13F-HR 1 snyder13f4q08.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, 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 February 10, 2009 [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: 68 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,523,009 (x1000) List of Other Included Managers: None NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP VALUE SHARES INV. DISC. OTHER VOTING AUTH OF X1000 MGR CLASS SOLE SHR NONE Advance Auto Parts Inc. COM 00751Y106 8,009 238,000 SH Defined 28,400 209,600 American Reprographics Co. COM 029263100 5,699 825,983 SH Defined 2,000 739,783 84,200 AnnTaylor Stores Corp. COM 036115103 7,649 1,325,700 SH Defined 11,000 1,190,200 124,500 Arch Chemical Inc. COM 03937R102 37,765 1,448,599 SH Defined 3,800 1,290,699 154,100 Ashland Inc. COM 044209104 10,061 957,300 SH Defined 29,300 845,100 82,900 Brookfield Asset Management COM 112585104 45,267 2,964,448 SH Defined 73,837 2,674,387 216,224 - CEC Entertainment, Inc. COM 125137109 17,100 705,167 SH Defined 2,200 636,067 66,900 Cabot Corp. COM 127055101 40,032 2,616,474 SH Defined 55,400 2,366,274 194,800 Cabot Microelectronics COM 12709P103 49,534 1,900,052 SH Defined 42,300 1,707,997 149,755 Cambrex Corp. COM 132011107 9,938 2,150,998 SH Defined 5,100 1,906,098 239,800 CapLease, Inc. COM 140288101 5,463 3,157,781 SH Defined 9,500 2,731,181 417,100 Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. COM 150602209 17,791 2,512,916 SH Defined 1,900 2,203,516 307,500 Central European Media COM G20045202 26,224 1,207,367 SH Defined 27,800 1,094,367 85,200 Chico's FAS Inc. COM 168615102 16,864 4,034,400 SH Defined 11,800 3,565,700 456,900 Clean Harbors Inc. COM 184496107 66,877 1,054,185 SH Defined 17,700 958,975 77,510 Cognex Corp COM 192422103 10,954 740,104 SH Defined 1,500 655,404 83,200 Comstock Resources Inc. COM 205768203 37,805 800,100 SH Defined 2,100 719,000 79,000 Curtiss-Wright Corp COM 231561101 21,380 640,300 SH Defined 41,300 599,000 Cytec Industries, Inc. COM 232820100 23,060 1,086,700 SH Defined 25,000 973,000 88,700 Devon Energy Corp. COM 25179M103 15,846 241,144 SH Defined 16,260 224,884 Dress Barn Inc. COM 261570105 17,604 1,639,086 SH Defined 4,400 1,437,286 197,400 Drew Industries COM 26168L205 10,559 879,898 SH Defined 2,300 776,398 101,200 Esterline Technologies Corp COM 297425100 38,326 1,011,499 SH Defined 3,000 974,999 33,500 FTI Consulting COM 302941109 30,239 676,798 SH Defined 2,200 592,498 82,100 Franklin Electric Co Inc COM 353514102 41,802 1,487,098 SH Defined 30,400 1,342,798 113,900 Graco Inc. COM 384109104 20,902 880,825 SH Defined 22,011 780,450 78,364 Haemonetics Corp. COM 405024100 41,510 734,685 SH Defined 2,100 654,675 77,910 Harley-Davidson Inc. COM 412822108 7,078 417,100 SH Defined 18,300 398,800 Heico Corp - Class A COM 422806208 14,303 493,900 SH Defined 1,500 441,300 51,100 Henry Schein, Inc. COM 806407102 2,928 79,800 SH Defined 9,200 70,600 ITT Educational Services Inc COM 45068B109 10,505 110,600 SH Defined 13,200 97,400 Idex Corp. COM 45167R104 19,332 800,500 SH Defined 30,400 718,700 51,400 Itron Inc COM 465741106 32,370 507,839 SH Defined 1,500 449,089 57,250 Kaman Corp COM 483548103 23,600 1,301,687 SH Defined 3,800 1,252,287 45,600 Kennametal Inc. COM 489170100 61,093 2,753,182 SH Defined 59,500 2,481,634 212,048 Ladish Co Inc. COM 505754200 17,627 1,272,672 SH Defined 3,400 1,105,972 163,300 Lance Inc COM 514606102 18,030 785,970 SH Defined 1,887 696,942 87,141 Liberty Media COM 53071M500 5,728 327,692 SH Defined 17,836 309,856 Corp.-Entertainm Lowe's Cos Inc. COM 548661107 1,735 80,600 SH Defined 80,600 Mid-America Apartment COM 59522J103 23,229 625,100 SH Defined 9,700 551,700 63,700 Communit Molex Inc. - Cl A COM 608554200 11,133 859,700 SH Defined 53,500 806,200 NCR Corp. COM 62886E108 15,078 1,066,320 SH Defined 60,800 1,005,520 Nabors Industries Ltd COM G6359F103 4,911 410,300 SH Defined 44,400 365,900 O'Reilly Automotive Inc. COM 686091109 30,499 992,164 SH Defined 60,700 931,464 Orthofix International NV COM N6748L102 16,607 1,083,320 SH Defined 2,800 963,720 116,800 Parexel Intl Corp COM 699462107 18,333 1,888,032 SH Defined 6,000 1,675,332 206,700 Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. COM 703481101 36,256 3,149,935 SH Defined 57,900 2,834,835 257,200 Precision Castparts Corp COM 740189105 12,919 217,200 SH Defined 8,400 208,800 R.R. Donnelley & Sons COM 257867101 2,140 157,600 SH Defined 19,700 137,900 RBC Bearings Inc. COM 75524B104 13,168 649,300 SH Defined 1,900 576,600 70,800 Republic Services Inc. - Cl.A COM 760759100 14,564 587,512 SH Defined 57,750 529,762 Rockwell Collins Inc. COM 774341101 5,789 148,100 SH Defined 16,600 131,500 Scholastic Corp. COM 807066105 13,797 1,016,016 SH Defined 3,300 874,020 138,696 Shaw Group Inc. COM 820280105 29,651 1,448,498 SH Defined 34,100 1,292,198 122,200 Simpson Manufacturing COM 829073105 69,961 2,520,223 SH Defined 54,000 2,284,023 182,200 Steelcase Inc. Cl A COM 858155203 15,508 2,759,400 SH Defined 74,800 2,457,200 227,400 Texas Industries Inc. COM 882491103 22,497 652,100 SH Defined 2,000 581,100 69,000 Thor Industries, Inc. COM 885160101 14,165 1,074,700 SH Defined 33,600 951,500 89,600 UGI Corp. COM 902681105 58,927 2,413,046 SH Defined 39,300 2,249,646 124,100 United Stationers Inc COM 913004107 42,087 1,256,698 SH Defined 38,100 1,129,698 88,900 Universal Health Services - B COM 913903100 15,858 422,100 SH Defined 25,200 396,900 Wabco Holdings Inc. COM 92927K102 1,334 84,495 SH Defined 10,166 74,329 Warnaco Group COM 934390402 10,754 547,832 SH Defined 1,600 489,348 56,884 Waste Connections Inc. COM 941053100 28,937 916,600 SH Defined 2,800 806,800 107,000 West Pharmaceutical Services COM 955306105 62,494 1,654,582 SH Defined 36,100 1,487,882 130,600 I Williams-Sonoma Inc COM 969904101 3,214 408,900 SH Defined 37,800 371,100 iShares Russell 2000 Index COM 464287655 28,668 582,200 SH Defined 582,200 Fun iShares Russell Midcap Index COM 464287499 11,944 200,000 SH Defined 200,000 F Q:\EDGAR EasePlus\3321.002 Snyder\snyder13f4q2008.rtf