13F-HR 1 a13f-hr.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, 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 February 11, 2013 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: 78 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $219,150 (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 SH/PUT/ TITLE OF VALUE PRN AMT INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 $4,991 76,200 Sole 70,200 6,000 Accenture Public Ltd., Co. COM G1151C101 $2,554 38,400 Sole 35,900 2,500 Ace Limited COM H0023R105 $1,221 15,300 Sole 7,300 8,000 Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COM 015351109 $4,429 47,250 Sole 43,750 3,500 Allstate Corporation COM 020002101 $1,763 43,900 Sole 30,700 13,200 Amazon.com, Inc. COM 023135106 $6,021 24,000 Sole 22,200 1,800 Ambev ADR ADR 20441W203 $9,146 217,810 Sole 110,100 107,710 America Movil SA ADR ADR 02364W105 $2,888 124,800 Sole 58,400 66,400 Ametek, Inc. COM 031100100 $1,366 36,350 Sole 31,400 4,950 Amgen, Inc. COM 031162100 $3,526 40,900 Sole 35,900 5,000 Amphenol Corp. COM 032095101 $1,100 17,000 Sole 17,000 0 Apple Computer, Inc. COM 037833100 $9,026 16,960 Sole 15,560 1,400 AT&T Corp. COM 00206R102 $2,481 73,600 Sole 60,800 12,800 Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR ADR 059460303 $2,901 167,000 Sole 78,100 88,900 Bank of America Corporation COM 060505104 $2,269 195,600 Sole 195,600 0 Biogen Idec, Inc. COM 09062X103 $6,901 47,150 Sole 43,550 3,600 Canadian National Railway Co. ADR COM 136375102 $1,911 21,000 Sole 15,000 6,000 Caterpillar, Inc. COM 149123101 $1,434 16,000 Sole 14,000 2,000 CF Industries Holdings, Inc. COM 125269100 $1,605 7,900 Sole 7,250 650 Chevron Corporation COM 166764100 $703 6,500 Sole 4,000 2,500 Cisco Systems COM 17275R102 $690 35,100 Sole 35,100 0 Coca-Cola Company COM 191216100 $1,080 29,800 Sole 29,800 0 Colgate Palmolive COM 194162103 $1,861 17,800 Sole 15,300 2,500 Costco Wholesale Corporation COM 22160K105 $4,650 47,100 Sole 42,100 5,000 Credicorp Limited COM G2519Y108 $2,154 14,700 Sole 7,000 7,700 Cummins, Inc. COM 231021106 $3,955 36,500 Sole 35,000 1,500 CVS Caremark Corp. COM 126650100 $1,866 38,600 Sole 33,200 5,400 DaVita HealthCare Partners COM 23918K108 $553 5,000 Sole 5,000 0 Discovery Communications, Inc. COM 25470F104 $4,164 65,600 Sole 59,400 6,200 Ebay, Inc. COM 278642103 $7,312 143,375 Sole 132,375 11,000 Ecopetrol SA ADR ADR 279158109 $1,492 25,000 Sole 11,500 13,500 EMC Corp. COM 268648102 $1,996 78,900 Sole 78,900 0 Exxon Mobil Corp. COM 30231G102 $2,164 25,000 Sole 22,000 3,000 Fomento Economico Mex-SP ADR ADR 344419106 $9,859 97,900 Sole 56,500 41,400 Gilead Sciences, Inc. COM 375558103 $2,057 28,000 Sole 25,000 3,000 Google, Inc. COM 38259P508 $4,343 6,140 Sole 5,740 400 Grupo Fin Santander Mexico ADR ADR 40053C105 $2,255 139,400 Sole 65,400 74,000 Home Depot, Inc. COM 437076102 $4,348 70,300 Sole 63,900 6,400 Icici Bank ADR ADR 45104G104 $4,317 99,000 Sole 55,000 44,000 International Business Machines COM 459200101 $5,383 28,100 Sole 28,100 0 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. COM 46120E602 $3,322 6,775 Sole 5,925 850 JP Morgan Chase & Co. COM 46625H100 $1,099 25,000 Sole 21,000 4,000 Kansas City Southern COM 485170302 $1,311 15,700 Sole 15,700 0 M&T Bank Corp. COM 55261F104 $2,353 23,900 Sole 20,800 3,100 MasterCard, Inc. COM 57636Q104 $5,294 10,775 Sole 10,175 600 McDonald's Corporation COM 580135101 $1,350 15,300 Sole 12,700 2,600 McKesson Corporation COM 58155Q103 $2,094 21,600 Sole 18,100 3,500 Merck & Co., Inc. COM 58933Y105 $1,040 25,400 Sole 25,400 0 Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd. COM G60754101 $975 19,100 Sole 19,100 0 Microsoft Corp. COM 594918104 $69 2,600 Sole 2,600 0 Monsanto Company COM 61166W101 $3,653 38,600 Sole 34,600 4,000 National Oilwell Varco, Inc. COM 637071101 $800 11,700 Sole 11,700 0 Nike, Inc. Class B COM 654106103 $2,931 56,800 Sole 51,000 5,800 Oracle Corporation COM 68389X105 $4,165 125,000 Sole 125,000 0 Petroleo Brasileiro ADR ADR 71654V408 $4,206 216,000 Sole 101,400 114,600 Philip Morris International COM 718172109 $151 1,800 Sole 1,800 0 PowerShares QQQ Call Option Exp 12/20/14 @ 65 Option 73935A104 $729 1,000 Sole 1,000 0 Precision Castparts Corp. COM 740189105 $1,667 8,800 Sole 7,800 1,000 Qualcomm, Inc. COM 747525103 $5,499 88,900 Sole 81,900 7,000 Roper Industries, Inc. COM 776696106 $2,508 22,500 Sole 19,400 3,100 Salesforce.com, Inc. COM 79466L302 $1,748 10,400 Sole 10,400 0 Schlumberger, Ltd. COM 806857108 $367 5,300 Sole 5,300 0 T Rowe Price Group, Inc. COM 74144T108 $1,016 15,600 Sole 15,600 0 Telephonica Brasil, S.A. ADR 87936R106 $410 17,050 Sole 17,050 0 Time Warner Cable Inc. COM 88732J207 $3,645 37,500 Sole 34,000 3,500 TJX Companies, Inc. COM 872540109 $2,725 64,200 Sole 56,200 8,000 Union Pacific Corp. COM 907818108 $7,851 62,450 Sole 57,650 4,800 United Technologies Corp. COM 913017109 $1,042 12,700 Sole 12,700 0 US Bancorp COM 902973304 $2,491 78,000 Sole 51,500 26,500 Vale SA SP ADR ADR 91912E105 $828 39,500 Sole 3,500 36,000 Verizon Communications, Inc. COM 92343V104 $433 10,000 Sole 10,000 0 Viacom, Inc. COM 92553P201 $1,667 31,600 Sole 28,100 3,500 Visa, Inc. COM 92826C839 $3,032 20,000 Sole 17,900 2,100 W.W. Grainger, Inc. COM 384802104 $1,305 6,450 Sole 5,850 600 Wal Mart Stores, Inc. COM 931142103 $3,364 49,300 Sole 42,300 7,000 Wells Fargo Company COM 949746101 $2,293 67,100 Sole 56,400 10,700 Whole Foods Market, Inc. COM 966837106 $3,236 35,500 Sole 32,100 3,400 Yum! Brands, Inc. COM 988498101 $1,746 26,300 Sole 23,300 3,000