-----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, BuOpE6Zr0FTWV3JizCETRDHOyO/99oFgpniujErBdh44UinaAtSMjq2fqcTAk6zt +sqYpfiWG4SNDcjydBOexw== 0001140361-07-020188.txt : 20071022 0001140361-07-020188.hdr.sgml : 20071022 20071022153426 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-07-020188 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071022 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071022 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20071022 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: 071183141 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 9-30-2007 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: --- 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: /s/ Peter J. Lewis, CFA ------------------------- Title: Director of Research ------------------------- Phone: 314-822-0204 ------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Peter J. Lewis St. Louis, MO 10/16/2007 - ------------------ ------------- ---------- [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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: None [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 54 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $330,102 ----------- (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 555 45000 SH Sole None 45000 - - Trust Units Alpha Natural Resources Inc Common Stock 02076x102 14023 603700 SH Sole None 353900 - 249800 AmeriServ Financial Inc Common Stock 03074a102 3120 937003 SH Sole None 534000 - 403003 Arkansas Best Corp Common Stock 040790107 6584 201620 SH Sole None 117650 - 83970 ArvinMeritor Inc Common Stock 043353101 11119 661100 SH Sole None 390500 - 270600 Bankunited Financial Corp Common Stock 06652b103 8219 528900 SH Sole None 310700 - 218200 Beazer Homes USA Inc Common Stock 07556q105 3782 458459 SH Sole None 269400 - 189059 Building Materials Holding Common Stock 120113105 6255 591300 SH Sole None 347400 - 243900 Corp Canetic Resources Trust Units Foreign Unit 137513107 612 40000 SH Sole None 40000 - - Celestica Inc Common Stock 15101q108 5743 940000 SH Sole None 530000 - 410000 Chiquita Brands Intl Inc Common Stock 170032809 11783 744400 SH Sole None 437600 - 306800 CNA Financial Corp Common Stock 126117100 8306 211250 SH Sole None 121600 - 89650 ConocoPhillips Common Stock 20825c104 6929 78950 SH Sole None 45950 - 33000 Covenant Transport Group Inc Common Stock 22284p105 3135 464500 SH Sole None 270800 - 193700 Flagstar Bancorp Inc Common Stock 337930101 5051 519200 SH Sole None 305400 - 213800 Flexsteel Industries Inc Common Stock 339382103 4754 337403 SH Sole None 192535 - 144868 FSI International Inc Common Stock 302633102 90 38800 SH Sole None 38800 - - Furniture Brands Intl Inc Common Stock 360921100 9861 972500 SH Sole None 571700 - 400800 Hess Corporation Common Stock 42809h107 5974 89795 SH Sole None 52550 - 37245 Hovnanian Enterprises Inc Common Stock 442487203 8735 787724 SH Sole None 461709 - 326015 INTL Coal Grp Common Stock 45928H106 444 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Irwin Financial Corp Common Stock 464119106 8552 776100 SH Sole None 455900 - 320200 Kellwood Co Common Stock 488044108 8469 496750 SH Sole None 291800 - 204950 Korea Electric Power Corp Sponsored ADR 500631106 11010 475600 SH Sole None 283200 - 192400 Landamerica Financial Group Common Stock 514936103 8695 223080 SH Sole None 131050 - 92030 Inc Leadis Technology, Inc. Common Stock 52171N103 350 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Lear Corp Common Stock 521865105 12319 383800 SH Sole None 223600 - 160200 M/I Homes Inc Common Stock 55305b101 7055 507930 SH Sole None 298850 - 209080 Max Worldwide, Inc Common Stock 577940109 58 155000 SH Sole None 155000 - - Meritage Homes Corporation Common Stock 59001a102 6178 437600 SH Sole None 256800 - 180800 Motive, Inc. Common Stock 61980V107 263 156800 SH Sole None 156800 - - Natuzzi Spa Sponsored ADR 63905a101 1529 259176 SH Sole None 142800 - 116376 Navistar International Corp Common Stock 63934e108 25121 407150 SH Sole None 241900 - 165250 Newpark Resources Inc Common Stock 651718504 6144 1146300 SH Sole None 665200 - 481100 Parlux Fragrances Inc Common Stock 701645103 389 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Peak International Ltd Common Stock G69586108 542 200000 SH Sole None 200000 - - PMA Capital Corp Common Stock 693419202 6996 736481 SH Sole None 425543 - 310938 PolyOne Corporation Common Stock 73179p106 6721 899800 SH Sole None 530400 - 369400 Proliance International Inc Common Stock 74340r104 2304 1091948 SH Sole None 606234 - 485714 Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd Common Stock g7313f106 2889 1070100 SH Sole None 614200 - 455900 Ryerson Inc Common Stock 78375p107 20779 615864 SH Sole None 363500 - 252364 Sanmina-SCI Corp Common Stock 800907107 9525 4493000 SH Sole None 2703200 - 1789800 Selectica, Inc Common Stock 816288104 262 150000 SH Sole None 150000 - - Silicon Storage Technology Inc Common Stock 827057100 322 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Stewart Info. Services Corp Common Stock 860372101 6499 189650 SH Sole None 110700 - 78950 Sypris Solutions Inc. Common Stock 871655106 602 70000 SH Sole None 70000 - - Tecumseh Products Co Common Stock 878895200 5181 269150 SH Sole None 156550 - 112600 Tesoro Corporation Common Stock 881609101 5890 127998 SH Sole None 76050 - 51948 True Energy Trust Foreign Unit 897839106 498 100000 SH Sole None 100000 - - Unifi Inc Common Stock 904677101 6821 2480500 SH Sole None 1443900 - 1036600 Union Drilling Inc Common Stock 90653p105 8317 570500 SH Sole None 335300 - 235200 Valero Energy Corp Common Stock 91913y100 9457 140775 SH Sole None 82900 - 57875 Virco Mfg Corp Common Stock 927651109 4732 610704 SH Sole None 357460 - 253244 YRC Worldwide Inc Common Stock 984249102 10537 385700 SH Sole None 227000 - 158700
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