13F-HR 1 septonine.txt 13F United States Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, DC 20549 Form 13F Form 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 9/30/09 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: Cortland Associates, Inc. Address: 8000 Maryland Avenue, Suite 730 St. Louis, MO 63105 13F File Number: 28-5546 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: Thomas R. Podlesny Title: Executive Vice President-Managing Director Phone: (314) 726-6164 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Thomas R. Podlesny St. Louis, Missouri November 5, 2009 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: NONE I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. Form 13F Summary Page Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 20 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $256,703 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F NAME OF REPORTING MANAGER: Cortland Associates, Inc.
Item 6: INVESTMENT DISCRETION (b) SHARED Item 8: Item 4: Item 5: AS Item 7: VOTING AUTHORITY Item 2: Item 3: FAIR SHARES OF DEFINED (c) MANAGERS (SHARES) Item 1: TITLE OF CUSIP MARKET PRINCIPAL (a) IN SHARED- SEE (a) (b) (c) NAME OF ISSUER CLASS NUMBER VALUE AMOUNT SOLE INSTR. V OTHER INSTR. V SOLE SHARED NONE CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE COM 12541W209 9,381,000 162,435.53 X 17,514 66,666 78,255 CME GROUP INC. COM 12572Q105 3,854,000 12,504.00 X 1,356 4,909 6,239 EBAY INC. COM 278642103 12,764,000 540,822.00 X 57,752 221,477 261,593 EXPRESS SCRIPTS COM 302182100 42,100,000 542,660.00 X 59,461 221,786 261,413 GEN PROBE INC. COM 36866T103 31,597,000 762,463.00 X 82,955 310,401 369,107 GLOBAL PAYMENTS COM 37940X102 12,486,000 267,360.28 X 31,492 111,042 124,826 GOOGLE INC. COM 38259P508 8,322,000 16,783.00 X 1,907 7,145 7,731 IDEXX LABS COM 45168D104 15,789,000 315,765.00 X 35,365 130,525 149,875 INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANG COM 45865V100 7,252,000 74,612.00 X 7,845 29,782 36,985 LABORATORY CORP. COM 50540R409 25,539,000 388,715.00 X 44,678 159,808 184,229 MONSANTO CO. COM 61166W101 18,626,000 240,642.75 X 26,137 96,650 117,856 NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION COM 647581107 20,240,000 251,576.00 X 29,048 101,190 121,338 PRAXAIR INC. COM 74005P104 14,600,000 178,716.52 X 20,016 74,612 84,089 QUALCOM INC. COM 747525103 14,329,000 318,546.64 X 36,037 134,276 148,234 STRAYER EDUCATION COM 863236105 19,535,000 89,739.76 X 10,370 37,029 42,341 LARGE CAP VALUE INDEX MF 464287408 19,000 375.00 X 375 0 MSCI EAFI INDEX MF 464287465 119,000 2,175.00 X 2,175 0 S&P 500 INDEX MF 464287200 63,000 600.00 X 600 0 S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX MF 464287507 24,000 350.00 X 350 0 S&P 100 INDEX FUND MF 464287101 64,000 1,325.00 X 1,325 0 TOTAL COMMON STOCK 256,414,000 TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS 289,000 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS AND MUTUAL FUNDS 256,703,000
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