0000894579-11-000167.txt : 20110512 0000894579-11-000167.hdr.sgml : 20110512 20110511184132 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000894579-11-000167 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110512 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110511 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110512 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Findlay Park Partners LLP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001351950 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11825 FILM NUMBER: 11833306 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 52 UPPER BROOK STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1K 2BU BUSINESS PHONE: 00 44 20 7468 2145 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 52 UPPER BROOK STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1K 2BU 13F-HR 1 fp13fhr051111.txt FORM 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2011 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: Findlay Park Partners LLP Address: 52 Upper Brook Street, London W1K 2BU Form 13F File Number: 028-11825 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: Susan Fitch Title: Director Phone: +44 207 468 2145 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Susan Fitch London, England May 11, 2011 --------------- --------------- ------------- [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).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: Nil Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 163 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 5,271,029 (thousands) Findlay Park Partners LLP Form 13F Information Table

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acxiom Corp COM 005125109 11,992 835,700 SH SOLE 835,700 AES Corp COM 00130H105 23,788 1,829,831 SH SOLE 1,829,831 Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd COM 008474108 10,793 162,667 SH SOLE 162,667 Airgas Inc COM 009363102 95,888 1,443,667 SH SOLE 1,443,667 Alleghany Corp Del COM 017175100 19,834 59,924 SH SOLE 59,924 Alterra Capital Holdings Lim COM G0229R108 16,692 749,863 SH SOLE 749,863 Amdocs Ltd ORD G02602103 30,710 1,064,460 SH SOLE 1,064,460 American Tower Corp CL A 029912201 30,467 587,942 SH SOLE 587,942 American Wtr Wks Co Inc New COM 030420103 13,688 488,000 SH SOLE 488,000 Amphenol Corp New CL A 032095101 12,498 229,792 SH SOLE 229,792 Analog Devices Inc COM 032654105 33,631 854,000 SH SOLE 854,000 AptarGroup Inc COM 038336103 13,761 274,500 SH SOLE 274,500 Arrow Electrs Inc COM 042735100 31,938 762,609 SH SOLE 762,609 Assisted Living Concpt Nev N CL A NEW 04544X300 9,227 235,749 SH SOLE 235,749 Autozone Inc COM 053332102 13,906 50,833 SH SOLE 50,833 Avnet Inc COM 053807103 13,517 396,500 SH SOLE 396,500 Banco Bradesco S A SP ADR PFD NEW 059460303 53,431 2,575,000 SH SOLE 2,575,000 Banco Macro SA SPON ADR B 05961W105 32,049 800,625 SH SOLE 800,625 Bancolombia S A SPON ADR PREF 05968L102 15,038 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000 Bank Hawaii Corp COM 062540109 5,834 122,000 SH SOLE 122,000 Bank of New York Mellon Corp COM 064058100 63,017 2,109,720 SH SOLE 2,109,720

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Barrick Gold Corp COM 067901108 10,349 199,368 SH SOLE 199,368 BBVA Banco Frances S A SPONSORED ADR 07329M100 9,221 840,571 SH SOLE 840,571 Becton Dickinson & Co COM 075887109 50,997 640,500 SH SOLE 640,500 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc COM 075896100 67,403 1,396,371 SH SOLE 1,396,371 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del CL B NEW 084670702 25,507 305,000 SH SOLE 305,000 Blackstone Group L P COM UNIT LTD 09253U108 35,549 1,988,204 SH SOLE 1,988,204 Booz Allen Hamilton Hldg Cor CL A 099502106 1,805 100,243 SH SOLE 100,243 Broadridge Finl Solutions In COM 11133T103 9,113 401,650 SH SOLE 401,650 Brookdale Sr Living Inc COM 112463104 46,653 1,666,182 SH SOLE 1,666,182 Brookfield Asset Mgmt Inc CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 47,870 1,474,751 SH SOLE 1,474,751 Brown & Brown Inc COM 115236101 30,635 1,187,398 SH SOLE 1,187,398 Bard C R Inc COM 067383109 35,608 358,375 SH SOLE 358,375 CA Inc COM 12673P105 35,670 1,475,183 SH SOLE 1,475,183 CBS Corp New CL B 124857202 18,329 732,000 SH SOLE 732,000 Groupe CGI Inc CL A SUB VTG 39945C109 8,528 406,411 SH SOLE 406,411 Schwab Charles Corp New COM 808513105 19,464 1,079,527 SH SOLE 1,079,527 Citigroup Inc COM 172967101 21,120 4,778,333 SH SOLE 4,778,333 City Natl Corp COM 178566105 11,600 203,333 SH SOLE 203,333 CME Group Inc COM 12572Q105 13,588 45,059 SH SOLE 45,059 Coca Cola Co COM 191216100 66,902 1,008,467 SH SOLE 1,008,467 Cooper Industries Plc SHS G24140108 44,890 691,684 SH SOLE 691,684 Copart Inc COM 217204106 19,823 457,500 SH SOLE 457,500 Corning Inc COM 219350105 17,984 871,757 SH SOLE 871,757 Corrections Corp Amer New COM NEW 22025Y407 6,906 283,040 SH SOLE 283,040

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Costco Whsl Corp New COM 22160K105 29,519 402,600 SH SOLE 402,600 Covanta Hldg Corp COM 22282E102 29,944 1,753,149 SH SOLE 1,753,149 Covidien Plc SHS G2554F105 60,756 1,169,726 SH SOLE 1,169,726 Crown Castle Intl Corp COM 228227104 72,314 1,699,500 SH SOLE 1,699,500 CSX Corp COM 126408103 28,768 366,000 SH SOLE 366,000 Davita Inc COM 23918K108 50,608 591,842 SH SOLE 591,842 Dell Inc COM 24702R101 44,110 3,040,000 SH SOLE 3,040,000 Dentsply Intl Inc New COM 249030107 13,709 370,616 SH SOLE 370,616 Devry Inc Del COM 251893103 5,299 96,228 SH SOLE 96,228 Discovery Communicatns New COM SER C 25470F302 56,236 1,597,153 SH SOLE 1,597,153 Dresser-Rand Group Inc COM 261608103 26,314 490,745 SH SOLE 490,745 Drew Inds Inc COM NEW 26168L205 2,300 103,010 SH SOLE 103,010 Dun & Bradstreet Corp Del Ne COM 26483E100 45,316 564,758 SH SOLE 564,758 Emerson Elec Co COM 291011104 48,645 832,535 SH SOLE 832,535 Equifax Inc COM 294429105 42,657 1,098,000 SH SOLE 1,098,000 Exelon Corp COM 30161N101 20,125 488,000 SH SOLE 488,000 Fidelity Natl Information SV COM 31620M106 43,757 1,338,543 SH SOLE 1,338,543 First Niagara Finl GP Inc COM 33582V108 21,924 1,614,467 SH SOLE 1,614,467 Fiserv Inc COM 337738108 25,339 404,003 SH SOLE 404,003 Flir Sys Inc COM 302445101 45,743 1,321,667 SH SOLE 1,321,667 F M C Corp COM NEW 302491303 18,481 217,600 SH SOLE 217,600 Gafisa S A SPONS ADR 362607301 19,151 1,491,500 SH SOLE 1,491,500 GAP Inc Del COM 364760108 36,986 1,632,197 SH SOLE 1,632,197 Global Pmts Inc COM 37940X102 10,811 221,000 SH SOLE 221,000

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goldman Sachs Group Inc COM 38141G104 21,768 137,250 SH SOLE 137,250 Goodrich Corp COM 382388106 31,304 366,000 SH SOLE 366,000 GPO Aeroportuario Del Pac SA SPON ADR B 400506101 46,996 1,106,038 SH SOLE 1,106,038 Grupo Financiero Galicia S A SP ADR 10 SH B 399909100 12,030 967,800 SH SOLE 967,800 Grupo Televisa SA de CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 82,911 3,380,000 SH SOLE 3,380,000 Hasbro Inc COM 418056107 52,520 1,121,261 SH SOLE 1,121,261 HCC Ins Hldgs Inc COM 404132102 56,102 1,791,824 SH SOLE 1,791,824 Helmerich & Payne Inc COM 423452101 95,744 1,393,850 SH SOLE 1,393,850 Schein Henry Inc COM 806407102 100,944 1,438,563 SH SOLE 1,438,563 Hub Group Inc CL A 443320106 13,573 375,050 SH SOLE 375,050 IESI BFC Ltd COM 44951D108 56,722 2,232,042 SH SOLE 2,232,042 Invesco Ltd SHS G491BT108 37,950 1,484,759 SH SOLE 1,484,759 IRSA Inversiones Y Rep S A GLOBL DEP RCPT 450047204 4,826 348,207 SH SOLE 348,207 Itau Unibanco Hldg SA SPON ADR REP PFD 465562106 82,973 3,450,000 SH SOLE 3,450,000 Henry Jack & Assoc Inc COM 426281101 38,245 1,128,500 SH SOLE 1,128,500 Kinetic Concepts Inc COM NEW 49460W208 26,550 487,868 SH SOLE 487,868 Laboratory Corp Amer Hldgs COM NEW 50540R409 72,151 783,138 SH SOLE 783,138 Lazard Ltd SHS A G54050102 23,855 573,715 SH SOLE 573,715 Leucadia Natl Corp COM 527288104 27,166 723,643 SH SOLE 723,643 Liberty Global Inc COM SER A 530555101 30,279 731,200 SH SOLE 731,200 Liberty Media Corp New CAP COM SER A 53071M302 97,469 1,323,052 SH SOLE 1,323,052 Liberty Media Corp New LIB STAR COM A 53071M708 5,410 69,714 SH SOLE 69,714 Liberty Media Corp New INT COM SER A 53071M104 15,211 948,300 SH SOLE 948,300 Lockheed Martin Corp COM 539830109 26,157 325,333 SH SOLE 325,333

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Macquarie Infrastr Co Llc MEMBERSHIP INT 55608B105 30,618 1,283,237 SH SOLE 1,283,237 Markel Corp COM 570535104 25,808 62,271 SH SOLE 62,271 Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc COM 571748102 32,046 1,075,000 SH SOLE 1,075,000 Mastercard Inc CL A 57636Q104 49,613 197,096 SH SOLE 197,096 McGraw Hill Cos Inc COM 580645109 28,841 732,000 SH SOLE 732,000 Mettler Toledo International COM 592688105 12,241 71,167 SH SOLE 71,167 Molex Inc COM 608554101 42,841 1,705,469 SH SOLE 1,705,469 Monsanto Co New COM 61166W101 8,683 120,167 SH SOLE 120,167 Nalco Holding Company COM 62985Q101 67,527 2,472,602 SH SOLE 2,472,602 Nasdaq OMX Group Inc COM 631103108 14,473 560,100 SH SOLE 560,100 National Instrs Corp COM 636518102 23,179 707,313 SH SOLE 707,313 National Oilwell Varco Inc COM 637071101 58,026 732,000 SH SOLE 732,000 News Corp CL A 65248E104 26,808 1,524,900 SH SOLE 1,524,900 NICE Sys Ltd SPONSORED ADR 653656108 58,938 1,595,516 SH SOLE 1,595,516 Nordson Corp COM 655663102 39,096 339,790 SH SOLE 339,790 Norfolk Southern Corp COM 655844108 34,898 503,794 SH SOLE 503,794 Northern Tr Corp COM 665859104 13,358 263,215 SH SOLE 263,215 NVR Inc COM 62944T105 15,372 20,333 SH SOLE 20,333 NYSE Euronext COM 629491101 57,175 1,625,667 SH SOLE 1,625,667 Oceaneering Intl Inc COM 675232102 75,936 848,917 SH SOLE 848,917 Old Dominion Fght Lines Inc COM 679580100 21,351 608,475 SH SOLE 608,475 Pall Corp COM 696429307 31,060 539,138 SH SOLE 539,138 Pampa Energia S A SPONS ADR LVL I 697660207 6,818 481,132 SH SOLE 481,132 Partnerre Ltd COM G6852T105 36,631 462,278 SH SOLE 462,278

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patterson Companies Inc COM 703395103 6,556 203,667 SH SOLE 203,667 PerkinElmer Inc COM 714046109 46,143 1,756,495 SH SOLE 1,756,495 PNC Finl Svcs Group Inc COM 693475105 79,409 1,260,667 SH SOLE 1,260,667 Polo Ralph Lauren Corp CL A 731572103 18,857 152,500 SH SOLE 152,500 Precision Castparts Corp COM 740189105 41,929 284,881 SH SOLE 284,881 Principal Finl Group Inc COM 74251V102 14,690 457,500 SH SOLE 457,500 Procter & Gamble Co COM 742718109 33,984 551,683 SH SOLE 551,683 Prosperity Bancshares Inc COM 743606105 9,131 213,500 SH SOLE 213,500 Quanta Svcs Inc COM 74762E102 7,719 344,142 SH SOLE 344,142 Rayonier Inc COM 754907103 18,371 294,833 SH SOLE 294,833 Reinsurance Group Amer Inc COM NEW 759351604 30,483 485,560 SH SOLE 485,560 Republic Svcs Inc COM 760759100 45,168 1,503,585 SH SOLE 1,503,585 Roper Inds Inc New COM 776696106 58,353 674,909 SH SOLE 674,909 Seacor Holdings Inc COM 811904101 47,002 508,354 SH SOLE 508,354 Sherwin Williams Co COM 824348106 14,943 177,917 SH SOLE 177,917 Snap On Inc COM 833034101 36,637 610,000 SH SOLE 610,000 SPDR Gold Trust GOLD SHS 78463V107 34,965 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 SPDR Series Trust SPDR KBW BK ETF 78464A797 30,984 1,200,000 SH SOLE 1,200,000 SPDR Series Trust KBW REGN BK ETF 78464A698 29,293 1,100,000 SH SOLE 1,100,000 SPDR Series Trust S&P OILGAS EXP 78464A730 31,566 490,000 SH SOLE 490,000 Spectra Energy Corp COM 847560109 3,316 122,000 SH SOLE 122,000 St Joe Co COM 790148100 13,300 530,524 SH SOLE 530,524 Starbucks Corp COM 855244109 15,215 411,767 SH SOLE 411,767 Starwood Hotels&Resorts Wrld COM 85590A401 17,640 303,504 SH SOLE 303,504

SHRS or Title of Value PRN SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name Class CUSIP x$1,000 Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steris Corp COM 859152100 2,155 62,393 SH SOLE 62,393 Superior Energy Svcs Inc COM 868157108 26,568 648,000 SH SOLE 648,000 Synopsys Inc COM 871607107 32,904 1,190,008 SH SOLE 1,190,008 Sysco Corp COM 871829107 13,898 501,728 SH SOLE 501,728 TD Ameritrade Hldg Corp COM 87236Y108 94,525 4,529,250 SH SOLE 4,529,250 Team Health Holdings Inc COM 87817A107 12,955 741,130 SH SOLE 741,130 Texas Instrs Inc COM 882508104 31,974 925,167 SH SOLE 925,167 Texas Pac Ld Tr SUB CTF PROP I T 882610108 7,263 162,636 SH SOLE 162,636 Thor Inds Inc COM 885160101 27,338 819,250 SH SOLE 819,250 Tiffany & Co New COM 886547108 8,180 133,143 SH SOLE 133,143 Time Warner Cable Inc COM 88732J207 54,424 762,876 SH SOLE 762,876 Tyco International Ltd SHS H89128104 39,584 884,165 SH SOLE 884,165 Union Pac Corp COM 907818108 15,100 153,568 SH SOLE 153,568 Grainger W W Inc COM 384802104 56,601 411,105 SH SOLE 411,105 Walgreen Co COM 931422109 59,779 1,489,273 SH SOLE 1,489,273 Waste Connections Inc COM 941053100 65,824 2,286,356 SH SOLE 2,286,356 Weatherford International Lt REG SHS H27013103 9,189 406,600 SH SOLE 406,600 Westamerica Bancorporation COM 957090103 16,103 313,474 SH SOLE 313,474 Whirlpool Corp COM 963320106 24,986 292,719 SH SOLE 292,719 Wintrust Financial Corp COM 97650W108 10,088 274,500 SH SOLE 274,500 Woodward Inc COM 980745103 65,883 1,906,344 SH SOLE 1,906,344 Zimmer Hldgs Inc COM 98956P102 33,836 559,000 SH SOLE 559,000