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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000934999-12-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120206
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120206
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120206
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: 12573549
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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december2011.txt
DECEMBER 2011 13F
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON DC 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011
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:
Daniel F. Dent Baltimore, MD 02/06/2012
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: 171
Form 13 F Information Table Value Total (thousands): 2881341
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 34193 2374540 SH Sole 2374540
3M CO COM 88579Y101 388 4750 SH
Sole 4750
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1204 21405 SH Sole 21405
ACTUANT CORP A COM 00508X203 2934 129322 SH Sole 129322
ADTRAN INC COM 00738A106 46851 1553401 SH Sole 1553401
AGNICO-EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 431 11861 SH Sole 11861
ALTERA CORP COM 021441100 171 4618 SH
Sole 4618
AMDOCS LIMITED COM G02602103 164 5750 SH Sole 5750
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC COM 02913V103 30665 708527 SH Sole 708527
AMERICAN TOWER CORP COM 03027X100 69154 1152376 SH Sole 1152376
AMGEN INC COM 031162100 88 1366 SH
Sole 1366
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP COM 032511107 290 3800 SH Sole 3800
ANSYS INC COM 03662Q105 136023 2374698 SH
Sole 2374698
APACHE CORP COM 037411105 33201 366543 SH Sole 366543
APPLE COMPUTER INC COM 037833100 1036 2559 SH Sole 2559
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COM 053015103 1863 34500 SH Sole 34500
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 54543 2696162 SH Sole 2696162
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC COM 084670108 459 4 SH Sole 4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. DEL CL COM 084670702 1551 20325 SH Sole 20325
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 74 2100 SH Sole 2100
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD CO COM 136375102 943 12000 SH Sole 12000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COM 14040H105 1264 29879 SH Sole 29879
CARMAX INC COM 143130102 607 19900 SH
Sole 19900
CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 118 1300 SH Sole 1300
CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 67942 1005054 SH Sole 1005054
CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 894 8404 SH
Sole 8404
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO NV COM 167250109 32 855 SH Sole 855
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 2941 162649 SH Sole 162649
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 764 10917 SH
Sole 10917
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 462 5000 SH Sole 5000
COMCAST CORP - A COM 20030N101 326 13750 SH Sole 13750
COMCAST CORP - A - SPL COM 20030N200 2690 114161 SH Sole 114161
COMPOSITE TECH CORP COM 20461S108 0 1000 SH Sole 1000
CONCHO RESOURCES INC COM 20605P101 24049 256518 SH Sole 256518
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 206708109 44044 867188 SH Sole 867188
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM COM 20825C104 254 3480 SH Sole 3480
CORE LABORATORIES NV COM N22717107 45945 403199 SH Sole 403199
COSTAR GROUP INC. COM 22160n109 35957 538850 SH Sole 538850
COSTCO WHOLESALE CRP DEL COM 22160K105 51 616 SH Sole 616
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 4069 90820 SH Sole 90820
CVS/CAREMARK CORP COM 126650100 6 150 SH Sole 150
DANAHER CORP COM 235851102 255 5416 SH
Sole 5416
DEALERTRAK HOLDINGS, INC COM 242309102 62873 2306402 SH Sole 2306402
DENTSPLY INTL COM 249030107 2351 67191 SH Sole 67191
DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 5286 77650 SH Sole 77650
DUKE REALTY CORP COM 264411505 187 15550 SH Sole 15550
EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM 27579R104 423 21400 SH Sole 21400
EATON VANCE CP COM 278265103 10 434 SH
Sole 434
ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 65019 1124704 SH
Sole 1124704
ELI LILLY & CO COM 532457108 247 5950 SH
Sole 5950
EMERSON COM 291011104 275 5910 SH
Sole 5910
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L COM 293792107 445 9600 SH Sole 9600
EQT CORPORATION COM 26884L109 3306 60343 SH Sole 60343
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTYS I COM 29476l107 454 7963 SH Sole 7963
EUROSEAS LTD COM Y23592200 29 12400 SH
Sole 12400
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL COM 302130109 103701 2531758 SH Sole 2531758
EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 302182100 888 19866 SH Sole 19866
EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 1777 20961 SH Sole 20961
FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 274774 6300722 SH Sole 6300722
FISERV INC COM 337738108 2391 40701 SH
Sole 40701
FLUOR CORP COM 343412102 10 200 SH
Sole 200
FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC. COM 30249U101 785 15024 SH Sole 15024
FORTINET INC COM 34959e109 1490 68300 SH
Sole 68300
FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER & GOLD COM 35671D857 528 14351 SH Sole 14351
GARDNER DENVER INC COM 365558105 20301 263441 SH Sole 263441
GENERAL ELECTRIC COM 369604103 2581 144097 SH Sole 144097
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP COM 38141G104 30 330 SH Sole 330
GOOGLE INC CL A COM 38259P508 187 290 SH
Sole 290
HCP INC COM 40414L109 5584 134782 SH
Sole 134782
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC COM 421906108 34005 1922258 SH Sole 1922258
HENRY SCHEIN INC. COM 806407102 49 758 SH
Sole 758
HEWLETT-PACKARD COM 428236103 213 8257 SH Sole 8257
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC. COM 45168D104 134104 1742520 SH Sole 1742520
II-VI INC COM 902104108 52980 2885618 SH
Sole 2885618
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COM 452308109 86 1850 SH Sole 1850
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 16827 693881 SH
Sole 693881
INTL BUSINESS MACH CORP COM 459200101 3102 16868 SH Sole 16868
J P MORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 206 6207 SH Sole 6207
JACOBS ENGINEERING CP INC COM 469814107 80086 1973523 SH Sole 1973523
JAMBA, INC. COM 47023A101 13 10000 SH
Sole 10000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 7382 112561 SH Sole 112561
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC COM 478366107 241 7716 SH Sole 7716
K12 INC COM 48273U102 25547 1423998 SH
Sole 1423998
KINDER MORGAN MGT LLC COM 49455U100 677 8626 SH Sole 8626
LABORATORY CORP OF AMERICA HOL COM 50540R409 7796 90682 SH Sole 90682
LANDAUER, INC. COM 221 4300 SH
Sole 4300
LEGG MASON INC COM 524901105 56 2326 SH
Sole 2326
LKQ CORP COM 501889208 93721 3115741 SH
Sole 3115741
LYNAS CORP LTD COM Q5683J103 79 75000 SH Sole 75000
M&T BANK CORP COM 55261F104 210 2750 SH Sole 2750
MAG SILVER CORP COM 55903Q104 5 800 SH
Sole 800
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COM 559080106 207 3000 SH Sole 3000
MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 80200 193406 SH Sole 193406
MASTERCARD INC CL A COM 57636Q104 1200 3219 SH Sole 3219
McCORMICK & CO COM 579780206 711 14110 SH Sole 14110
McMoRAN EXPLORATION COM 582411104 73 5000 SH Sole 5000
MERCK & CO COM 58933Y105 936 24817 SH
Sole 24817
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC. COM 589584101 207 11000 SH Sole 11000
METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. COM 591708102 112 12875 SH Sole 12875
MHI HOSPITALITY CORP COM 55302L102 41 17125 SH Sole 17125
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 2819 108609 SH Sole 108609
MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 1212 12883 SH Sole 12883
MONSANTO CO COM 61166W101 16162 230655 SH Sole 230655
MOSIAC COMPANY COM 61945C103 8976 177988 SH Sole 177988
MURPHY OIL CORP COM 626717102 245 4400 SH Sole 4400
NATIONAL AMERICAN UNIV HOLDING COM 63245Q105 10940 1443316 SH Sole 1443316
NEOGEN CORP COM 640491106 232 7579 SH
Sole 7579
NESTLE S.A. COM 641069406 293 5074 SH
Sole 5074
NEWMONT MINING CORP COM 651639106 202 3364 SH Sole 3364
NOKIA CORP ADR COM 654902204 11 2190 SH
Sole 2190
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS COM 67020Y100 330 13120 SH Sole 13120
NYMOX PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COM 67076p102 16 2000 SH Sole 2000
PAYCHEX COM 704326107 6669 221502 SH
Sole 221502
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 16 488 SH Sole 488
PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 301 4535 SH
Sole 4535
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 995 46000 SH
Sole 46000
PHILIP MORRIS INTL COM 718172109 520 6620 SH Sole 6620
PINNACLE WEST CAPITOL CORP COM 723484101 260 5400 SH Sole 5400
PNC FINANCIAL SVCS INC COM 693475105 1549 26856 SH Sole 26856
POOL CORPORATION COM 73278L105 256 8502 SH Sole 8502
POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107 64254 1556529 SH Sole 1556529
PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 297 1800 SH Sole 1800
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 24053 360566 SH Sole 360566
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 122151 2233110 SH Sole 2233110
QUANTA SERVICES INC COM 74762e102 22621 1050166 SH Sole 1050166
RANGE RESOURCES CORP COM 75281A109 39350 635299 SH Sole 635299
RENAISSANCE RE HOLDINGS LTD COM G7496G103 19583 263313 SH Sole 263313
RESMED INC COM 761152107 77096 3035279 SH
Sole 3035279
ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC COM 776696106 98959 1139167 SH Sole 1139167
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 78388J106 1036 24120 SH Sole 24120
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 92833 1358993 SH Sole 1358993
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 47 750 SH Sole 750
SILVER WHEATON CORP COM 828336107 434 15000 SH Sole 15000
SODASTREAM INTERNATIONAL LTD COM m9068e105 2479 75840 SH Sole 75840
STATE STREET CORPORATION COM 857477103 131 3258 SH Sole 3258
STERICYCLE INC COM 858912108 48387 620981 SH Sole 620981
STONEMOR PARTNERS LP COM 86183Q100 305 13000 SH Sole 13000
STRYKER CORP COM 863667101 2050 41235 SH Sole 41235
T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC COM 74144T108 95680 1680064 SH Sole 1680064
TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 42747 626243 SH Sole 626243
TELEFLEX INC COM 879369106 169 2750 SH
Sole 2750
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL ADR COM 881624209 37105 919340 SH Sole 919340
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS COM 882508104 5 175 SH Sole 175
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD COM 896239100 104180 2400454 SH Sole 2400454
U.S. BANCORP COM 902973304 890 32917 SH
Sole 32917
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP COM 903914109 71779 2422521 SH Sole 2422521
UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 135 1275 SH Sole 1275
UNIT CORP COM 909218109 35786 771256 SH
Sole 771256
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 294 4021 SH Sole 4021
VENTAS INC COM 92276f100 2657 48192 SH
Sole 48192
VISA INC COM 92826C839 61326 604021 SH
Sole 604021
WALT DISNEY CO COM 254687106 333 8869 SH Sole 8869
WELLS FARGO & CO COM 949746101 476 17275 SH Sole 17275
WHOLE FOODS MARKET COM 966837106 550 7900 SH Sole 7900
WR BERKLEY CORP COM 084423102 3348 97357 SH Sole 97357
ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH INDEX 464287309 3438 50981 SH Sole 50981
ULTRASHORT LEHMAN 20+ TRSY PRO 74347R297 27 1500 SH Sole 1500
VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS 922042858 397 10400 SH Sole 10400
VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US 922042775 1504 37927 SH Sole 37927
ALPINE REALTY INCOME & GROWTH 020940862 170 10901 SH Sole 10901
ARTIO INTL EQUITY FUND II CL A 04315J845 235 24719 SH Sole 24719
BUFFALO SCIENCE & TECH FD 119530103 155 10958 SH Sole 10958
DAVIS NY VENTURE FD CL A 239080104 545 16761 SH Sole 16761
DF DENT MIDCAP GROWTH FUND 34984t451 92 9602 SH Sole 9602
DF DENT PREMIER GROWTH FUND 349903419 1016 60608 SH Sole 60608
HARBOR FUND INTERNATIONAL FUND 411511306 953 18177 SH Sole 18177
LEGG MASON VALUE TRUST 524659109 343 9204 SH Sole 9204
MASTERS SELECT INTERNATIONAL 576417208 121 9591 SH Sole 9591
T ROWE PRICE INTNL FUND 77956H203 333 27094 SH Sole 27094
VANGUARD REIT FUND INDEX 921908703 241 12495 SH Sole 12495
WASATCH HERITAGE GROWTH FUND 936793603 120 10098 SH Sole 10098