13F-HR 1 inftable.txt FORM 13F FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 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: Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. Address: 185 Asylum Street CityPlace II 11th Floor Hartford, CT 06103-3402 13F File Number: 28-5602 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: Stephen L. Willcox Title: Chief Financial Officer/Compliance Officer Phone: 860-527-8050 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Stephen L. Willcox Hartford, Connecticut, February 15, 2010 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F Holdings Report. [ ] 13F Notice. [ ] 13F Combination Report. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Other: Salisbury Bank & Trust 19 Bissell Street P.O. Box 1868 Lakeville, CT 06039-1868 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 239 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 880407 (x$1000) 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AES Tr III CV 6.75% C7/21/08@5 pfd cv 00808N202 779 16850 SH Sole 7750 9100 AES Tr III CV 6.75% C7/21/08@5 pfd cv 00808N202 1711 37000 SH Sole 25700 11300 1/100 Berkshire Hathaway Class com 084990175 1290 1300 SH Sole 300 1000 3M Company com 88579y101 5539 67000 SH Sole 40808 26192 ABB Ltd com 000375204 459 24050 SH Sole 23300 750 ACE Ltd com H0023R105 2197 43584 SH Sole 35859 7725 AFLAC com 001055102 950 20547 SH Sole 15997 4550 AT & T com 00206r102 3023 107858 SH Sole 74437 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