-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QFc82Oj3God5XhBM4X4TkcyxfLPRYdAFngpDb3vTX7ke0Bj4630DsdOAB2HpCDyT RSyDbTYFU971Wt0rJ38wLA== 0000885062-00-000013.txt : 20000211 0000885062-00-000013.hdr.sgml : 20000211 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000885062-00-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000210 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001039151 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 311274091 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52911 FILM NUMBER: 532141 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 441 VINE ST STREET 2: STE 700 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5137631414 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 CAREW TOWER CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000885062 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 521304372 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 809 CATHEDRAL STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21201 BUSINESS PHONE: 4108373234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 809 CATHEDRAL STREET CITY: BALTIMORE STATE: MD ZIP: 21201 SC 13G 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. __1_)* Kendle International, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 488801107 (Cusip Number) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). SCHEDULE 13G CUSIP No. 488801107 Page 2 of 6 Pages 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Brown Capital Management, Inc. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)[ ] (b)[ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Maryland 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES 1,118,500 BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,229,300 WITH 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,229,300 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 10.85% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA CO CUSIP No. 488801107 Page 3 of 6 Pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Kendle International, Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 441 Vine Street, Suite 1200 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Brown Capital Management, Inc. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 1201 N. Calvert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (c) Citizenship: Maryland (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock (e) CUSIP Number: 488801107 Item 3: Capacity in Which Person is Filing: [x] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. CUSIP No. 488801107 Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 4: Ownership: As of December 31, 1999: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,229,300 (b) Percent of class: 10.85% (c) Number of shares to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,118,500 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,229,300 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : None Item 5: Ownership of Five Percent of Less of Class: Not applicable CUSIP No. 488801107 Page 5 of 6 Pages Item 6: Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: All of the shares of Common Stock set forth in Item 4 are owned by various investment advisory clients of Brown Capital Management, Inc., which is deemed to be a beneficial owner of those shares pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, due to its discretionary power to make investment decisions over such shares for its clients and its ability to vote such shares. In all cases, persons other than Investment Counselors of Maryland, Inc. have the right to receive, or the power to direct the receipt of, dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the shares. No individual client holds more than five percent of the class. Item 7: Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable. Item 8: Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable Item 9: Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable CUSIP No. 488801107 Page 6 of 6 Pages Item 10: Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Brown Capital Management, Inc. By: /s/ Eddie C. Brown Eddie C. Brown President Date: February 3, 2000 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----