-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, G31ThEByIJJLXEUP3mp0So9RtKWZIyONwJgOgdYaD7GYmrtBm/WUuXsA07hnbmox AOPaeAfw7WiSx5Ker+EiUQ== 0001140361-08-001855.txt : 20080124 0001140361-08-001855.hdr.sgml : 20080124 20080124134157 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-08-001855 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080124 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080124 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080124 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TOWLE & CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001224014 IRS NUMBER: 431238562 FISCAL YEAR END: 0903 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10640 FILM NUMBER: 08547049 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12855 FLUSHING MEADOW DR. CITY: ST. LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63131 BUSINESS PHONE: 3148220204 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 12855 FLUSHING MEADOW DR. CITY: ST. LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63131 13F-HR 1 form13f.txt TOWLE & CO 13F-HR 12-31-2007 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2007 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: Towle & Co. --------------------------------------------- Address: 1610 Des Peres Road, Suite 250 --------------------------------------------- St. Louis, MO 63131 --------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28- -------------- 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: Peter J. Lewis, CFA ------------------------- Title: Director of Research ------------------------- Phone: 314-822-0204 ------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Peter J. Lewis St. Louis, MO 1/22/08 - -------------- ------------- ------- [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 it a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other managers Reporting for this Manager: None Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: None -------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 65 -------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $296,340 -------- (thousands)
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 - ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- ------- --- ---- ------- -------- ------- ------ ------- Advantage Energy Income Fund Foreign Unit 00762l101 396 45000 UNT Sole None 45000 - - Alpha Natural Resources Inc Common Stock 02076x102 14307 440500 SH Sole None 270900 - 169600 AmeriServ Financial Inc Common Stock 03074a102 2505 904419 SH Sole None 550600 - 353819 Arkansas Best Corp Common Stock 040790107 7325 333870 SH Sole None 206050 - 127820 ArvinMeritor Inc Common Stock 043353101 7293 621800 SH Sole None 385300 - 236500 BankUnited Financial Corp Common Stock 06652b103 5150 746400 SH Sole None 460000 - 286400 Beazer Homes USA Inc Common Stock 07556q105 4276 575559 SH Sole None 356000 - 219559 Brunswick Corp Common Stock 117043109 8059 472700 SH Sole None 292800 - 179900 Building Materials Holding Common Stock 120113105 4883 883100 SH Sole None 543900 - 339200 Canetic Resources Trust Foreign Unit 137513107 537 40000 UNT Sole None 40000 - - Celestica Inc Common Stock 15101q108 5947 1025400 SH Sole None 632018 - 393382 Chiquita Brands Intl Inc Common Stock 170032809 13529 735700 SH Sole None 452100 - 283600 Circuit City Stores Inc Common Stock 172737108 252 60000 SH Sole None 60000 - - CNA Financial Corp Common Stock 126117100 8290 245850 SH Sole None 152400 - 93450 ConocoPhillips Common Stock 20825c104 6847 77550 SH Sole None 47450 - 30100 Covenant Transport Group Inc Common Stock 22284p105 3088 459600 SH Sole None 281600 - 178000 Dot Hill Sys Corp Common Stock 25848t109 295 121400 SH Sole None 121400 - - Edge Petroleum Corp Common Stock 279862106 266 45000 SH Sole None 45000 - - EFJ Inc. Common Stock 26843b101 275 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Flagstar Bancorp Inc Common Stock 337930101 5643 809725 SH Sole None 498625 - 311100 Flexsteel Industries Inc Common Stock 339382103 3921 326753 SH Sole None 198735 - 128018 FSI International Inc Common Stock 302633102 360 200000 SH Sole None 200000 - - Furniture Brands Intl Inc Common Stock 360921100 8428 837800 SH Sole None 516000 - 321800 Haverty Furniture Co Inc Common Stock 419596101 5176 575800 SH Sole None 353400 - 222400 Hess Corporation Common Stock 42809h107 8925 88495 SH Sole None 54350 - 34145 HRPT Properties Trust Common Stock 40426w101 386 50000 SH Sole None 50000 - - Irwin Financial Corp Common Stock 464119106 5554 755700 SH Sole None 465501 - 290199 John Hancock Bank & Thrift Fund Unit 409735107 309 50000 UNT Sole None 50000 - - Opportunity Kellwood Co Common Stock 488044108 6698 402550 SH Sole None 247700 - 154850 Korea Electric Power Corp Sponsored ADR 500631106 9868 473300 SH Sole None 292400 - 180900 La Z Boy Inc Com Common Stock 505336107 317 40000 SH Sole None 40000 - - LandAmerica Financial Common Stock 514936103 8008 239430 SH Sole None 147250 - 92180 Leadis Technology, Inc. Common Stock 52171N103 286 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Lear Corp Common Stock 521865105 10422 376800 SH Sole None 231000 - 145800 M/I Homes Inc Common Stock 55305b101 4302 409730 SH Sole None 253350 - 156380 Max Worldwide, Inc Common Stock 577940109 55 155000 SH Sole None 155000 - - Meritage Homes Corporation Common Stock 59001a102 7741 531341 SH Sole None 326341 - 205000 Motive, Inc. Common Stock 61980V107 219 156800 SH Sole None 156800 - - Natuzzi Spa Sponsored ADR 63905a101 1125 244076 SH Sole None 142800 - 101276 Navistar International Corp Common Stock 63934e108 21753 401350 SH Sole None 249500 - 151850 Newpark Resources Inc Common Stock 651718504 6134 1125600 SH Sole None 687200 - 438400 Parlux Fragrances Inc Common Stock 701645103 408 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Peak International Ltd Common Stock G69586108 456 200000 SH Sole None 200000 - - PFF Bancorp Inc Common Stock 69331w104 9963 827500 SH Sole None 508800 - 318700 PMA Capital Corp Common Stock 693419202 5896 717381 SH Sole None 439243 - 278138 PolyOne Corporation Common Stock 73179p106 5893 895700 SH Sole None 548000 - 347700 Proliance International Inc Common Stock 74340r104 1857 1032148 SH Sole None 609234 - 422914 Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd Common Stock g7313f106 2641 1035800 SH Sole None 637400 - 398400 Sanmina-SCI Corp Common Stock 800907107 8571 4709700 SH Sole None 2979900 - 1729800 Selectica, Inc Common Stock 816288104 270 150000 SH Sole None 150000 - - Silicon Storage Technology Inc Common Stock 827057100 299 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Spansion Inc Common Stock 84649r101 353 90000 SH Sole None 90000 - - Stein Mart Inc Common Stock 858375108 275 58100 SH Sole None 58100 - - Stewart Info. Services Corp Common Stock 860372101 6294 241250 SH Sole None 149000 - 92250 Superior Offshore Common Stock 86825Q104 301 60000 SH Sole None 60000 - - International Sypris Solutions Inc. Common Stock 871655106 427 70000 SH Sole None 70000 - - Tecumseh Products Co Common Stock 878895200 6195 264650 SH Sole None 161750 - 102900 Tesoro Corporation Common Stock 881609101 5995 125698 SH Sole None 78550 - 47148 True Energy Trust Foreign Unit 897839106 335 100000 UNT Sole None 100000 - - Union Drilling Inc Common Stock 90653p105 8878 563000 SH Sole None 346500 - 216500 Utstarcom Inc Foreign Unit 918076100 275 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Valero Energy Corp Common Stock 91913y100 9732 138975 SH Sole None 85600 - 53375 Virco Mfg Corp Foreign Unit 927651109 4443 602104 SH Sole None 369360 - 232744 Westell Technologies Inc. Common Stock 957541105 288 200000 SH Sole None 200000 - - YRC Worldwide Inc Foreign Unit 984249102 7121 416700 SH Sole None 264200 - 152500
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