13F-HR 1 wz44843-13f.txt WEITZ & CO. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008 --------------------------------- 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: Wallace R. Weitz Address: Wallace R. Weitz & Co. One Pacific Place, Suite 600 1125 South 103 Street Omaha, Nebraska 68124-6008 Form 13F File Number: 28-3062 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: Wallace R. Weitz Title: President Phone: 402-391-1980 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Wallace R. Weitz Omaha, Nebraska November 14, 2008 -------------------- --------------- --------------- 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).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 60 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,437,368 ------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None WALLACE R. WEITZ & COMPANY 30-Sep-08 13F FILE NO. 28-3062 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS AUTHORITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYCO INTL LTD BERMUDA SHS G9143X208 61,259 1,749,250 SH Sole N/A Shared WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD SHS G96655108 20,441 633,630 SH Sole N/A Shared ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM 004498101 8,049 459,400 SH Sole N/A Sole AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 106,116 2,995,086 SH Sole N/A Shared BED BATH & BEYOND INC COM 075896100 18,598 592,100 SH Sole N/A Sole BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 108,006 827 SH Sole N/A Shared BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 293,902 66,872 SH Sole N/A Sole CBRE REALTY FINANCE INC COM 12498B307 3,337 2,471,500 SH Sole N/A Shared CABELAS INC COM 126804301 51,162 4,235,300 SH Sole N/A Shared CADBURY PLC SPONS ADR 12721E102 85 2,084 SH Sole N/A Sole CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 739 15,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CEMEX SAB DE CV SPON ADR NEW 151290889 603 35,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 33,108 1,034,620 SH Sole N/A Shared COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 74,987 3,820,000 SH Sole N/A Sole COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 7,206 365,400 SH Sole N/A Shared CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 631 590,000 SH Sole N/A Sole CUMULUS MEDIA INC CL A 231082108 9,309 2,185,218 SH Sole N/A Sole DAILY JOURNAL CORP COM 233912104 4,987 116,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DELL INC COM 24702R101 91,907 5,576,877 SH Sole N/A Shared DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 689 10,000 SH Sole N/A Sole DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS COM 25470F104 5,273 370,000 SH Sole N/A Sole EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 20,671 924,031 SH Sole N/A Shared EBAY INC COM 278642103 14,872 664,530 SH Sole N/A Sole ENERGIZER HLDGS INC COM 29266R108 106 1,320 SH Sole N/A Sole GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 2,519 6,290 SH Sole N/A Sole HANSEN NAT CORP COM 411310105 216 7,150 SH Sole N/A Sole HSN INC COM 404303109 9,111 827,524 SH Sole N/A Shared IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM PAR $.001 44919P508 19,619 1,134,071 SH Sole N/A Shared INTELLIGENT SYS CORP NEW COM 45816D100 1,852 881,999 SH Sole N/A Sole INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 8,698 836,372 SH Sole N/A Shared LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 1,043 15,000 SH Sole N/A Sole LEGG MASON INC COM 524901105 149 3,905 SH Sole N/A Sole LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 114 3,000 SH Sole N/A Sole LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 8,100 3,000,000 SH Sole N/A Sole LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 120,800 4,300,460 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW INT COM SER A 53071M104 124,070 9,610,399 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP COM SER A 53071M302 32,110 2,399,830 SH Sole N/A Shared LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 104,574 4,188,000 SH Sole N/A Shared LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 62,731 2,648,000 SH Sole N/A Shared MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 40,510 361,758 SH Sole N/A Shared MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 42,633 1,597,340 SH Sole N/A Shared MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 41,711 618,955 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 16,098 2,535,068 SH Sole N/A Shared NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 24,060 2,006,690 SH Sole N/A Shared OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 98,428 3,421,210 SH Sole N/A Shared REDWOOD TR INC COM 758075402 118,649 5,460,165 SH Sole N/A Shared SIX FLAGS INC PIERS 83001P505 363 65,000 SH Sole N/A Sole TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC SPL COM 879433860 130,155 3,625,476 SH Sole N/A Shared TICKETMASTER COM 88633P302 9,168 854,472 SH Sole N/A Shared TREE COM INC COM 894675107 353 73,332 SH Sole N/A Sole US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 2,521 70,000 SH Sole N/A Sole U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 48,205 1,883,000 SH Sole N/A Shared UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 35,030 557,000 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP COM 911684108 197 4,190 SH Sole N/A Sole UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 78,000 3,072,091 SH Sole N/A Shared VULCAN MATLS CO COM 929160109 34,582 464,185 SH Sole N/A Sole WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 27,669 462,000 SH Sole N/A Sole WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 88,329 158,648 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 132,554 2,834,157 SH Sole N/A Shared WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 36,404 970,000 SH Sole N/A Sole --------------------------- 60 2,437,368 89,870,782 ---------------------------