13F-HR 1 0001.txt FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: December 31, 2000 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: Argus Investors' Counsel Inc. Address: 100 Prospect Street, South Tower Stamford, CT 06901 13F File number:28-542 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: Stewart P. Zobian Title: President Phone: 203-316-9000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing Stewart P. Zobian Stamford, CT February 6, 2001 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F Holdings Report. [ ] 13F Notice. [ ] 13F Combination Report. List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of other included Managers: 0 Form 13F information Table Entry Total:471 Form 13F Information Table Value Total:820,893,989 List of other Included managers:NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE FORM 13F 12/31/00 REPORTING MANAGER; ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL PAGE 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVESTMENT DISCRETION MANA- VOTING AUTHORITY OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SHARED GERS CLASS VALUE AMOUNT SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AOL TIME WARNER INC COMMON 00184A105 14392932 413590 413590 406690 600 AT&T CORP COMMON 001957109 12664950 734200 734200 720200 1600 ABBOTT LABS COMMON 002824100 5412891 111750 111750 106850 AIR PRODS & CHEMS INC COMMON 009158106 14555615 355015 355015 354015 1000 ALBERTSONS INC COMMON 013104104 19474718 734895 734895 734895 ALCOA INC COMMON 013817101 20413393 609355 609355 600905 850 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COMMON 025816109 17676690 321760 321760 315760 1400 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COMMON 026874107 18490326 187600 187600 184600 300 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND C COMMON 039483102 2079330 138622 138622 138622 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSIN COMMON 053015103 16967433 267995 267995 267495 500 BP AMOCO P L C COMMON 055622104 4138124 86436 86436 86036 400 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COMMON 075887109 19715821 569410 569410 561810 CATERPILLAR INC DEL COMMON 149123101 1535054 32445 32445 31845 600 CHASE MANHATTAN CORP NEW COMMON 16161A108 16042845 353075 353075 347075 500 CISCO SYS INC COMMON 17275R102 13500146 352945 352945 345945 500 COCA COLA CO COMMON 191216100 5989547 98290 98290 93990 DEERE & CO COMMON 244199105 2849538 62200 62200 62200 DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COMMON 247361108 18881039 376210 376210 370360 550 DISNEY WALT CO COMMON 254687106 16609836 573990 573990 563840 1250 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- COLUMN TOTALS 241390227 6379783 6379783 6293133 10050 FORM 13F 12/31/00 REPORTING MANAGER; ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL PAGE 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVESTMENT DISCRETION MANA- VOTING AUTHORITY OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SHARED GERS CLASS VALUE AMOUNT SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOW CHEM CO COMMON 260543103 20757402 566755 566755 559255 EASTMAN KODAK CO COMMON 277461109 16382953 416075 416075 409375 200 EL PASO ENERGY CORP DEL COMMON 283905107 20025992 279595 279595 275595 300 EMERSON ELEC CO COMMON 291011104 18708117 237375 237375 233975 EXXON MOBIL CORP COMMON 30231G102 11684487 134401 134401 131601 FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COMMON 313586109 20015394 230725 230725 227425 400 FEDEX CORP COMMON 31428X106 16080503 402415 402415 395165 650 FORD MTR CO DEL COMMON 345370860 14165625 604400 604400 593700 GANNETT INC COMMON 364730101 20253783 321170 321170 315870 1200 GENERAL ELEC CO COMMON 369604103 15429883 321875 321875 316375 400 GENERAL MTRS CORP COMMON 370442105 1808281 35500 35500 35100 400 GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 1650467 63025 63025 63025 GILLETTE CO COMMON 375766102 19508764 540035 540035 531935 1000 HEWLETT PACKARD CO COMMON 428236103 15184719 481100 481100 470600 2200 HOME DEPOT INC COMMON 437076102 19284008 422085 422085 415685 400 INGERSOLL-RAND CO COMMON 456866102 19686568 470127 470127 463127 500 INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 13969893 464695 464695 456695 600 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS M COMMON 459200101 15444500 181700 181700 178900 INTL PAPER CO COMMON 460146103 2412264 59106 59106 59106 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- COLUMN TOTALS 282453605 6232159 6232159 6132509 8250 FORM 13F 12/31/00 REPORTING MANAGER; ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL PAGE 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVESTMENT DISCRETION MANA- VOTING AUTHORITY OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SHARED GERS CLASS VALUE AMOUNT SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J P MORGAN CHASE & CO COMMON 46625H100 2255765 13630 13630 13130 500 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COMMON 494368103 19957554 282325 282325 278325 400 MCDONALDS CORP COMMON 580135101 19274090 566885 566885 558625 760 MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 14904084 343610 343610 335910 2000 MINNESOTA MNG & MFG CO COMMON 604059105 17320670 143740 143740 143140 600 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITT COMMON 617446448 17666014 222915 222915 219415 MOTOROLA INC COMMON 620076109 19694543 972570 972570 958570 1000 PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 13386583 270095 270095 269495 600 PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 18339510 398685 398685 393485 PHELPS DODGE CORP COMMON 717265102 12748133 228410 228410 228410 PITNEY BOWES INC COMMON 724479100 11494375 347000 347000 347000 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COMMON 742718109 956938 12200 12200 12200 QUALCOMM INC COMMON 747525103 16584616 201790 201790 198390 400 ROYAL DUTCH PETE CO COMMON 780257804 3966844 65500 65500 65500 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COMMON 806857108 19532328 244345 244345 240845 300 STAPLES INC COMMON 855030102 18645913 1578490 1578490 1554690 1400 TXU CORP COMMON 873168108 11432625 258000 258000 258000 UNILEVER N V COMMON 904784709 17966894 285472 285472 281372 UNION PAC CORP COMMON 907818108 2303796 45395 45395 45395 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- COLUMN TOTALS 258431275 6481057 6481057 6401897 7960 FORM 13F 12/31/00 REPORTING MANAGER; ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL PAGE 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP FAIR SHARES OR INVESTMENT DISCRETION MANA- VOTING AUTHORITY OF NUMBER MARKET PRINCIPAL SHARED GERS CLASS VALUE AMOUNT SOLE SHARED OTHER SOLE SHARED NONE (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COMMON 92343V104 1955627 39015 39015 38401 614 WAL MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 18556563 349300 349300 341600 2500 WALGREEN CO COMMON 931422109 18106694 433045 433045 426645 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- COLUMN TOTALS 38618883 821360 821360 806646 3114 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- REPORT TOTALS 820893989 19914359 19914359 19634185 29374 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 02/01/01 CA53K 4:48 END OF COMPANY 53 REPORTS ACTY 2 ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL 13F REPORT 01002188 SDUPRODN # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 02/01/01 CA53K 4:48 END OF COMPANY 53 REPORTS ACTY 2 ARGUS INVESTORS' COUNSEL 13F REPORT 01002188 SDUPRODN # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #