13F-HR 1 snyder13f3q.txt 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, 2008 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: Snyder Capital Management, L.P. Address: One Market Plaza, Steuart Tower, Suite 1200 San Francisco, CA 94105 Form 13F File Number: 28-6636 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent 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: Sonja L. Commer Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 415-392-3900 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: _____________________________ Sonja L. Commer San Francisco, CA November 13, 2008 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): XXX 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: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 69 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 2,306,239 (x1000) List of Other Included Managers: None NAME OF ISSUER TITL CUSIP VALUE SHARES INV. OTH VOTING AUTH E OF X1000 DISC. ER CLAS MGR S SOLE SHR NONE Advance Auto Parts COM 00751Y106 10,458 263,700 SH Defined 28,400 235,300 Inc. American Reprographics COM 029263100 10,840 628,383 SH Defined 1,600 573,083 53,700 Co. AnnTaylor Stores Corp. COM 036115103 30,124 1,459,50 SH Defined 11,300 1,306,700 141,500 0 Arch Chemical Inc. COM 03937R102 52,537 1,488,29 SH Defined 3,800 1,328,599 155,900 9 Ashland Inc. COM 044209104 30,711 1,050,30 SH Defined 29,300 937,500 83,500 0 Brookfield Asset COM 112585104 83,110 3,028,79 SH Defined 73,837 2,739,837 215,124 Management - 8 CEC Entertainment, COM 125137109 25,697 774,017 SH Defined 2,200 704,517 67,300 Inc. Cabot Corp. COM 127055101 89,666 2,821,47 SH Defined 55,400 2,569,574 196,500 4 Cabot Microelectronics COM 12709P103 64,409 2,007,75 SH Defined 42,300 1,814,597 150,855 2 Cambrex Corp. COM 132011107 14,436 2,347,39 SH Defined 5,100 2,100,398 241,900 8 CapLease, Inc. COM 140288101 29,586 3,730,89 SH Defined 9,500 3,300,498 420,900 8 Cedar Shopping Centers COM 150602209 39,438 2,983,19 SH Defined 6,800 2,631,998 344,400 Inc. 8 Central European Media COM G20045202 79,105 1,209,55 SH Defined 27,800 1,098,352 83,400 2 Charming Shoppes COM 161133103 32,223 6,589,60 SH Defined 146,20 5,892,008 551,400 8 0 Chico's FAS Inc. COM 168615102 18,442 3,371,40 SH Defined 9,400 3,011,600 350,400 0 Clean Harbors Inc. COM 184496107 83,410 1,234,78 SH Defined 18,100 1,118,875 97,810 5 Cognex Corp COM 192422103 15,824 784,904 SH Defined 1,500 699,704 83,700 Comstock Resources COM 205768203 41,131 821,800 SH Defined 2,100 740,100 79,600 Inc. Curtiss-Wright Corp COM 231561101 29,661 652,600 SH Defined 41,300 611,300 Cytec Industries, Inc. COM 232820100 45,198 1,161,60 SH Defined 25,000 1,047,300 89,300 0 Devon Energy Corp. COM 25179M103 22,264 244,119 SH Defined 16,260 227,859 Dress Barn Inc. COM 261570105 26,364 1,724,28 SH Defined 4,400 1,521,586 198,300 6 Drew Industries COM 26168L205 16,720 977,198 SH Defined 2,300 872,998 101,900 Esterline Technologies COM 297425100 40,754 1,029,39 SH Defined 3,000 992,899 33,500 Corp 9 FTI Consulting COM 302941109 56,549 782,798 SH Defined 2,200 686,998 93,600 Franklin Electric Co COM 353514102 74,363 1,669,19 SH Defined 30,400 1,516,898 121,900 Inc 8 Graco Inc. COM 384109104 6,533 183,449 SH Defined 17,111 163,074 3,264 Haemonetics Corp. COM 405024100 52,428 849,457 SH Defined 2,200 756,857 90,400 Harley-Davidson Inc. COM 412822108 14,756 395,600 SH Defined 18,300 377,300 Heico Corp - Class A COM 422806208 8,042 286,600 SH Defined 400 258,500 27,700 Henry Schein, Inc. COM 806407102 3,354 62,300 SH Defined 7,100 55,200 ITT Educational COM 45068B109 9,822 121,400 SH Defined 13,200 108,200 Services Inc Idex Corp. COM 45167R104 5,879 189,525 SH Defined 18,400 171,125 Itron Inc COM 465741106 46,641 526,839 SH Defined 1,500 467,589 57,750 KV Pharmaceutical Co- COM 482740206 49,403 2,175,40 SH Defined 43,600 1,929,200 202,600 Cl A 0 Kaman Corp COM 483548103 39,753 1,395,83 SH Defined 3,800 1,346,432 45,600 2 Kennametal Inc. COM 489170100 79,542 2,932,98 SH Defined 59,500 2,654,834 218,648 2 Ladish Co Inc. COM 505754200 27,362 1,351,20 SH Defined 3,400 1,185,700 162,100 0 Lance Inc COM 514606102 18,384 810,225 SH Defined 1,887 720,597 87,741 Liberty Media Corp.- COM 53071M500 8,312 332,892 SH Defined 17,836 315,056 Entertainm Lowe's Cos Inc. COM 548661107 663 28,000 SH Defined 28,000 Mid-America Apartment COM 59522J103 33,076 673,100 SH Defined 11,800 596,900 64,400 Communit Molex Inc. - Cl A COM 608554200 17,347 833,589 SH Defined 53,500 780,089 NCR Corp. COM 62886E108 21,909 993,620 SH Defined 55,300 938,320 Nabors Industries Ltd COM G6359F103 9,524 382,200 SH Defined 44,400 337,800 Novagold Resources COM 66987E206 29,145 4,476,90 SH Defined 106,00 4,001,700 369,200 Inc. 0 0 O'Reilly Automotive COM 686091109 28,298 1,057,06 SH Defined 67,300 989,764 Inc. 4 Orthofix International COM N6748L102 22,060 1,184,10 SH Defined 2,800 1,059,000 122,300 NV 0 Parexel Intl Corp COM 699462107 39,686 1,384,73 SH Defined 4,200 1,242,632 137,900 2 Patterson-UTI Energy COM 703481101 66,477 3,320,53 SH Defined 57,900 3,003,635 259,000 Inc. 5 Precision Castparts COM 740189105 622 7,900 SH Defined 7,900 Corp R.R. Donnelley & Sons COM 257867101 4,045 164,900 SH Defined 19,700 145,200 Regis Corp. COM 758932107 29,056 1,056,59 SH Defined 3,100 947,898 105,600 8 Republic Services Inc. COM 760759100 18,126 604,612 SH Defined 68,450 536,162 - Cl.A Rockwell Collins Inc. COM 774341101 5,319 110,600 SH Defined 11,900 98,700 Scholastic Corp. COM 807066105 29,191 1,136,70 SH Defined 3,300 994,110 139,296 6 Shaw Group Inc. COM 820280105 39,196 1,275,49 SH Defined 29,300 1,141,098 105,100 8 Simpson Manufacturing COM 829073105 73,102 2,698,49 SH Defined 54,000 2,437,698 206,800 8 Steelcase Inc. Cl A COM 858155203 29,124 2,709,20 SH Defined 61,500 2,442,400 205,300 0 Texas Industries Inc. COM 882491103 29,317 717,500 SH Defined 2,000 646,000 69,500 Thor Industries, Inc. COM 885160101 28,553 1,150,40 SH Defined 33,600 1,026,300 90,500 0 UGI Corp. COM 902681105 67,563 2,620,74 SH Defined 39,300 2,455,046 126,400 6 United Stationers Inc COM 913004107 62,648 1,309,79 SH Defined 38,100 1,182,198 89,500 8 Universal Health COM 913903100 23,717 423,300 SH Defined 25,200 398,100 Services - B Wabco Holdings Inc. COM 92927K102 3,152 88,695 SH Defined 10,166 78,529 Warnaco Group COM 934390402 25,658 566,532 SH Defined 1,600 507,648 57,284 Waste Connections Inc. COM 941053100 35,741 1,042,00 SH Defined 2,800 931,000 108,200 0 West Pharmaceutical COM 955306105 89,659 1,836,51 SH Defined 36,100 1,651,012 149,400 Services I 2 Williams-Sonoma Inc COM 969904101 11,032 681,800 SH Defined 37,800 644,000 3321\002\SMONSEY\1549572.1