-----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, Voge839HVgUoCJpfMvTchJZ9WInjN5hC24bAe53+njHon7FBWPVJZw7wrhDj+xv8 FBVN1D2d7WBtSstoupHkgQ== 0000884566-10-000004.txt : 20100412 0000884566-10-000004.hdr.sgml : 20100412 20100412103216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000884566-10-000004 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100412 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100412 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100412 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: 10744096 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 t4122010.txt FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 13F 3312010 1 t4122010.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: March 31, 2010 ----------------- 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 04/12/2010 ---------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- [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: 69 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,312,110 ------------- (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 31181 1444216 SH Sole 1444216 Ambassadors Group Inc COM 023177108 1936 175225 SH Sole 175225 Amerisafe, Inc. COM 03071h100 542 33100 SH Sole 33100 Arthur J Gallagher & Co. COM 363576109 2654 108095 SH Sole 108095 Bank of the Ozarks COM 063904106 6354 180550 SH Sole 180550 Bed Bath and Beyond COM 075896100 24835 567535 SH Sole 567535 Berkshire Hathaway A COM 084670108 40072 329 SH Sole 329 Berkshire Hathaway B COM 084670702 15215 187215 SH Sole 187215 Brookfield Asset Management COM 112585104 31102 1223533 SH Sole 1223533 Brown & Brown Inc. COM 115236101 53849 3004978 SH Sole 3004978 CBL & Associates Properties COM 124830100 663 48394 SH Sole 48394 Carmax COM 143130102 26474 1053890 SH Sole 1053890 Clarcor Inc. COM 179895107 222 6424 SH Sole 6424 Cognex Corporation COM 192422103 6191 334825 SH Sole 334825 Contango Oil & Gas COM 21075n204 535 10460 SH Sole 10460 Courier Corp COM 222660102 5735 347393 SH Sole 347393 Digital River COM 25388b104 29084 959861 SH Sole 959861 Donaldson Co., Inc. COM 257651109 32793 726802 SH Sole 726802 EOG Resources Inc. COM 26875p101 38772 417175 SH Sole 417175 Exactech Inc. COM 30064e109 547 26065 SH Sole 26065 Exxon Mobil Corp COM 30231G102 237 3536 SH Sole 3536 Federated Investors COM 314211103 23079 874863 SH Sole 874863 Forward Air COM 349853101 33043 1256388 SH Sole 1256388 Franklin Resources COM 354613101 30803 277752 SH Sole 277752 General Electric Co COM 369604103 13332 732522 SH Sole 732522 Glenville Bank Hldg Co. COM 37908p109 234 2756 SH Sole 2756 Graco COM 384109104 19103 596955 SH Sole 596955 Heartland Express COM 422347104 40158 2433815 SH Sole 2433815 Houston Wire & Cable Company COM 44244K109 667 57600 SH Sole 57600 Idex Corporation COM 45167R104 41041 1239899 SH Sole 1239899 Illinois Tool Works COM 452308109 28505 601888 SH Sole 601888 Int'l Speedway COM 460335201 227 8800 SH Sole 8800 John Wiley & Sons COM 968223206 60623 1400725 SH Sole 1400725 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 44234 678437 SH Sole 678437 Joy Global Inc. COM 481165108 6327 111800 SH Sole 111800 Kaydon Corp COM 486587108 18815 500397 SH Sole 500397 Knight Transportation Inc. COM 499064103 25856 1225975 SH Sole 1225975 Lab Corp COM 50540r409 17813 235275 SH Sole 235275 M & T Bank Corp COM 55261F104 16038 202041 SH Sole 202041 Markel Corp COM 570535104 51409 137214 SH Sole 137214 Martin Marietta Mat COM 573284106 13095 156736 SH Sole 156736 McGrath Rentcorp COM 580589109 25803 1064925 SH Sole 1064925 Mednax Inc. COM 58502b106 55649 956335 SH Sole 956335 Meredith Corp COM 589433101 39264 1141056 SH Sole 1141056 Micros Systems COM 594901100 3197 97201 SH Sole 97201 Mohawk Industries COM 608190104 16266 299111 SH Sole 299111 NBT Bancorp Inc. COM 628778102 1491 65176 SH Sole 65176 OneBeacon COM G67742109 8016 464683 SH Sole 464683 Patterson Companies Inc. COM 703395103 16002 515375 SH Sole 515375 Protective Life Corp. COM 743674103 34206 1555545 SH Sole 1555545 Rofin-Sinar COM 775043102 534 23600 SH Sole 23600 Ross Stores Inc. COM 778296103 39750 743413 SH Sole 743413 SCBT Financial COM 78401v102 3259 87981 SH Sole 87981 Southern National Bancorp of V COM 843395104 147 18300 SH Sole 18300 Steak n Shake Company COM 857873202 344 901 SH Sole 901 Sterling Bancorp COM 859158107 164 16300 SH Sole 16300 Strayer Education COM 863236105 2277 9352 SH Sole 9352 Stryker Corp COM 863667101 23670 413675 SH Sole 413675 TCF Financial COM 872275102 23302 1461883 SH Sole 1461883 Trustco Bank Corp COM 898349105 138 22408 SH Sole 22408 US Ecology, Inc. COM 91732j102 4555 282950 SH Sole 282950 Watson Pharmaceuticals COM 942683103 351 8400 SH Sole 8400 Websense COM 947684106 576 25300 SH Sole 25300 Westamerica Bank COM 957090103 15372 266636 SH Sole 266636 White Mtns Insurance COM G9618E107 64889 182787 SH Sole 182787 Winthrop Realty Trust COM 976391102 548 45500 SH Sole 45500 Xilinx Inc COM 983919101 14477 567734 SH Sole 567734 Yum Brands COM 988498101 38254 998014 SH Sole 998014 Zebra Technologies A COM 989207105 46214 1561300 SH Sole 1561300
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