0000861465-12-000002.txt : 20120127 0000861465-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120127 20120127115144 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000861465-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120127 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120127 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120127 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KILLEN GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000861465 IRS NUMBER: 232213851 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-02685 FILM NUMBER: 12550523 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1189 LANCASTER AVE CITY: BERWYN STATE: PA ZIP: 19312 BUSINESS PHONE: 6102967222 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1189 LANCASTER AVENUE CITY: BERWYN STATE: PA ZIP: 19312 13F-HR 1 13f-Q411.txt COVER, SUMMARY AND TABLE Report for the Fourth Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 SEC File Number: 28-2685 Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Killen Group, Inc. 1189 Lancaster Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312 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 Report Manager: Robert E. Killen Name: Robert E. Killen Title: Chairman & CEO Phone: 610-296-7222 Robert E. Killen Berwyn, PA 19312 Report Type: 13F Holdings Report List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 97 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $965,999,000 List of Other Included Managers: 0 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M COMPANY COM 88579Y101 13379 163695 SH SOLE 162875 820 AAON, INC COM 000360206 9460 463040 SH SOLE 411814 51226 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 349 6215 SH SOLE 6215 ADTRAN INC COM COM 00738A106 346 11475 SH SOLE 11475 ADVANCED ENERGY INDS COM COM 007973100 9271 864050 SH SOLE 786765 77285 ALCOA INC COM COM 013817101 11973 1384130 SH SOLE 1383950 180 ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO COM 01748X102 3834 71900 SH SOLE 58350 13550 AMERICAN EQUITY INVST LIFE HLD COM 025676206 6904 663857 SH SOLE 591660 72197 ASTRAZENECA PLC SPNSD ADR COM 046353108 12128 262000 SH SOLE 262000 BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 314 15770 SH SOLE 15515 255 BEST BUY INC COM COM 086516101 286 12250 SH SOLE 12250 CHEVRONTEXACO CORP COM COM 166764100 444 4175 SH SOLE 3350 825 CHICOS FAS INC COM COM 168615102 14904 1337869 SH SOLE 1337869 CHIQUITA BRANDS COM 170032809 7901 947343 SH SOLE 879228 68115 CHUBB CORP COM COM 171232101 7361 106340 SH SOLE 105040 1300 CITY HOLDING COM 177835105 10036 296234 SH SOLE 266344 29890 DELL INC COM 24702R101 2570 175780 SH SOLE 97840 77940 DESTINATION MATERNITY CORP COM 25065D100 12425 744933 SH SOLE 744553 380 DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES COM 253922108 11260 893657 SH SOLE 794942 98715 DOUBLE EAGLE PETROLEUM COM 258570209 289 42000 SH SOLE 42000 DUCOMMUN INC DEL COM COM 264147109 1938 152038 SH SOLE 152038 DUN AND BRADSTREET CORP COM 26483E100 13633 182190 SH SOLE 182190 EAGLE MATERIALS INC. 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