13F-HR 1 form13f.txt TOWLE & CO 13F-HR 6-30-2009 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 6/30/2009 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: Towle & Co Address: 1610 Des Peres Rd, Suite 250 St. Louis, MO 63131 Form 13F File Number: 28-10640 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. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Jodi L. Layman Title: Director of Operations Phone: 314-822-0204 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Jodi L. Layman St. Louis, MO 7/31/2009 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [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: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 40 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $183,873.00 (Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE
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 ------------------------------ ----------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ------- ------ ---- Aircastle Ltd COM G0129K104 4852 660197 SH SOLE 660197 0 0 AmeriServ Financial Inc COM 03074A102 1742 941697 SH SOLE 941697 0 0 Archer-Daniels-Midland Co COM 039483102 3110 116163 SH SOLE 116163 0 0 Arkansas Best Corp COM 040790107 3896 147859 SH SOLE 147859 0 0 ArvinMeritor Inc COM 043353101 2582 588247 SH SOLE 588247 0 0 Atlas Air Worldwide Hldgs Inc COM 049164205 2924 126100 SH SOLE 126100 0 0 Brown Shoe Company COM 115736100 7680 1060800 SH SOLE 1060800 0 0 Brunswick Corp COM 117043109 4286 992093 SH SOLE 992093 0 0 Bunge Ltd COM G16962105 2604 43225 SH SOLE 43225 0 0 CNA Financial Corp COM 126117100 6031 389858 SH SOLE 389858 0 0 Cabela's Inc COM 126804301 5654 459710 SH SOLE 459710 0 0 Celestica Inc COM 15101Q108 5679 832698 SH SOLE 832698 0 0 Charming Shoppes Inc COM 161133103 12223 3285839 SH SOLE 3285839 0 0 Chiquita Brands Intl Inc COM 170032809 5221 508828 SH SOLE 508828 0 0 Covenant Transport Group Inc COM 22284P105 2433 442433 SH SOLE 442433 0 0 Flagstar Bancorp Inc COM 337930101 734 1079089 SH SOLE 1079089 0 0 Flexsteel Industries Inc COM 339382103 2622 312865 SH SOLE 312865 0 0 Furniture Brands Intl Inc COM 360921100 4378 1444967 SH SOLE 1444967 0 0 Global Industries Ltd COM 379336100 5063 894496 SH SOLE 894496 0 0 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co COM 382550101 5526 490794 SH SOLE 490794 0 0 Group 1 Automotive Co COM 398905109 6135 235799 SH SOLE 235799 0 0 Massey Energy Corp COM 576206106 7177 367300 SH SOLE 367300 0 0 Navistar Intl Corp New COM 63934E108 10466 240049 SH SOLE 240049 0 0 Newpark Resources Inc COM 651718504 2819 989256 SH SOLE 989256 0 0 OfficeMax Incorporated COM 67622P101 7151 1138773 SH SOLE 1138773 0 0 Overseas Shipholding Group Inc COM 690368105 5611 164825 SH SOLE 164825 0 0 PMA Capital Corp COM 693419202 3943 866700 SH SOLE 866700 0 0 PolyOne Corporation COM 73179P106 3687 1360488 SH SOLE 1360488 0 0 RTI International Metals Inc COM 74973W107 4827 273151 SH SOLE 273151 0 0 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd COM v7780t103 5440 401800 SH SOLE 401800 0 0 SUPERVALU Inc COM 868536103 4846 374224 SH SOLE 374224 0 0 Sanmina-SCI Corp COM 800907107 3495 7977654 SH SOLE 7977654 0 0 Steak n Shake Company COM 857873103 2862 327431 SH SOLE 327431 0 0 Stewart Info. Services Corp COM 860372101 3801 266737 SH SOLE 266737 0 0 Tesoro Corporation COM 881609101 4369 343201 SH SOLE 343201 0 0 Union Drilling Inc COM 90653P105 5188 783712 SH SOLE 783712 0 0 United Rentals Inc COM 911363109 5304 817200 SH SOLE 817200 0 0 Valero Energy Corp COM 91913Y100 3970 235024 SH SOLE 235024 0 0 Virco Mfg Corp COM 927651109 2551 728979 SH SOLE 728979 0 0 YRC Worldwide Inc COM 984249102 991 572624 SH SOLE 572624 0 0