13F-HR 1 d881814_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 March 31, 2008 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 May 15, 2008 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 87 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,357,017 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE March 31, 2008

TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------- ----- -------- ------- --- ---- ------- ---- ---- ------ ---- AFC ENTERPRISES INC. COM 00104Q107 19,962 2,220,470 SH SOLE NONE 1,407,620 812,850 ACETO CORP COM 004446100 8,369 1,205,842 SH SOLE NONE 745,431 460,411 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 5,789 487,730 SH SOLE NONE 306,330 181,400 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 17,431 192,098 SH SOLE NONE 106,818 85,280 ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 01741R102 2,648 37,105 SH SOLE NONE 6,005 31,100 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS NE COM 02553E106 5,077 289,939 SH SOLE NONE 94,639 195,300 ARGON ST INC COM 040149106 27,236 1,601,188 SH SOLE NONE 1,014,332 586,856 GALLAGHER ARTHUR J & CO COM 363576109 17,363 735,081 SH SOLE NONE 426,131 308,950 B & G FOODS INC NEW CL A 05508R106 5,681 516,430 SH SOLE NONE 322,300 194,130 BARNES & NOBLE INC. COM 067774109 14,782 482,293 SH SOLE NONE 276,153 206,140 CBIZ INC. COM 124805102 25,611 3,154,124 SH SOLE NONE 1,998,550 1,155,574 CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 144285103 42,555 760,315 SH SOLE NONE 438,225 322,090 CASH AMER INTL INC COM 14754D100 49,382 1,356,657 SH SOLE NONE 816,797 539,860 CENVEO INC. COM 15670S105 3,408 325,790 SH SOLE NONE 205,230 120,560 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT ORD M22465104 10,735 479,219 SH SOLE NONE 194,419 284,800 CHEMED CORP NEW COM 16359R103 10,421 246,952 SH SOLE NONE 155,750 91,202 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 10,581 229,283 SH SOLE NONE 94,233 135,050 CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 17453B101 7,566 721,236 SH SOLE NONE 248,936 472,300 COMPASS MINERALS INTL INC COM 20451N101 17,522 297,085 SH SOLE NONE 168,065 129,020 COMSTOCK RES INC COM NEW 205768203 22,715 563,650 SH SOLE NONE 319,910 243,740 CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 34,973 2,322,246 SH SOLE NONE 1,328,976 993,270 COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC COM 222862104 8,570 212,402 SH SOLE NONE 81,102 131,300 DRS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 23330X100 7,426 127,415 SH SOLE NONE 40,245 87,170 ELECTRO RENT CORP COM 285218103 10,098 666,529 SH SOLE NONE 421,574 244,955 EQUIFAX INC. COM 294429105 5,239 151,941 SH SOLE NONE 52,041 99,900 EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 302182100 2,068 32,150 SH SOLE NONE 5,630 26,520 FBR CAPITAL MARKETS CORP COM 30247C301 1,843 272,984 SH SOLE NONE 158,354 114,630 FAIR ISAAC CORP. COM 303250104 16,489 766,220 SH SOLE NONE 436,860 329,360 FISERV INC. COM 337738108 5,589 116,226 SH SOLE NONE 39,026 77,200 GENWORTH FINL INC COM CL A 37247D106 2,307 101,921 SH SOLE NONE 17,821 84,100 GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INC COM 378967103 20,431 3,486,585 SH SOLE NONE 2,210,840 1,275,745 GLOBALOPTIONS GROUP INC COM NEW 37946D209 63 30,198 SH SOLE NONE 5,700 24,498 FULLER H B CO COM 359694106 16,546 810,704 SH SOLE NONE 463,012 347,692 SCHEIN HENRY INC COM 806407102 1,837 32,001 SH SOLE NONE 5,701 26,300 HEWITT ASSOCS INC COM 42822Q100 8,370 210,460 SH SOLE NONE 85,960 124,500 HILB ROGAL & HOBBS CO COM 431294107 39,683 1,260,977 SH SOLE NONE 742,360 518,617 IHOP CORP COM 449623107 14,198 296,400 SH SOLE NONE 187,450 108,950 IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 7,786 370,578 SH SOLE NONE 150,578 220,000 INFOUSA INC NEW COM 456818301 19,933 3,262,430 SH SOLE NONE 2,113,170 1,149,260 INTUIT COM 461202103 6,099 225,810 SH SOLE NONE 86,810 139,000 INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GRP NE COM 46145F105 48,250 1,044,816 SH SOLE NONE 600,906 443,910 J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC COM NEW 46626E205 20,065 898,974 SH SOLE NONE 569,044 329,930 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SVCS INC COM 468202106 19,683 1,716,020 SH SOLE NONE 1,089,050 626,970 KAMAN CORP COM 483548103 24,325 859,840 SH SOLE NONE 542,910 316,930 LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 7,183 97,487 SH SOLE NONE 17,187 80,300 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC CL B 53220K207 5,714 1,428,620 SH SOLE NONE 905,370 523,250 LINCARE HLDGS INC COM 532791100 12,416 441,690 SH SOLE NONE 280,680 161,010 LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC COM 53635B107 4,433 554,129 SH SOLE NONE 347,899 206,230 LORAL SPACE & COMMUNICATNS L COM 543881106 19,489 817,483 SH SOLE NONE 516,992 300,491 MDC PARTNERS INC CL A SUB VTG 552697104 13,577 1,867,587 SH SOLE NONE 1,182,890 684,697 MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 604567107 9,648 2,436,260 SH SOLE NONE 1,530,260 906,000 MANTECH INTL CORP CL A 564563104 10,760 237,220 SH SOLE NONE 145,380 91,840 NVR INC COM 62944T105 1,291 2,160 SH SOLE NONE 380 1,780 NELNET INC CL A 64031N108 21,503 1,830,048 SH SOLE NONE 1,047,523 782,525 NOVATEL WIRELESS INC COM NEW 66987M604 20,759 2,144,540 SH SOLE NONE 1,362,870 781,670 NOVELL INC. COM 670006105 15,832 2,517,090 SH SOLE NONE 1,578,990 938,100 OCEANEERING INTL INC COM 675232102 29,820 473,329 SH SOLE NONE 270,869 202,460 PACER INTL INC TENN COM 69373H106 25,037 1,523,850 SH SOLE NONE 967,760 556,090 PLAINS EXPL& PRODTN CO COM 726505100 8,446 158,942 SH SOLE NONE 64,814 94,128 PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP COM 743312100 67,664 2,261,481 SH SOLE NONE 1,312,281 949,200 PROVIDENCE SVC CORP COM 743815102 32,617 1,087,230 SH SOLE NONE 686,386 400,844 PURECYCLE CORP COM NEW 746228303 151 27,100 SH SOLE NONE 5,500 21,600 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 4,707 103,976 SH SOLE NONE 37,076 66,900 DONNELLEY R R & SONS CO COM 257867101 8,864 292,437 SH SOLE NONE 119,980 172,457 SRS LABS INC COM 78464M106 11,574 2,175,545 SH SOLE NONE 1,369,805 805,740 SCHOLASTIC CORP COM 807066105 37,583 1,241,602 SH SOLE NONE 710,202 531,400 SILGAN HOLDINGS INC. COM 827048109 44,106 888,687 SH SOLE NONE 505,010 383,677 SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS INC COM 847788106 38,820 1,548,451 SH SOLE NONE 901,312 647,139 STAGE STORES INC. COM NEW 85254C305 29,470 1,819,114 SH SOLE NONE 1,150,714 668,400 STONE ENERGY CORP. COM 861642106 14,470 276,620 SH SOLE NONE 173,510 103,110 SUN-TIMES MEDIA GROUP INC COM 86688Q100 1,322 1,836,370 SH SOLE NONE 1,168,350 668,020 SYBASE INC COM 871130100 14,547 553,099 SH SOLE NONE 316,519 236,580 SYNERON MEDICAL LTD ORD SHS M87245102 13,000 893,470 SH SOLE NONE 565,680 327,790 TELETECH HOLDINGS INC COM 879939106 22,366 995,800 SH SOLE NONE 570,820 424,980 TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 879360105 5,240 111,500 SH SOLE NONE 70,600 40,900 STANLEY WKS COM 854616109 3,429 72,005 SH SOLE NONE 12,605 59,400 TRIARC COS INC CL A 895927101 10,251 1,591,700 SH SOLE NONE 895,192 696,508 TRIARC COS INC CL B SER 1 895927309 322 45,700 SH SOLE NONE 45,700 0 UCBH HOLDINGS INC COM 90262T308 5,864 755,716 SH SOLE NONE 432,456 323,260 VENOCO INC. COM 92275P307 11,685 1,005,610 SH SOLE NONE 630,360 375,250 VERIFONE HLDGS INC COM 92342y109 23,537 1,483,100 SH SOLE NONE 849,022 634,078 VIRGIN MEDIA INC. COM 92769L101 8,396 596,725 SH SOLE NONE 243,594 353,131 WARNER CHILCOTT LIMITED COM CL A G9435N108 6,755 375,280 SH SOLE NONE 236,540 138,740 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SVSC INC COM 955306105 26,292 594,445 SH SOLE NONE 340,355 254,090 WHITING PETE CORP NEW COM 966387102 21,256 328,780 SH SOLE NONE 206,460 122,320 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD SHS G96655108 13,917 414,076 SH SOLE NONE 163,076 251,000 WINDSTREAM CORP COM 97381W104 6,201 518,953 SH SOLE NONE 163,653 355,300

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