13F-HR 1 a2090582z13f-hr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 2002 This Amendment adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Danforth Associates, Inc. Address: One Hollis Street Suite 206 Wellesley, MA 02482 13F File Number: 28-3656 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: Stuart Danforth Title: President Phone: 800-443-4427 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Stuart Gould Danforth Wellesley, MA October 2, 2002 Report Type: (X) 13F HOLDINGS REPORT I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 40 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 97,083,715

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE DISCRETION AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP MARKET VALUE SHARES (A) SOLE MANAGER (C) NONE -------------------- -------------- --------- ------------ ------- ---------- ------- --------- ~~AMERICAN~~AMBAC ~~INT'L~~FINANCIAL GROUP COM ~~026874107~~023139108 $ 3885,~~909,411~~520 ~~54192~~16432 X 1 X ~~AMGEN~~AMERICAN ~~INC.~~INT'L GROUP COM ~~031162100~~026874107 $ 32,~~645~~568,~~851~~767 ~~61090~~46961 X 1 X ~~AOL~~AMGEN ~~TIME WARNER~~ INC. COM ~~00184A105~~031162100 $ 12,~~811~~143,~~732~~964 ~~76606~~51414 X 1 X ~~APPLIED~~AUTOMATIC ~~MATERIALS~~DATA PROC. COM ~~038222105~~053015103 $ 2,~~012~~114,~~603~~204 ~~37085~~60805 xX 1 X ~~AUTOMATIC~~BEMIS ~~DATA~~CO ~~PROC~~INC. COM ~~053015103~~081437105 $ 31,~~853~~559,~~453~~904 ~~66131~~31577 X 1 X BANK OF NEW YORK COM 064057102 $ 42,~~477~~607,~~552~~502 ~~106558~~90727 X 1 X CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 $ 1829,~~466,883~~513 ~~86644~~79152 X 1 X CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 $ 73,~~625~~883,~~486~~824 ~~153988~~130989 X 1 X COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 $ 3,~~743~~387,~~881~~236 ~~65510~~62785 X 1 X ~~EMC~~EXXON ~~CORP.~~MOBIL COM ~~268648102~~30231G102 $ ~~922~~4,~~894~~317,346 ~~77210~~135340 X 1 X ~~EXXON~~FANNIE ~~MOBIL~~MAE COM ~~30231G102~~313586109 $ 74,~~484~~074,~~805~~441 ~~159712~~68432 X 1 X ~~FANNIE~~FEDEX ~~MAE~~CORP COM ~~313586109~~31428X106 $ 6831,~~005,139~~863 ~~75177~~16614 X 1 X ~~FEDEX~~FIRST DATA CORP COM ~~31428X106~~319963104 $ ~~198~~1,~~528~~071,379 ~~3417~~38332 X 1 X GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 $ 74,~~456~~339,~~969~~262 ~~191679~~176035 X 1 X HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC COM 412822108 $ 1,~~803~~514,~~578~~688 ~~32715~~32609 X 1 X ~~IBM~~INTERPUBLIC GROUP, INC. COM ~~458140100~~460690100 $ 3138,~~572,920~~846 ~~34355~~8760 X 1 X ~~INTEL~~INT'L ~~CORP~~FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES COM ~~458140100~~459506101 $ 5906,~~384,729~~196 ~~177071~~28452 X 1 X ~~INTERPUBLIC~~JOHNSON ~~GROUP~~& JOHNSON COM ~~460690100~~478160104 $ 43,~~038~~396,~~184~~657 ~~117800~~62808 X 1 X ~~JOHNSON~~LIZ &CLAIBORNE ~~JOHNSON~~INC COM ~~478160104~~539320101 $ 41,~~866~~126,~~314~~967 ~~74924~~45169 X 1 X LOWES COS. COM 548661107 $ 87,~~120~~086,~~160~~287 ~~186713~~171166 X 1 X ~~MEDTRONIC~~MATTEL INC. COM ~~585055106~~577081102 $ 71,~~355~~258,~~848~~575 ~~162704~~69882 X 1 X ~~MERCK~~MEDTRONIC ~~& CO~~ COM ~~589331107~~585055106 $ 36,~~400~~364,~~732~~627 ~~59061~~151107 X 1 X ~~MERRILL~~3M ~~LYNCH~~COMPANY COM ~~590188108~~88579y101 $ 1736,~~943,783~~359 ~~35099~~6696 X 1 X ~~MICROSOFT~~MERCK & CO COM ~~594918104~~589331107 $ 2,~~780~~031,~~050~~398 ~~44352~~44441 X 1 X ~~ORACLE~~MICROSOFT COM ~~68389X105~~594918104 $ 1,~~034~~741,~~995~~111 ~~80859~~39806 X 1 X PEPSI CO INC. COM 713448108 $ 1,~~904~~854,~~676~~225 ~~36984~~50182 X 1 X PFIZER INC COM 717081103 $ 96,~~846~~805,~~141~~074 ~~247764~~234496 X 1 X PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. COM 742718109 $ 32,~~219~~380,~~006~~993 ~~28731~~26639 X 1 X ~~SUN~~SEARS ~~MICROSYSTEMS~~ROEBUCK ~~COM~~& ~~866810104~~CO. ~~$ 456,329 51738 X 1 X TARGET~~ COM ~~87612E106~~812387108 $ 5822,~~721,391~~393 ~~132685~~21087 X 1 X ~~TENET~~SYSCO ~~HEALTHCARE~~ CORP. COM ~~88033G100~~871829107 $ 1,~~970~~550,~~790~~548 ~~29406~~54616 X 1 X ~~TEXAS~~TARGET ~~INSTRUMENTS~~ COM ~~882508104~~87612E106 $ 43,~~073~~609,~~584~~036 ~~123069~~122257 X 1 X ~~TRICON~~TENET ~~GLOBAL~~HEALTHCARE CORP COM ~~895953107~~88033G100 $ 12,~~664~~352,~~826~~141 ~~28323~~47518 X 1 X UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 $ 21,~~620~~861,~~670~~006 ~~34819~~32944 X 1 X VIACOM INC. B NON VTG COM 925524308 $ 21,~~272~~438,~~471~~065 ~~46981~~35464 X 1 X WALGREEN CO. COM 931422109 $ 76,~~999~~047,~~345~~631 ~~204017~~196607 X 1 X WAL-MART COM 931142103 $ ~~779~~826,~~368~~050 ~~12714~~16776 X 1 X WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC. COM 939322103 $ 2,~~607~~174,~~994~~797 ~~78720~~69107 X 1 X WELLS FARGO COM 949746101 $ 2,~~652~~156,~~681~~364 ~~53698~~44775 X 1 X XILINX COM 983919101 $ 468,298 29568 X 1 X YUM BRANDS INC. COM 988498101 $ 1,~~599~~820,~~343~~658 ~~40124~~65704 X 1 X

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