13F-HR 1 Q112.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 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 Investments Manager Filing this Report: Name: Banyan Partners, LLC Address: 11376 N Jog Road, Suite 101 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 Form 13F File Number: 28-12731 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: Milagros Kleiner Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 561-630-4600 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Milagros Kleiner Palm Beach Gardens, FL May 14, 2012 Signature city/state date Report Type (Check Only One.): [X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 178 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 429,964 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with reject to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. None 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M COM 88579Y101 6171 69174 SH Sole 69174 AT&T COM 00206R102 2314 74115 SH Sole 74115 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 4104 66971 SH Sole 66971 Aberdeen Asia Pacificincome Fd COM 003009107 182 25000 SH Sole 25000 Accenture COM G1151C101 1855 28771 SH Sole 28771 Adelphia Recovery Tr COM 00685r813 0 10000 SH Sole 10000 Advanced Viral Research Corp COM 007928104 0 390000 SH Sole 390000 Aflac COM 001055102 5760 125260 SH Sole 125260 Agrium Inc. COM 008916108 397 4600 SH Sole 4600 Air Prod & Chemicals Inc. COM 009158106 518 5645 SH Sole 5645 Airgas COM 009363102 2129 23935 SH Sole 23935 Alliqua, Inc. 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