13F-HR 1 a2120575z13f-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, 2003 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 22, 2003 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: 43 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 100,329,324 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

DISCRETION AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP MARKET VALUE SHARES (A) SOLE MANAGER (C) NONE -------------------- ----------------- --------- ------------ ------- ---------- -- ----- --- ------ AMERISOURCBERGEN CORP. COM 03073E105 $ ~~339~~388,~~937~~079 ~~6475~~7180 X 1 X AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP COM 023139108 $ 1,~~020~~263,~~858~~552 ~~20207~~19743 X 1 X AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 $ 1,~~711~~833,~~662~~763 ~~34614~~31781 X 1 X AMGEN INC. COM 031162100 $ 2,~~666~~862,~~061~~042 ~~46326~~44359 X 1 X AUTOMATIC DATA PROC. COM 053015103 $ 1,~~139~~130,~~212~~436 ~~36999~~31532 X 1 X BANK OF AMERICA CORP. COM 060505104 $1,938,045 24834 X 1 X BARD C R INC COM 067383109 $ 571,~~242~~195 8045 X 1 X BECTON DICKINSON AND CO. COM 075887109 $1,~~823~~119,322 ~~18594~~30989 X 1 X BEMIS CO INC. COM 081437105 $ 1,~~575~~568,~~063~~663 ~~37448~~35410 X 1 X CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 $ ~~957~~1,~~586~~553,761 ~~73774~~79314 X 1 X CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 $ 34,~~870~~797,~~148~~527 ~~112341~~105417 X 1 X COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 $ 3,~~337~~497,~~211~~692 ~~61300~~62581 X 1 X ~~EXXON~~QUEST ~~MOBIL~~DIAGNOSTICS COM ~~30231G102~~74834L100 $ 4437,~~927,181~~881 ~~140978~~7221 X 1 X ~~FANNIE~~EXXON ~~MAE~~MOBIL COM ~~313586109~~30231G102 $ 45,~~037~~390,~~258~~521 ~~61779~~147282 X 1 X ~~FREDDIE~~FANNIE ~~MAC~~MAE COM ~~313400301~~313586109 $ ~~826~~3,~~660~~920,137 ~~15568~~55586 X 1 X FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 $ ~~924~~1,~~680~~323,392 ~~16791~~20540 X 1 X FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 $ 1,~~284~~490,~~617~~787 ~~34710~~37037 X 1 X GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 $ 4,~~126~~560,~~002~~482 ~~161804~~152985 X 1 X HARLEY-DAVIDSON INC COM 412822108 $ 1,~~168~~228,~~427~~859 ~~29424~~25495 X 1 X INT'L FLAVORS & ~~FRAGRANCES~~FRAG. COM 459506101 $ 1,~~002~~044,~~155~~699 ~~32234~~31581 X 1 X JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 $ 32,~~384~~825,~~758~~512 ~~58489~~57058 X 1 X LIZ CLAIBORNE INC COM 539320101 $ 1,~~345~~518,~~948~~085 ~~43530~~44584 X 1 X LOWES COS. COM 548661107 $ 6,~~120~~683,~~688~~752 ~~149943~~128781 X 1 X MATTEL INC. COM 577081102 $ 1,~~603~~302,~~935~~305 ~~71286~~68687 X 1 X MEDTRONIC COM 585055106 $ 54,~~703~~940,~~529~~394 ~~126408~~105294 X 1 X 3M COMPANY COM 88579y101 $ 2,~~004~~196,~~412~~011 ~~15415~~31794 X 1 X MERCK & CO COM 589331107 $ 2,~~421~~257,~~276~~955 ~~44200~~44606 X 1 X MICROSOFT COM 594918104 $ 12,~~966~~267,~~603~~173 ~~81231~~81553 X 1 X PEPSI CO INC. COM 713448108 $ 12,~~866~~380,~~960~~685 ~~46674~~51946 X 1 X PFIZER INC COM 717081103 $ 65,~~355~~707,~~493~~739 ~~203963~~187878 X 1 X PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. COM 742718109 $ 3,~~224~~642,~~501~~256 ~~36210~~39240 X 1 X PRAXAIR INC. COM 74005P104 $ ~~434~~624,~~120~~332 ~~7704~~10078 X 1 X SYSCO CORP. COM 871829107 $ 1,~~397~~752,~~597~~111 ~~54937~~53565 X 1 X TARGET COM 87612E106 $ 2,~~794~~932,~~037~~393 ~~95490~~77927 X 1 X ~~TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 $ 598,077 35813 X 1 X~~ UNION PACIFIC CORP. COM 907818108 $ ~~743~~1,~~335~~027,049 ~~13497~~17656 X 1 X UNITED TECHNOLOGIES COM 913017109 $ 12,~~786~~279,~~038~~450 ~~30911~~29496 X 1 X VIACOM INC. B NON VTG COM 925524308 $ 1,~~130~~196,~~440~~070 ~~30954~~31229 X 1 X WALGREEN CO. COM 931422109 $ 4,~~784~~378,~~692~~456 ~~162303~~142900 X 1 X WAL-MART COM 931142103 $ 1,~~084~~632,~~253~~886 ~~20839~~29237 X 1 X WASHINGTON MUTUAL INC. COM 939322103 $ 2,~~316~~617,~~005~~435 ~~65665~~66483 X 1 X WELLS FARGO COM 949746101 $ 12,~~869~~048,~~829~~052 ~~41561~~39768 X 1 X XILINX COM 983919101 $ ~~616~~689,~~151~~342 ~~26320~~24247 X 1 X YUM BRANDS INC. COM 988498101 $ 1,~~394~~527,~~571~~029 ~~57319~~51554 X 1 X

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