13F-HR 1 inftable.txt COVER, SUMMARY AND TABLE Report for the Fourth Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 SEC File Number: 28-2685 Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Killen Group, Inc. 1189 Lancaster Avenue Berwyn, PA 19312 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 Report Manager: Robert E. Killen Name: Robert E. Killen Title: Chairman & CEO Phone: 610-296-7222 Robert E. Killen Berwyn, PA 19312 Report Type: 13F Holdings Report List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 80 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $549,627,000 List of Other Included Managers: 0 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3COM CORP COM COM 885535104 11920 1589288 SH SOLE 1267950 321338 3M CO COM COM 88579Y101 6965 84245 SH SOLE 83425 820 AAON, INC COM 000360206 3133 160741 SH SOLE 160741 ADVANCED ENERGY INDS COM COM 007973100 9221 611505 SH SOLE 500080 111425 ALCOA INC COM COM 013817101 7022 435580 SH SOLE 435400 180 AMERICAN ECOLOGY CORP COM COM 025533407 6457 379579 SH SOLE 379579 AMERICAN EQUITY INVST LIFE HLD COM 025676206 9455 1270849 SH SOLE 1101672 169177 ASTRAZENECA PLC SPNSD ADR COM 046353108 8855 188655 SH SOLE 188525 130 CAMPBELL SOUP CO COM COM 134429109 8897 263235 SH SOLE 261450 1785 CHEVRONTEXACO CORP COM COM 166764100 293 3800 SH SOLE 3075 725 CHIQUITA BRANDS COM 170032809 9200 509988 SH SOLE 401803 108185 CHUBB CORP COM COM 171232101 10586 215250 SH SOLE 213950 1300 CIBER INC COM COM 17163B102 830 240533 SH SOLE 240533 COCA COLA CO COM COM 191216100 8058 141375 SH SOLE 141375 COHU INC COM COM 192576106 7012 502665 SH SOLE 410050 92615 CONAGRA FOODS INC COM COM 205887102 8999 390400 SH SOLE 390150 250 COURIER CORP COM COM 222660102 4832 339054 SH SOLE 279545 59509 DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES COM 253922108 8295 707775 SH SOLE 585115 122660 DISNEY WALT CO DEL COM COM 254687106 6664 206650 SH SOLE 206650 DRESS BARN INC COM 261570105 6283 272465 SH SOLE 201915 70550 DUCOMMUN INC DEL COM COM 264147109 6425 343385 SH SOLE 288955 54430 EMERSON ELEC CO COM COM 291011104 9335 219125 SH SOLE 188260 30865 ENNIS,INC COM COM 293389102 14779 880228 SH SOLE 780953 99275 ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS COM COM 297602104 4176 311200 SH SOLE 261695 49505 EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES COM 302051206 10125 1428060 SH SOLE 1117625 310435 FAIR ISAAC CORP. 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