13F-HR 1 dec3109qtrfiling13f.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: December 31, 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: AMI Asset Management Corporation Address: 10866 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 770 Los Angeles, CA 90024 13F File Number: This 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. Person signing this report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Matthew Humiston Title: COO Phone: 310-446-2736 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing Matthew Humiston Los Angeles, CA January 20, 2010 Report Type (Check only one): [x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT LIST OF OTHER MANAGERS REPORTING FOR THIS MANAGER: NONE FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 42 Data Records Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $274,953 List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 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 AMI Asset Management FORM 13F December 31, 2009 Voting Authority ---------------- Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other Name of Issuer Title of class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------ ------------------- ------------------- ---- --------------------------------------- 3M COMPANY COM 88579y101 11896 143895SH Sole 143895 ABAXIS INC COM COM 002567105 3604 141060SH Sole 141060 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 5286 97910SH Sole 97910 AFLAC INC COM COM 001055102 8211 177525SH Sole 177525 AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM 00971t101 2407 94975SH Sole 94975 ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 9419 149480SH Sole 149480 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 5861 56810SH Sole 56810 APPLE COMPUTER INC COM COM 037833100 9315 44204SH Sole 44204 BARD CR INC COM 067383109 12142 155865SH Sole 155865 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 16222 205700SH Sole 205700 BROWN FORMAN CORP COM 115637209 3238 60437SH Sole 60437 CALWEST BANCORP COM 13169q102 63 37007SH Sole 37007 CEPHALON INC COM COM 156708109 7821 125300SH Sole 125300 CHARLES SCHWAB INC COM 808513105 8411 446900SH Sole 446900 CHATTEM INC COM 162456107 7637 81850SH Sole 81850 CHURCH & DWIGHT INC COM COM 171340102 22817 377460SH Sole 377460 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 5570 232660SH Sole 232660 CITY NATL CORP COM COM 178566105 2834 62145SH Sole 62145 DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC COM 249030107 6461 183700SH Sole 183700 EBAY INC COM COM 278642103 1225 52065SH Sole 52065 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 7532 168950SH Sole 168950 HAIN CELESTIAL GRP INC COM COM 405217100 4191 246375SH Sole 246375 HEALTHCARE SVCS GP INC COM COM 421906108 7790 362985SH Sole 362985 HEINZ H J CO COM COM 423074103 13198 308650SH Sole 308650 IDEXX LABS COM 45168d104 2799 52375SH Sole 52375 LIONS GATE ENTMNT CORP COM NEW COM 535919203 88 15200SH Sole 15200 MCCORMICK & CO INC COM NON VTG COM 579780206 3944 109150SH Sole 109150 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 16360 269080SH Sole 269080 POLYMEDIX INC COM COM 73174c100 18 13000SH Sole 13000 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 4939 81460SH Sole 81460 QUALCOMM INC COM COM 747525103 7672 165850SH Sole 165850 RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 6166 91300SH Sole 91300 SAVE THE WORLD AIR INC COM 805147105 14 25000SH Sole 25000 SMART BALANCE, INC COM 83169y108 102 17050SH Sole 17050 SOUTHERN CO COM COM 842587107 2611 78375SH Sole 78375 STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 5534 239965SH Sole 239965 STERICYCLE INC. COM 858912108 7797 141325SH Sole 141325 TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS COM 881624209 11812 210255SH Sole 210255 THE DIRECTTV GROUP INC COM 25490a101 5876 176200SH Sole 176200 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 5304 160100SH Sole 160100 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM COM 949746101 5860 217110SH Sole 217110 WMS INDS INC COM COM 929297109 4909 122715SH Sole 122715