13F-HR 1 d1241321_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 September 30, 2011 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 Greenwich Office Park Greenwich, CT 06831 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 November 14, 2011 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 79 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,061,396 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE September 30, 2011

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- ----- ------- ------- --- ---- ---------- ----- ---- ------ ---- AFC ENTERPRISES INC COM 00104Q107 4,756 401,991 SH SOLE 251,546 150,445 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 8,292 779,350 SH SOLE 401,215 378,135 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 30,706 393,410 SH SOLE 160,642 232,768 ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC COM 018804104 3,386 62,110 SH SOLE 710 61,400 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS NE COM 02553E106 14,382 1,227,139 SH SOLE 491,172 735,967 AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN COM 02913V103 3,995 117,501 SH SOLE 72,800 44,701 AMETEK INC NEW COM 031100100 2,215 67,175 SH SOLE 625 66,550 ANNALY CAP MGMT INC COM 035710409 1,911 114,920 SH SOLE 2,320 112,600 ARES CAP CORP COM 04010L103 6,337 460,180 SH SOLE 70,280 389,900 ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC COM 04351G101 9,683 357,705 SH SOLE 174,900 182,805 ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HLDGS IN COM NEW 049164205 29,635 890,206 SH SOLE 390,013 500,193 ATMEL CORP COM 049513104 2,942 364,600 SH SOLE 3,700 360,900 BOINGO WIRELESS INC COM 09739C102 3,223 450,775 SH SOLE 272,896 177,879 BOTTOMLINE TECH DEL INC COM 101388106 5,432 269,728 SH SOLE 164,100 105,628 BRINKS CO COM 109696104 14,154 607,204 SH SOLE 307,400 299,804 BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN COM 11133T103 13,504 670,488 SH SOLE 307,272 363,216 CBIZ INC COM 124805102 17,333 2,630,166 SH SOLE 1,665,584 964,582 CYS INVTS INC COM 12673A108 23,867 1,974,142 SH SOLE 1,152,194 821,948 CAPITALSOURCE INC COM 14055X102 25,071 4,083,185 SH SOLE 1,892,240 2,190,945 CASH AMER INTL INC COM 14754D100 28,323 553,621 SH SOLE 255,691 297,930 CEDAR FAIR L P DEPOSITRY UNIT 150185106 301 15,900 SH SOLE 15,900 CHEMED CORP NEW COM 16359R103 18,815 342,331 SH SOLE 173,249 169,082 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 4,239 165,920 SH SOLE 3,420 162,500 CONCHO RES INC COM 20605P101 5,506 77,400 SH SOLE 13,410 63,990 CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 20,551 2,190,916 SH SOLE 958,281 1,232,635 DG FASTCHANNEL INC COM 23326R109 13,068 770,970 SH SOLE 499,600 271,370 DOLAN CO COM 25659P402 14,718 1,637,121 SH SOLE 1,049,823 587,298 ENTERTAINMENT PPTYS TR COM SH BEN INT 29380T105 18,266 468,588 SH SOLE 227,323 241,265 EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 7,511 244,351 SH SOLE 37,751 206,600 F M C CORP COM NEW 302491303 8,570 123,910 SH SOLE 12,610 111,300 FTI CONSULTING INC COM 302941109 1,903 51,700 SH SOLE 51,700 FISERV INC COM 337738108 5,230 103,010 SH SOLE 23,860 79,150 GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INC COM 378967103 5,304 2,071,810 SH SOLE 1,277,798 794,012 GLOBAL PMTS INC COM 37940X102 1,763 43,660 SH SOLE 860 42,800 GOVERNMENT PPTYS INCOME TR COM SHS BEN INT 38376A103 17,963 835,115 SH SOLE 408,510 426,605 GRAFTECH INTL LTD COM 384313102 11,576 911,470 SH SOLE 436,170 475,300 HARRIS CORP DEL COM 413875105 3,585 104,910 SH SOLE 15,310 89,600 HATTERAS FINL CORP COM 41902R103 16,176 642,945 SH SOLE 300,150 342,795 HELEN OF TROY CORP LTD COM G4388N106 6,898 274,608 SH SOLE 170,360 104,248 SCHEIN HENRY INC COM 806407102 8,284 133,591 SH SOLE 18,291 115,300 HERCULES TECH GROWTH CAP INC COM 427096508 13,507 1,585,336 SH SOLE 1,005,573 579,763 IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM PAR $.001 44919P508 45,800 1,158,020 SH SOLE 529,820 628,200 INTERDIGITAL INC COM 45867G101 23,737 509,598 SH SOLE 234,318 275,280 INTUIT COM 461202103 5,101 107,530 SH SOLE 24,830 82,700 SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW 832696405 12,028 165,010 SH SOLE 31,010 134,000 J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC COM NEW 46626E205 34,043 1,265,543 SH SOLE 643,118 622,425 HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INC COM 445658107 2,381 65,920 SH SOLE 1,820 64,100 KAR AUCTION SVCS INC COM 48238T109 22,895 1,890,607 SH SOLE 878,240 1,012,367 KAMAN CORP COM 483548103 27,570 989,938 SH SOLE 585,108 404,830 LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 2,114 26,740 SH SOLE 540 26,200 MDC PARTNERS INC CL A SUB VTG 552697104 18,640 1,292,635 SH SOLE 813,345 479,290 MEDICAL PPTYS TRUST INC COM 58463J304 10,151 1,134,170 SH SOLE 584,200 549,970 NELNET INC CL A 64031N108 39,203 2,087,481 SH SOLE 1,007,809 1,079,672 NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC MD COM 667340103 17,799 1,494,422 SH SOLE 781,100 713,322 OASIS PETE INC NEW COM 674215108 17,467 782,210 SH SOLE 329,522 452,688 PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 1,256 55,300 SH SOLE 55,300 PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP COM 743312100 24,013 1,368,271 SH SOLE 617,379 750,892 PURECYCLE CORP COM 746228303 551 225,842 SH SOLE 165,899 59,943 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 2,565 51,960 SH SOLE 1,110 50,850 DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO COM 257867101 27,968 1,980,743 SH SOLE 887,121 1,093,622 RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP COM 76116A108 9,870 868,861 SH SOLE 544,700 324,161 SRS LABS INC COM 78464M106 3,715 518,863 SH SOLE 308,489 210,374 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC COM 827048109 47,927 1,304,488 SH SOLE 601,460 703,028 SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW COM 83001A102 28,694 1,035,152 SH SOLE 477,396 557,756 STAGE STORES INC COM 85254C305 10,694 770,990 SH SOLE 477,179 293,811 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC COM 854502101 6,079 123,815 SH SOLE 28,515 95,300 STARWOOD PPTY TR INC COM 85571B105 17,084 995,600 SH SOLE 471,010 524,590 STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRS INC COM 858495104 6,231 289,002 SH SOLE 173,950 115,052 TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 879360105 41,730 854,068 SH SOLE 394,700 459,368 TELEFLEX INC COM 879369106 23,546 437,895 SH SOLE 199,890 238,005 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 918866104 6,860 366,060 SH SOLE 184,200 181,860 VALUECLICK INC COM 92046N102 6,097 391,870 SH SOLE 242,900 148,970 VIRGIN MEDIA INC COM 92769L101 7,973 327,448 SH SOLE 58,652 268,796 WENDYS CO COM 95058W100 5,798 1,263,254 SH SOLE 581,579 681,675 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SVSC INC COM 955306105 12,342 332,672 SH SOLE 151,058 181,614 WESTERN UN CO COM 959802109 5,581 365,040 SH SOLE 94,740 270,300 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC SHS G96666105 3,229 93,937 SH SOLE 988 92,949 WINDSTREAM CORP COM 97381W104 4,389 376,753 SH SOLE 4,553 372,200 WORLD FUEL SVCS CORP COM 981475106 25,394 777,765 SH SOLE 373,400 404,365

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