0001163744-12-000005.txt : 20120503 0001163744-12-000005.hdr.sgml : 20120503 20120503090333 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001163744-12-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120503 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120503 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120503 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001163744 IRS NUMBER: 233072906 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10029 FILM NUMBER: 12807602 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD STREET 2: RADNOR COURT, SUITE 120 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 BUSINESS PHONE: 484-654-1380 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 259 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD STREET 2: RADNOR COURT, SUITE 120 CITY: RADNOR STATE: PA ZIP: 19087 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CONESTOGA CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20011217 13F-HR 1 conestogaform13f.txt FORM 13F HOLDINGS REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC Address: 259 N. Radnor Chester Rd. Suite 120 Radnor, PA 19087 13F File Number: 028-10029 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: William C. Martindale, Jr. Title: CIO Phone: 484-654-1380 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ William C. Martindale, Jr. Radnor, PA May 3, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 123 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $722,417 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. 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