13F-HR 1 a13fhr.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 September 30, 2012 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: Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc. Address: 1201 N. Market Street Suite 2300 Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Form 13F File Number: 28-2633 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: Karen T. Buckley Title: Chief Financial Officer - Principal Phone: (302) 573-3570 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Karen T. Buckley Wilmington, Delaware November 7, 2012 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 File Number Name Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 75 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $250,962 (thousands) 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. No. Form 13F File Number Name
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 SHRS OR NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF VALUE SH/PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT DISCRETION MANAGERS PRN CALL SOLE SHARED NONE Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 $8,652 126,200 SH Sole 118,300 7,900 Accenture Public Ltd., Co. COM G1151C101 $1,261 18,000 SH Sole 18,000 0 Ace Limited COM H0023R105 $1,179 15,600 SH Sole 7,600 8,000 Agrium Inc COM 008916108 $11,277 109,000 SH Sole 4,000 105,000 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 015351109 $8,140 71,150 SH Sole 66,150 5,000 Allstate Corporation COM 020002101 $1,786 45,100 SH Sole 31,900 13,200 Amazon.com, Inc. COM 023135106 $8,621 33,900 SH Sole 31,200 2,700 Ambev ADR ADR 20441W203 $8,523 222,710 SH Sole 115,000 107,710 America Movil SA ADR ADR 02364W105 $3,300 129,700 SH Sole 63,300 66,400 Ametek, Inc. COM 031100100 $1,370 38,650 SH Sole 33,700 4,950 Amgen, Inc. COM 031162100 $3,591 42,600 SH Sole 37,600 5,000 Amphenol Corp. COM 032095101 $1,060 18,000 SH Sole 18,000 0 Apple Computer, Inc. COM 037833100 $15,944 23,900 SH Sole 21,500 2,400 AT&T Corp. COM 00206R102 $3,318 88,000 SH Sole 75,200 12,800 Baidu, Inc. ADR 056752108 $4,161 35,600 SH Sole 17,100 18,500 Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR ADR 059460303 $2,732 170,000 SH Sole 81,100 88,900 Biogen Idec, Inc. COM 09062X103 $10,355 69,400 SH Sole 63,100 6,300 Canadian National Railway Co. ADR COM 136375102 $1,915 21,700 SH Sole 15,700 6,000 Caterpillar, Inc. COM 149123101 $1,463 17,000 SH Sole 15,000 2,000 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. COM 125269100 $1,189 5,350 SH Sole 5,350 0 Chevron Corporation COM 166764100 $758 6,500 SH Sole 4,000 2,500 Citrix Systems Inc COM 177376100 $1,944 25,400 SH Sole 22,600 2,800 Coca-Cola Company COM 191216100 $2,113 55,700 SH Sole 55,700 0 Colgate Palmolive COM 194162103 $2,128 19,850 SH Sole 17,350 2,500 Costco Wholesale Corporation COM 22160K105 $7,412 74,000 SH Sole 66,300 7,700 Cummins, Inc. COM 231021106 $2,029 22,000 SH Sole 22,000 0 CVS Caremark Corp. COM 126650100 $2,077 42,900 SH Sole 37,500 5,400 Discovery Communications, Inc. COM 25470F104 $2,456 41,200 SH Sole 38,000 3,200 Dollar General COM 256677105 $1,082 21,000 SH Sole 21,000 0 Ebay, Inc. COM 278642103 $4,276 88,400 SH Sole 84,500 3,900 Ecopetrol SA ADR ADR 279158109 $1,503 25,500 SH Sole 12,000 13,500 EMC Corp. COM 268648102 $2,263 83,000 SH Sole 83,000 0 Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 $2,403 26,275 SH Sole 23,275 3,000 Fomento Economico Mex-SP ADR ADR 344419106 $9,097 98,900 SH Sole 57,500 41,400 Google, Inc. COM 38259P508 $4,142 5,490 SH Sole 5,090 400 Halliburton Company COM 406216101 $1,007 29,900 SH Sole 24,600 5,300 HCA Holdings Inc. COM 40412C101 $672 20,200 SH Sole 20,200 0 Home Depot, Inc. COM 437076102 $4,461 73,900 SH Sole 67,500 6,400 Icici Bank ADR ADR 45104G104 $3,990 99,400 SH Sole 55,400 44,000 International Business COM 459200101 31,450 Sole 31,450 0 Machines $6,524 SH Intuitive Surgical, Inc. COM 46120E602 $3,524 7,110 SH Sole 6,260 850 M&T Bank Corp. COM 55261F104 $2,174 22,850 SH Sole 19,750 3,100 Marathon Petroleum Corp. COM 56585A102 $1,676 30,700 SH Sole 27,100 3,600 MasterCard, Inc. COM 57636Q104 $5,260 11,650 SH Sole 11,050 600 McDonald's Corporation COM 580135101 $1,496 16,300 SH Sole 13,700 2,600 McKesson Corporation COM 58155Q103 $1,936 22,500 SH Sole 19,000 3,500 Merck & Co., Inc. COM 58933Y105 $1,249 27,700 SH Sole 27,700 0 Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 $1,836 61,700 SH Sole 53,700 8,000 Monsanto Company COM 61166W101 $3,682 40,450 SH Sole 36,450 4,000 National Oilwell Varco, Inc. COM 637071101 $1,404 17,525 SH Sole 17,525 0 Nike, Inc. Class B COM 654106103 $1,727 18,200 SH Sole 15,300 2,900 Oracle Corporation COM 68389X105 $2,315 73,600 SH Sole 73,600 0 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR ADR 71654V408 $3,480 151,700 SH Sole 73,100 78,600 Philip Morris International COM 718172109 $3,836 42,650 SH Sole 38,650 4,000 PowerShares QQQ Call Option Exp 12/20/14 @ 65 Option $1,083 1,000 CALL Sole 1,000 0 Qualcomm, Inc. COM 747525103 $6,628 106,100 SH Sole 89,100 17,000 Roper Industries, Inc. COM 776696106 $2,571 23,400 SH Sole 20,300 3,100 Ross Stores, Inc. COM 778296103 $1,511 23,400 SH Sole 23,400 0 Schlumberger, Ltd. COM 806857108 $398 5,500 SH Sole 5,500 0 T Rowe Price Group, Inc. COM 74144T108 $1,092 17,250 SH Sole 17,250 0 Telephonica Brasil, S.A. ADR 87936R106 $371 17,050 SH Sole 17,050 0 The Walt Disney Company COM 254687106 $1,992 38,100 SH Sole 34,200 3,900 Time Warner Cable Inc. COM 88732J207 $3,731 39,250 SH Sole 35,750 3,500 TJX Companies, Inc. COM 872540109 $3,780 84,400 SH Sole 76,400 8,000 Union Pacific Corp. COM 907818108 $6,315 53,200 SH Sole 49,700 3,500 United Technologies Corp. COM 913017109 $1,073 13,700 SH Sole 13,700 0 US Bancorp COM 902973304 $2,867 83,600 SH Sole 53,600 30,000 Vale SA SP ADR ADR 91912E105 $707 39,500 SH Sole 3,500 36,000 Verizon Communications, Inc. COM 92343V104 $1,322 29,000 SH Sole 29,000 0 Viacom, Inc. COM 92553P201 $1,768 33,000 SH Sole 29,500 3,500 Visa, Inc. COM 92826C839 $3,068 22,850 SH Sole 20,750 2,100 W.W. Grainger, Inc. COM 384802104 $1,490 7,150 SH Sole 6,550 600 Wal Mart Stores, Inc. COM 931142103 $5,077 68,800 SH Sole 63,900 4,900 Wells Fargo Company COM 949746101 $2,731 79,100 SH Sole 68,400 10,700 Whole Foods Market, Inc. COM 966837106 $3,618 37,150 SH Sole 33,750 3,400