13F-HR 1 d1330341_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, 2012 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, 2012 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 88 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,377,199 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE September 30, 2012 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 (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ACI WORLDWIDE INC COM 004498101 27,128 641,928 SH Sole 295,280 346,648 AEGION CORP COM 00770F104 4,224 220,484 SH Sole 129,200 91,284 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 27,442 223,102 SH Sole 66,282 156,820 ALBEMARLE CORP COM 012653101 8,378 159,040 SH Sole 28,650 130,390 AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN COM 02913V103 5,797 159,123 SH Sole 95,000 64,123 ARES CAP CORP COM 04010L103 12,884 751,688 SH Sole 146,080 605,608 ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HLDGS IN COM NEW 049164205 45,600 883,213 SH Sole 349,783 533,430 BOINGO WIRELESS INC COM 09739c102 5,198 654,622 SH Sole 391,752 262,870 BONANZA CREEK ENERGY INC COM 097793103 10,753 456,430 SH Sole 269,200 187,230 BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN COM 11133T103 20,197 865,719 SH Sole 343,631 522,088 CBIZ INC COM 124805102 13,928 2,313,575 SH Sole 1,360,340 953,235 CYS INVTS INC COM 12673A108 41,108 2,917,522 SH Sole 1,178,024 1,739,498 CALAVO GROWERS INC COM 128246105 13,709 548,359 SH Sole 323,300 225,059 CAPITALSOURCE INC COM 14055X102 36,266 4,784,389 SH Sole 1,858,750 2,925,639 CARDINAL FINL CORP COM 14149F109 204 14,300 SH Sole 14,300 CARMIKE CINEMAS INC COM 143436400 174 15,400 SH Sole 15,400 CASH AMER INTL INC COM 14754D100 29,725 770,678 SH Sole 305,704 464,974 CEDAR FAIR L P DEPOSITRY UNIT 150185106 653 19,500 SH Sole 19,500 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 4,186 221,820 SH Sole 4,420 217,400 CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC COM 17243V102 8,133 362,600 SH Sole 64,800 297,800 CONCHO RES INC COM 20605P101 13,326 140,645 SH Sole 26,960 113,685 CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 43,767 2,793,051 SH Sole 1,110,091 1,682,960 DIGITAL GENERATION INC COM 25400B108 3,331 293,311 SH Sole 174,000 119,311 DINEEQUITY INC COM 254423106 21,689 387,296 SH Sole 180,850 206,446 DOLAN CO COM 25659P402 8,090 1,503,768 SH Sole 888,231 615,537 ELLINGTON FINANCIAL LLC COM 288522303 8,224 360,380 SH Sole 211,200 149,180 ENTERTAINMENT PPTYS TR COM SH BEN INT 29380T105 21,990 494,946 SH Sole 202,061 292,885 EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 15,418 331,003 SH Sole 64,001 267,002 ERICKSON AIR-CRANE INC COM 29482P100 184 25,200 SH Sole 25,200 F M C CORP COM NEW 302491303 20,241 365,494 SH Sole 67,820 297,674 FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP INC COM 31660B101 322 20,300 SH Sole 20,300 FISERV INC COM 337738108 6,360 85,910 SH Sole 4,560 81,350 GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INC COM 378967103 10,708 1,330,166 SH Sole 775,198 554,968 GLOBAL PMTS INC COM 37940X102 24,086 575,798 SH Sole 223,460 352,338 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 20,243 342,633 SH Sole 168,750 173,883 HSN INC COM 404303109 14,944 304,667 SH Sole 120,982 183,685 HARRIS CORP DEL COM 413875105 7,323 142,963 SH Sole 25,980 116,983 HATTERAS FINL CORP COM 41902R103 18,222 646,408 SH Sole 243,680 402,728 HELEN OF TROY CORP LTD COM G4388N106 9,178 288,351 SH Sole 165,260 123,091 HERCULES TECH GROWTH CAP INC COM 427096508 14,598 1,325,903 SH Sole 771,073 554,830 HOMESTREET INC COM 43785V102 11,328 297,646 SH Sole 178,366 119,280 IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM PAR $.001 44919P508 47,065 904,062 SH Sole 358,170 545,892 INNOSPEC INC COM 45768S105 207 6,100 SH Sole 6,100 INTERDIGITAL INC COM 45867G101 35,592 954,970 SH Sole 377,168 577,802 INTUIT COM 461202103 2,026 34,405 SH Sole 605 33,800 J2 GLOBAL INC COM 48123V102 49,878 1,519,754 SH Sole 605,349 914,405 KAR AUCTION SVCS INC COM 48238T109 42,660 2,161,094 SH Sole 855,100 1,305,994 KAMAN CORP COM 483548103 32,438 904,579 SH Sole 475,408 429,171 KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC COM 501014104 322 40,600 SH Sole 40,600 LMI AEROSPACE INC COM 502079106 217 10,600 SH Sole 10,600 LIMONEIRA CO COM 532746104 405 22,000 SH Sole 14,500 7,500 LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATNS I COM 543881106 34,563 486,122 SH Sole 242,018 244,104 MDC PARTNERS INC CL A SUB VTG 552697104 17,638 1,429,307 SH Sole 842,841 586,466 MAGELLAN PETE CORP COM 559091301 174 165,400 SH Sole 165,400 MEDICAL PPTYS TRUST INC COM 58463J304 31,049 2,971,159 SH Sole 1,344,200 1,626,959 NELNET INC CL A 64031N108 43,141 1,817,216 SH Sole 739,418 1,077,798 NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC MD COM 667340103 17,115 1,399,433 SH Sole 663,500 735,933 OASIS PETE INC NEW COM 674215108 13,459 456,698 SH Sole 188,550 268,148 PDF SOLUTIONS INC COM 693282105 519 38,000 SH Sole 38,000 PURECYCLE CORP COM 746228303 549 239,799 SH Sole 144,656 95,143 REGIONAL MGMT CORP COM 75902K106 292 16,900 SH Sole 16,900 ROADRUNNER TRNSN SVCS HLDG I COM 76973Q105 243 15,000 SH Sole 15,000 ROCKVILLE FINL INC NEW COM 774188106 229 18,700 SH Sole 18,700 SABA SOFTWARE INC COM NEW 784932600 235 23,500 SH Sole 23,500 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 10,552 1,512,862 SH Sole 868,108 644,754 SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC COM 800422107 293 22,500 SH Sole 22,500 SCHEIN HENRY INC COM 806407102 6,613 83,476 SH Sole 14,406 69,070 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC COM 827048109 57,604 1,323,926 SH Sole 528,560 795,366 SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW COM 83001A102 57,624 980,007 SH Sole 392,196 587,811 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC COM 83088M102 12,965 550,317 SH Sole 104,550 445,767 SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW 832696405 16,126 186,793 SH Sole 28,260 158,533 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC COM 854502101 8,000 104,915 SH Sole 7,015 97,900 STARWOOD PPTY TR INC COM 85571B105 23,608 1,014,523 SH Sole 419,990 594,533 STEINWAY MUSICAL INSTRS INC COM 858495104 6,464 265,352 SH Sole 151,450 113,902 SYKES ENTERPRISES INC COM 871237103 216 16,100 SH Sole 16,100 TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 879360105 47,596 750,848 SH Sole 298,717 452,131 TELEFLEX INC COM 879369106 28,547 414,692 SH Sole 164,205 250,487 TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC COM 89674K103 4,559 904,480 SH Sole 516,700 387,780 UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP INC COM 91030T109 218 15,100 SH Sole 15,100 UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP COM 911549103 6,090 3,122,969 SH Sole 1,860,202 1,262,767 VCA ANTECH INC COM 918194101 5,470 277,400 SH Sole 48,400 229,000 VALUECLICK INC COM 92046N102 30,762 1,792,660 SH Sole 723,342 1,069,318 VIRGIN MEDIA INC COM 92769L101 18,467 627,688 SH Sole 121,204 506,484 WESTERN UN CO COM 959802109 6,593 361,830 SH Sole 25,630 336,200 WILEY JOHN & SONS INC CL A 968223206 9,749 212,170 SH Sole 37,070 175,100 WORLD FUEL SVCS CORP COM 981475106 36,136 1,014,781 SH Sole 393,495 621,286 YAHOO INC COM 984332106 3,453 216,140 SH Sole 3,940 212,200 ZYGO CORP COM 989855101 219 12,000 SH Sole 12,000

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