0000900440-12-000138.txt : 20121113 0000900440-12-000138.hdr.sgml : 20121112 20121113171251 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000900440-12-000138 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121113 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ELKHORN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000928400 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12336 FILM NUMBER: 121199772 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELKHORN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP STREET 2: PO BOX 0449 CITY: ELKHORN STATE: NE ZIP: 68022-0449 BUSINESS PHONE: 4022893217 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ELKHORN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP STREET 2: PO BOX 0449 CITY: ELKHORN STATE: NE ZIP: 68022 13F-HR 1 elk13fnov13.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: 9/30/2012 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: Elkhorn Partners Limited Partnership Address: 2222 Skyline Drive Elkhorn, NE 68022 Form 13F File Number: 28-12336 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 submission. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Alan S. Parsow Title: Sole Manager of Parsow Management LLC, the General Partner of Reporting Manager Phone: (402) 289-3217 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Alan S. Parsow Elkhorn, Nebraska 11/13/2012 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [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 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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 13F File Number Name 28-14705 Parsow Management LLC --------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 48 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 111,646 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 28-14705 Parsow Management LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE 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 MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- American International Group COM 26874784 314 9,000 SH SOLE 9,000 0 0 Apple Computer Inc COM 37833100 485 815 SH SOLE 815 0 0 Bankunited Inc COM 06652K103 1,254 52,900 SH SOLE 52,900 0 0 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Del CL A 84670108 6,475 50 SH SOLE 50 0 0 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Del CL B 84670702 9,369 108,500 SH SOLE 108,500 0 0 BP PLC-SPONS ADR ADRS 55622104 1,094 25,500 SH SOLE 25,500 0 0 Cadiz Inc. COM 127537207 1,490 173,300 SH SOLE 173,300 0 0 Chesapeake Energy Corp. COM 165167107 223 11,000 SH SOLE 11,000 0 0 Ciber Inc COM 17163B102 47 15,000 SH SOLE 15,000 0 0 Cisco Systems Inc. COM 17275R102 274 16,000 SH SOLE 16,000 0 0 Citigoup Inc. COM 172967424 374 10,000 SH SOLE 10,000 0 0 CME Group Inc. COM 12572Q105 2,008 35,900 SH SOLE 35,900 0 0 Columbia Laboratories Inc. COM 197779101 16 23,200 SH SOLE 23,200 0 0 Cons Tomoka Land Co-Florida COM 210226106 368 11,209 SH SOLE 11,209 0 0 Crexendo Inc COM 226552107 195 84,704 SH SOLE 84,704 0 0 Diamond Offshore Drilling COM 25271C102 388 5,600 SH SOLE 5,600 0 0 Dow Chem Co. COM 260543103 610 20,825 SH SOLE 20,825 0 0 Enerplus Resources Fund UNIT 292766102 820 51,000 SH SOLE 51,000 0 0 Fortegra Financial Corp. COM 34954W104 295 33,228 SH SOLE 33,228 0 0 Frontier Communications Corp COM 35906A108 1,414 299,000 SH SOLE 299,000 0 0 Fuel Tech Inc. COM 359523107 136 33,350 SH SOLE 33,350 0 0 General Electric Co COM 369604103 813 38,600 SH SOLE 38,600 0 0 Goldman Sachs Group Inc COM 38141G104 502 4,100 SH SOLE 4,100 0 0 Google Inc CL A 38259P508 1,357 1,995 SH SOLE 1,995 0 0 Hewlett-Packard Co COM 428236103 202 14,600 SH SOLE 14,600 0 0 Hollywood Media Corp COM 436233100 327 235,001 SH SOLE 235,001 0 0 Innodata Isogen Inc COM 457642205 159 44,300 SH SOLE 44,300 0 0 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 255 3,600 SH SOLE 3,600 0 0 JPMorgan Chase & Co. COM 46625H100 271 6,500 SH SOLE 6,500 0 0 Kennedy-Wilson Hldgs COM 489398107 52,296 3,682,800 SH SOLE 3,682,800 0 0 KKR Financial Holdings REIT 48248A306 402 39,400 SH SOLE 39,400 0 0 MDC Partners Inc COM 552697104 1,630 144,018 SH SOLE 144,018 0 0 Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 1,655 58,000 SH SOLE 58,000 0 0 Nucor Corp. COM 670346105 887 22,100 SH SOLE 22,100 0 0 NYSE Euronext COM 629491101 1,020 41,200 SH SOLE 41,200 0 0 Orbit International Corp. COM 685559304 2,537 829,000 SH SOLE 829,000 0 0 Penn West Petroleum Trust UNIT 707887105 924 71,100 SH SOLE 71,100 0 0 Perma-Fix Environmental Svcs COM 714157104 283 321,582 SH SOLE 321,582 0 0 Polymet Mining Corp. COM 731916102 229 208,000 SH SOLE 208,000 0 0 Proshares Short Dow 30 ETF 74347R701 1,147 33,000 SH SOLE 33,000 0 0 Proshares Short S&P 500 ETF 74347R503 1,427 41,100 SH SOLE 41,100 0 0 Reading International Inc CL A 755408101 392 64,800 SH SOLE 64,800 0 0 Sandridge Energy Inc COM 80007P307 131 21,100 SH SOLE 21,100 0 0 Taylor Devices Inc COM 877163105 260 30,146 SH SOLE 30,146 0 0 Ultra Petroleum Corp COM 903914109 1,562 68,500 SH SOLE 68,500 0 0 USEC Inc. COM 90333E108 14 20,000 SH SOLE 20,000 0 0 Viacom Inc CL B 92553P201 241 4,700 SH SOLE 4,700 0 0 White Mtns Ins Group Ltd COM G9618E107 13,074 25,500 SH SOLE 25,500 0 0