 0 AMERICAN TOWER REIT COM COM 03027X100 2178 34568 SH SOLE 34568 0 0 AMPHENOL CORP - CLASS A COM 032095101 4310 72102 SH SOLE 72102 0 0 APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 31008 51718 SH SOLE 51718 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 3020 315574SH SOLE 315574 0 0 BEAM INC COM COM 073730103 335 5714 SH SOLE 5714 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670702 1161 14303 SH SOLE 14303 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - CLASSCOM 084670108 244 2 SH SOLE 2 0 0 BIOJECT MED TECH INC COM NEW COM 09059T206 7 87500 SH SOLE 87500 0 0 BOEING COMPANY COM 097023105 446 6001 SH SOLE 6001 0 0 BROWNSTONE ENERGY INC COM COM 116141102 8 23000 SH SOLE 23000 0 0 CHEVRON CORPORATION COM 166764100 10854 101237SH SOLE 101237 0 0 CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC COM 17243V102 9689 441420SH SOLE 441420 0 0 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 8268 390914SH SOLE 390914 0 0 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967424 2451 67060 SH SOLE 67060 0 0 COBRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION COM 191042100 402 100455SH SOLE 100455 0 0 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 408 5510 SH SOLE 5510 0 0 COVIDIEN PLC COM G2554F113 6251 114316SH SOLE 114316 0 0 CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 491 13325 SH SOLE 13325 0 0 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 2641 58947 SH SOLE 58947 0 0 DANAHER CORP COM 235851102 4033 72015 SH SOLE 72015 0 0 "DISNEY, WALT COMPANY" COM 254687106 3305 75493 SH SOLE 75493 0 0 DOW CHEMICAL CORP COM 260543103 224 6465 SH SOLE 6465 0 0 E M C CORPORATION COM 268648102 263 8810 SH SOLE 8810 0 0 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 800 12968 SH SOLE 12968 0 0 EFT SPDR GOLD TRUST ETF - EQUITY 78463V107 2317 14290 SH SOLE 14290 0 0 EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM 291011104 296 5671 SH SOLE 5671 0 0 ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUNDCOM 81369Y506 6259 87228 SH SOLE 87228 0 0 EXELON CORP COM 30161N101 676 17234 SH SOLE 17234 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COM 30231G102 2423 27937 SH SOLE 27937 0 0 FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 7720 83948 SH SOLE 83948 0 0 FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR FCOM 81369Y605 1616 102300SH SOLE 102300 0 0 FISERV INC COM 337738108 690 9949 SH SOLE 9949 0 0 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM COM 30249U101 4189 83085 SH SOLE 83085 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 2070 103151SH SOLE 103151 0 0 GOOGLE INC - CLASS A COM 38259P508 10619 16560 SH SOLE 16560 0 0 GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 431 2005 SH SOLE 2005 0 0 HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM 423452101 7623 141290SH SOLE 141290 0 0 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 455 9034 SH SOLE 9034 0 0 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 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