-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, T7e/piL0TroDtQEYDQWuutU9WSlufAbU2tcFmuH3RM2F2GXn4dDD012DtXQ6Lmcx wMNefOXoGqFXLbWDtLhzLw== 0001310929-08-000007.txt : 20081114 0001310929-08-000007.hdr.sgml : 20081114 20081114144853 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001310929-08-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20081114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Willis Investment Counsel CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001310929 IRS NUMBER: 581396624 STATE OF INCORPORATION: GA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11914 FILM NUMBER: 081190187 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: WACHOVIA CENTER SUITE 500 STREET 2: 340 JESSE JEWELL PARKWAY CITY: GAINESVILLE STATE: GA ZIP: 30501 BUSINESS PHONE: 770-718-0706 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: WACHOVIA CENTER SUITE 500 STREET 2: 340 JESSE JEWELL PARKWAY CITY: GAINESVILLE STATE: GA ZIP: 30501 13F-HR 1 form13f.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington DC 20549 FORM 13F Report for the Calendar year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008 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: Willis Investment Counsel, Inc. Address: 710 Green Street Gainesville, Georgia 30501 13F File Number: 028-11914 The institutional 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: Robert T. Willis, Jr. Title: Chief Investment Officer and Partner Phone: 770-718-0706 Signature Place and Date of Signing Robert T. Willis, Jr. Gainesville, Georgia November 13, 2008 Report Type (check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table entry Total: 46 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 374717 List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ISSUER TITLE CUSIP VALUE SHARES SH/PRN PUT/CALL DSCRETN OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY SOLE SHARED NONE AIG COM 026874107 1796 539399 SH SOLE 342810 196589 Amgen COM 031162100 10049 169550 SH SOLE 103550 66000 Applied MaterialCOM 038222105 6105 403470 SH SOLE 251520 151950 Avon COM 054303102 10047 241700 SH SOLE 150740 90960 Bank of America COM 060505104 238 6809 SH SOLE 0 6908 Bank of NY COM 064057102 5140 157771 SH SOLE 152400 5371 Bed Bath&Beyond COM 075896100 11100 353390 SH SOLE 220080 133310 BJ Services COM 055482103 4999 261305 SH SOLE 178530 82775 Cintas Corp COM 172908105 12164 423700 SH SOLE 264750 158950 Coca Cola COM 191216100 11799 223126 SH SOLE 153270 69856 Dell Inc COM 24702R101 13718 832395 SH SOLE 519360 313035 Eli Lilly COM 277461109 15518 352442 SH SOLE 217130 135312 Fed. Nat'l Mtg COM 313586109 982 641589 SH SOLE 460270 181319 Fifth Third Banc COM 316773100 9738 818348 SH SOLE 522250 296098 Forest Lab COM 345838106 6703 237025 SH SOLE 155830 81195 Gannett Co COM 364730101 8371 495045 SH SOLE 333890 161155 GE COM 369604103 14785 579795 SH SOLE 356480 223315 Harley Davidson COM 412822108 5522 148047 SH SOLE 87730 60317 Home Depot COM 437076102 17733 684933 SH SOLE 436407 248526 IBM COM 459044103 313 2680 SH SOLE 0 2680 Intel Corp COM 458140100 15923 850132 SH SOLE 539200 310932 Johnson&Johnson COM 478160104 230 3326 SH SOLE 0 3326 Legg Mason, Inc COM 524901105 15834 416015 SH SOLE 272470 143545 Lowe's CompaniesCOM 548661107 6570 277350 SH SOLE 184360 92990 Maxim IntegratedCOM 57772K101 10069 556275 SH SOLE 340920 215355 MGIC Investment COM 552848103 5160 734016 SH SOLE 557430 176676 Microsoft Corp COM 594918104 11321 424171 SH SOLE 267220 156951 New York Times CL A 650111107 7762 543153 SH SOLE 353970 189183 Nokia Corp COM 654902204 11433 613045 SH SOLE 394070 218975 Patterson Co COM 703395103 10078 331395 SH SOLE 208670 122725 Pfizer Inc COM 717081103 17627 955890 SH SOLE 607284 348606 Philip Morris COM 718172109 222 4620 SH SOLE 0 4620 Pitney Bowes COM 724479100 10378 312019 SH SOLE 199105 112914 Regions Fin COM 7591EP100 10084 1050426 SH SOLE 759510 290916 SunTrust Bank COM 867892101 531 11798 SH SOLE 0 11798 Sysco Corp COM 871829107 18337 594767 SH SOLE 365890 228877 UPS COM 911363109 7397 117620 SH SOLE 77180 40440 Wachovia Corp COM 929903102 43 12554 SH SOLE 0 12554 Walmart COM 931142103 7159 119538 SH SOLE 66640 52898 Walgreens COM 931422109 5176 167170 SH SOLE 107930 59240 Waste Mgmt COM 94106L109 6273 199198 SH SOLE 126185 73013 Xerox COM 984121103 6966 604169 SH SOLE 383279 220890 XL Capital COM G98255105 10313 574870 SH SOLE 363680 211190 Zimmer Holding COM 98956P102 11931 184808 SH SOLE 116435 68373 Lehman AGG ISHARES TR 464287226 281 2855 SH SOLE 0 2588 DJ REGIONAL BK ISHARES TR 464288778 797 24950 SH SOLE 0 24950 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----