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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000896881-13-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121231
FILED AS OF DATE: 20130204
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130204
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130204
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: 13569243
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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inftable440.txt
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: 12-31-2012
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, 2-04-2013
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 7132 76815.000SH SOLE 67865.000 8950.000
AT&T COM 00206R102 7554 224075.000SH SOLE 197742.000 26333.000
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 7515 114730.000SH SOLE 102210.000 12520.000
Abraxas Petroleum Corp. COM 003830106 55 25000.000SH SOLE 25000.000
Aflac, Inc. COM 001055102 4921 92645.000SH SOLE 82995.000 9650.000
Alexco Resource Corp. COM 01535P106 54 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. COM 032511107 6889 92704.000SH SOLE 83424.000 9280.000
Apache Corp. COM 037411105 3161 40270.000SH SOLE 35690.000 4580.000
Apple Inc. COM 037833100 3031 5696.000 SH SOLE 4673.000 1023.000
Autoliv, Inc. COM 052800109 6204 92055.000SH SOLE 83395.000 8660.000
Bank of America Corp. COM 060505104 4167 358880.000SH SOLE 336415.000 22465.000
Bard, C.R. COM 067383109 265 2708.000 SH SOLE 2708.000
Barrick Gold Corp. COM 067901108 4067 116170.000SH SOLE 104025.000 12145.000
Bemis Co COM 081437105 4771 142590.000SH SOLE 127395.000 15195.000
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B COM 084670207 484 5400.000 SH SOLE 1750.000 3650.000
Capital One Financial Corp. COM 14040H105 7136 123190.000SH SOLE 112140.000 11050.000
Central Fund of Canada Ltd COM 153501101 275 13100.000SH SOLE 5100.000 8000.000
Central Gold Trust COM 153546106 207 3300.000 SH SOLE 3300.000
Chevron Corp. COM 166764100 7190 66490.000SH SOLE 60660.000 5830.000
Cisco Systems Inc. COM 17275R102 8598 437560.000SH SOLE 390960.000 46600.000
Claude Resources, Inc. COM 182873109 8 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Coca-Cola Company COM 191216100 3424 94460.000SH SOLE 65730.000 28730.000
Colgate Palmolive COM 194162103 395 3775.000 SH SOLE 2575.000 1200.000
Conagra Foods Inc. COM 205887102 6346 215105.000SH SOLE 192345.000 22760.000
Dejour Enterprise Ltd. COM 24486R103 16 75000.000SH SOLE 75000.000
Denison Mines Corp. COM 248356107 12 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Dow Chemical COM 260543103 7243 224035.000SH SOLE 199210.000 24825.000
Dupont COM 263534109 214 4760.000 SH SOLE 2060.000 2700.000
Dynacor Gold Mines, Inc. COM 26779X101 13 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
EMC Corp. COM 268648102 3196 126325.000SH SOLE 99705.000 26620.000
EV Energy Partner LP COM 26926V107 226 4000.000 SH SOLE 4000.000
Emerson Electric Company COM 291011104 233 4400.000 SH SOLE 4400.000
Endeavour Silver Corp. COM 29258Y103 158 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Energy Fuels Inc. COM 292671104 2 11060.000SH SOLE 11060.000
Ensco International, Inc. COM G3157S106 5310 89570.000SH SOLE 79675.000 9895.000
Enterprise Products Prtns LP COM 293792107 324 6474.000 SH SOLE 1860.000 4614.000
Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 1916 22137.000SH SOLE 11125.000 11012.000
FedEx Corp. COM 31428X106 6903 75265.000SH SOLE 67045.000 8220.000
General Electric COM 369604103 8596 409520.868SH SOLE 357685.868 51835.000
Goldcorp, Inc. COM 380956409 844 23000.000SH SOLE 23000.000
Grainger W.W. COM 384802104 754 3725.000 SH SOLE 3725.000
Great Panther Silver Ltd. COM 39115V101 31 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
H.J. Heinz COM 423074103 251 4350.000 SH SOLE 4350.000
Hecla Mining Co. COM 422704106 117 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Honeywell International, Inc. COM 438516106 203 3200.000 SH SOLE 3200.000
IAMGOLD Corporation COM 450913108 138 12000.000SH SOLE 12000.000
IBM COM 459200101 2691 14047.000SH SOLE 11092.000 2955.000
Intel Corp. COM 458140100 5400 261903.000SH SOLE 234503.000 27400.000
JPMorgan Chase & Co. COM 46625H100 7782 176986.000SH SOLE 157506.000 19480.000
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 307 4375.000 SH SOLE 650.000 3725.000
Kaminak Gold Corp. COM 48356P202 16 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Kellogg Company COM 487836108 238 4267.000 SH SOLE 2467.000 1800.000
Keycorp New COM 493267108 4618 548425.000SH SOLE 487175.000 61250.000
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. COM 50015Q100 177 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Kohl's Corp. COM 500255104 5660 131690.000SH SOLE 117125.000 14565.000
Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 4327 125530.000SH SOLE 115005.000 10525.000
Mart Resources, Inc. COM 572903102 17 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
McDonalds Corp. COM 580135101 662 7500.000 SH SOLE 3300.000 4200.000
Merck & Company COM 58933Y105 328 8010.000 SH SOLE 1210.000 6800.000
Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 5808 217435.000SH SOLE 176250.000 41185.000
Morgan Stanley COM 617446448 3613 188950.000SH SOLE 169725.000 19225.000
Mylan Inc. COM 628530107 9348 340537.000SH SOLE 304447.000 36090.000
New Gold Inc. COM 644535106 221 20000.000SH SOLE 20000.000
Newmont Mining Corp. COM 651639106 2541 54725.000SH SOLE 43685.000 11040.000
News Corporation COM 65248E104 6657 260970.000SH SOLE 231670.000 29300.000
Oculus Innovative Sciences Inc COM 67575P108 9 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Oracle Corp. COM 68389X105 7348 220542.000SH SOLE 198977.000 21565.000
Pfizer COM 717081103 625 24915.000SH SOLE 2975.000 21940.000
Prophecy Coal Corp. COM 74345B104 10 80000.000SH SOLE 80000.000
Prophecy Platinum Corp. COM 74345Y104 13 13000.000SH SOLE 13000.000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class COM 780259206 579 8400.000 SH SOLE 8400.000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Cl B-ADR COM 780259107 6853 96672.000SH SOLE 85084.999 11587.001
Rye Patch Gold Corp COM 783727100 6 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
Seadrill Ltd. COM G7945E105 229 6230.000 SH SOLE 6230.000
Silver Wheaton Corp. COM 828336107 361 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Silvercorp Metals Inc. COM 82835P103 138 27000.000SH SOLE 27000.000
Sprott Resource Lending Corp. COM 85207J100 16 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Star Gas Partners, L.P. COM 85512C105 41 10000.000SH SOLE 10000.000
Statoil ASA-Spon Adr COM 85771p102 228 9117.000 SH SOLE 5000.000 4117.000
Stryker Corp. COM 863667101 6506 118687.000SH SOLE 105752.000 12935.000
Symantec Corp. COM 871503108 7199 382535.000SH SOLE 344950.000 37585.000
Taseko Mines Ltd. COM 876511106 45 15000.000SH SOLE 15000.000
U.S. Bancorp COM 902973304 5951 186325.000SH SOLE 167160.000 19165.000
US Silver & Gold Inc. COM 90346L107 23 13400.000SH SOLE 13400.000
United Health Group Inc. COM 91324P102 6539 120560.000SH SOLE 108640.000 11920.000
Verizon Communications COM 92343V104 7989 184625.000SH SOLE 163345.000 21280.000
W.R. Berkley Corp. COM 084423102 3746 99270.000SH SOLE 94345.000 4925.000
WalMart Stores COM 931142103 6469 94807.000SH SOLE 84337.000 10470.000
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 88
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $251,883