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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000896881-12-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120131
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120131
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120131
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMBS INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000896881
IRS NUMBER: 522191156
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-03412
FILM NUMBER: 12559004
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: WATERS CIRCLE
STREET 2: 1241 E. BELTLINE, NE , SUITE 150
CITY: GRAND RAPIDS
STATE: MI
ZIP: 49525
BUSINESS PHONE: 6169498160
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: WATERS CIRCLE
STREET 2: 1241 E. BELTLINE, NE, SUITE 150
CITY: GRAND RAPIDS
STATE: MI
ZIP: 49525
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMBS INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC /MI
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990319
13F-HR
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COVER PAGE, INFORMATION TABLE & SUMMARY PAGE
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2011
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: AMBS Investment Counsel, LLC
Address: 625 Kenmoor SE
Suite 307
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
13F File Number: 028-03412
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 here
in 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: Kathleen A. Maciejewski
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 616-949-8160
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Kathleen A. Maciejewski, Grand Rapids, MI, 01-31-2012
Report Type (Check only one):
[x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 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 Co. COM 88579Y101 7506 91840.000SH SOLE 81630.000 10210.000
AT&T COM 00206R102 7704 254755.000SH SOLE 228082.000 26673.000
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 7667 136345.000SH SOLE 121450.000 14895.000
Abraxas Petroleum Corp. COM 003830106 82 25000.000SH SOLE 25000.000
Advance Auto Parts COM 00751Y106 6656 95595.000SH SOLE 85720.000 9875.000
Aecom Technology Corp. COM 00766T100 5806 282250.000SH SOLE 253590.000 28660.000
Aflac, Inc. COM 001055102 4589 106085.000SH SOLE 95885.000 10200.000
Alexco Resource Corp. COM 01535P106 102 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. COM 032511107 6497 85114.000SH SOLE 76409.000 8705.000
Apache Corp. COM 037411105 4308 47555.000SH SOLE 42230.000 5325.000
Bank of America Corp. COM 060505104 2210 397401.000SH SOLE 367826.000 29575.000
Bard, C.R. COM 067383109 253 2958.000 SH SOLE 2958.000
Barrick Gold Corp. COM 067901108 4201 92835.000SH SOLE 81410.000 11425.000
Becton Dickinson & Co. COM 075887109 3374 45150.000SH SOLE 44830.000 320.000
Bemis Co COM 081437105 4984 165685.000SH SOLE 149690.000 15995.000
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B COM 084670207 449 5882.000 SH SOLE 2100.000 3782.000
Capital One Financial Corp. COM 14040H105 6263 148085.000SH SOLE 134910.000 13175.000
Chevron Corp. COM 166764100 8287 77890.000SH SOLE 71635.000 6255.000
Cisco Systems Inc. COM 17275R102 8899 492185.000SH SOLE 442935.000 49250.000
Coca-Cola Company COM 191216100 3760 53735.000SH SOLE 38845.000 14890.000
Colgate Palmolive COM 194162103 478 5175.000 SH SOLE 3975.000 1200.000
Conagra Foods Inc. COM 205887102 6530 247350.000SH SOLE 223165.000 24185.000
Dejour Enterprise Ltd. COM 24486R103 39 75000.000SH SOLE 75000.000
Denison Mines Corp. COM 248356107 12 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Dow Chemical COM 260543103 7454 259165.000SH SOLE 233140.000 26025.000
Doxa Energy Ltd. COM 261223101 3 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Dupont COM 263534109 218 4760.000 SH SOLE 2060.000 2700.000
Dynacor Gold Mines, Inc. COM 26779X101 7 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
EMC Corp. COM 268648102 3219 149455.000SH SOLE 121935.000 27520.000
Emerson Electric Company COM 291011104 224 4800.000 SH SOLE 4800.000
Encanto Potash Corp. COM 29251N104 8 30000.000SH SOLE 30000.000
Endeavour Silver Corp. COM 29258Y103 165 17000.000SH SOLE 17000.000
Enterprise Products Prtns LP COM 293792107 323 6974.000 SH SOLE 1860.000 5114.000
Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 2117 24982.000SH SOLE 13970.000 11012.000
FedEx Corp. COM 31428X106 7460 89335.000SH SOLE 80260.000 9075.000
Fire River Gold Corp. COM 31811Q106 2 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
General Electric COM 369604103 6215 347033.868SH SOLE 301898.868 45135.000
Gilead Sciences, Inc. COM 375558103 3800 92840.000SH SOLE 88415.000 4425.000
Goldcorp, Inc. COM 380956409 951 21500.000SH SOLE 21500.000
Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. COM 381149103 3 50000.000SH SOLE 50000.000
Grainger W.W. COM 384802104 730 3900.000 SH SOLE 3900.000
Great Panther Silver Ltd. COM 39115V101 29 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
H.J. Heinz COM 423074103 235 4350.000 SH SOLE 4350.000
Hecla Mining Co. COM 422704106 105 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Hewlett Packard Company COM 428236103 5079 197163.000SH SOLE 176763.000 20400.000
Honeywell International, Inc. COM 438516106 255 4700.000 SH SOLE 4700.000
IBM COM 459200101 4229 23000.000SH SOLE 18935.000 4065.000
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COM 46625H100 6769 203586.000SH SOLE 182306.000 21280.000
Kaminak Gold Corp. COM 48356P202 21 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Kellogg Company COM 487836108 216 4267.000 SH SOLE 2467.000 1800.000
Keycorp New COM 493267108 4844 629875.000SH SOLE 567625.000 62250.000
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. COM 50015Q100 161 17000.000SH SOLE 17000.000
Kohl's Corp. COM 500255104 7668 155385.000SH SOLE 139735.000 15650.000
Majescor Resources Inc. COM 760960203 10 50000.000SH SOLE 50000.000
MarkWest Energy Partners, LP COM 570759100 330 6000.000 SH SOLE 6000.000
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 4507 142545.000SH SOLE 135445.000 7100.000
Mart Resources, Inc. COM 572903102 13 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
McDonalds Corp. COM 580135101 895 8925.000 SH SOLE 4725.000 4200.000
Merck & Company COM 58933Y105 299 7935.000 SH SOLE 1135.000 6800.000
Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 291 11220.000SH SOLE 2220.000 9000.000
Morgan Stanley COM 617446448 3099 204840.000SH SOLE 185265.000 19575.000
Mylan Inc. COM 628530107 8624 401875.000SH SOLE 361435.000 40440.000
Newmont Mining Corp. COM 651639106 2104 35054.000SH SOLE 28364.000 6690.000
Oracle Corp. COM 68389X105 7596 296145.000SH SOLE 266355.000 29790.000
Parker Hannifin Corp. COM 701094104 5645 74028.000SH SOLE 66366.000 7662.000
Pfizer COM 717081103 539 24915.000SH SOLE 2975.000 21940.000
Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 220 3300.000 SH SOLE 1700.000 1600.000
Prophecy Coal Corp. COM 74345B104 33 80000.000SH SOLE 80000.000
Prophecy Platinum Corp. COM 74345Y104 25 13000.000SH SOLE 13000.000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class COM 780259206 658 9000.000 SH SOLE 600.000 8400.000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Cl B-ADR COM 780259107 8514 112007.995SH SOLE 99720.995 12287.000
Rye Patch Gold Corp COM 783727100 10 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
S&P 500 ETF Trust COM 78462F103 292 2325.000 SH SOLE 2325.000
Sandstrom Gold Ltd. COM 80013R107 24 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Silver Wheaton Corp. COM 828336107 203 7000.000 SH SOLE 7000.000
Silvercorp Metals Inc. COM 82835P103 160 25000.000SH SOLE 25000.000
Staples, Inc. COM 855030102 6539 470765.000SH SOLE 425800.000 44965.000
Star Gas Partners, L.P. COM 85512C105 49 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Stryker Corp. COM 863667101 3488 70162.000SH SOLE 58752.000 11410.000
Symantec Corp. COM 871503108 2785 177955.000SH SOLE 149620.000 28335.000
Taseko Mines Ltd. COM 876511106 41 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
U.S. Bancorp COM 902973304 6044 223425.000SH SOLE 200760.000 22665.000
US Silver Corp. COM 90343P101 39 100000.000SH SOLE 100000.000
United Health Group Inc. COM 91324P102 7031 138740.000SH SOLE 125795.000 12945.000
Verizon Communications COM 92343V104 8806 219486.000SH SOLE 195306.000 24180.000
W.R. Berkley Corp. COM 084423102 4014 116710.000SH SOLE 110785.000 5925.000
WPX Energy Inc. COM 98212b103 490 26991.665SH SOLE 22454.999 4536.666
WalMart Stores COM 931142103 7622 127537.000SH SOLE 113407.000 14130.000
Williams Cos. Inc. COM 969457100 2183 80975.000SH SOLE 67365.000 13610.000
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 89
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $256,390