-----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, W2MgnoaLkbrxBXi6V0CELT1I8Lxhc+gAlbna1Uw9yEnopakxZKCMH1TKVlTd9m6b +eEzhLnIMhbics/qE8JFlA== 0000884566-11-000002.txt : 20110114 0000884566-11-000002.hdr.sgml : 20110114 20110114113506 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000884566-11-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110114 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: 11529263 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 t1122011.txt FENIMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 13F 12312010 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, 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 01/14/2011 ---------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- [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: 80 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,340,168 ------------- (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 - ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- Ambassadors Group Inc COM 023177108 1882 163675 SH Sole 163675 America's Car-Mart Inc. COM 03062T105 569 21000 SH Sole 21000 American Business Bank COM 02475l105 356 14547 SH Sole 14547 Amerisafe, Inc. COM 03071h100 676 38600 SH Sole 38600 AngioDynamics, Inc. COM 03475v101 386 25100 SH Sole 25100 Arthur J Gallagher & Co. COM 363576109 3617 124395 SH Sole 124395 Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. COM 063904106 7740 178550 SH Sole 178550 Bed Bath and Beyond COM 075896100 29275 595624 SH Sole 595624 Berkshire Hathaway A COM 084670108 39628 329 SH Sole 329 Berkshire Hathaway B COM 084670702 14149 176625 SH Sole 176625 Biglari Holdings Inc. COM 08986r101 1169 2850 SH Sole 2850 Brookfield Asset Management COM 112585104 38686 1162084 SH Sole 1162084 Brown & Brown Inc. COM 115236101 70827 2958510 SH Sole 2958510 Cambridge Bancorp COM 132152109 538 15715 SH Sole 15715 Camden National Corp COM 133034108 326 9011 SH Sole 9011 Carmax COM 143130102 29475 924565 SH Sole 924565 Chemung Financial Corp COM 164024101 204 9051 SH Sole 9051 Clarcor Inc. COM 179895107 276 6424 SH Sole 6424 Contango Oil & Gas Company COM 21075n204 1794 30960 SH Sole 30960 Courier Corp COM 222660102 3487 224688 SH Sole 224688 Digital River COM 25388b104 32738 951138 SH Sole 951138 Donaldson Co., Inc. COM 257651109 41680 715171 SH Sole 715171 EOG Resources Inc. COM 26875p101 37384 408976 SH Sole 408976 Exactech, Inc. COM 30064e109 491 26065 SH Sole 26065 Exxon Mobil Corp COM 30231G102 240 3286 SH Sole 3286 Federated Investors COM 314211103 14773 564515 SH Sole 564515 Flowers Industries COM 343498101 807 30000 SH Sole 30000 Forward Air COM 349853101 34288 1208180 SH Sole 1208180 Franklin Resources COM 354613101 30716 276196 SH Sole 276196 General Electric Co COM 369604103 4814 263219 SH Sole 263219 Glenville Bank Hldg Co. COM 37908p109 220 2756 SH Sole 2756 Graco COM 384109104 23101 585580 SH Sole 585580 Heartland Express COM 422347104 37510 2341435 SH Sole 2341435 Hilltop Holdings COM 432748101 385 38850 SH Sole 38850 Houston Wire & Cable Company COM 44244K109 774 57600 SH Sole 57600 Idex Corporation COM 45167R104 48059 1228505 SH Sole 1228505 Illinois Tool Works COM 452308109 31244 585092 SH Sole 585092 John Wiley & Sons COM 968223206 62469 1380830 SH Sole 1380830 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 40610 656583 SH Sole 656583 Joy Global Inc. COM 481165108 9699 111800 SH Sole 111800 Knight Transportation Inc. COM 499064103 17927 943530 SH Sole 943530 Lab Corp COM 50540r409 1495 17000 SH Sole 17000 Ledyard Financial Group COM 523338101 362 11450 SH Sole 11450 M & T Bank Corp COM 55261F104 12449 143011 SH Sole 143011 Markel Corp COM 570535104 51389 135904 SH Sole 135904 McGrath Rentcorp COM 580589109 27654 1054694 SH Sole 1054694 Mednax Inc. COM 58502b106 69635 1034848 SH Sole 1034848 Merchants Bancshares Inc. COM 588448100 259 9401 SH Sole 9401 Meredith Corp COM 589433101 30612 883456 SH Sole 883456 Metro Bancorp Inc. COM 59161r101 114 10351 SH Sole 10351 Micros Systems COM 594901100 3674 83776 SH Sole 83776 Midsouth Bancorp COM 598039105 315 20501 SH Sole 20501 Mohawk Industries COM 608190104 15827 278833 SH Sole 278833 NBT Bancorp Inc. COM 628778102 4774 197676 SH Sole 197676 OneBeacon COM G67742109 7900 521091 SH Sole 521091 Patriot Transportation Holding COM 70337B102 621 6685 SH Sole 6685 Patterson Companies Inc. COM 703395103 36103 1178684 SH Sole 1178684 Penseco Financial Services COM 709570105 201 5651 SH Sole 5651 Protective Life Corp. COM 743674103 45009 1689544 SH Sole 1689544 Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. COM 775043102 836 23600 SH Sole 23600 Ross Stores Inc. COM 778296103 46051 728085 SH Sole 728085 SCBT Financial COM 78401v102 5417 165406 SH Sole 165406 Southern National Bancorp of V COM 843395104 374 49275 SH Sole 49275 Sterling Bancorp COM 859158107 291 27825 SH Sole 27825 Strayer Education COM 863236105 13253 87067 SH Sole 87067 Stryker Corp COM 863667101 21420 398874 SH Sole 398874 Suffolk Bancorp COM 864739107 417 16910 SH Sole 16910 TCF Financial COM 872275102 28791 1944026 SH Sole 1944026 Trustco Bank Corp COM 898349105 141 22271 SH Sole 22271 US Bancorp COM 902973304 208 7694 SH Sole 7694 US Ecology, Inc. COM 91732j102 4911 282550 SH Sole 282550 Washington Banking Co. COM 937303105 171 12475 SH Sole 12475 Watson Pharmaceuticals COM 942683103 434 8400 SH Sole 8400 Websense, Inc. COM 947684106 715 35300 SH Sole 35300 Westamerica Bank COM 957090103 14531 261961 SH Sole 261961 White Mtns Insurance COM g9618e107 58200 173421 SH Sole 173421 Winthrop Realty Trust COM 976391102 582 45500 SH Sole 45500 Xilinx Inc COM 983919101 24341 839929 SH Sole 839929 Yum Brands COM 988498101 38803 791085 SH Sole 791085 Zebra Technologies A COM 989207105 56899 1497742 SH Sole 1497742
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