13F-HR 1 dec2009-pc.txt 4TH QTR 2009 UNITED STATES SECURITES 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 Manage Filing this Report: Name: Pier Capital, LLC Address: 600 Summer Street Suite 203 Stamford, CT 06901 13F File Number: 028-11012 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represents 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: Jan Parsons Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 203-425-1425 Signature, Place, and Date Jan Parsons, Stamford, CT, February 11, 2010 Report type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT 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: 101 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $679,430 thousands List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Title Value Shares/ SH/ Investment Other Voting Name of Issuer of Class Cusip (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN Discretion Managers Authority AAR Corp COM 000361105 11,725 510,245 SH SOLE 01 NONE Aaron's Inc COM 002535201 4,849 174,865 SH SOLE 01 NONE Aegean Marine Petroleum Netw COM Y0017S102 7,857 285,917 SH SOLE 01 NONE Affiliated Managers Group COM 008252108 10,338 153,503 SH SOLE 01 NONE Align Technology Inc COM 016255101 6,303 353,680 SH SOLE 01 NONE Allegiant Travel Co COM 01748X102 4,558 96,630 SH SOLE 01 NONE Allscripts Healthcare Solut COM 01988P108 6,013 297,217 SH SOLE 01 NONE Almost Family Inc COM 020409108 7,159 181,105 SH SOLE 01 NONE Amtrust Financial Services COM 032359309 5,716 483,567 SH SOLE 01 NONE Arcsight Inc COM 039666102 7,258 283,746 SH SOLE 01 NONE Arena Resources Inc COM 040049108 7,345 170,345 SH SOLE 01 NONE Ariba Inc COM 04033V203 8,720 696,476 SH SOLE 01 NONE Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings COM 049164205 8,913 239,280 SH SOLE 01 NONE Atwood Oceanics Inc COM 050095108 374 10,446 SH SOLE 01 NONE Barnes Group Inc COM 067806109 7,074 418,552 SH SOLE 01 NONE Brigham Exploration Co COM 109178103 10,602 782,454 SH SOLE 01 NONE Bruker Biosciences Corp COM 116794108 8,015 664,594 SH SOLE 01 NONE Buffalo Wild Wings Inc COM 119848109 6,350 157,695 SH SOLE 01 NONE Catalyst Health Solutions Inc COM 14888B103 7,823 214,518 SH SOLE 01 NONE Cavium Networks Inc COM 14965A101 7,417 311,257 SH SOLE 01 NONE Citi Trends Inc COM 17306X102 6,070 219,769 SH SOLE 01 NONE Clean Energy Fuels Corp COM 184499101 9,208 597,503 SH SOLE 01 NONE Computer Programs & Systems COM 205306103 7,198 156,298 SH SOLE 01 NONE Concho Resources Inc COM 20605P101 7,973 177,582 SH SOLE 01 NONE Consolidated Graphics Inc COM 209341106 10,577 302,032 SH SOLE 01 NONE Constant Contact Inc COM 210313102 6,071 379,419 SH SOLE 01 NONE Copa Holdings SA-Class A COM P31076105 6,490 119,141 SH SOLE 01 NONE Cymer Inc COM 232572107 6,336 165,097 SH SOLE 01 NONE DG Fastchannel Inc COM 23326R109 6,930 248,104 SH SOLE 01 NONE Deckers Outdoor Corp COM 243537107 6,732 66,185 SH SOLE 01 NONE Dexcom Inc COM 252131107 8,187 1,014,483 SH SOLE 01 NONE Dick's Sporting Goods Inc COM 253393102 486 19,527 SH SOLE 01 NONE Dragonwave Inc COM 26144M103 6,924 604,149 SH SOLE 01 NONE Dril Quip Inc COM 262037104 7,541 133,517 SH SOLE 01 NONE Ebix Inc COM 278715206 9,239 189,207 SH SOLE 01 NONE Einstein Noah Restaurant GRO COM 28257U104 5,340 543,251 SH SOLE 01 NONE Emergency Medical Services A COM 29100P102 7,556 139,544 SH SOLE 01 NONE Enpro Industries, Inc. COM 29355x107 7,208 272,938 SH SOLE 01 NONE Equinix Inc COM 29444U502 602 5,667 SH SOLE 01 NONE Express Scripts Inc COM 302182100 956 11,062 SH SOLE 01 NONE Fairchild Semicon Intl Inc COM 303726103 11,152 1,116,366 SH SOLE 01 NONE Fortinet Inc COM 34959E109 6,869 390,923 SH SOLE 01 NONE Fossil Inc COM 349882100 10,092 300,709 SH SOLE 01 NONE GSI Commerce Inc COM 36238G102 8,827 347,673 SH SOLE 01 NONE Grand Canyon Education Inc COM 38526M106 6,734 354,225 SH SOLE 01 NONE Guess? Inc COM 401617105 7,991 188,902 SH SOLE 01 NONE HH Gregg Inc COM 42833L108 8,163 370,520 SH SOLE 01 NONE Hurco Companies Inc COM 447324104 2,850 192,582 SH SOLE 01 NONE IPC The Hospitalist Co COM 44984A105 8,973 269,871 SH SOLE 01 NONE IPG Photonics Corp COM 44980X109 8,727 521,648 SH SOLE 01 NONE Informatica Corp COM 45666Q102 8,246 318,613 SH SOLE 01 NONE Innerworkings Inc COM 45773Y105 7,206 1,221,382 SH SOLE 01 NONE Insituform Technologies Class COM 457667103 8,151 358,756 SH SOLE 01 NONE IntercontinentalExchange Inc COM 45865V100 449 4,002 SH SOLE 01 NONE Intersil Corp -CL A COM 46069S109 6,746 439,765 SH SOLE 01 NONE JDA Software Group Inc COM 46612K108 6,836 268,380 SH SOLE 01 NONE Jarden Corp COM 471109108 11,334 366,677 SH SOLE 01 NONE Life Technologies Corp COM 53217V109 536 10,257 SH SOLE 01 NONE Life Time Fitness Inc COM 53217R207 6,976 279,841 SH SOLE 01 NONE Lime Energy Co COM 53261U205 3,397 768,615 SH SOLE 01 NONE MSC Industrial Direct Co-A COM 553530106 6,689 142,318 SH SOLE 01 NONE MYR Group Inc Delaware COM 55405W104 4,949 273,897 SH SOLE 01 NONE Maxwell Technologies Inc COM 577767106 6,405 358,998 SH SOLE 01 NONE Medassets Inc COM 584045108 6,740 317,767 SH SOLE 01 NONE MoneyGram International Inc COM 60935Y109 3,915 1,359,291 SH SOLE 01 NONE NICE Systems Ltd-Spons ADR COM 653656108 9,544 307,487 SH SOLE 01 NONE Nanometrics Inc COM 630077105 5,052 445,914 SH SOLE 01 NONE Nu Skin Enterprises Inc - A COM 67018T105 6,886 256,279 SH SOLE 01 NONE Och Ziff Capital Management A COM 67551U105 664 48,320 SH SOLE 01 NONE Orion Marine Group Inc COM 68628V308 6,160 292,498 SH SOLE 01 NONE Quanta Services Inc COM 74762E102 336 16,116 SH SOLE 01 NONE Rehabcare Group Inc COM 759148109 7,536 247,656 SH SOLE 01 NONE Resources Connection Inc COM 76122Q105 8,654 407,842 SH SOLE 01 NONE SBA Communications Corp-CL A COM 78388J106 219 6,404 SH SOLE 01 NONE Signature Bank COM 82669g104 6,333 198,541 SH SOLE 01 NONE Sonic Solutions COM 835460106 7,598 644,485 SH SOLE 01 NONE Stanley Inc COM 854532108 8,155 297,533 SH SOLE 01 NONE Steven Madden Ltd COM 556269108 3,208 77,789 SH SOLE 01 NONE Success Factors Inc COM 864596101 9,751 588,091 SH SOLE 01 NONE Syniverse Holdings Inc COM 87163F106 5,696 325,885 SH SOLE 01 NONE TNS Inc COM 872960109 12,711 494,765 SH SOLE 01 NONE Taleo Corp - Class A COM 87424N104 8,553 363,663 SH SOLE 01 NONE Telecommunication Systems A COM 87929J103 4,013 414,559 SH SOLE 01 NONE Telvent Git SA COM E90215109 14,255 365,692 SH SOLE 01 NONE Tennant Co COM 880345103 5,621 214,636 SH SOLE 01 NONE Texas Roadhouse Inc-Class A COM 882681109 6,483 577,287 SH SOLE 01 NONE Thoratec Corp COM 885175307 6,058 225,039 SH SOLE 01 NONE Tower Group Inc COM 891777104 5,652 241,416 SH SOLE 01 NONE Tractor Supply Company COM 892356106 6,452 121,814 SH SOLE 01 NONE Transdigm Group Inc COM 893641100 6,456 135,953 SH SOLE 01 NONE True Religion Apparel Inc COM 89784N104 11,090 599,774 SH SOLE 01 NONE Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragran COM 90384S303 7,612 419,169 SH SOLE 01 NONE United Natural Foods Inc COM 911163103 5,422 202,785 SH SOLE 01 NONE United Therapeutics Corp COM 91307C102 6,924 131,518 SH SOLE 01 NONE Vanceinfo Technologies ADR COM 921564100 10,606 552,096 SH SOLE 01 NONE Verifone Holdings Inc COM 92342Y109 6,365 388,568 SH SOLE 01 NONE Volcano Corp COM 928645100 5,463 314,333 SH SOLE 01 NONE Volterra Semiconductor Corp COM 928708106 8,304 434,330 SH SOLE 01 NONE Warnaco Group Inc/The COM 934390402 7,571 179,453 SH SOLE 01 NONE Zoll Medical Corp COM 989922109 6,898 258,158 SH SOLE 01 NONE iShares Russell 2000 Growth COM 464287648 143 2,107 SH SOLE 01 NONE