Schedule of Investments (unaudited) | September 30, 2013 |
Shares
|
Value
|
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COMMON STOCKS (97.7%) | |||||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (11.3%)
|
|||||||
8,400
|
AutoZone, Inc. *
|
$
|
3,550,932
|
||||
28,000
|
BorgWarner, Inc.
|
2,838,920
|
|||||
40,000
|
Brinker International, Inc.
|
1,621,200
|
|||||
10,500
|
Buckle, Inc. (The) (1)
|
567,525
|
|||||
37,000
|
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
|
1,712,730
|
|||||
32,000
|
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.
|
1,708,160
|
|||||
28,800
|
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
|
1,956,960
|
|||||
23,000
|
Genuine Parts Co.
|
1,860,470
|
|||||
15,200
|
Gildan Activewear, Inc.
|
705,888
|
|||||
27,000
|
Johnson Controls, Inc.
|
1,120,500
|
|||||
8,600
|
Life Time Fitness, Inc. *
|
442,642
|
|||||
112,000
|
LKQ Corp. *
|
3,568,320
|
|||||
24,000
|
McDonald’s Corp.
|
2,309,040
|
|||||
49,000
|
NIKE, Inc. Class B
|
3,559,360
|
|||||
18,000
|
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. *
|
2,296,620
|
|||||
13,000
|
Penn National Gaming, Inc. *
|
719,680
|
|||||
10,000
|
Signet Jewelers Ltd.
|
716,500
|
|||||
40,000
|
Starbucks Corp.
|
3,078,800
|
|||||
68,600
|
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
|
3,868,354
|
|||||
5,400
|
VF Corp.
|
1,074,870
|
|||||
12,000
|
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
|
698,760
|
|||||
44,000
|
Yum! Brands, Inc.
|
3,141,160
|
|||||
43,117,391
|
|||||||
CONSUMER STAPLES (9.3%)
|
|||||||
71,000
|
BRF S.A. ADR (1)
|
1,741,630
|
|||||
17,000
|
British American Tobacco PLC
|
||||||
ADR (1)
|
1,787,550
|
||||||
21,300
|
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B
|
1,451,169
|
|||||
24,000
|
Bunge Ltd.
|
1,821,840
|
|||||
48,400
|
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
|
2,906,420
|
|||||
16,800
|
Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. de C.V.
|
||||||
ADR (1)
|
2,116,464
|
||||||
130,000
|
Companhia de Bebidas das
|
||||||
Americas ADR
|
4,985,500
|
||||||
14,000
|
Costco Wholesale Corp.
|
1,611,680
|
|||||
23,400
|
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
|
2,132,910
|
|||||
89,812
|
Flowers Foods, Inc.
|
1,925,569
|
|||||
20,000
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano
|
||||||
S.A.B. de C.V. ADR
|
1,941,800
|
||||||
64,000
|
General Mills, Inc.
|
3,066,880
|
|||||
9,000
|
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
|
||||||
Inc. * (1)
|
677,970
|
||||||
43,000
|
Hormel Foods Corp.
|
1,811,160
|
|||||
3,000
|
McCormick & Co., Inc.
|
194,100
|
|||||
29,000
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
2,305,500
|
|||||
22,000
|
Reynolds American, Inc.
|
1,073,160
|
|||||
32,000
|
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
|
1,872,000
|
|||||
35,423,302
|
|||||||
ENERGY (5.5%)
|
|||||||
18,000
|
Chevron Corp.
|
2,187,000
|
|||||
8,600
|
CNOOC Ltd. ADR
|
1,735,480
|
|||||
14,600
|
Core Laboratories N.V.
|
2,470,466
|
|||||
17,000
|
Enbridge, Inc.
|
709,580
|
|||||
28,000
|
EQT Corp.
|
2,484,160
|
|||||
70,000
|
FMC Technologies, Inc. *
|
3,879,400
|
|||||
51,400
|
Noble Energy, Inc.
|
3,444,314
|
|||||
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
6,000
|
Oceaneering International, Inc.
|
$
|
487,440
|
||||
5,000
|
Oil States International, Inc. *
|
517,300
|
|||||
5,346
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
|
1,009,325
|
|||||
26,000
|
TransCanada Corp. (1)
|
1,142,440
|
|||||
25,600
|
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR
|
629,504
|
|||||
20,696,409
|
|||||||
FINANCIALS (11.4%)
|
|||||||
8,000
|
ACE Ltd.
|
748,480
|
|||||
21,000
|
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. *
|
3,835,440
|
|||||
52,600
|
AFLAC, Inc.
|
3,260,674
|
|||||
1,800
|
Alleghany Corp. *
|
737,370
|
|||||
36,000
|
American Tower Corp. REIT
|
2,668,680
|
|||||
45,000
|
Arch Capital Group Ltd. *
|
2,435,850
|
|||||
8,316
|
Banco de Chile ADR (1)
|
762,577
|
|||||
12,000
|
Bancolombia S.A. ADR (1)
|
690,480
|
|||||
13,300
|
Bank of Montreal (1)
|
888,706
|
|||||
22,100
|
Bank of Nova Scotia (1)
|
1,266,551
|
|||||
7,700
|
BlackRock, Inc.
|
2,083,774
|
|||||
16,000
|
BRE Properties, Inc. REIT
|
812,160
|
|||||
11,400
|
Camden Property Trust REIT
|
700,416
|
|||||
4,200
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of
|
||||||
Commerce
|
334,908
|
||||||
27,000
|
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (1)
|
1,433,700
|
|||||
23,200
|
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
|
||||||
REIT
|
792,744
|
||||||
9,400
|
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT
|
1,388,380
|
|||||
1,200
|
Everest Re Group Ltd.
|
174,492
|
|||||
17,000
|
HCP, Inc. REIT
|
696,150
|
|||||
75,500
|
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR
|
2,323,890
|
|||||
30,513
|
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR
|
430,844
|
|||||
22,000
|
M&T Bank Corp.
|
2,462,240
|
|||||
15,000
|
MetLife, Inc.
|
704,250
|
|||||
10,000
|
PartnerRe Ltd.
|
915,400
|
|||||
27,000
|
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. *
|
1,618,380
|
|||||
5,000
|
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
|
214,100
|
|||||
30,000
|
ProAssurance Corp.
|
1,351,800
|
|||||
21,500
|
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
1,676,570
|
|||||
26,000
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
1,669,460
|
|||||
17,000
|
Stifel Financial Corp. *
|
700,740
|
|||||
17,000
|
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
|
1,222,810
|
|||||
8,000
|
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT
|
538,480
|
|||||
7,400
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
|
665,852
|
|||||
30,000
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
1,239,600
|
|||||
43,445,948
|
|||||||
HEALTH CARE (11.7%)
|
|||||||
37,800
|
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
|
4,390,848
|
|||||
17,200
|
Allergan, Inc.
|
1,555,740
|
|||||
15,200
|
Bayer AG ADR (1)
|
1,792,688
|
|||||
14,500
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
|
1,450,290
|
|||||
2,000
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A *
|
235,120
|
|||||
14,800
|
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. *
|
||||||
(1)
|
442,224
|
||||||
17,000
|
C.R. Bard, Inc.
|
1,958,400
|
|||||
56,000
|
Catamaran Corp. *
|
2,573,200
|
|||||
68,000
|
Cerner Corp. *
|
3,573,400
|
|||||
6,200
|
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)
|
804,078
|
|||||
6,000
|
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. *
|
341,400
|
1 |
September 30, 2013
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
10,000
|
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
|
$
|
434,100
|
||||
26,000
|
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. *
|
1,810,380
|
|||||
46,000
|
Express Scripts Holding Co. *
|
2,841,880
|
|||||
8,600
|
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co.
|
||||||
KGaA ADR
|
278,468
|
||||||
38,800
|
Henry Schein, Inc. *
|
4,023,560
|
|||||
16,000
|
HMS Holdings Corp. *
|
344,160
|
|||||
24,000
|
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *
|
2,391,600
|
|||||
7,000
|
McKesson Corp.
|
898,100
|
|||||
2,000
|
Mednax, Inc. *
|
200,800
|
|||||
13,900
|
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. *
|
3,337,251
|
|||||
6,500
|
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. *
|
970,840
|
|||||
17,800
|
Novo Nordisk A/S ADR
|
3,012,116
|
|||||
4,000
|
ResMed, Inc. (1)
|
211,280
|
|||||
23,000
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
|
||||||
Ltd. ADR
|
868,940
|
||||||
29,000
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
|
2,672,350
|
|||||
6,000
|
Universal Health Services, Inc.
|
||||||
Class B
|
449,940
|
||||||
7,000
|
WellPoint, Inc.
|
585,270
|
|||||
44,448,423
|
|||||||
INDUSTRIALS (26.9%)
|
|||||||
85,000
|
ABB Ltd. ADR *
|
2,005,150
|
|||||
25,300
|
Acuity Brands, Inc.
|
2,328,106
|
|||||
96,750
|
AMETEK, Inc.
|
4,452,435
|
|||||
39,200
|
AZZ, Inc.
|
1,640,912
|
|||||
15,000
|
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
|
893,400
|
|||||
29,900
|
Canadian National Railway Co.
|
3,030,963
|
|||||
31,000
|
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V.
|
2,100,870
|
|||||
35,000
|
CLARCOR, Inc.
|
1,943,550
|
|||||
10,000
|
Clean Harbors, Inc. *
|
586,600
|
|||||
61,000
|
Danaher Corp.
|
4,228,520
|
|||||
56,000
|
Donaldson Co., Inc.
|
2,135,280
|
|||||
16,200
|
Eaton Corp. PLC
|
1,115,208
|
|||||
26,000
|
EnerSys
|
1,576,380
|
|||||
14,800
|
Equifax, Inc.
|
885,780
|
|||||
18,000
|
Esterline Technologies Corp. *
|
1,438,020
|
|||||
30,000
|
Fastenal Co.
|
1,507,500
|
|||||
15,000
|
FedEx Corp.
|
1,711,650
|
|||||
12,000
|
Flowserve Corp.
|
748,680
|
|||||
16,000
|
General Dynamics Corp.
|
1,400,320
|
|||||
6,000
|
Graco, Inc.
|
444,360
|
|||||
23,250
|
HEICO Corp.
|
1,574,955
|
|||||
47,850
|
IDEX Corp.
|
3,122,212
|
|||||
12,600
|
IHS, Inc. Class A *
|
1,438,668
|
|||||
31,776
|
Iron Mountain, Inc.
|
858,588
|
|||||
33,000
|
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
|
2,406,690
|
|||||
21,000
|
Kansas City Southern
|
2,296,560
|
|||||
36,000
|
Kirby Corp. *
|
3,115,800
|
|||||
5,000
|
L-3 Communications Holdings,
|
||||||
Inc.
|
472,500
|
||||||
26,000
|
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
|
1,732,120
|
|||||
12,000
|
Oshkosh Corp. *
|
587,760
|
|||||
33,000
|
Parker Hannifin Corp.
|
3,587,760
|
|||||
17,800
|
Precision Castparts Corp.
|
4,044,872
|
|||||
66,500
|
Republic Services, Inc.
|
2,218,440
|
|||||
7,000
|
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
748,580
|
|||||
54,000
|
Rollins, Inc.
|
1,431,540
|
|||||
36,000
|
Roper Industries, Inc.
|
4,783,320
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
50,700
|
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A *
|
$
|
1,344,057
|
||||
2,000
|
Snap-on, Inc.
|
199,000
|
|||||
37,600
|
Stericycle, Inc. *
|
4,339,040
|
|||||
19,000
|
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. *
|
1,613,670
|
|||||
66,000
|
Toro Co. (The)
|
3,587,100
|
|||||
14,700
|
Towers Watson & Co. Class A
|
1,572,312
|
|||||
25,000
|
Union Pacific Corp.
|
3,883,500
|
|||||
31,000
|
United Technologies Corp.
|
3,342,420
|
|||||
12,700
|
Valmont Industries, Inc.
|
1,764,157
|
|||||
12,600
|
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
|
3,297,546
|
|||||
42,800
|
Wabtec Corp.
|
2,690,836
|
|||||
67,600
|
Waste Connections, Inc.
|
3,069,716
|
|||||
22,000
|
Woodward Inc.
|
898,260
|
|||||
102,195,663
|
|||||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (9.4%)
|
|||||||
25,000
|
Accenture PLC Class A
|
1,841,000
|
|||||
19,400
|
Alliance Data Systems Corp. *
|
4,102,518
|
|||||
30,800
|
Amphenol Corp. Class A
|
2,383,304
|
|||||
9,700
|
Anixter International, Inc. *
|
850,302
|
|||||
60,000
|
ANSYS, Inc. *
|
5,191,200
|
|||||
17,000
|
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
|
1,230,460
|
|||||
42,000
|
Cognizant Technology Solutions
|
||||||
Corp. Class A *
|
3,449,040
|
||||||
14,600
|
Equinix, Inc. *
|
2,681,290
|
|||||
1,400
|
Fiserv, Inc. *
|
141,470
|
|||||
8,600
|
MasterCard, Inc. Class A
|
5,785,908
|
|||||
12,600
|
MICROS Systems, Inc. *
|
629,244
|
|||||
3,000
|
NCR Corp. *
|
118,830
|
|||||
75,000
|
Salesforce.com, Inc. *
|
3,893,250
|
|||||
51,000
|
Trimble Navigation Ltd. *
|
1,515,210
|
|||||
1,000
|
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.
|
||||||
(The) *
|
147,400
|
||||||
20,300
|
WEX, Inc. *
|
1,781,325
|
|||||
35,741,751
|
|||||||
MATERIALS (7.9%)
|
|||||||
16,000
|
Agrium, Inc. (1)
|
1,344,480
|
|||||
15,000
|
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
|
1,598,550
|
|||||
8,000
|
Airgas, Inc.
|
848,400
|
|||||
3,600
|
Albemarle Corp.
|
226,584
|
|||||
30,700
|
AptarGroup, Inc.
|
1,845,991
|
|||||
20,000
|
Ball Corp.
|
897,600
|
|||||
12,400
|
BASF SE ADR (1)
|
1,190,400
|
|||||
4,000
|
Compass Minerals International,
|
||||||
Inc.
|
305,080
|
||||||
29,000
|
Crown Holdings, Inc. *
|
1,226,120
|
|||||
3,200
|
Cytec Industries, Inc.
|
260,352
|
|||||
43,000
|
Ecolab, Inc.
|
4,246,680
|
|||||
24,000
|
FMC Corp.
|
1,721,280
|
|||||
6,600
|
NewMarket Corp. (1)
|
1,900,206
|
|||||
31,000
|
Praxair, Inc.
|
3,726,510
|
|||||
24,000
|
Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
|
1,605,600
|
|||||
20,200
|
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class
|
||||||
A
|
1,111,606
|
||||||
30,000
|
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
|
2,559,000
|
|||||
12,800
|
Syngenta AG ADR
|
1,040,640
|
|||||
39,000
|
Valspar Corp. (The)
|
2,473,770
|
|||||
30,128,849
|
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Value | ||||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.6%)
|
|||||||
36,000
|
Crown Castle International Corp. *
|
$
|
2,629,080
|
||||
43,000
|
SBA Communications Corp. Class
|
||||||
A *
|
3,459,780
|
||||||
6,088,860
|
|||||||
UTILITIES (2.7%)
|
|||||||
165,600
|
Cia de Saneamento Basico do
|
||||||
Estado de Sao Paulo ADR (1)
|
1,649,376
|
||||||
20,000
|
ITC Holdings Corp.
|
1,877,200
|
|||||
14,400
|
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
|
402,768
|
|||||
13,000
|
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
1,042,080
|
|||||
32,000
|
ONEOK, Inc.
|
1,706,240
|
|||||
52,000
|
Questar Corp.
|
1,169,480
|
|||||
14,000
|
Sempra Energy
|
1,198,400
|
|||||
26,800
|
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
|
1,082,184
|
|||||
10,127,728
|
|||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
|||||||
(Cost $191,229,057) (97.7%)
|
371,414,324
|
||||||
Principal
|
|||||||
Amount
|
Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (6.6%) | |||||||
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (2.2%)
|
|||||||
$
|
8,300,000
|
With Morgan Stanley, 0.02%,
|
|||||
dated 09/30/13, due 10/01/13,
|
|||||||
delivery value $8,300,005
|
|||||||
(collateralized by $8,430,000
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes 1.000% due
|
|||||||
03/31/17, with a value of
|
|||||||
$8,472,052)
|
$ |
8,300,000
|
|||||
JOINT REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
|
|||||||
(INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
|
|||||||
SECURITIES ON LOAN) (4.4%)
|
|||||||
6,127,278
|
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
|
||||||
Morgan Stanley, 0.05%, dated
|
|||||||
09/30/13, due 10/01/13, delivery
|
|||||||
value $6,127,287 (collateralized
|
|||||||
by $6,249,824 U.S. Treasury
|
|||||||
STRIPS Zero Coupon Notes due
|
|||||||
11/15/15 - 08/15/23, U.S.
|
|||||||
Treasury Notes 0.250% - 1.250%
|
|||||||
due 09/15/15 - 09/30/15, and
|
|||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.125%
|
|||||||
due 11/15/27, with a value of
|
|||||||
$6,185,786)
|
6,127,278
|
||||||
Principal
|
|||||||
Amount
|
Value | ||||||
$
|
6,405,791
|
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
|
|||||
Barclays, 0.06%, dated 09/30/13,
|
|||||||
due 10/01/13, delivery value
|
|||||||
$6,405,801 (collateralized by
|
|||||||
$6,533,926 U.S. Treasury
|
|||||||
Inflation Indexed Notes 0.500%
|
|||||||
due 04/15/15, with a value of
|
|||||||
$6,519,285)
|
$
|
6,405,791
|
|||||
4,177,689
|
Joint Repurchase Agreement with
|
||||||
Credit Suisse First Boston,
|
|||||||
0.05%, dated 09/30/13, due
|
|||||||
10/01/13, delivery value
|
|||||||
$4,177,695 (collateralized by
|
|||||||
$4,261,657 U.S. Treasury Notes
|
|||||||
0.250% due 10/15/15, with a
|
|||||||
value of $4,256,762)
|
4,177,689
|
||||||
16,710,758
|
|||||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
|
|||||||
INVESTMENTS
|
|||||||
(Cost $25,010,758) (6.6%)
|
25,010,758
|
||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT
|
|||||||
SECURITIES (104.3%)
|
|||||||
(Cost $216,239,815)
|
$
|
396,425,082
|
|||||
EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND
|
|||||||
OTHER ASSETS (-4.3%)
|
(16,177,687
|
) | |||||
NET ASSETS (2) (100%)
|
$
|
380,247,395
|
|||||
NET ASSET VALUE OFFERING AND
|
|||||||
REDEMPTION PRICE, PER OUTSTANDING
|
|||||||
SHARE
|
|||||||
($380,247,395 ÷ 11,302,900 shares outstanding)
|
$
|
33.64
|
*
|
Non-income producing.
|
(1)
|
A portion or all of the security was held on loan. As of September 30, 2013, the market value of the securities on loan was $16,274,400.
|
(2)
|
For federal income tax purposes, the aggregate cost was $216,239,815, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation was $181,073,887, aggregate gross unrealized depreciation was $888,620 and the net unrealized appreciation was $180,185,267.
|
ADR
|
American Depositary Receipt.
|
REIT
|
Real Estate Investment Trust.
|
STRIPS
|
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities.
|
3 |
●
|
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
|
$ | 371,414,324 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | $ | 371,414,324 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments
|
0 | 25,010,758 | 0 | 25,010,758 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities
|
$ | 371,414,324 | $ | 25,010,758 | $ | 0 | $ | 396,425,082 | ||||||||
(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: | November 25, 2013 |
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: | November 25, 2013 |
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:
|
November 25, 2013 |
/s/ Mitchell E. Appel
|
||
|
Mitchell E. Appel
|
|||
|
President
|
|||
The 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:
|
November 25, 2013 |
/s/ Emily D. Washington
|
||
|
Emily D. Washington
|
|||
|
Treasurer
|
|||
The Value Line Premier Growth Fund, Inc.
|