13F-HR 1 minis1q08.txt 1ST QUARTER 2008 13F REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2008 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: Minis & Co., Inc. Address: 115 E. Bay Street Savannah, GA 31412 13F File Number: 28-1468 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: Russell W. Carpenter Title: Chief Executive Officer Phone: 912-233-4715 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Russell W. Carpenter Savannah, Georgia May 8, 2008 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 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 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 89 Form13F Information Table Value Total: 252445 List of Other Included Managers: List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filled, 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 Company COM 88579y101 6467 81708 SH SOLE 66898 14810 AT&T Corp. COM 00206R102 4857 126819 SH SOLE 107119 19700 Allstate Corp. COM 020002101 1445 30070 SH SOLE 26625 3445 American Express Co. COM 025816109 4249 97197 SH SOLE 85172 12025 Ameriprise Financial Inc. COM 03076c106 543 10480 SH SOLE 8765 1715 Amgen Corp. COM 031162100 2669 63879 SH SOLE 52304 11575 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation COM 032511107 405 6426 SH SOLE 6426 Apache Corp Com COM 037411105 203 1680 SH SOLE 1640 40 Avon Products COM 054303102 396 10020 SH SOLE 8095 1925 BLDRS Emerging Market 50 Index COM 09348r300 1441 29625 SH SOLE 24475 5300 BP PLC Spons ADR COM 055622104 4246 70015 SH SOLE 63330 6685 Bank of America Corp. COM 060505104 5027 132612 SH SOLE 107232 25380 Bard (C.R.), Inc. COM 067383109 2641 27400 SH SOLE 26675 725 Baxter International Inc. COM 071813109 235 4065 SH SOLE 4065 Berkshire Hathaway Class B COM 084670207 5600 1252 SH SOLE 1083 169 Best Buy Co., Inc. COM 086516101 1876 45258 SH SOLE 39066 6192 CVS/Caremark Corporation COM 126650100 4475 110469 SH SOLE 98335 12134 Caterpillar Inc. COM 149123101 3435 43870 SH SOLE 41410 2460 Chevron Corp. COM 166764100 6281 73578 SH SOLE 58442 15136 Cisco Systems, Inc. COM 17275r102 4003 166170 SH SOLE 155065 11105 Citigroup Inc. COM 172967101 251 11718 SH SOLE 7385 4333 Coca Cola Co. COM 191216100 3430 56346 SH SOLE 52946 3400 Colgate - Palmolive COM 194162103 382 4905 SH SOLE 4630 275 ConocoPhillips COM 20825c104 8337 109389 SH SOLE 88622 20767 Constellation Brands COM 21036p108 326 18425 SH SOLE 17075 1350 Costco Wholesale Corp. COM 22160k105 5460 84038 SH SOLE 67933 16105 Danaher Corporation COM 235851102 2674 35168 SH SOLE 29193 5975 Devon Energy Corporation COM 25179m103 3303 31655 SH SOLE 28425 3230 Diageo PLC ADR COM 25243Q205 4332 53270 SH SOLE 45595 7675 Discover Financial Services COM 254709108 220 13447 SH SOLE 12672 775 Disney (Walt) Co. COM 254687106 5386 171639 SH SOLE 154114 17525 Dow Jones Dividend ETF COM 464287168 205 3550 SH SOLE 3200 350 Dresser-Rand Group COM 261608103 982 31930 SH SOLE 25945 5985 DuPont COM 263534109 4473 95662 SH SOLE 89582 6080 Emerson Electric Co. COM 291011104 2516 48891 SH SOLE 41691 7200 Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 7804 92266 SH SOLE 87659 4607 Fiserv Incorporated COM 337738108 4032 83847 SH SOLE 70047 13800 General Electric Co. COM 369604103 9876 266834 SH SOLE 226638 40196 Goldman Sachs Group COM 38141g104 2934 17737 SH SOLE 15412 2325 Goodrich Corporation COM 382388106 3484 60575 SH SOLE 48725 11850 Helmerich & Payne COM 423452101 2579 55035 SH SOLE 44090 10945 Hewlett Packard Co COM 428236103 6012 131666 SH SOLE 112141 19525 Home Depot Inc. COM 437076102 2967 106063 SH SOLE 80813 25250 Honeywell Intl Inc. COM 438516106 2343 41520 SH SOLE 39795 1725 IShares Trust MSCI EAFE Index COM 464287465 242 3365 SH SOLE 2585 780 Infosys Technologies COM 456788108 3594 100465 SH SOLE 85640 14825 Int'l Business Machines Corp. COM 459200101 3164 27483 SH SOLE 25678 1805 Intel Corp. COM 458140100 1546 73009 SH SOLE 57009 16000 JP Morgan Chase & Co COM 46625H100 741 17261 SH SOLE 17197 64 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 9712 149720 SH SOLE 132274 17446 Lincoln National Corporation COM 534187109 735 14139 SH SOLE 12370 1769 Lowe's Cos. COM 548661107 486 21183 SH SOLE 20333 850 MGM Mirage COM 552953101 1456 24780 SH SOLE 22405 2375 Medco Health Solutions COM 58405u102 7724 176390 SH SOLE 151336 25054 Medtronic, Inc. COM 585055106 3195 66052 SH SOLE 54397 11655 Merck & Co. Inc. COM 589331107 1070 28207 SH SOLE 22307 5900 Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 2702 95201 SH SOLE 83816 11385 Morgan Stanley COM 617446448 3727 81561 SH SOLE 76757 4804 Murphy Oil Corp. COM 626717102 5479 66700 SH SOLE 48100 18600 Novo-Nordisk ADR COM 670100205 2290 33070 SH SOLE 24350 8720 Pepsico Inc. COM 713448108 1745 24173 SH SOLE 19773 4400 Pfizer, Inc. COM 717081103 2680 128068 SH SOLE 115548 12520 Phillip Morris Int'l COM 718172109 398 7875 SH SOLE 1819 6056 Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 7732 110340 SH SOLE 99075 11265 Prudential Financial Inc. COM 744320102 214 2732 SH SOLE 2732 Regions Financial Corp. New COM 7591EP100 320 16195 SH SOLE 13446 2749 Schering-Plough COM 806605101 278 19283 SH SOLE 15583 3700 Schlumberger Ltd. COM 806857108 4421 50820 SH SOLE 47245 3575 Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. COM 810186106 2761 85175 SH SOLE 73690 11485 Standard & Poor's Dep. Rcpts. COM 78462f103 218 1650 SH SOLE 1650 Stryker Corp. COM 863667101 3940 60570 SH SOLE 53760 6810 SunTrust Banks Inc. COM 867914103 949 17215 SH SOLE 12840 4375 TJX Companies Inc COM 872540109 6808 205872 SH SOLE 170972 34900 Tim Hortons Inc COM 88706M103 1945 57128 SH SOLE 45756 11372 Time Warner Inc. COM 887317105 444 31640 SH SOLE 26800 4840 U. S. Bancorp COM 902973304 3476 107405 SH SOLE 103005 4400 Union Pacific Corp. COM 907818108 592 4725 SH SOLE 4290 435 United Parcel Service Cl B COM 911312106 5006 68553 SH SOLE 56028 12525 United Technologies Corp. COM 913017109 5523 80256 SH SOLE 71981 8275 Varian Medical Systems COM 92220P105 1348 28785 SH SOLE 27660 1125 Verizon Communications COM 92343v104 340 9321 SH SOLE 7988 1333 Wachovia Corporation COM 929903102 1775 65753 SH SOLE 54119 11634 Wal-Mart Stores COM 931142103 1026 19474 SH SOLE 16974 2500 Walgreen Co. COM 931422109 1425 37400 SH SOLE 30100 7300 WellPoint Inc. COM 94973v107 2170 49165 SH SOLE 46055 3110 Wells Fargo & Co. COM 949746101 1468 50438 SH SOLE 48111 2327 Wyeth COM 983024100 555 13281 SH SOLE 11081 2200 Fidelity Cap Tr 316066307 212 8026.306 SH SOLE 8026.306 UTS Uncommon Values Tr #2007 904310257 10 11264.000SH SOLE 11264.000