13F-HR 1 m13fefs08.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: 03/31/08 Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Essex Financial Services, Inc. Address: 176 Westbrook Road P.O. Box 999 Essex, CT 06426-0999 Form 13F File Number: 28-11126 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: William Terribile Title: Compliance Officer Phone: 203-767-4300 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDING REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. WILLIAM TERRIBILE FORM 13 F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 94 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: 88,431 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHRTY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP X 1000 PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE AETNA US HEALTHCARE INC EQUITIES 00817Y108 827 19650 SH SOLE N/A NONE AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMS IN EQUITIES 009158106 403 4380 SH SOLE N/A NONE ALBANY INTL CORP A EQUITIES 012348108 233 6450 SH SOLE N/A NONE ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INC FDEQUITIES 01881E101 203 24750 SH SOLE N/A NONE ALTRIA GROUP INC EQUITIES 02209S103 366 16485 SH SOLE N/A NONE AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC EQUITIES 026874107 953 22045 SH SOLE N/A NONE APACHE CORP EQUITIES 037411105 912 7545 SH SOLE N/A NONE APARTMENT INVT & MGMT COEQUITIES 03748R101 886 24741 SH SOLE N/A NONE APPLE INC EQUITIES 037833100 288 2009 SH SOLE N/A NONE AT & T EQUITIES 00206R102 2139 55861 SH SOLE N/A NONE AUTOMATIC DATA PROC,INC EQUITIES 053015103 235 5550 SH SOLE N/A NONE BANK OF AMERICA EQUITIES 060505104 1732 45678 SH SOLE N/A NONE BANK OF NY MELLON CORP EQUITIES 064058100 783 18762 SH SOLE N/A NONE BECTON DICKINSON & CO EQUITIES 075887109 466 5432 SH SOLE N/A NONE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLA EQUITIES 084670108 1067 8 SH SOLE N/A NONE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLB EQUITIES 084670207 1024 229 SH SOLE N/A NONE BP PLC EQUITIES 055622104 651 10736 SH SOLE N/A NONE CATERPILLAR INC EQUITIES 149123101 571 7295 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP EQUITIES 165167107 609 13200 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHEVRON CORP EQUITIES 166764100 980 11475 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHUBB CORP EQUITIES 171232101 331 6692 SH SOLE N/A NONE CISCO SYSTEMS INC EQUITIES 17275R102 587 24377 SH SOLE N/A NONE CITIGROUP INC EQUITIES 172967101 338 15775 SH SOLE N/A NONE COCA COLA CO EQUITIES 191216100 252 4139 SH SOLE N/A NONE COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO EQUITIES 194162103 740 9500 SH SOLE N/A NONE COMERICA INC EQUITIES 200340107 377 10740 SH SOLE N/A NONE CONOCOPHILLIPS EQUITIES 20825C104 324 4246 SH SOLE N/A NONE CSX CORPORATION EQUITIES 126408103 2209 39400 SH SOLE N/A NONE CUMMINS ENGINE INC EQUITIES 231021106 265 5663 SH SOLE N/A NONE CVS CORP EQUITIES 126650100 481 11867 SH SOLE N/A NONE DEERE & CO EQUITIES 244199105 336 4182 SH SOLE N/A NONE DEVON ENERGY CORP EQUITIES 25179M103 482 4616 SH SOLE N/A NONE DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILL EQUITIES 25271C102 218 1875 SH SOLE N/A NONE DISNEY WALT CO EQUITIES 254687106 214 6804 SH SOLE N/A NONE DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS EQUITIES 263534109 607 12985 SH SOLE N/A NONE EATON VANCE CORP EQUITIES 278265103 656 21505 SH SOLE N/A NONE ECOLAB INC EQUITIES 278865100 1327 30544 SH SOLE N/A NONE ELI LILLY & CO EQUITIES 532457108 268 5200 SH SOLE N/A NONE EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EQUITIES 291011104 219 4258 SH SOLE N/A NONE EQUITY RESIDENTIAL EQUITIES 29476L107 1252 30172 SH SOLE N/A NONE EXXON MOBIL CORP EQUITIES 30231G102 9526 112632 SH SOLE N/A NONE FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER EWUITIES 35671D857 899 9344 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP EQUITIES 369550108 930 11158 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO EQUITIES 369604103 7329 198028 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENETECH INC EQUITIES 368710406 363 4469 SH SOLE N/A NONE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC EQUITIES 38141G104 1567 9475 SH SOLE N/A NONE GOOGLE INC EQUITIES 38259P508 1508 3423 SH SOLE N/A NONE HCP INC EQUITIES 40414L109 1550 45855 SH SOLE N/A NONE HEINZ HJ CO EQUITIES 423074103 386 8226 SH SOLE N/A NONE HELMERICH & PAYNE INC EQUITIES 423452101 202 4300 SH SOLE N/A NONE HERSHEY FOODS CORP EQUITIES 427866108 383 10160 SH SOLE N/A NONE HEWLETT PACKARD CO EQUITIES 428236103 630 13804 SH SOLE N/A NONE HOME DEPOT INC EQUITIES 437076102 220 7854 SH SOLE N/A NONE INTL BUSINESS MACHS EQUITIES 459200101 729 6334 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES TR DJ US ENERGY EQUITIES 464287796 358 2782 SH SOLE N/A NONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON EQUITIES 478160104 2275 35066 SH SOLE N/A NONE JP MORGAN CHASE & CO EQUITIES 46625H100 827 19249 SH SOLE N/A NONE KINDER MORGAN ENERGY EQUITIES 494550106 365 6675 SH SOLE N/A NONE LEHMAN BRTHRS HLDGS INC EQUITIES 524908100 340 9020 SH SOLE N/A NONE M & T BK CORP EQUITIES 55261F104 2012 25000 SH SOLE N/A NONE MANULIFE FINL CORP EQUITIES 56501R106 214 5640 SH SOLE N/A NONE MCDONALDS CORP EQUITIES 580135101 463 8300 SH SOLE N/A NONE MICROSOFT CORP EQUITIES 594918104 768 27075 SH SOLE N/A NONE MONSANTO CO EQUITIES 61166W101 226 2027 SH SOLE N/A NONE NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP EQUITIES 635405103 446 24496 SH SOLE N/A NONE NUVEEN QLTY PFD INC FD EQUITIES 67071S101 243 23650 SH SOLE N/A NONE PEPSICO INC EQUITIES 713448108 1472 20386 SH SOLE N/A NONE PFIZER INC EQUITIES 717081103 702 33548 SH SOLE N/A NONE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO EQUITIES 742718109 2706 38617 SH SOLE N/A NONE RAYMOND JAMES FINL INC EQUITIES 754730109 314 13645 SH SOLE N/A NONE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC EQUITIES 780259206 269 3903 SH SOLE N/A NONE SCHLUMBERGER LTD EQUITIES 806857108 1123 12910 SH SOLE N/A NONE SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO EQUITIES 824348106 291 5700 SH SOLE N/A NONE SOUTHERN CO EQUITIES 842587107 1590 44663 SH SOLE N/A NONE STANLEY WORKS EQUITIES 854616109 346 7270 SH SOLE N/A NONE STREETRACKS GOLD TR EQUITIES 863307104 319 3532 SH SOLE N/A NONE STRYKER CORP EQUITIES 863667101 704 10825 SH SOLE N/A NONE TARGET CORP EQUITIES 87612E106 1132 22334 SH SOLE N/A NONE TEXTRON INC EQUITIES 883203101 299 5404 SH SOLE N/A NONE TEXTRON INC PFD CONV 883203200 319 602 SH SOLE N/A NONE 3M CO EQUITIES 88579Y101 879 11105 SH SOLE N/A NONE TRANSOCEAN INC EQUITIES G90078109 414 3059 SH SOLE N/A NONE UIL HLDG CORP EQUITIES 902748102 281 9340 SH SOLE N/A NONE UNILEVER NV EQUITIES 904784709 202 6000 SH SOLE N/A NONE UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CO EQUITIES 913017109 1699 24693 SH SOLE N/A NONE US BANCORP DEL EQUITIES 902973304 2381 73580 SH SOLE N/A NONE VALERO ENERGY CORP EQUITIES 91913Y100 383 7800 SH SOLE N/A NONE VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS EQUITIES 92343V104 688 18882 SH SOLE N/A NONE WELLPOINT INC EQUITIES 94973V107 483 10948 SH SOLE N/A NONE WELLS FARGO & CO NEW EQUITIES 949746101 5486 188516 SH SOLE N/A NONE WILMINGTON TRUST CORP EQUITIES 971807102 622 20000 SH SOLE N/A NONE WYETH EQUITIES 983024100 787 18836 SH SOLE N/A NONE XTO ENERGY INC EQUITIES 98385X106 397 6414 SH SOLE N/A NONE ZIMMER HLDGS INC EQUITIES 98956P102 573 7354 SH SOLE N/A NONE REPORT SUMMARY 94 DATA RECORDS 88431 0 OTHER MANAGERS