Form 13F Cover Page

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:  		ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Address:  	100 S. Brentwood Blvd., Suite 110
		St. Louis, MO 63105

13F File Number 28-05933

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:  	Laurie Hayek
Title:	Chief Compliance Officer
Phone:	314-727-3222
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Laurie A. Hayek, Argent Capital Management, 08-09-12.
Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 		0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:  144

Form 13F Information Table Value Total	$1,082,353,478



					
      NAME OF      	TITLE OF         	Value 	Shares/Prn           	Invstm  Other  	 Sole
      ISSUER        	CLASS    CUSIP  	x$1000   Amt Sh/Prn	Put/Ca	Dscret Managers	Voting

Abbott Laboratories	COM	002824100	4446	68960	SH		SOLE		68960
Akorn Inc		COM	009728106	2435	154425	SH		SOLE		145800
Allergan, Inc.		COM	018490102	21765	235118	SH		SOLE		232868
Allstate		COM	020002101	26934	767565	SH		SOLE		760515
Andersons Inc		COM	034164103	655	15350	SH		SOLE		14500
Apple Computer		COM	037833100	28503	48807	SH		SOLE		48367
AT&T Inc.		COM	00206r102	4438	124463	SH		SOLE		124463
Automatic Data Proc	COM	053015103	362	6500	SH		SOLE		6500
Avon Products Inc	COM	054303102	1415	87270	SH		SOLE		87270
AXT Inc.		COM	00246w103	571	144650	SH		SOLE		136550
BancorpSouth Capital 	PFD	05969e305	231	8900	SH		SOLE		8900
Barrett Business Svc	COM	068463108	2171	102700	SH		SOLE		97100
Berkshire Hathaway Cl B	COM	084670702	226	2710	SH		SOLE		2710
Biogen Idec Inc.	COM	09062x103	43410	300664	SH		SOLE		297814
BOFI Holding Inc	COM	05566u108	809	40960	SH		SOLE		38785
Bristol-Myers		COM	110122108	4175	116127	SH		SOLE		116127
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp	COM	117665109	2131	101125	SH		SOLE		95500
CBS Corp		COM	124857202	34574	1054720	SH		SOLE		1045570
CenturyLink Inc.	COM	156700106	3139	79485	SH		SOLE		79485
Chevron Corp New	COM	166764100	24313	230459	SH		SOLE		228659
Chicago Bridge & Iron	COM	167250109	589	15525	SH		SOLE		14675
Cirrus Logic, Inc.	COM	172755100	1936	64850	SH		SOLE		61225
Citrix Systems, Inc.	COM	177376100	26111	311064	SH		SOLE		308114
Coca-Cola		COM	191216100	821	10500	SH		SOLE		10500
Coinstar Inc		COM	19259p300	1267	18450	SH		SOLE		17425
Commercial Bncshrs Inc	COM	200002996	175	15071	SH		SOLE		15071
Computer Task Group	COM	205477102	1270	84720	SH		SOLE		80095
ConocoPhillips		COM	20825c104	3633	65012	SH		SOLE		65012
Crocs, Inc		COM	227046109	931	57650	SH		SOLE		54425
Cubist Pharmaceuticals	COM	229678107	605	15950	SH		SOLE		15050
CVR Energy Inc.		COM	12662p108	1836	69075	SH		SOLE		65225
Dana Holding Corp.	COM	235825205	1017	79425	SH		SOLE		74975
Danaher Corp.		COM	235851102	33651	646143	SH		SOLE		639993
Darden Restaurants Inc	COM	237194105	3326	65694	SH		SOLE		65694
Datalink Corp		COM	237934104	770	80590	SH		SOLE		76490
DUSA Pharmaceuticals	COM	266898105	743	142340	SH		SOLE		134640
DXP Enterprises, Inc.	COM	233377407	1266	30525	SH		SOLE		28825
Eaton Corp.		COM	278058102	22940	578859	SH		SOLE		574059
Ebay, Inc		COM	278642103	27574	656374	SH		SOLE		650074
EMC Corp.		COM	268648102	28543	1113641	SH		SOLE		1103091
Emerson Electric Co.	COM	291011104	3445	73962	SH		SOLE		73962
Encore Capital Group	COM	292554102	3730	125926	SH		SOLE		118901
Energizer Holdings	COM	29266R108	917	12187	SH		SOLE		12187
Esterline Technologies	COM	297425100	575	9225	SH		SOLE		8700
Evolving Systems Inc.	COM	30049r209	3828	695985	SH		SOLE		657410
Express Scripts Holding	COM	30219G108	24280	434883	SH		SOLE		431083
Exxon Mobil Corp	COM	30231G102	4494	52517	SH		SOLE		52517
First PacTrust Bancorp	COM	33589v101	4178	352300	SH		SOLE		332775
First Pfd CapTrIV8.15%	PFD	33610a209	359	18900	SH		SOLE		18900
Forest Laboratories ClA	COM	345838106	23061	659080	SH		SOLE		652730
Franklin Resources Inc.	COM	354613101	22651	204077	SH		SOLE		202127
General Electric	COM	369604103	3715	178240	SH		SOLE		178240
General Mills		COM	370334104	2829	73417	SH		SOLE		73417
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	COM	375558103	36291	707709	SH		SOLE		701109
Google, Inc.		COM	38259P508	31313	53981	SH		SOLE		53476
Greenbrier Cos Inc	COM	393657101	1037	59000	SH		SOLE		55725
Hasbro			COM	418056107	3317	97920	SH		SOLE		97920
Heinz H J Co		COM	423074103	266	4900	SH		SOLE		4900
Helix Energy Solutions	COM	42330p107	3207	195400	SH		SOLE		184500
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co	COM	42840b101	817	25218	SH		SOLE		23843
Home Depot		COM	437076102	228	4300	SH		SOLE		4300
Innospec Inc		COM	45768s105	794	26813	SH		SOLE		25363
Integrated Device Tech	COM	458118106	1214	216100	SH		SOLE		204000
Integrated Silicon Solu	COM	45812p107	740	73355	SH		SOLE		69430
Intel Corp.		COM	458140100	32886	1234013	SH		SOLE		1224112
ION Geophysical Corp	COM	462044108	770	116800	SH		SOLE		110250
Jabil Circuit Inc.	COM	466313103	31366	1542865	SH		SOLE		1529615
Jacobs Engineering	COM	469814107	20041	529357	SH		SOLE		524307
Johnson & Johnson	COM	478160104	4152	61452	SH		SOLE		61452
JP Morgan Chase & Co.	COM	46625H100	20613	576924	SH		SOLE		572374
LeMaitre Vascular Inc	COM	525558201	4515	752575	SH		SOLE		710975
Lithia Motors Inc-CLA	COM	536797103	1187	51516	SH		SOLE		48691
Lockheed Martin Corp	COM	539830109	3806	43705	SH		SOLE		43705
Lowes Cos		COM	548661107	36610	1287285	SH		SOLE		1276385
Magnachip Semiconductor	COM	55933j203	735	77145	SH		SOLE		73020
Main Street Capital	COM	56035L104	787	32500	SH		SOLE		30700
MasterCard, Inc.	COM	57636q104	44640	103788	SH		SOLE		102831
Maxim Integrated Prod	COM	57772k101	2086	81358	SH		SOLE		81358
MDU Resources Group	COM	552690109	3027	140059	SH		SOLE		140059
Merck & Co		COM	58933y105	537	12872	SH		SOLE		12872
Microsemi Corp		COM	595137100	1264	68375	SH		SOLE		64575
Microsoft Corp.		COM	594918104	5467	178718	SH		SOLE		178718
Mitcham Industries Inc	COM	606501104	2545	149955	SH		SOLE		141755
MModal Inc.		COM	60689b107	656	50505	SH		SOLE		47755
Molex Inc.		COM	608554101	3271	136635	SH		SOLE		136635
Monster Beverage Corp.	COM	611740101	23345	327881	SH		SOLE		324981
Moog Inc - Class A	COM	615394202	962	23275	SH		SOLE		21975
Navios Maritime Hldg	COM	y62196103	1197	360475	SH		SOLE		340350
NextEra Energy Inc	COM	65339f101	4299	62480	SH		SOLE		62480
OCZ Technology Group	COM	67086e303	2245	424365	SH		SOLE		401165
Oracle Corp.		COM	68389X105	23510	791573	SH		SOLE		784123
Orbotech Ltd		COM	M75253100	434	57015	SH		SOLE		53815
Par Pharmaceutical	COM	69888p106	1147	31725	SH		SOLE		29950
PepsiCo, Inc.		COM	713448108	4340	61421	SH		SOLE		61421
Perficient Inc		COM	71375u101	5146	458265	SH		SOLE		433040
Pfizer Inc.		COM	717081103	4280	186083	SH		SOLE		186083
Philip Morris Intl	COM	718172109	358	4100	SH		SOLE		4100
Post Holdings Inc	COM	737446104	23318	758302	SH		SOLE		750677
Priceline.com		COM	741503403	24900	37470	SH		SOLE		37115
Principal Finl Group	COM	74251v102	29806	1136330	SH		SOLE		1127030
Procter & Gamble	COM	742718109	598	9770	SH		SOLE		9770
ProduceonlineComOC-SerA	PFD	742859200	0	50000	SH		SOLE		50000
Provident New York Banc	COM	744028101	732	96475	SH		SOLE		91275
Pulaski Financial Corp	COM	745548107	7615	1027725	SH		SOLE		970650
QUALCOMM Incorporated	COM	747525103	35587	639129	SH		SOLE		633679
Questcor Pharmaceutical	COM	74835y101	2018	37900	SH		SOLE		35775
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.	COM	751028101	18384	275451	SH		SOLE		272901
Rent-A-Center		COM	76009n100	625	18550	SH		SOLE		17500
Resolute Energy Corp.	COM	76116a108	1812	189300	SH		SOLE		178775
Robbins & Myers Inc	COM	770196103	589	14075	SH		SOLE		13300
SCBT Financial Corp	COM	78401v102	869	24650	SH		SOLE		23275
Schlumberger LTD	COM	806857108	19495	300343	SH		SOLE		297543
Silicon Image, Inc	COM	82705t102	547	132550	SH		SOLE		125125
Silicon Motion Tech	COM	82706c108	1211	85815	SH		SOLE		81115
Skyworks Solutions	COM	83088m102	3247	118850	SH		SOLE		112200
Steve Madden Ltd	COM	556269108	776	24450	SH		SOLE		23075
Suntrust Banks		COM	867914103	22425	925515	SH		SOLE		915265
Superior Energy Svc	COM	868157108	2322	114800	SH		SOLE		108400
Susquehanna Bancshares	COM	869099101	744	72400	SH		SOLE		68350
Teradyne, Inc.		COM	880770102	3700	263125	SH		SOLE		248475
The Street Inc		COM	88368q103	17	11590	SH		SOLE		11590
Titan International	COM	88830m102	4722	192500	SH		SOLE		181800
Titan Machinery Inc	COM	88830r101	3757	123710	SH		SOLE		116910
TNS Inc. 		COM	872960109	754	42050	SH		SOLE		39700
Trex Company Inc.	COM	89531p105	679	22575	SH		SOLE		21325
TriMas Corp		COM	896215209	710	35300	SH		SOLE		33325
Triumph Group		COM	896818101	874	15525	SH		SOLE		14675
UMB Financial Corp.	COM	902788108	1227	23950	SH		SOLE		22625
Urstadt Biddle Prop Inc	COM	917286205	993	50213	SH		SOLE		47313
US Bancorp		COM	902973304	429	13351	SH		SOLE		13351
Valueclick Inc.		COM	92046n102	774	47200	SH		SOLE		44575
Vascular Solutions	COM	92231m109	3529	280970	SH		SOLE		265795
Verizon Communications	COM	92343v104	3702	83296	SH		SOLE		83296
Vitran Corporation	COM	92850e107	1920	309625	SH		SOLE		292375
Waddell & Reed Finl	COM	930059100	3229	106625	SH		SOLE		106625
Wal-Mart		COM	931142103	5042	72317	SH		SOLE		72317
Walt Disney Co.		COM	254687106	302	6234	SH		SOLE		6234
Web.com Group Inc	COM	94733a104	3479	190448	SH		SOLE		180098
Wells Fargo & Co.	COM	949746101	3901	116657	SH		SOLE		116657
Zagg Inc		COM	98884u108	653	59845	SH		SOLE		56745
Zion Cap Tr B 8% Pfd	PFD	989703202	431	16600	SH		SOLE		16600