13F-HR 1 dec2012.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Dec 31, 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 Jan 29, 2013 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: 587,310,000 VALUE SHARES/ INVST VOTE NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000 PRN AMT DSCTN AUTH Apple Computer Inc 037833100 34,630 65 073 Sole None Novo-Nordisk 670100205 26,062 159,684 Sole None Oracle Corporation 38389x105 21,298 639,198 Sole None United Technologies 913017109 20,915 255,032 Sole None Google Inc 38259P508 20,556 29,060 Sole None PepsiCo, Inc. 713448108 20,525 299,935 Sole None Visa 92826C839 20,521 135,381 Sole None LKQ Corp 501889208 18,836 892,705 Sole None Ecolab Inc. 278865100 18,419 256,176 Sole None ConocoPhillips 20825C104 17,824 307,366 Sole None Amphenol Corp 032095101 15,821 244,533 Sole None Mastercard Inc. 57636Q104 15,423 31,393 Sole None Qualcomm Inc. 747525103 15,398 248,924 Sole None Lincoln Elec Hldgs Inc 533900106 15,338 315,083 Sole None Wells Fargo & Co. 949746101 15,137 442,867 Sole None Priceline.com 741503403 15,030 24,226 Sole None Diamond Offshore 25271C102 14,953 220,019 Sole None McCormick 579780206 14,702 231,413 Sole None Ace Ltd H0023R105 14,474 181,381 Sole None Dollar Tree Stores 256746108 14,259 351,542 Sole None 3M Company 88579Y101 14,240 153,370 Sole None Cognizant Tech Solutions 192446102 14,041 190,043 Sole None Phillips 66 718546104 13,915 262,059 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway B 084670207 13,553 151,094 Sole None Advance Auto Parts 00751Y106 13,379 184,926 Sole None Devon Energy Corp New 25179M103 13,060 250,970 Sole None Tupperware Brands Corp 899896104 12,919 201,542 Sole None Express Scripts 30219G108 12,886 238,635 Sole None Thermo Fisher Scientific 883556102 12,868 201,752 Sole None Nike Inc. 654106103 11,005 213,278 Sole None Becton Dickinson & Co 075887109 10,731 137,246 Sole None Norfolk Southern Corp 655844108 10,661 172,394 Sole None Wal-Mart Stores Inc 931142103 10,504 153,948 Sole None Darden Restaurants Inc. 237194105 10,000 221,871 Sole None Freeport McMoran Copper 35671D857 9,658 282,383 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway A 084670108 2,681 20 Sole None Middleby Corp. 596278101 2,492 19,436 Sole None Perrigo Company 714290103 2,480 23,838 Sole None CVS Caremark Corp 126650100 1,981 40,977 Sole None Nestle S A Reg B ADR 641069406 1,859 28,551 Sole None Dorman Products 258278100 1,791 50,673 Sole None TJX Companies, Inc 872540109 1,750 41,233 Sole None Monro Muffler Brake 610236101 1,717 49,184 Sole None Caseys General Stores, Inc 147528103 1,685 31,728 Sole None Intuit 461202103 1,652 27,782 Sole None Walgreen Co 931422109 993 26,838 Sole None Deere & Co 244199105 986 11,410 Sole None Standard&Poor's Dep 78462F103 843 5,920 Sole None Walt Disney Co. 254687106 761 15,286 Sole None Verizon Communications 92343v104 733 16,933 Sole None Kimberly-Clark 494368103 695 8,230 Sole None AT&T 00206R102 667 19,786 Sole None Royal Dutch Shell Cl A 780259206 664 9,625 Sole None Glaxosmithkline 37733W105 653 15,018 Sole None Royal Bank of Canada 780087102 554 9,185 Sole None Abbott Labs 002824100 552 8,423 Sole None H J Heinz Co 423074103 539 9,346 Sole None Exxon Mobil Corp 30231g102 522 6,035 Sole None Johnson And Johnson Com 478160104 512 7,306 Sole None Cracker Barrel Old Ctry 22410J106 491 7,635 Sole None Waste Management 94106L109 446 13,219 Sole None Duke Energy Corp 26441C105 441 6,914 Sole None Market Vectors Agribusiness 57060U605 410 7,770 Sole None Chevron Corp New 166764100 390 3,611 Sole None Adobe Systems 00724F101 359 9,515 Sole None iShares MSCI Emrg Mkt 464287234 329 7,410 Sole None Bank of America 060505104 259 22,300 Sole None JP Morgan Chase & Co 46625H100 230 5,225 Sole None Noble Corporation H5833N103 226 6,500 Sole None Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 494550106 205 2,565 Sole None Sandridge Energy Inc 80007P307 126 19,890 Sole None Intersil Corporation 46069S109 93 11,265 Sole None