0001093589-12-000001.txt : 20120120 0001093589-12-000001.hdr.sgml : 20120120 20120120104811 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001093589-12-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120120 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120120 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001093589 IRS NUMBER: 870542783 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-05119 FILM NUMBER: 12536086 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 136 E SOUTH TEMPLE #1620 CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84111-1179 BUSINESS PHONE: 8015322777 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 136 E SOUTH TEMPLE #1620 CITY: SALT LAKE CITY STATE: UT ZIP: 84111-1179 13F-HR 1 dec2011.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Dec 31, 2011. Check here if Amendment [ ] Amendment Number: _____________ [ ] This amendment is a restatement. [ ] This amendment adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Address: 6440 South Wasatch Blvd. #260, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Form 13F File Number: 28-7794 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: Michael O. Tempest Title: Principal Phone: 801-274-6010 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Michael O. Tempest Salt Lake City, Utah Jan 19, 2012 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 66 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 520,854,000 VALUE SHARES/ INVST VOTE NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000 PRN AMT DSCTN AUTH Apple Computer Inc 037833100 35,107 86,684 Sole None Novo-Nordisk 670100205 21,182 183,774 Sole None Google Inc 38259P508 20,801 32,205 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway B 084670207 20,466 268,234 Sole None PepsiCo, Inc. 713448108 20,405 307,539 Sole None ConocoPhillips 20825C104 20,295 278,503 Sole None United Technologies 913017109 19,159 262,134 Sole None Oracle Corporation 38389x105 18,062 704,155 Sole None Ecolab Inc. 278865100 15,950 275,902 Sole None Devon Energy Corp New 25179M103 15,501 250,010 Sole None Dollar Tree Stores 256746108 15,363 184,846 Sole None Visa 92826C839 15,023 147,963 Sole None Walgreen Co 931422109 14,465 437,544 Sole None Lincoln Elec Hldgs Inc 533900106 13,433 343,389 Sole None LKQ Corp 501889208 13,400 445,469 Sole None Ace Ltd H0023R105 13,321 189,968 Sole None 3M Company 88579Y101 12,800 156,608 Sole None Wells Fargo & Co. 949746101 12,566 455,961 Sole None Teva Pharmaceutical Inds 881624209 12,426 307,891 Sole None Cognizant Tech Solutions 192446102 12,225 190,090 Sole None Mastercard Inc. 57636Q104 12,107 32,474 Sole None Emerson Electric 291011104 12,033 258,272 Sole None Medco Health Solutions 58405U102 11,892 212,740 Sole None Amphenol Corp 032095101 11,753 258,923 Sole None Becton Dickinson & Co 075887109 11,590 155,110 Sole None Diamond Offshore 25271C102 11,386 206,049 Sole None Wal-Mart Stores Inc 931142103 11,346 189,866 Sole None Nike Inc. 654106103 10,952 113,643 Sole None Adobe Systems 00724F101 10,457 369,910 Sole None Darden Restaurants Inc. 237194105 10,441 229,066 Sole None Freeport McMoran Copper 35671D857 10,341 281,069 Sole None Tupperware Brands Corp 899896104 10,129 180,965 Sole None Microsoft Corp 594918104 9,665 372,305 Sole None Stifel Financial Corp 860630102 8,205 256,013 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway A 084670108 3,098 27 Sole None Perrigo Company 714290103 2,330 23,944 Sole None Standard & Poor's Dep/Re 78462F103 2,119 16,885 Sole None Middleby Corp. 596278101 1,733 18,424 Sole None Monro Muffler Brake 610236101 1,686 43,472 Sole None CVS Caremark Corp 126650100 1,548 37,957 Sole None Intuit 461202103 1,294 24,605 Sole None TJX Companies, Inc 872540109 1,238 19,182 Sole None Apache Corp 037411105 1,188 13,114 Sole None Schlumberger Ltd 806857108 1,039 15,207 Sole None Hasbro, Inc 418056107 923 28,930 Sole None Dorman Products 258278100 874 23,675 Sole None Quality Systems 747582104 811 21,930 Sole None Ishares MSCI EMIF 464287234 770 20,285 Sole None Southern Copper Corp 84265V105 642 21,257 Sole None Walt Disney Co. 254687106 612 16,317 Sole None Exxon Mobil Corp 30231g102 421 6,152 Sole None Market Vectors Agribusiness 57060U605 454 9,620 Sole None Ishare MSCI Brazil F 464286400 396 6,905 Sole None Chevron Corp New 166764100 395 3,712 Sole None Nustar Energy LP 67058H102 366 6,468 Sole None Hewlett-Packard Co De 428236103 279 10,833 Sole None Verizon Communications 92343v104 261 6,495 Sole None Noble Corporation H5833N103 255 8,445 Sole None Gilead Sciences Inc Com 375558103 249 6,075 Sole None Vale S A 91912E105 247 11,500 Sole None Deere & Co 244199105 241 3,110 Sole None Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 494550106 233 2,740 Sole None Inergy LP 456615103 228 9,330 Sole None Royal Dutch Shell Cl A 780259206 228 3,115 Sole None JP Morgan Chase & Co 46625H100 222 6,669 Sole None Bank of America 060505104 131 23,532 Sole None