13F-HR 1 dec2008.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Dec 31, 2008. Check here if Amendment [ ] Amendment Number: _____________ [ ] This amendment is a restatement. [ ] This amendment adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Address: 6440 South Wasatch Blvd. #260, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 Form 13F File Number: 28-7794 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: Michael O. Tempest Title: Principal Phone: 801-274-6010 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Michael O. Tempest Salt Lake City, Utah February 5, 2009 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 53 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 317,857,000 VALUE SHARES/ INVST VOTE NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000 PRN AMT DSCTN AUTH Berkshire Hathaway B 084670207 14,871 4,627 Sole None PepsiCo, Inc. 713448108 14,049 256,501 Sole None Ace Ltd. 004644100 13,472 254,567 Sole None Oracle Corporation 38389x105 13,055 736,308 Sole None United Technologies 913017109 13,009 242,713 Sole None Procter & Gamble 742718109 12,820 207,381 Sole None Walgreen Co 931422109 11,941 484,014 Sole None Microsoft Corp. 594918104 11,605 596,955 Sole None Genentech Inc 368710406 10,729 129,404 Sole None ConocoPhillips 20825C104 9,766 188,541 Sole None Apple Computer Inc 037833100 9,733 114,031 Sole None Emerson Electric 291011104 9,580 261,665 Sole None Alliant Techsystems Inc. 018804104 9,355 109,087 Sole None Teva Pharmaceutical Inds 881624209 9,342 219,446 Sole None Google Inc 38259P508 8,807 28,626 Sole None Rockwell Collins 774341101 8,338 213,309 Sole None General Electric 369604103 8,311 513,000 Sole None Wal-Mart Stores Inc 931142103 8,084 144,196 Sole None Becton Dickinson Co 075887109 8,026 117,356 Sole None Cisco Systems Inc 17275R102 7,776 477,039 Sole None Lincoln Electronic Holdings 533900106 7,563 148,501 Sole None Energizer Holdings Inc 29266R108 7,371 136,142 Sole None Alcon Inc H01301102 7,292 81,755 Sole None Intuit 461202103 7,201 302,690 Sole None Wells Fargo & Co. 949746101 6,872 233,114 Sole None Devon Energy Corp New 25179M103 6,732 102,447 Sole None Johnson & Johnson 478160104 6,562 109,670 Sole None Total S.A 89151e109 6,483 117,228 Sole None Franklin Resources 354613101 6,116 95,898 Sole None Amphenol Corp 032095101 5,922 246,938 Sole None America Movil SAB de CV 02364W105 5,834 188,249 Sole None Danaher Corp Del 235851102 5,646 99,736 Sole None Transocean Sedco Forex G90078109 5,323 112,651 Sole None McGraw Hill Cos 580645109 4,733 204,117 Sole None Berkshire Hathaway A 084670108 3,284 34 Sole None Quality Systems 747582104 1,259 28,872 Sole None Gilead Sciences 375558103 1,143 22,342 Sole None Middleby Corp. 596278101 1,109 40,653 Sole None St. Jude Medical 790849103 1,061 32,187 Sole None Stryker Corp 863667101 1,008 25,230 Sole None Petmedexpress Inc 816382106 980 55,611 Sole None 3M Company 88579Y101 883 15,340 Sole None Infosys Tech Spon ADR 456788108 815 33,177 Sole None Schlumberger Ltd 806857108 755 17,832 Sole None Waters Corp 941848103 706 19,260 Sole None Walt Disney Co 254687106 459 20,245 Sole None Novo-Nordisk 670100205 458 8,920 Sole None Apache Corp 037411105 392 5,262 Sole None Exxon Mobil Corp 30231g102 301 3,773 Sole None Manitowoc Co Inc 563571108 291 33,585 Sole None Flir Systems Inc 302445101 272 8,865 Sole None Bank of America 060505104 205 14,550 Sole None Rehabcare Group Inc. 759148109 159 10,500 Sole None