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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000934999-12-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120425
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120425
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120425
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DF DENT & CO INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000934999
IRS NUMBER: 521045317
STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-03691
FILM NUMBER: 12778223
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 2 EAST READ STREET
STREET 2: 6TH FLOOR
CITY: BALTIMORE
STATE: MD
ZIP: 21202
BUSINESS PHONE: 4108372544
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: DF DENT & CO INC
STREET 2: 2 EAST READ ST
CITY: BALTIMORE
STATE: MD
ZIP: 21202
13F-HR
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march0312.txt
MARCH 2012 13F
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012
Check here if Amendment [] Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): [] is a restatement.
[] adds new holdings entries.
Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: D. F. Dent and Company, Inc.
Address: 2 East Read Street, 6th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
13F File Number: 028-03691
The 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 submission.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Daniel F. Dent
Title: President
Phone: 410-837-2544
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
Report Type (Check Only One):
[X] 13F Holdings Report
[] 13F Notice
[] 13F Combination Report
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 181
Form 13 F Information Table Value Total (thousands): 3180621
List of Other Included Managers: None
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
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- -------
------------ -------- -------- --------
3D SYSTEMS CORP COM 88554D205 55692
2365847 SH Sole 2365847
3M CO COM 88579Y101 451 5050 SH
Sole 5050
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1300
21205 SH Sole 21205
ACTUANT CORP A COM 00508X203 3726 128522
SH Sole 128522
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 59049 1893211
SH Sole 1893211
AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 367
10988 SH Sole 10988
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 485 12188 SH
Sole 12188
AMDOCS LIMITED COM G02602103 182 5750
SH Sole 5750
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC COM 02913V103
26799 705244 SH Sole 705244
AMERICAN TOWER CORP COM 03027X100 71221
1130133 SH Sole 1130133
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 93 1366 SH
Sole 1366
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP COM 032511107 298
3800 SH Sole 3800
ANSYS INC COM 03662Q105 159174 2448075 SH
Sole 2448075
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 36760 365993
SH Sole 365993
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 935 1559
SH Sole 1559
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 1807
32750 SH Sole 32750
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 37900
1471266 SH Sole 1471266
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 1097
9 SH Sole 9
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. DEL CL COM 084670702
1921 23675 SH Sole 23675
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 71
2100 SH Sole 2100
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD CO COM 136375102
953 12000 SH Sole 12000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COM 14040H105 1665
29879 SH Sole 29879
CARBO CERAMICS INC COM 140781105 121 1150
SH Sole 1150
CARMAX INC COM 143130102 690 19900 SH
Sole 19900
CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 192 1800
SH Sole 1800
CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 77597 1000987
SH Sole 1000987
CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 1506 14049
SH Sole 14049
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO NV COM 167250109 37
855 SH Sole 855
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 3860
182506 SH Sole 182506
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 808 10917 SH
Sole 10917
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 489
5000 SH Sole 5000
COMCAST CORP - A COM 20030N101 561 18700
SH Sole 18700
COMCAST CORP - A - SPL COM 20030N200 3236
109641 SH Sole 109641
COMPOSITE TECH CORP COM 20461S108 0 1000
SH Sole 1000
CONCHO RESOURCES INC COM 20605P101 25954
254256 SH Sole 254256
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 206708109 51030
889332 SH Sole 889332
CORE LABORATORIES NV COM N22717107 44086
335076 SH Sole 335076
COSTAR GROUP INC. COM 22160n109 39636
574016 SH Sole 574016
COSTCO WHOLESALE CRP DEL COM 22160K105 92
1016 SH Sole 1016
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 4844
90820 SH Sole 90820
CVS/CAREMARK CORP COM 126650100 7 150
SH Sole 150
DANAHER CORP COM 235851102 302 5400 SH
Sole 5400
DEALERTRAK HOLDINGS, INC COM 242309102 68495
2263562 SH Sole 2263562
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 225 2780 SH
Sole 2780
DENTSPLY INTL COM 249030107 1499 37346
SH Sole 37346
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 5529 154740
SH Sole 154740
DUKE REALTY CORP COM 264411505 223 15550
SH Sole 15550
EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM 27579R104 494
21400 SH Sole 21400
EATON VANCE CP COM 278265103 12 434 SH
Sole 434
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 68909 1116470 SH
Sole 1116470
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 240 5950 SH
Sole 5950
EMC CORP COM 268648102 268 8975 SH
Sole 8975
EMERSON COM 291011104 314 6010 SH
Sole 6010
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L COM 293792107
442 8750 SH Sole 8750
EQT CORPORATION COM 26884L109 2880 59743
SH Sole 59743
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYS I COM 29476l107 499
7963 SH Sole 7963
EUROSEAS LTD COM Y23592200 28 12400 SH
Sole 12400
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL COM 302130109 130558
2807094 SH Sole 2807094
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 30219G108 946 17466
SH Sole 17466
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1811
20886 SH Sole 20886
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 291279 5384093
SH Sole 5384093
FISERV INC COM 337738108 3024 43574 SH
Sole 43574
FLUOR CORP COM 343412102 12 200 SH
Sole 200
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 30249U101 655
13000 SH Sole 13000
FORTINET INC COM 34959e109 1888 68300 SH
Sole 68300
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD COM 35671D857
546 14351 SH Sole 14351
GARDNER DENVER INC COM 365558105 45246
717956 SH Sole 717956
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 3294
164132 SH Sole 164132
GILEAD SCIENCES INC. COM 375558103 176 3600
SH Sole 3600
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COM 38141G104 66
530 SH Sole 530
GOOGLE INC CL A COM 38259P508 250 390 SH
Sole 390
HCP INC COM 40414L109 4967 125868 SH
Sole 125868
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC COM 421906108
40931 1924360 SH Sole 1924360
HENRY SCHEIN INC. COM 806407102 57 758 SH
Sole 758
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 197 8257
SH Sole 8257
HOME DEPOT COM 437076102 220 4375 SH
Sole 4375
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. COM 45168D104 147295
1684332 SH Sole 1684332
II-VI INC COM 902104108 52668 2226966 SH
Sole 2226966
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 134 2350
SH Sole 2350
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 19917 708421 SH
Sole 708421
INTL BUSINESS MACH CORP COM 459200101 3730
17878 SH Sole 17878
IRON MOUNTAIN COM 462846106 62 2140 SH
Sole 2140
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 357
7767 SH Sole 7767
JACOBS ENGINEERING CP INC COM 469814107 87809
1979028 SH Sole 1979028
JAMBA, INC. COM 47023A101 21 10000 SH
Sole 10000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7621
115546 SH Sole 115546
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 251
7716 SH Sole 7716
K12 INC COM 48273U102 34141 1444802 SH
Sole 1444802
KINDER MORGAN MGT LLC COM 49455U100 653
8754 SH Sole 8754
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOL COM 50540R409
7951 86857 SH Sole 86857
LANDAUER, INC. COM 233 4400 SH
Sole 4400
LEGG MASON INC COM 524901105 65 2326 SH
Sole 2326
LKQ CORP COM 501889208 83972 2694013 SH
Sole 2694013
LYNAS CORP LTD COM Q5683J103 85 75000
SH Sole 75000
M&T BANK CORP COM 55261F104 239 2750
SH Sole 2750
MACY'S, INC. COM 55616P104 233 5863 SH
Sole 5863
MAG SILVER CORP COM 55903Q104 8 800 SH
Sole 800
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COM 559080106
217 3000 SH Sole 3000
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 86717 193160
SH Sole 193160
MASTERCARD INC CL A COM 57636Q104 1413
3359 SH Sole 3359
McCORMICK & CO COM 579780206 768 14110
SH Sole 14110
McMoRAN EXPLORATION COM 582411104 53
5000 SH Sole 5000
MERCK & CO COM 58933Y105 949 24717 SH
Sole 24717
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC. COM 589584101 238
12300 SH Sole 12300
MHI HOSPITALITY CORP COM 55302L102 50
17125 SH Sole 17125
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 3413 105828
SH Sole 105828
MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 1304 12883
SH Sole 12883
MONSANTO CO COM 61166W101 18258 228909
SH Sole 228909
MOSIAC COMPANY COM 61945C103 9747
176288 SH Sole 176288
MURPHY OIL CORP COM 626717102 248 4400
SH Sole 4400
NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIV HOLDING COM 63245Q105
9396 1491361 SH Sole 1491361
NEOGEN CORP COM 640491106 296 7579 SH
Sole 7579
NESTLE S.A. COM 641069406 320 5074 SH
Sole 5074
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 172
3364 SH Sole 3364
NOKIA CORP ADR COM 654902204 12 2190 SH
Sole 2190
NOVARTIS AG COM 66987V109 150 2700 SH
Sole 2700
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS COM 67020Y100 336
13120 SH Sole 13120
NYMOX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM 67076p102
16 2000 SH Sole 2000
PAYCHEX COM 704326107 7111 229457 SH
Sole 229457
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 14
488 SH Sole 488
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 301 4535 SH
Sole 4535
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 1139 50285 SH
Sole 50285
PHILIP MORRIS INTL COM 718172109 647 7302
SH Sole 7302
PINNACLE WEST CAPITOL CORP COM 723484101 259
5400 SH Sole 5400
PNC FINANCIAL SVCS INC COM 693475105 1732
26856 SH Sole 26856
POOL CORPORATION COM 73278L105 238 6352
SH Sole 6352
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107
72675 1590601 SH Sole 1590601
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 311
1800 SH Sole 1800
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 24649
366753 SH Sole 366753
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 150558
2212142 SH Sole 2212142
QUANTA SERVICES INC COM 74762e102 20639
987516 SH Sole 987516
RANGE RESOURCES CORP COM 75281A109 37066
637524 SH Sole 637524
RENAISSANCE RE HOLDINGS LTD COM G7496G103
22866 301943 SH Sole 301943
RESMED INC COM 761152107 93247 3016725 SH
Sole 3016725
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC COM 776696106 103144
1040176 SH Sole 1040176
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 78388J106 1198
23569 SH Sole 23569
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 106215
1518876 SH Sole 1518876
SEI INVESTMENTS CO COM 784117103 25135
1214848 SH Sole 1214848
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 55 750
SH Sole 750
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM 828336107 498
15000 SH Sole 15000
STATE STREET CORPORATION COM 857477103 148
3258 SH Sole 3258
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 51715 618304
SH Sole 618304
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP COM 86183Q100 317
13000 SH Sole 13000
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 319 5750 SH
Sole 5750
T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC COM 74144T108 108913
1667893 SH Sole 1667893
TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 28411 405292
SH Sole 405292
TELEFLEX INC COM 879369106 168 2750 SH
Sole 2750
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR COM 881624209 41580
922761 SH Sole 922761
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 6 175
SH Sole 175
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY COM 892356106 59
650 SH Sole 650
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD COM 896239100 129439
2378526 SH Sole 2378526
U.S. BANCORP COM 902973304 1019 32167 SH
Sole 32167
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP COM 903914109 55802
2465844 SH Sole 2465844
UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 137 1275
SH Sole 1275
UNIT CORP COM 909218109 32941 770367 SH
Sole 770367
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 352
4239 SH Sole 4239
VENTAS INC COM 92276f100 2752 48192 SH
Sole 48192
VISA INC COM 92826C839 70103 594093 SH
Sole 594093
WALT DISNEY CO COM 254687106 388 8869
SH Sole 8869
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 590 17275
SH Sole 17275
WHOLE FOODS MARKET COM 966837106 657
7900 SH Sole 7900
WR BERKLEY CORP COM 084423102 3502 96957
SH Sole 96957
SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC 870875101 68 6038
SH Sole 6038
VANGUARD DIVIDEND 921908844 97 1650
SH Sole 1650
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS 922042858 518
11925 SH Sole 11925
VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US 922042775 1848
41802 SH Sole 41802
ALPINE REALTY INCOME & GROWTH 020940862 188
10901 SH Sole 10901
ARTIO INTL EQUITY FUND II CL A 04315J845 264
24807 SH Sole 24807
BUFFALO SCIENCE & TECH FD 119530103 199
11729 SH Sole 11729
DAVIS NY VENTURE FD CL A 239080104 608
16761 SH Sole 16761
DF DENT PREMIER GROWTH FUND 349903419 72
3825 SH Sole 3825
DODGE & COX INTERNATONAL STOCK 256206103 170
5170 SH Sole 5170
HARBOR FUND INTERNATIONAL FUND 411511306
1038 17305 SH Sole 17305
LEGG MASON VALUE TRUST 524659109 313
7364 SH Sole 7364
MASTERS SELECT INTERNATIONAL 576417208 231
16209 SH Sole 16209
MATTHEWS ASIAN GROWTH & INCOME 577130206
302 18028 SH Sole 18028
PIMCO COMMODITY REAL RETURN CL 722005550 43
6562 SH Sole 6562
T ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECH 741494108 177
15867 SH Sole 15867
T ROWE PRICE INTNL FUND 77956H203 379 27094
SH Sole 27094
VANGUARD REIT FUND INDEX 921908703 264
12495 SH Sole 12495
WASATCH HERITAGE GROWTH FUND 936793603 135
10232 SH Sole 10232