13F-HR 1 mar2013.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Mar 31, 2013. 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 Apr 17, 2013 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 77 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 692,877,000 VALUE SHARES/ INVST VOTE NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000 PRN AMT DSCTN AUTH Apple Computer Inc 037833100 35,723 80,701 Sole None Novo-Nordisk 670100205 26,775 165,790 Sole None United Technologies 913017109 24,842 265,889 Sole None PepsiCo, Inc. 713448108 23,885 301,922 Sole None Visa 92826C839 23,642 139,202 Sole None Qualcomm Inc. 747525103 23,053 344,377 Sole None Oracle Corporation 38389x105 22,778 704,535 Sole None Ecolab Inc. 278865100 21,242 264,924 Sole None LKQ Corp 501889208 20,565 945,068 Sole None Dollar Tree Stores 256746108 20,301 419,188 Sole None ConocoPhillips 20825C104 19,306 321,225 Sole None Phillips 66 718546104 19,252 275,152 Sole None Amphenol Corp 032095101 18,868 252,750 Sole None McCormick 579780206 18,026 245,081 Sole None Priceline.com 741503403 17,846 25,933 Sole None Wells Fargo & Co. 949746101 17,791 480,977 Sole None Mastercard Inc. 57636Q104 17,528 32,392 Sole None Tupperware Brands Corp 899896104 17,268 211,261 Sole None Lincoln Elec Hldgs Inc 533900106 16,994 313,660 Sole None Express Scripts 30219G108 16,942 294,034 Sole None Google Inc 38259P508 16,892 21,270 Sole None Ace Ltd H0023R105 16,841 189,291 Sole None TJX Companies, Inc 872540109 16,527 353,527 Sole None Diamond Offshore 25271C102 16,367 235,299 Sole None Thermo Fisher Scientific 883556102 16,168 211,378 Sole None Advance Auto Parts 00751Y106 16,111 194,930 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway B 084670207 15,805 151,675 Sole None Cognizant Tech Solutions 192446102 15,685 204,707 Sole None Precision Castparts Corp 740189105 15,423 81,338 Sole None Norfolk Southern Corp 655844108 14,995 194,537 Sole None Tim Hortons Inc 88706M103 14,958 275,368 Sole None 3M Company 88579Y101 16,692 138,204 Sole None Devon Energy Corp New 25179M103 14,633 259,363 Sole None Becton Dickinson & Co 075887109 13,730 143,606 Sole None Freeport McMoran Copper 35671D857 10,290 310,864 Sole None Middleby Corp. 596278101 3,007 19,765 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway A 084670108 2,669 19 Sole None Perrigo Company 714290103 2,845 23,960 Sole None CVS Caremark Corp 126650100 2,301 41,843 Sole None Nestle S A Reg B ADR 641069406 2,148 29,636 Sole None Dorman Products 258278100 1,942 52,197 Sole None Intuit 461202103 1,900 28,943 Sole None Monro Muffler Brake 610236101 1,899 47,817 Sole None Caseys General Stores, Inc 147528103 1,881 32,259 Sole None National Oilwell Varco 637071101 1,712 24,195 Sole None Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl 91911K102 1,599 21,319 Sole None Walgreen Co 931422109 1,317 27,619 Sole None Deere & Co 244199105 1,151 13.385 Sole None Glaxosmithkline 37733W105 990 21,113 Sole None Verizon Communications 92343v104 960 19,535 Sole None AT&T 00206R102 891 24,295 Sole None Walt Disney Co. 254687106 884 15,566 Sole None Kimberly-Clark 494368103 855 8,723 Sole None AbbVie Inc. 00287Y109 797 19,548 Sole None Royal Dutch Shell Cl A 780259206 724 11,105 Sole None Johnson And Johnson Com 478160104 673 8,248 Sole None Cracker Barrel Old Ctry 22410J106 670 8,285 Sole None Waste Management 94106L109 630 16,076 Sole None McDonalds 580135101 622 6,243 Sole None Royal Bank of Canada 780087102 618 10,245 Sole None Duke Energy Corp 26441C105 576 7,936 Sole None Exxon Mobil Corp 30231g102 521 5,784 Sole None Chevron Corp New 166764100 460 3,875 Sole None Microsoft Corp 594918104 450 15,727 Sole None Market Vectors Agribusiness 57060U605 388 7,170 Sole None Amgen Inc 031162100 314 3,062 Sole None Darden Restaurants Inc. 237194105 297 5,750 Sole None Biogen Idec Inc 09062X103 296 1,536 Sole None Bank of America 060505104 272 22,300 Sole None JP Morgan Chase & Co 46625H100 236 4,975 Sole None Noble Corporation H5833N103 233 6,100 Sole None Kinder Morgan Energy Partners 494550106 230 2,565 Sole None Procter & Gamble Co 742718109 216 2,804 Sole None Coca Cola Co 191216100 210 5,188 Sole None Celgene Corp 151020104 205 1,765 Sole None Sandridge Energy Inc 80007P307 113 21,420 Sole None Intersil Corporation 46069S109 126 14,510 Sole None