-----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, JwfPxHHD6cwlh8mKeYDnuCCMTgJi5L3o4NSlFwdFZNlKR5SZyu7R3drrTltH04XK 0j1wP13q4XyKUScqzV1pwQ== 0000884566-10-000002.txt : 20100122 0000884566-10-000002.hdr.sgml : 20100122 20100122114332 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000884566-10-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100122 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100122 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100122 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884566 IRS NUMBER: 141564237 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-03130 FILM NUMBER: 10540744 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 384 N GRAND ST STREET 2: P O BOX 310 CITY: COBLESKILL STATE: NY ZIP: 12043 BUSINESS PHONE: 5182344393 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 384 N GRAND ST STREET 2: P O BOX 310 CITY: COBLESKILL STATE: NY ZIP: 12043 13F-HR 1 t1212010.txt FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT 12-31-2010 13F 1 t1212010.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 ----------------- 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: FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. ------------------------------------ Address: 384 NORTH GRAND STREET, P.O. BOX 310 ------------------------------------ COBLESKILL, NY 12043 ------------------------------------ Form 13F File Number: 28-3130 ------- 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: Charles Richter ----------------------------------------------------------- Title: Chief Compliance Officer ----------------------------------------------------------- Phone: 518-823-1264 ----------------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Charles H. Richter Cobleskill, NY 01/22/2010 ---------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report. [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 63 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,208,288 ------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE 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 - ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AmSurg Corp COM 03232p405 31989 1452741 SH Sole 1452741 Ambassadors Group Inc COM 023177108 2328 175575 SH Sole 175575 American Ecology COM 025533407 3050 179000 SH Sole 179000 Amerisafe, Inc. COM 03071h100 420 23400 SH Sole 23400 Bed Bath and Beyond COM 075896100 22455 581590 SH Sole 581590 Berkshire Hathaway A COM 084670108 36109 364 SH Sole 364 Berkshire Hathaway B COM 084670207 13482 4103 SH Sole 4103 Brookfield Asset Management COM 112585104 27188 1225768 SH Sole 1225768 Brown & Brown Inc. COM 115236101 57969 3225903 SH Sole 3225903 CBL & Associates Properties COM 124830100 900 93078 SH Sole 93078 Carmax COM 143130102 28209 1163240 SH Sole 1163240 Clarcor Inc. COM 179895107 208 6424 SH Sole 6424 Cognex Corporation COM 192422103 5930 334825 SH Sole 334825 Contango Oil & Gas COM 21075n204 492 10460 SH Sole 10460 Courier Corp COM 222660102 5349 375343 SH Sole 375343 Donaldson Co., Inc. COM 257651109 31113 731377 SH Sole 731377 EOG Resources Inc. COM 26875p101 40807 419390 SH Sole 419390 Exactech Inc. COM 30064e109 451 26065 SH Sole 26065 Exxon Mobil Corp COM 30231G102 276 4046 SH Sole 4046 Federated Investors COM 314211103 24185 879439 SH Sole 879439 Forward Air COM 349853101 31805 1270663 SH Sole 1270663 Franklin Resources COM 354613101 30138 286072 SH Sole 286072 General Electric Co COM 369604103 14082 930702 SH Sole 930702 Glenville Bank Hldg Co. COM 37908p109 220 2756 SH Sole 2756 Graco COM 384109104 17178 601255 SH Sole 601255 Heartland Express COM 422347104 37614 2463260 SH Sole 2463260 Houston Wire & Cable Company COM 44244K109 685 57600 SH Sole 57600 Idex Corporation COM 45167R104 38737 1243573 SH Sole 1243573 Illinois Tool Works COM 452308109 29051 605358 SH Sole 605358 Int'l Speedway COM 460335201 9659 339521 SH Sole 339521 John Wiley & Sons COM 968223206 60247 1438559 SH Sole 1438559 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 45011 698812 SH Sole 698812 Joy Global Inc. COM 481165108 5766 111800 SH Sole 111800 Kaydon Corp COM 486587108 18389 514242 SH Sole 514242 Knight Transportation Inc. COM 499064103 24619 1276250 SH Sole 1276250 Lab Corp COM 50540r409 17681 236250 SH Sole 236250 M & T Bank Corp COM 55261F104 13640 203921 SH Sole 203921 Markel Corp COM 570535104 47420 139470 SH Sole 139470 Martin Marietta Mat COM 573284106 14052 157161 SH Sole 157161 McGrath Rentcorp COM 580589109 23968 1071925 SH Sole 1071925 Mednax Inc. COM 58502b106 58642 975570 SH Sole 975570 Meredith Corp COM 589433101 35070 1136791 SH Sole 1136791 Micro Systems COM 594901100 3016 97201 SH Sole 97201 Mohawk Industries COM 608190104 14765 310186 SH Sole 310186 NBT Bancorp Inc. COM 628778102 206 10126 SH Sole 10126 OneBeacon COM G67742109 1984 144000 SH Sole 144000 Patterson Companies Inc. COM 703395103 14461 516850 SH Sole 516850 Protective Life Corp. COM 743674103 23269 1405970 SH Sole 1405970 Rofin-Sinar COM 775043102 557 23600 SH Sole 23600 Ross Stores Inc. COM 778296103 31930 747598 SH Sole 747598 SCBT Financial COM 78401v102 2422 87481 SH Sole 87481 Strayer Education COM 863236105 1993 9379 SH Sole 9379 Stryker Corp COM 863667101 21381 424475 SH Sole 424475 TCF Financial COM 872275102 19391 1423733 SH Sole 1423733 Trustco Bank Corp COM 898349105 141 22408 SH Sole 22408 Watson Pharmaceuticals COM 942683103 333 8400 SH Sole 8400 Websense COM 947684106 442 25300 SH Sole 25300 Westamerica Bank COM 957090103 14868 268526 SH Sole 268526 White Mtns Insurance COM G9618E107 69815 209869 SH Sole 209869 Winthrop Realty Trust COM 976391102 494 45500 SH Sole 45500 Xilinx Inc COM 983919101 777 31000 SH Sole 31000 Yum Brands COM 988498101 34984 1000394 SH Sole 1000394 Zebra Technologies A COM 989207105 44475 1568800 SH Sole 1568800
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