13F-HR 1 edgar13f-093008.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington DC 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment: [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Cooke & Bieler Address: 1700 Market Street Suite 3222 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Form 13F File Number: 28-00268 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: Linda Nitka Perna Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 215-246-2052 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: -Linda Nitka Perna Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11/07/08 ------------------------------ -------------------- -------- Signature City, State Date Report Type: [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 206 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $4,824,285 List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M COMPANY COM 88579Y101 1619 23700 SH SOLE 23700 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 1208 20985 SH SOLE 2635 19050 ALBANY INTL CL A COM 012348108 31786 1163056 SH SOLE 687121 477935 396 14500 SH OTHER 14500 ALLSTATE COM 020002101 78254 1696751 SH SOLE 1098236 600915 16326 354000 SH OTHER 354000 ALPHARMA COM 020813101 24305 658859 SH SOLE 435869 222990 AMERICAN EXPRESS COM 025816109 102181 2884020 SH SOLE 1721900 1170120 20107 567500 SH OTHER 567500 AMERICAN INTL GROUP COM 026874107 1970 591460 SH SOLE 192990 407160 70 21100 SH OTHER 21100 AMGEN COM 031162100 237 4000 SH SOLE 4000 ANHEUSER BUSCH COM 035229103 284 4370 SH SOLE 800 3570 APPLIED MATERIALS COM 038222105 715 47260 SH SOLE 13420 33840 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER COM 363576109 40723 1587026 SH SOLE 1040767 546259 AUTOLIV COM 052800109 15943 472391 SH SOLE 303631 170660 AVERY DENNISON COM 053611109 75948 1707465 SH SOLE 1008060 704435 15083 339100 SH OTHER 339100 AVON PRODUCTS COM 054303102 35461 853050 SH SOLE 539300 313750 8023 193000 SH OTHER 193000 BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 75115 2146134 SH SOLE 1437985 708949 16746 478455 SH OTHER 478455 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON COM 064058100 1013 31105 SH SOLE 6835 24270 5775 177247 SH OTHER 177247 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL COM 071813109 48073 732487 SH SOLE 478424 254063 10304 157000 SH OTHER 157000 BECTON DICKINSON COM 075887109 23490 292680 SH SOLE 189850 102830 5779 72000 SH OTHER 72000 BEMIS COMPANY COM 081437105 51672 1971457 SH SOLE 1201951 777406 328 12500 SH OTHER 12500 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL B COM 084670207 80314 18274 SH SOLE 11841 6459 17404 3960 SH OTHER 3960 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC COM 101137107 60719 4948577 SH SOLE 2910325 2059152 12491 1018000 SH OTHER 1018000 BRIGGS & STRATTON COM 109043109 65455 4045414 SH SOLE 2313248 1747366 1074 66400 SH OTHER 66400 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM 110122108 635 30476 SH SOLE 18916 11560 BRUNSWICK COM 117043109 7800 609880 SH SOLE 398690 211190 BRYN MAWR BANK COM 117665109 549 25000 SH SOLE 25000 CAPITALSOURCE COM 14055X102 35994 2926303 SH SOLE 1967079 959224 CARDINAL HEALTH COM 14149Y108 63728 1293190 SH SOLE 752660 545530 11517 233700 SH OTHER 233700 CARLISLE COM 142339100 9232 308026 SH SOLE 205161 102865 CARNIVAL COM 143658300 51049 1444108 SH SOLE 947445 498693 6557 185500 SH OTHER 185500 CATERPILLAR COM 149123101 1430 24000 SH SOLE 24000 CHEMTURA COM 163893100 887 194600 SH SOLE 73200 129600 160 35000 SH OTHER 35000 CHEVRON TEXACO COM 166764100 957 11600 SH SOLE 11600 CITADEL BROADCASTING COM 17285T106 12 15000 SH SOLE 15000 CITIGROUP COM 172967101 271 13225 SH SOLE 1925 11300 CITY NATIONAL COM 178566105 44714 823463 SH SOLE 446298 382665 494 9100 SH OTHER 9100 COCA COLA COM 191216100 612 11565 SH SOLE 2200 9365 952 18000 SH OTHER 18000 COLGATE PALMOLIVE COM 194162103 87406 1159995 SH SOLE 738975 424200 18355 243600 SH OTHER 243600 CORINTHIAN COLLEGES COM 218868107 50494 3366267 SH SOLE 2040483 1335484 172 11500 SH OTHER 11500 CYMER COM 232572107 41136 1624000 SH SOLE 940265 692235 DARDEN RESTAURANTS COM 237194105 59905 2092379 SH SOLE 1309395 787084 12239 427500 SH OTHER 427500 DELL COM 24702R101 32674 1982629 SH SOLE 1151056 835473 5995 363800 SH OTHER 363800 DIEBOLD COM 253651103 79799 2410130 SH SOLE 1504935 909895 9167 276850 SH OTHER 276850 DOVER COM 260003108 91074 2245975 SH SOLE 1442304 805971 14261 351700 SH OTHER 351700 DOW CHEMICAL COM 260543103 572 18000 SH OTHER 18000 E.I. 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