13F-HR 1 d641134_13f-hr.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 December 31, 2005 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Cardinal Capital Management, LLC Address: One Fawcett Place Greenwich, CT 06830 13F File Number: 028-07760 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: Amy K. Minella Title: Managing Director Phone: (203) 863-8981 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Amy K. Minella Greenwich, CT February 6, 2006 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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 managers(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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] NONE 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: $1,316,538 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE December 31, 2005

Title Value Shares/ Invstmt Other Voting Authority Name of Issuer of class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Dscretn Mgrs Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ----- -------- ------- ------- ---- ---- ------ ---- AFC Enterprises Inc COM 00104Q107 $26,155 1,729,830 Sole None 804,400 925,430 Aceto Corp COM 004446100 $5,288 803,697 Sole None 408,474 395,223 Acxiom Corp COM 005125109 $21,603 939,250 Sole None 442,550 496,700 Adesa Inc COM 00686U104 $23,797 974,490 Sole None 460,200 514,290 Affiliated Managers Group COM 008252108 $23,499 292,820 Sole None 136,860 155,960 American Eagle Outfitters NE COM 02553E106 $3,793 165,050 Sole None 65,550 99,500 Arch Coal Inc COM 039380100 $1,765 22,200 Sole None 9,000 13,200 Ashland Inc New COM 044209104 $5,432 93,810 Sole None 37,010 56,800 Banta Corp COM 066821109 $23,844 478,794 Sole None 221,500 257,294 CBIZ Inc COM 124805102 $35,210 5,848,809 Sole None 2,690,586 3,158,223 Cash Amer Intl COM 14754D100 $42,634 1,838,480 Sole None 865,900 972,580 Chesapeake Energy Corp COM 165167107 $5,867 184,900 Sole None 72,900 112,000 Compass Minerals Intl COM 20451N101 $24,092 981,750 Sole None 458,900 522,850 Comstock Res Inc COM NEW 205768203 $28,839 945,230 Sole None 443,500 501,730 Convergys Corp COM 212485106 $6,724 424,230 Sole None 206,400 217,830 Corinthian Colleges Inc COM 218868107 $20,346 1,728,650 Sole None 808,100 920,550 Crescent Real Estate Equities COM 225756105 $50,144 2,529,946 Sole None 1,178,500 1,351,446 Del Monte Foods Co COM 24522P103 $30,736 2,946,920 Sole None 1,368,834 1,578,086 EDO Corp COM 281347104 $54,609 2,018,072 Sole None 962,950 1,055,122 Electro Rent Corp COM 285218103 $11,678 783,215 Sole None 378,890 404,325 Fossil Inc COM 349882100 $1,667 77,500 Sole None 41,800 35,700 Gartner Inc COM 366651107 $6,281 486,920 Sole None 235,470 251,450 Global Cash Access Hldgs Inc COM 378967103 $11,046 757,090 Sole None 376,400 380,690 Fuller HB Co COM 359694106 $25,332 789,891 Sole None 370,800 419,091 Handleman Co Del COM 410252100 $13,709 1,103,747 Sole None 536,700 567,047 Schein Henry Inc COM 806407102 $3,906 89,500 Sole None 34,500 55,000 Hewitt Assoc Inc COM 42822Q100 $6,816 243,330 Sole None 92,230 151,100 Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co COM 431294107 $45,332 1,177,140 Sole None 560,900 616,240 Hollinger Intl Inc CL A 435569108 $36,177 4,037,620 Sole None 1,896,200 2,141,420 InfoSpace Inc COM NEW 45678T201 $9,076 351,520 Sole None 161,900 189,620 InfoUSA Inc New COM 456818301 $33,548 3,069,360 Sole None 1,431,900 1,637,460 Interactive Data Corp COM 45840j107 $29,438 1,296,258 Sole None 597,050 699,208 Intergraph Corp COM 458683109 $6,567 131,831 Sole None 60,463 71,368 Jackson Hewitt Tax Svcs Inc COM 468202106 $27,516 993,010 Sole None 466,800 526,210 Kaman Corp COM 483548103 $10,217 518,900 Sole None 263,000 255,900 Lincoln Elec Hldgs Inc COM 533900106 $17,815 449,193 Sole None 209,300 239,893 Lipman Electronic Engineerin COM M6772H101 $38,282 1,646,540 Sole None 776,900 869,640 MDC Partners Inc CL A SUB VTG 552697104 $17,591 2,748,567 Sole None 1,287,300 1,461,267 Mantech Intl Corp CL A 564563104 $13,203 473,900 Sole None 241,000 232,900 Measurement Specialties Inc COM 583421102 $5,677 233,130 Sole None 117,600 115,530 Mercury Interactive Corp COM 589405109 $23,878 859,220 Sole None 402,520 456,700 NTL Inc Del COM 62940M104 $6,563 96,400 Sole None 36,100 60,300 Nelnet Inc CL A 64031N108 $52,369 1,287,335 Sole None 601,100 686,235 Novelis Inc COM 67000X106 $15,807 756,680 Sole None 360,800 395,880 Pacer Int Inc Tenn COM 69373H106 $41,591 1,595,980 Sole None 746,100 849,880 Pall Corp COM 696429307 $1,714 63,810 Sole None 25,310 38,500 Penn VA Corp COM 707882106 $11,683 203,540 Sole None 101,100 102,440 Progress Software Corp COM 743312100 $25,876 911,760 Sole None 431,100 480,660 Providence SVC Corp COM 743815102 $10,041 348,764 Sole None 173,900 174,864 Pure Cycle Corp COM NEW 746228303 $577 76,700 Sole None 11,200 65,500 RH Donnelley Corp COM NEW 74955W307 $28,373 460,445 Sole None 214,990 245,455 Donnelley RR & Sons Co COM 257867101 $6,622 193,561 Sole None 83,804 109,757 Silgan Holdings Inc COM 827048109 $29,151 807,048 Sole None 158,200 177,620 Speedway Motorsports Inc COM 847788106 $45,808 1,321,262 Sole None 622,365 698,897 Stage Stores Inc COM NEW 85254C305 $20,678 694,347 Sole None 315,750 378,597 Standard Parking Corp COM 853790103 $4,894 249,820 Sole None 120,700 129,120 Syneron Medical Ltd ORD SHS M87245102 $5,064 159,500 Sole None 78,700 80,800 Technical Olympic USA COM 878483106 $12,558 595,460 Sole None 273,500 321,960 Telewest Global Inc COM 87956T107 $6,977 292,900 Sole None 115,400 177,500 Transaction Sys Architects COM 893416107 $26,012 903,510 Sole None 422,110 481,400 Triarc Cos Inc CL A 895927101 $36,057 2,153,918 Sole None 1,005,810 1,148,108 Trizec Properties Inc COM 89687P107 $28,046 1,223,640 Sole None 570,040 653,600 Valuevision Media Inc CL A 92047K107 $9,357 742,600 Sole None 350,200 392,400 Velcro Inds N V COM 922571104 $494 34,700 Sole None 11,800 22,900 West Pharmaceutical Svcs Inc COM 955306105 $30,728 1,227,630 Sole None 577,600 650,030 Western Gas Res Inc COM 958259103 $10,414 221,150 Sole None 103,600 117,550 Willis Group Holdings Ltd SHS G96655108 $12,486 338,000 Sole None 129,300 208,700 Ishares Value TR RUSL 2000 VALU 464287630 $653 9,900 Sole None 3,900 6,000

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