13F-HR 1 sept2012.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Sept 30, 2012. Check here if Amendment [ ] Amendment Number: _____________ [ ] This amendment is a restatement. [ ] This amendment adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Address: 6440 South Wasatch Blvd. #260, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Form 13F File Number: 28-7794 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: Michael O. Tempest Title: Principal Phone: 801-274-6010 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Michael O. Tempest Salt Lake City, Utah Oct 18, 2012 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 72 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 607,094,000 VALUE SHARES/ INVST VOTE NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000 PRN AMT DSCTN AUTH Apple Computer Inc 037833100 45,009 67,469 Sole None Novo-Nordisk 670100205 26,729 169,372 Sole None Google Inc 38259P508 23,397 31,010 Sole None PepsiCo, Inc. 713448108 22,106 312,359 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway B 084670207 21,708 246,121 Sole None Oracle Corporation 38389x105 21,276 676,273 Sole None United Technologies 913017109 20,723 264,692 Sole None Visa 92826C839 19,336 143,997 Sole None ConocoPhillips 20825C104 18,027 315,273 Sole None Ecolab Inc. 278865100 17,499 270,000 Sole None LKQ Corp 501889208 17,383 940,873 Sole None Devon Energy Corp New 25179M103 16,109 266,263 Sole None Wells Fargo & Co. 949746101 15,871 459,627 Sole None Express Scripts 30219G108 15,734 251,220 Sole None Dollar Tree Stores 256746108 15,366 318,207 Sole None Amphenol Corp 032095101 15,098 256,415 Sole None Qualcomm Inc. 747525103 15,074 241,306 Sole None McCormick 579780206 15,004 241,844 Sole None Mastercard Inc. 57636Q104 14,915 33,035 Sole None Diamond Offshore 25271C102 14,719 223,661 Sole None 3M Company 88579Y101 14,668 158,707 Sole None Ace Ltd H0023R105 14,382 190,233 Sole None Priceline.com 741503403 14,341 23,165 Sole None Cognizant Tech Solutions 192446102 13,472 192,759 Sole None Advance Auto Parts 00751Y106 13,239 193,445 Sole None Darden Restaurants Inc. 237194105 13,144 235,766 Sole None Lincoln Elec Hldgs Inc 533900106 12,929 331,088 Sole None Wal-Mart Stores Inc 931142103 11,946 161,872 Sole None Adobe Systems 00724F101 11,818 364,354 Sole None Norfolk Southern Corp 655844108 11,649 183,075 Sole None Becton Dickinson & Co 075887109 11,398 145,084 Sole None Freeport McMoran Copper 35671D857 11,359 286,986 Sole None Tupperware Brands Corp 899896104 11,166 208,350 Sole None Nike Inc. 654106103 10,549 111,142 Sole None Phillips 66 718546104 6,063 130,747 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway A 084670108 3,583 27 Sole None Perrigo Company 714290103 2,749 23,661 Sole None Middleby Corp. 596278101 2,295 19,846 Sole None CVS Caremark Corp 126650100 1,985 40,992 Sole None TJX Companies, Inc 872540109 1,803 40,258 Sole None Monro Muffler Brake 610236101 1,727 49,063 Sole None Dorman Products 258278100 1,717 54,475 Sole None Nestle S A Reg B ADR 641069406 1,699 26,881 Sole None Intuit 461202103 1,563 26,540 Sole None Caseys General Stores, Inc 147528103 1,219 21,335 Sole None Schlumberger Ltd 806857108 1,126 15,573 Sole None Walgreen Co 931422109 1,033 28,357 Sole None Apache Corp 037411105 1,012 11,704 Sole None Walt Disney Co. 254687106 818 15,647 Sole None Glaxosmithkline 37733W105 783 16,923 Sole None Verizon Communications 92343v104 679 14,904 Sole None AT&T 00206R102 627 16,640 Sole None Exxon Mobil Corp 30231g102 601 6,569 Sole None Royal Dutch Shell Cl A 780259206 572 8,245 Sole None Kimberly-Clark 494368103 562 6,550 Sole None H J Heinz Co 423074103 506 9,050 Sole None iShares MSCI Emrg Mkt 464287234 497 12,020 Sole None Royal Bank of Canada 780087102 473 8,235 Sole None Abbott Labs 002824100 449 6,542 Sole None Chevron Corp New 166764100 438 3,756 Sole None Market Vectors Agribusiness 57060U605 428 8,255 Sole None Johnson And Johnson Com 478160104 396 5,740 Sole None Paychex Inc Com 704326107 391 11,746 Sole None Waste Management 94106L109 337 10,507 Sole None Duke Energy Corp 26441C105 328 5,062 Sole None Deere & Co 244199105 262 3,176 Sole None Noble Corporation H5833N103 261 7,300 Sole None JP Morgan Chase & Co 46625H100 228 5,631 Sole None Bank of America 060505104 225 25,514 Sole None Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 494550106 212 2,565 Sole None International Business Machine 459200101 207 1,000 Sole None Sandridge Energy Inc 80007P307 101 14,525 Sole None