Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
|
March 31, 2012
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Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS (93.6%)
|
||||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (13.2%)
|
||||||||
8,400
|
AutoZone, Inc. *
|
$
|
3,123,120
|
|||||
24,000
|
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *
|
1,578,480
|
||||||
28,000
|
BorgWarner, Inc. *
|
2,361,520
|
||||||
29,000
|
Brinker International, Inc.
|
798,950
|
||||||
10,500
|
Buckle, Inc. (The)
|
502,950
|
||||||
5,000
|
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *
|
2,090,000
|
||||||
14,000
|
Coach, Inc.
|
1,081,920
|
||||||
27,200
|
Ctrip.com International Ltd. ADR *
|
588,608
|
||||||
17,000
|
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
|
869,720
|
||||||
16,000
|
Deckers Outdoor Corp. *
|
1,008,800
|
||||||
34,000
|
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
|
1,234,200
|
||||||
10,000
|
Fossil, Inc. *
|
1,319,800
|
||||||
16,000
|
Genuine Parts Co.
|
1,004,000
|
||||||
15,200
|
Gildan Activewear, Inc.
|
418,760
|
||||||
27,000
|
HSN, Inc.
|
1,026,810
|
||||||
27,000
|
Johnson Controls, Inc.
|
876,960
|
||||||
17,000
|
Life Time Fitness, Inc. *
|
859,690
|
||||||
56,000
|
LKQ Corp. *
|
1,745,520
|
||||||
12,000
|
McDonald’s Corp.
|
1,177,200
|
||||||
7,000
|
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
|
290,430
|
||||||
8,000
|
NIKE, Inc. Class B
|
867,520
|
||||||
18,000
|
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *
|
1,644,300
|
||||||
13,000
|
Penn National Gaming, Inc. *
|
558,740
|
||||||
5,000
|
Priceline.com, Inc. *
|
3,587,500
|
||||||
20,000
|
PVH Corp.
|
1,786,600
|
||||||
27,000
|
Signet Jewelers Ltd.
|
1,276,560
|
||||||
25,000
|
Starbucks Corp.
|
1,397,250
|
||||||
68,600
|
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
|
2,724,106
|
||||||
6,000
|
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
|
557,340
|
||||||
10,000
|
Under Armour, Inc. Class A *
|
940,000
|
||||||
21,000
|
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. *
|
928,410
|
||||||
26,500
|
Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) *
|
1,547,600
|
||||||
6,000
|
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
|
749,280
|
||||||
34,000
|
Yum! Brands, Inc.
|
2,420,120
|
||||||
44,942,764
|
||||||||
CONSUMER STAPLES (8.3%)
|
||||||||
68,000
|
BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. ADR
|
1,360,680
|
||||||
17,000
|
British American Tobacco PLC ADR
|
1,720,740
|
||||||
9,800
|
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B
|
817,222
|
||||||
11,000
|
Bunge Ltd.
|
752,840
|
||||||
48,400
|
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
|
2,380,796
|
||||||
16,800
|
Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. de C.V. ADR
|
1,779,288
|
||||||
130,000
|
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas ADR
|
5,371,600
|
||||||
14,000
|
Costco Wholesale Corp.
|
1,271,200
|
||||||
14,000
|
Energizer Holdings, Inc. *
|
1,038,520
|
||||||
49,875
|
Flowers Foods, Inc.
|
1,015,954
|
||||||
20,000
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. ADR
|
1,645,400
|
||||||
26,000
|
General Mills, Inc.
|
1,025,700
|
||||||
43,000
|
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. *
|
2,014,120
|
||||||
32,000
|
Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
|
1,283,200
|
||||||
15,000
|
Herbalife Ltd.
|
1,032,300
|
||||||
40,000
|
Hormel Foods Corp.
|
1,180,800
|
||||||
10,000
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
663,500
|
||||||
20,000
|
Reynolds American, Inc.
|
828,800
|
||||||
4,000
|
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. *
|
238,000
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
9,000
|
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
|
$
|
748,800
|
|||||
28,169,460
|
||||||||
ENERGY (4.3%)
|
||||||||
8,600
|
CNOOC Ltd. ADR
|
1,756,894
|
||||||
13,000
|
Concho Resources, Inc. *
|
1,327,040
|
||||||
19,600
|
Core Laboratories N.V.
|
2,578,772
|
||||||
12,000
|
Devon Energy Corp.
|
853,440
|
||||||
20,000
|
EQT Corp.
|
964,200
|
||||||
80,000
|
FMC Technologies, Inc. *
|
4,033,600
|
||||||
3,000
|
Rosetta Resources, Inc. *
|
146,280
|
||||||
22,000
|
Tenaris S.A. ADR
|
841,060
|
||||||
26,000
|
TransCanada Corp.
|
1,118,000
|
||||||
18,000
|
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR
|
390,420
|
||||||
13,000
|
World Fuel Services Corp.
|
533,000
|
||||||
14,542,706
|
||||||||
FINANCIALS (10.2%)
|
||||||||
19,000
|
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. *
|
2,124,390
|
||||||
20,600
|
AFLAC, Inc.
|
947,394
|
||||||
26,000
|
American Tower Corp. REIT
|
1,638,520
|
||||||
45,000
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *
|
1,675,800
|
||||||
9,490
|
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT
|
1,341,412
|
||||||
1,600
|
Banco de Chile ADR
|
151,888
|
||||||
35,000
|
Bancolombia S.A. ADR
|
2,263,100
|
||||||
13,300
|
Bank of Montreal
|
790,286
|
||||||
22,100
|
Bank of Nova Scotia
|
1,238,484
|
||||||
10,700
|
BlackRock, Inc.
|
2,192,430
|
||||||
16,000
|
BRE Properties, Inc. REIT
|
808,800
|
||||||
8,200
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
|
627,218
|
||||||
27,000
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT
|
1,997,190
|
||||||
19,000
|
Eaton Vance Corp.
|
543,020
|
||||||
8,000
|
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT
|
557,920
|
||||||
9,400
|
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT
|
1,424,194
|
||||||
17,000
|
HCP, Inc. REIT
|
670,820
|
||||||
75,500
|
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR
|
2,574,550
|
||||||
16,000
|
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR
|
557,920
|
||||||
71,376
|
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR
|
1,369,705
|
||||||
20,000
|
Leucadia National Corp.
|
522,000
|
||||||
9,000
|
M&T Bank Corp.
|
781,920
|
||||||
2,000
|
PartnerRe Ltd.
|
135,780
|
||||||
9,000
|
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. *
|
645,480
|
||||||
15,000
|
ProAssurance Corp.
|
1,321,650
|
||||||
26,000
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
1,509,300
|
||||||
18,000
|
Stifel Financial Corp. *
|
681,120
|
||||||
21,000
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
|
1,371,300
|
||||||
8,000
|
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT
|
583,600
|
||||||
7,400
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
|
628,630
|
||||||
30,000
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
1,024,200
|
||||||
34,700,021
|
||||||||
HEALTH CARE (12.8%)
|
||||||||
80,000
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
|
7,428,800
|
||||||
17,200
|
Allergan, Inc.
|
1,641,396
|
||||||
16,000
|
Bayer AG ADR
|
1,124,640
|
||||||
14,500
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
|
1,125,925
|
||||||
2,800
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A *
|
290,332
|
||||||
14,800
|
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. *
|
347,948
|
||||||
7,000
|
C.R. Bard, Inc.
|
691,040
|
||||||
22,000
|
Cerner Corp. *
|
1,675,520
|
||||||
2,000
|
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.
|
113,040
|
March 31, 2012
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
6,000
|
DaVita, Inc. *
|
$
|
541,020
|
|||||
4,000
|
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
|
160,520
|
||||||
26,000
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *
|
1,890,980
|
||||||
19,000
|
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. *
|
735,870
|
||||||
46,000
|
Express Scripts, Inc. *
|
2,492,280
|
||||||
20,900
|
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA ADR
|
1,476,585
|
||||||
38,800
|
Henry Schein, Inc. *
|
2,936,384
|
||||||
52,000
|
HMS Holdings Corp. *
|
1,622,920
|
||||||
24,000
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *
|
2,098,800
|
||||||
28,000
|
Impax Laboratories, Inc. *
|
688,240
|
||||||
7,000
|
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *
|
3,792,250
|
||||||
4,000
|
MAKO Surgical Corp. *
|
168,600
|
||||||
9,400
|
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. *
|
1,736,650
|
||||||
3,100
|
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. *
|
272,800
|
||||||
17,800
|
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
|
2,469,038
|
||||||
28,500
|
Owens & Minor, Inc.
|
866,685
|
||||||
28,000
|
SXC Health Solutions Corp. *
|
2,098,880
|
||||||
3,700
|
Techne Corp.
|
259,370
|
||||||
23,000
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR
|
1,036,380
|
||||||
12,000
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
676,560
|
||||||
15,000
|
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
|
628,650
|
||||||
22,000
|
Volcano Corp. *
|
623,700
|
||||||
43,711,803
|
||||||||
INDUSTRIALS (20.4%)
|
||||||||
85,000
|
ABB Ltd. ADR *
|
1,734,850
|
||||||
24,300
|
Acuity Brands, Inc.
|
1,526,769
|
||||||
49,500
|
AMETEK, Inc.
|
2,401,245
|
||||||
20,600
|
AZZ, Inc.
|
1,063,784
|
||||||
31,000
|
BE Aerospace, Inc. *
|
1,440,570
|
||||||
15,000
|
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
|
982,350
|
||||||
22,900
|
Canadian National Railway Co.
|
1,818,947
|
||||||
5,800
|
Chart Industries, Inc. *
|
425,314
|
||||||
32,000
|
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.
|
1,382,080
|
||||||
34,000
|
CLARCOR, Inc.
|
1,669,060
|
||||||
7,000
|
Clean Harbors, Inc. *
|
471,310
|
||||||
32,000
|
Danaher Corp.
|
1,792,000
|
||||||
56,000
|
Donaldson Co., Inc.
|
2,000,880
|
||||||
35,200
|
Eaton Corp.
|
1,754,016
|
||||||
41,000
|
EnerSys *
|
1,420,650
|
||||||
18,000
|
Esterline Technologies Corp. *
|
1,286,280
|
||||||
12,000
|
Fastenal Co.
|
649,200
|
||||||
7,000
|
FedEx Corp.
|
643,720
|
||||||
12,000
|
Flowserve Corp.
|
1,386,120
|
||||||
11,000
|
Fluor Corp.
|
660,440
|
||||||
6,000
|
Graco, Inc.
|
318,360
|
||||||
17,800
|
HEICO Corp.
|
918,302
|
||||||
29,850
|
IDEX Corp.
|
1,257,580
|
||||||
17,600
|
IHS, Inc. Class A *
|
1,648,240
|
||||||
20,000
|
Iron Mountain, Inc.
|
576,000
|
||||||
33,000
|
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
|
1,794,210
|
||||||
21,000
|
Kansas City Southern *
|
1,505,490
|
||||||
21,000
|
Kirby Corp. *
|
1,381,590
|
||||||
5,000
|
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
|
353,850
|
||||||
88,500
|
Lan Airlines S.A. ADR
|
2,574,465
|
||||||
26,000
|
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
|
1,178,320
|
||||||
20,000
|
Norfolk Southern Corp.
|
1,316,600
|
||||||
12,800
|
Precision Castparts Corp.
|
2,213,120
|
||||||
6,000
|
Regal-Beloit Corp.
|
393,300
|
||||||
43,500
|
Republic Services, Inc.
|
1,329,360
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
11,000
|
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
|
$ |
633,160
|
|||||
54,000
|
Rollins, Inc.
|
1,149,120
|
||||||
34,000
|
Roper Industries, Inc.
|
3,371,440
|
||||||
50,700
|
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A *
|
1,075,854
|
||||||
36,600
|
Stericycle, Inc. *
|
3,061,224
|
||||||
2,000
|
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *
|
126,100
|
||||||
33,000
|
Toro Co. (The)
|
2,346,630
|
||||||
16,700
|
Towers Watson & Co. Class A
|
1,103,369
|
||||||
15,000
|
TransDigm Group, Inc. *
|
1,736,400
|
||||||
17,000
|
Union Pacific Corp.
|
1,827,160
|
||||||
17,000
|
United Technologies Corp.
|
1,409,980
|
||||||
6,700
|
Valmont Industries, Inc.
|
786,647
|
||||||
8,000
|
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A *
|
375,760
|
||||||
7,600
|
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
|
1,632,556
|
||||||
16,000
|
Wabtec Corp.
|
1,205,920
|
||||||
47,200
|
Waste Connections, Inc.
|
1,535,416
|
||||||
24,000
|
Woodward Inc.
|
1,027,920
|
||||||
69,673,028
|
||||||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (12.8%)
|
||||||||
23,000
|
Accenture PLC Class A
|
1,483,500
|
||||||
16,000
|
Alliance Data Systems Corp. *
|
2,015,360
|
||||||
30,800
|
Amphenol Corp. Class A
|
1,840,916
|
||||||
18,700
|
Anixter International, Inc. *
|
1,356,311
|
||||||
60,000
|
ANSYS, Inc. *
|
3,901,200
|
||||||
40,000
|
Ariba, Inc. *
|
1,308,400
|
||||||
14,000
|
Avago Technologies Ltd.
|
545,580
|
||||||
21,000
|
Canon, Inc. ADR
|
1,000,860
|
||||||
26,000
|
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. *
|
1,659,840
|
||||||
42,000
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A *
|
3,231,900
|
||||||
3,000
|
CommVault Systems, Inc. *
|
148,920
|
||||||
16,000
|
Equinix, Inc. *
|
2,519,200
|
||||||
40,000
|
Informatica Corp. *
|
2,116,000
|
||||||
11,800
|
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
|
4,962,372
|
||||||
37,200
|
MICROS Systems, Inc. *
|
2,056,788
|
||||||
12,000
|
Netgear, Inc. *
|
458,400
|
||||||
38,000
|
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. *
|
2,196,020
|
||||||
27,000
|
Salesforce.com, Inc. *
|
4,171,770
|
||||||
15,000
|
Solera Holdings, Inc.
|
688,350
|
||||||
12,000
|
Taleo Corp. Class A *
|
551,160
|
||||||
7,000
|
TIBCO Software, Inc. *
|
213,500
|
||||||
28,000
|
Trimble Navigation Ltd. *
|
1,523,760
|
||||||
16,000
|
VeriFone Systems, Inc. *
|
829,920
|
||||||
13,000
|
VMware, Inc. Class A *
|
1,460,810
|
||||||
19,300
|
Wright Express Corp. *
|
1,249,289
|
||||||
43,490,126
|
||||||||
MATERIALS (7.5%)
|
||||||||
16,000
|
Agrium, Inc.
|
1,381,920
|
||||||
15,000
|
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
|
1,377,000
|
||||||
25,000
|
Albemarle Corp.
|
1,598,000
|
||||||
30,700
|
AptarGroup, Inc.
|
1,681,439
|
||||||
20,000
|
Ball Corp.
|
857,600
|
||||||
14,000
|
BASF SE ADR
|
1,225,420
|
||||||
11,000
|
Celanese Corp. Series A
|
507,980
|
||||||
4,000
|
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
|
730,600
|
||||||
18,000
|
Crown Holdings, Inc. *
|
662,940
|
||||||
20,000
|
Cytec Industries, Inc.
|
1,215,800
|
||||||
8,000
|
FMC Corp.
|
846,880
|
||||||
10,500
|
Greif, Inc. Class A
|
587,160
|
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
3,000
|
LSB Industries, Inc. *
|
$ |
116,760
|
|||||
9,000
|
NewMarket Corp.
|
1,686,600
|
||||||
30,000
|
Praxair, Inc.
|
3,439,200
|
||||||
24,000
|
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. *
|
1,251,600
|
||||||
20,200
|
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A
|
1,094,032
|
||||||
8,000
|
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)
|
869,360
|
||||||
30,000
|
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
|
2,191,800
|
||||||
12,800
|
Syngenta AG ADR *
|
881,024
|
||||||
32,000
|
Valspar Corp. (The)
|
1,545,280
|
||||||
25,748,395
|
||||||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.6%)
|
||||||||
4,000
|
AboveNet, Inc. *
|
331,200
|
||||||
40,000
|
Crown Castle International Corp. *
|
2,133,600
|
||||||
4,000
|
Millicom International Cellular S.A.
|
452,000
|
||||||
10,000
|
Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B
|
397,000
|
||||||
43,000
|
SBA Communications Corp. Class A *
|
2,184,830
|
||||||
5,498,630
|
||||||||
UTILITIES (2.5%)
|
||||||||
18,000
|
AGL Resources, Inc.
|
705,960
|
||||||
27,600
|
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR
|
2,114,712
|
||||||
25,000
|
CPFL Energia S.A. ADR
|
756,250
|
||||||
20,000
|
ITC Holdings Corp.
|
1,538,800
|
||||||
17,400
|
NSTAR
|
846,162
|
||||||
16,000
|
ONEOK, Inc.
|
1,306,560
|
||||||
20,000
|
Questar Corp.
|
385,200
|
||||||
26,800
|
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
|
942,824
|
||||||
8,596,468
|
||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (93.6%) | ||||||||
(Cost $167,936,506)
|
319,073,401
|
Principal
Amount
|
Value
|
|||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (6.7%)
|
||||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (6.7%)
|
||||||||
$
|
23,000,000
|
With Morgan Stanley, 0.08%, dated 03/30/12, due 04/02/12, delivery value $23,000,153 (collateralized by $21,640,000 U.S. Treasury Notes 2.7500% due 02/15/19, with a value of $23,397,321)
|
23,000,000
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $23,000,000) (6.7%)
|
23,000,000
|
|||||||
EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND OTHER ASSETS (-0.3%)
|
(989,894
|
)
|
||||||
NET ASSETS (1) (100%)
|
$
|
341,083,507
|
||||||
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING SHARE
|
||||||||
($341,083,507 ÷ 11,369,963 shares outstanding)
|
$
|
30.00
|
*
|
Non-income producing.
|
(1)
|
For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $190,936,506, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $152,456,877, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $1,319,982 and the net unrealized appreciation was $151,136,895.
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt.
|
REIT
|
Real Estate Investment Trust.
|
●
|
Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;
|
●
|
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;
|
●
|
Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.
|
Investments in Securities:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
|||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
319,073,401
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
319,073,401
|
|||||
Short-Term Investments
|
0
|
23,000,000
|
0
|
23,000,000
|
|||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$
|
319,073,401
|
$
|
23,000,000
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
342,073,401
|
(a)
|
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of the date within 90 days of filing date of this report, are approximately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively.
|
(b)
|
The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
|
(a)
|
Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant.
|
By: | /s/ Mitchell E. Appel | |
Mitchell E. Appel, President | ||
Date: | May 30, 2012 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
|
||
By: | /s/ Mitchell E. Appel | |
Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer
|
||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Washington | |
Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
|
||
Date: | May 30, 2012 |
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of the Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report:
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c ) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusion about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: | May 30, 2012 | /s/ Mitchell E. Appel | ||
Mitchell E. Appel
|
||||
President | ||||
he Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report:
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c ) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusion about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: | May 30, 2012 | /s/ Emily D. Washington | ||
Emily D. Washington
|
||||
Treasurer
|
||||
The Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
|