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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000934999-12-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120930
FILED AS OF DATE: 20121019
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121019
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121019
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: 121151815
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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sept201213F.txt
SEPTEMBER 2012 13 F REPORT
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: 196
Form 13 F Information Table Value Total (thousands): 3017100
List of Other Included Managers: None
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
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 71311
2170806 SH Sole 2170806
3M CO COM 88579Y101 441 4767 SH
Sole 4767
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1450
21147 SH Sole 21147
ACTUANT CORP A COM 00508X203 2948 103009
SH Sole 103009
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 31246 1808197
SH Sole 1808197
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 414 12188 SH
Sole 12188
AMDOCS LIMITED COM G02602103 190 5750
SH Sole 5750
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC COM 02913V103
24868 682629 SH Sole 682629
AMERICAN TOWER CORP COM 03027X100 72938
1021684 SH Sole 1021684
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 115 1366 SH
Sole 1366
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP COM 032511107 266
3800 SH Sole 3800
ANSYS INC COM 03662Q105 172328 2347788 SH
Sole 2347788
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 28805 333124
SH Sole 333124
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 1383
2073 SH Sole 2073
APPLIED MINERALS COM 436 335200 SH
Sole 335200
ATRION CORP COM 049904105 73 331 SH
Sole 331
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 1937
33025 SH Sole 33025
AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 92 250 SH
Sole 250
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 799
28049 SH Sole 28049
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 1194
9 SH Sole 9
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. DEL CL COM 084670702
2187 24794 SH Sole 24794
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 71
2100 SH Sole 2100
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD CO COM 136375102
882 10000 SH Sole 10000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COM 14040H105 1666
29219 SH Sole 29219
CARBO CERAMICS INC COM 140781105 72 1150
SH Sole 1150
CARMAX INC COM 143130102 563 19900 SH
Sole 19900
CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 155 1800
SH Sole 1800
CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 54773 716923
SH Sole 716923
CERNER CORP COM 156782104 300 3882 SH
Sole 3882
CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 1608 13795
SH Sole 13795
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO NV COM 167250109 23
600 SH Sole 600
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 2657
139137 SH Sole 139137
CLEAN HARBORS INC COM 184496107 15378
314803 SH Sole 314803
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 996 26260 SH
Sole 26260
COLFAX CORP COM 194014106 220 6000 SH
Sole 6000
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 536
5000 SH Sole 5000
COMCAST CORP - A COM 20030N101 552 15450
SH Sole 15450
COMCAST CORP - A - SPL COM 20030N200 3411
97988 SH Sole 97988
COMPOSITE TECH CORP COM 20461S108 0 1000
SH Sole 1000
CONCHO RESOURCES INC COM 20605P101 52481
553884 SH Sole 553884
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 206708109 67940
921474 SH Sole 921474
CORE LABORATORIES NV COM N22717107 37773
310938 SH Sole 310938
COSTAR GROUP INC. COM 22160n109 45043
552407 SH Sole 552407
COSTCO WHOLESALE CRP DEL COM 22160K105 250
2498 SH Sole 2498
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 5278
82345 SH Sole 82345
DANAHER CORP COM 235851102 298 5400 SH
Sole 5400
DEALERTRAK HOLDINGS, INC COM 242309102 49404
1773914 SH Sole 1773914
DENTSPLY INTL COM 249030107 877 22991 SH
Sole 22991
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 5132 147840
SH Sole 147840
DUKE REALTY CORP COM 264411505 229 15550
SH Sole 15550
EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM 27579R104 433
20500 SH Sole 20500
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 62141 958820 SH
Sole 958820
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 443 9350 SH
Sole 9350
EMERSON COM 291011104 316 6540 SH
Sole 6540
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L COM 293792107
469 8750 SH Sole 8750
EQT CORPORATION COM 26884L109 3397 57568
SH Sole 57568
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYS I COM 29476l107 454
7896 SH Sole 7896
EUROSEAS LTD COM Y23592200 14 12400 SH
Sole 12400
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL COM 302130109 105226
2894789 SH Sole 2894789
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 30219G108 1130
18036 SH Sole 18036
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1974
21585 SH Sole 21585
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 220394 5126630
SH Sole 5126630
FINANCIAL ENGINES INC COM 317485100 20139
845611 SH Sole 845611
FISERV INC COM 337738108 2803 37860 SH
Sole 37860
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 30249U101 625
13495 SH Sole 13495
FORTINET INC COM 34959e109 1645 68219 SH
Sole 68219
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD COM 35671D857
845 21351 SH Sole 21351
GARDNER DENVER INC COM 365558105 56399
933606 SH Sole 933606
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 3383
148944 SH Sole 148944
GILEAD SCIENCES INC. COM 375558103 239 3600
SH Sole 3600
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COM 38141G104 60
530 SH Sole 530
GOOGLE INC CL A COM 38259P508 447 592 SH
Sole 592
HCP INC COM 40414L109 5573 125299 SH
Sole 125299
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC COM 421906108
44449 1944393 SH Sole 1944393
HENRY SCHEIN INC. COM 806407102 126 1592
SH Sole 1592
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 175
10273 SH Sole 10273
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC COM 442487203 311
90000 SH Sole 90000
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. COM 45168D104 136835
1377302 SH Sole 1377302
II-VI INC COM 902104108 49600 2607800 SH
Sole 2607800
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 131 2200
SH Sole 2200
ILLUMINA INC COM 452327109 12808 265791
SH Sole 265791
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 15715 693684 SH
Sole 693684
INTERMAP TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 458977204 34
150000 SH Sole 150000
INTL BUSINESS MACH CORP COM 459200101 3667
17678 SH Sole 17678
IRON MOUNTAIN COM 462846106 44 1284 SH
Sole 1284
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 527
13024 SH Sole 13024
JACOBS ENGINEERING CP INC COM 469814107 75545
1868532 SH Sole 1868532
JAMBA, INC. COM 47023A101 357 160000 SH
Sole 160000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7629
110713 SH Sole 110713
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 211
7716 SH Sole 7716
K12 INC COM 48273U102 20598 1019713 SH
Sole 1019713
KINDER MORGAN MGT LLC COM 49455U100 690
9032 SH Sole 9032
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOL COM 50540R409
7287 78807 SH Sole 78807
LANDAUER, INC. COM 305 5100 SH
Sole 5100
LEGG MASON INC COM 524901105 52 2126 SH
Sole 2126
LKQ CORP COM 501889208 74728 4044834 SH
Sole 4044834
LYNAS CORP LTD COM Q5683J103 158 195000
SH Sole 195000
M&T BANK CORP COM 55261F104 262 2750
SH Sole 2750
MACY'S, INC. COM 55616P104 221 5863 SH
Sole 5863
MAG SILVER CORP COM 55903Q104 375 30800
SH Sole 30800
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COM 559080106
262 3000 SH Sole 3000
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 88120 192197
SH Sole 192197
MARKET VECTORS JUNIOR GOLD MIN COM 445
18000 SH Sole 18000
MASTERCARD INC CL A COM 57636Q104 1542
3415 SH Sole 3415
McCORMICK & CO COM 579780206 875 14110
SH Sole 14110
McMoRAN EXPLORATION COM 582411104 59
5000 SH Sole 5000
MERCK & CO COM 58933Y105 1088 24134 SH
Sole 24134
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC. COM 589584101 274
14300 SH Sole 14300
MHI HOSPITALITY CORP COM 55302L102 70
17125 SH Sole 17125
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 2803 94200
SH Sole 94200
MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 1282 11083
SH Sole 11083
MONSANTO CO COM 61166W101 12138 133356
SH Sole 133356
MOSIAC COMPANY COM 61945C103 9657
167625 SH Sole 167625
MURPHY OIL CORP COM 626717102 236 4400
SH Sole 4400
NANOSPHERE INC COM 299 90000 SH
Sole 90000
NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIV HOLDING COM 63245Q105
8457 1691438 SH Sole 1691438
NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIU COM 62914b100
18028 1218099 SH Sole 1218099
NEOGEN CORP COM 640491106 324 7579 SH
Sole 7579
NESTLE S.A. COM 641069406 270 4274 SH
Sole 4274
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 188
3364 SH Sole 3364
NOKIA CORP ADR COM 654902204 6 2190 SH
Sole 2190
NOVARTIS AG COM 66987V109 99 1620 SH
Sole 1620
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS COM 67020Y100 486
19520 SH Sole 19520
NYMOX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM 67076p102
220 32000 SH Sole 32000
O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC COM 67103H107 8572
102512 SH Sole 102512
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION COM 676118102 283
90000 SH Sole 90000
ONEBEACON INSURANCE GP COM G67742109 253
18840 SH Sole 18840
PAYCHEX COM 704326107 6204 186358 SH
Sole 186358
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 324 4585 SH
Sole 4585
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 1159 46633 SH
Sole 46633
PHILIP MORRIS INTL COM 718172109 541 6020
SH Sole 6020
PINNACLE WEST CAPITOL CORP COM 723484101 253
4800 SH Sole 4800
PNC FINANCIAL SVCS INC COM 693475105 1646
26087 SH Sole 26087
POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 73179V103
11004 311279 SH Sole 311279
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107
66786 1538129 SH Sole 1538129
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 294
1800 SH Sole 1800
PRICE SMART INC COM 741511109 4210 55598
SH Sole 55598
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 23566
339759 SH Sole 339759
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 132727
2124648 SH Sole 2124648
QUANTA SERVICES INC COM 74762e102 3005
121672 SH Sole 121672
RANGE RESOURCES CORP COM 75281A109 54621
781758 SH Sole 781758
REALPAGE, INC. COM 75606n109 4378 193707
SH Sole 193707
RED HAT INC. COM 756577102 388 6810 SH
Sole 6810
RENAISSANCE RE HOLDINGS LTD COM G7496G103
673 8740 SH Sole 8740
RESMED INC COM 761152107 103348 2553696
SH Sole 2553696
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC COM 776696106 105234
957628 SH Sole 957628
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 78388J106 1367
21727 SH Sole 21727
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 107594
1487538 SH Sole 1487538
SEI INVESTMENTS CO COM 784117103 58806
2742831 SH Sole 2742831
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 144
2000 SH Sole 2000
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM 828336107 953
24000 SH Sole 24000
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO COM 82967N108 28
10700 SH Sole 10700
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO COM 845467109 37950
1091136 SH Sole 1091136
STATE STREET CORPORATION COM 857477103 137
3258 SH Sole 3258
STEPAN COMPANY COM 82 850 SH
Sole 850
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 69270 765559
SH Sole 765559
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP COM 86183Q100 306
13000 SH Sole 13000
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 258 4636 SH
Sole 4636
T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC COM 74144T108 101144
1597857 SH Sole 1597857
TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 10762 149593
SH Sole 149593
TELEFLEX INC COM 879369106 189 2750 SH
Sole 2750
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR COM 881624209 35320
852940 SH Sole 852940
THERAVANCE INC COM 88338t104 233 9000
SH Sole 9000
TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY COM 892356106 64
650 SH Sole 650
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD COM 896239100 109465
2296792 SH Sole 2296792
TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 902252105 9001
204475 SH Sole 204475
U.S. BANCORP COM 902973304 1100 32067 SH
Sole 32067
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP COM 903914109 25
1122 SH Sole 1122
UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 134 1125
SH Sole 1125
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 315
4021 SH Sole 4021
VENTAS INC COM 92276f100 3000 48191 SH
Sole 48191
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 245
5385 SH Sole 5385
VISA INC COM 92826C839 74715 556409 SH
Sole 556409
WAB TECH CORP COM 929740108 80 1000 SH
Sole 1000
WALT DISNEY CO COM 254687106 466 8919
SH Sole 8919
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 216 6255
SH Sole 6255
WHOLE FOODS MARKET COM 966837106 769
7900 SH Sole 7900
WR BERKLEY CORP COM 084423102 3472 92607
SH Sole 92607
SWISS HELVETIA FUND INC 870875101 73 6746
SH Sole 6746
VANGUARD DIVIDEND 921908844 98 1650
SH Sole 1650
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS 922042858 539
12925 SH Sole 12925
VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US 922042775 1961
45652 SH Sole 45652
ALPINE REALTY INCOME & GROWTH 020940862 192
10901 SH Sole 10901
BUFFALO SCIENCE & TECH FD 119530103 201
11729 SH Sole 11729
DAVIS NY VENTURE FD CL A 239080104 607
16761 SH Sole 16761
DF DENT MIDCAP GROWTH FUND 34984t451 168
15520 SH Sole 15520
DF DENT PREMIER GROWTH FUND 349903419 903
47961 SH Sole 47961
DODGE & COX INTERNATONAL STOCK 256206103 168
5170 SH Sole 5170
HARBOR FUND INTERNATIONAL FUND 411511306
1018 17305 SH Sole 17305
MASTERS SELECT INTERNATIONAL 576417208 171
12301 SH Sole 12301
MATTHEWS ASIAN GROWTH & INCOME 577130206
325 18045 SH Sole 18045
PIMCO COMMODITY REAL RETURN CL 722005550 46
6615 SH Sole 6615
T ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECH 741494108 171
15867 SH Sole 15867
T ROWE PRICE INTNL FUND 77956H203 375 27094
SH Sole 27094
VANGUARD REIT FUND INDEX 921908703 270
12495 SH Sole 12495
WASATCH HERITAGE GROWTH FUND 936793603 131
10232 SH Sole 10232