UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Findlay Park Partners LLP
Address: Almack House, 4th Floor
28 King Street
London SW1Y 6QW
Form 13F File Number: 28-11825
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: Iain Fitch
Title: Head of Middle Office
Phone: 44 20 7968 4900
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ Iain Fitch London May 13, 2013
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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 Nil
Form 13F information table entry total 138
Form 13F information table value total 7,327,007
(thousands)
FINDLAY PARK PARTNERS LLP
Form 13F Information Table
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SHRS OR
TITLE OF VALUE PRN SH/ INVESTMENT OTHER
NAME CLASS CUSIP X$1,000 AMOUNT PRN DISCRETION MANAGERS VOTING AUTHORITY
SOLE SHARED NONE
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3M Co COM 88579Y101 69,491 660,000 SH SOLE 0 660,000 0 0
The ADT Corporation COM 00101J106 7,060 145,291 SH SOLE 0 145,291 0 0
Airgas Inc COM 009363102 55,781 566,764 SH SOLE 0 566,764 0 0
Alleghany Corp Del COM 017175100 61,702 159,683 SH SOLE 0 159,683 0 0
Allied Wrld Assur Com Hldg A SHS H01531104 58,927 642,400 SH SOLE 0 642,400 0 0
Allison Transmission Hldgs I COM 01973R101 36,434 1,531,479 SH SOLE 0 1,531,479 0 0
Amdocs Ltd ORD G02602103 46,309 1,292,460 SH SOLE 0 1,292,460 0 0
American Express Co COM 025816109 139,093 2,071,375 SH SOLE 0 2,071,375 0 0
Amerisourcebergen Corp COM 03073E105 56,635 1,116,849 SH SOLE 0 1,116,849 0 0
Amphenol Corp New CL A 032095101 23,712 324,157 SH SOLE 0 324,157 0 0
Analog Devices Inc COM 032654105 35,613 778,428 SH SOLE 0 778,428 0 0
Arrow Electrs Inc COM 042735100 48,678 1,212,104 SH SOLE 0 1,212,104 0 0
Banco Bradesco S A SP ADR PFD NEW 059460303 53,571 3,217,500 SH SOLE 0 3,217,500 0 0
Banco Macro SA SPON ADR B 05961W105 10,102 680,300 SH SOLE 0 680,300 0 0
Bancolombia S A SPON ADR PREF 05968L102 15,653 250,000 SH SOLE 0 250,000 0 0
Bank of America Corporation COM 060505104 121,938 9,970,385 SH SOLE 0 9,970,385 0 0
Becton Dickinson & Co COM 075887109 84,011 882,844 SH SOLE 0 882,844 0 0
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc COM 075896100 94,990 1,456,015 SH SOLE 0 1,456,015 0 0
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del CL B NEW 084670702 70,600 684,375 SH SOLE 0 684,375 0 0
Blackrock Inc COM 09247X101 46,824 182,500 SH SOLE 0 182,500 0 0
Blackstone Group L P COM UNIT LTD 09253U108 69,405 3,461,610 SH SOLE 0 3,461,610 0 0
Broadridge Finl Solutions In COM 11133T103 24,256 984,000 SH SOLE 0 984,000 0 0
Brookfield Asset Mgmt Inc CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 100,248 2,794,748 SH SOLE 0 2,794,748 0 0
Brown & Brown Inc COM 115236101 99,422 3,115,703 SH SOLE 0 3,115,703 0 0
Bard C R Inc COM 067383109 40,876 408,724 SH SOLE 0 408,724 0 0
Cadence Design System Inc COM 127387108 16,268 1,178,000 SH SOLE 0 1,178,000 0 0
Carefusion Corp COM 14170T101 67,850 1,943,000 SH SOLE 0 1,943,000 0 0
CBS Corp New CL B 124857202 82,076 1,778,074 SH SOLE 0 1,778,074 0 0
Cementos Pacasmayo S A A SPON ADR REP 5 15126Q109 3,673 250,000 SH SOLE 0 250,000 0 0
Cheesecake Factory Inc COM 163072101 25,848 675,757 SH SOLE 0 675,757 0 0
Church & Dwight Inc COM 171340102 15,931 250,808 SH SOLE 0 250,808 0 0
City Natl Corp COM 178566105 13,440 227,833 SH SOLE 0 227,833 0 0
Clean Harbors Inc COM 184496107 3,704 62,500 SH SOLE 0 62,500 0 0
Coca Cola Co COM 191216100 63,146 1,570,007 SH SOLE 0 1,570,007 0 0
Comcast Corp New CL A SPL 20030N200 159,094 4,039,962 SH SOLE 0 4,039,962 0 0
Corelogic Inc COM 21871D103 38,184 1,493,885 SH SOLE 0 1,493,885 0 0
Covanta Hldg Corp COM 22282E102 63,549 3,201,449 SH SOLE 0 3,201,449 0 0
Covidien Plc SHS G2554F113 108,580 1,609,067 SH SOLE 0 1,609,067 0 0
Credicorp Ltd COM G2519Y108 20,229 125,000 SH SOLE 0 125,000 0 0
Cresud S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 2,356 250,413 SH SOLE 0 250,413 0 0
Crown Castle Intl Corp COM 228227104 145,253 2,055,665 SH SOLE 0 2,055,665 0 0
Crown Holdings Inc COM 228368106 82,021 1,977,850 SH SOLE 0 1,977,850 0 0
Danaher Corp Del COM 235851102 69,078 1,117,052 SH SOLE 0 1,117,052 0 0
Discovery Communicatns New COM SER A 25470F104 16,335 207,848 SH SOLE 0 207,848 0 0
Discovery Communicatns New COM SER C 25470F302 38,858 559,271 SH SOLE 0 559,271 0 0
Ecolab Inc COM 278865100 45,500 580,797 SH SOLE 0 580,797 0 0
Entegris Inc COM 29362U104 36,743 3,749,318 SH SOLE 0 3,749,318 0 0
Equifax Inc COM 294429105 67,177 1,186,250 SH SOLE 0 1,186,250 0 0
ERA Group Inc COM 26885G109 21,347 1,018,450 SH SOLE 0 1,018,450 0 0
Fidelity Natl Information SV COM 31620M106 127,741 3,273,743 SH SOLE 0 3,273,743 0 0
First Amern Finl Corp COM 31847R102 27,953 1,119,000 SH SOLE 0 1,119,000 0 0
Fiserv Inc COM 337738108 151,495 1,755,042 SH SOLE 0 1,755,042 0 0
Flir Sys Inc COM 302445101 52,551 2,041,607 SH SOLE 0 2,041,607 0 0
Flowers Foods Inc COM 343498101 67,386 2,063,260 SH SOLE 0 2,063,260 0 0
Forest City Enterprises Inc CL A 345550107 33,302 1,885,750 SH SOLE 0 1,885,750 0 0
Franco Nevada Corp COM 351858105 16,157 354,300 SH SOLE 0 354,300 0 0
General Electric Co COM 369604103 7,762 336,000 SH SOLE 0 336,000 0 0
Genuine Parts Co COM 372460105 55,327 715,184 SH SOLE 0 715,184 0 0
Graco Inc COM 384109104 40,045 698,264 SH SOLE 0 698,264 0 0
Grupo Aeroportuario Ctr Nort SPON ADR 400501102 3,218 98,974 SH SOLE 0 98,974 0 0
Grupo Financiero Santander M SPON ADR SHS B 40053C105 27,459 1,819,684 SH SOLE 0 1,819,684 0 0
Grupo Televisa SA SPON ADR REP ORD 40049J206 98,426 3,710,000 SH SOLE 0 3,710,000 0 0
Hasbro Inc COM 418056107 54,145 1,239,864 SH SOLE 0 1,239,864 0 0
HCC Ins Hldgs Inc COM 404132102 77,395 1,864,491 SH SOLE 0 1,864,491 0 0
Helmerich & Payne Inc COM 423452101 80,169 1,315,115 SH SOLE 0 1,315,115 0 0
Schein Henry Inc COM 806407102 126,414 1,385,966 SH SOLE 0 1,385,966 0 0
Home Depot Inc COM 437076102 64,195 921,676 SH SOLE 0 921,676 0 0
Hormel Foods Corp COM 440452100 39,078 973,300 SH SOLE 0 973,300 0 0
Idex Corp COM 45167R104 35,346 667,150 SH SOLE 0 667,150 0 0
Intuit COM 461202103 52,811 806,650 SH SOLE 0 806,650 0 0
IRSA Inversiones Y REP S A GLOBL DEP RCPT 450047204 2,089 227,050 SH SOLE 0 227,050 0 0
Itau Unibanco Hldg SA SPON ADR REP PFD 465562106 182,936 10,400,000 SH SOLE 0 10,400,000 0 0
ITC Hldgs Corp COM 465685105 8,050 91,250 SH SOLE 0 91,250 0 0
ITT Corp New COM NEW 450911201 22,757 803,000 SH SOLE 0 803,000 0 0
Henry Jack & Assoc Inc COM 426281101 42,467 928,250 SH SOLE 0 928,250 0 0
Jacobs Engr Group Inc Del COM 469814107 8,302 149,500 SH SOLE 0 149,500 0 0
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SHRS OR
TITLE OF VALUE PRN SH/ INVESTMENT OTHER
NAME CLASS CUSIP X$1,000 AMOUNT PRN DISCRETION MANAGERS VOTING AUTHORITY
SOLE SHARED NONE
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Kirby Corp COM 497266106 5,624 74,210 SH SOLE 0 74,210 0 0
KKR & Co L P Del COM UNITS 48248M102 63,847 3,301,276 SH SOLE 0 3,301,276 0 0
Kraft Foods Group Inc COM 50076Q106 75,544 1,470,582 SH SOLE 0 1,470,582 0 0
Leucadia Natl Corp COM 527288104 97,027 3,568,485 SH SOLE 0 3,568,485 0 0
Liberty Interactive Corp INT COM SER A 53071M104 54,026 2,516,356 SH SOLE 0 2,516,356 0 0
Liberty Interactive Corp LBT VENT COM A 53071M880 18,715 247,454 SH SOLE 0 247,454 0 0
Liberty Media Corp Delaware CL A 531229102 47,033 425,403 SH SOLE 0 425,403 0 0
Linear Technology Corp COM 535678106 20,200 532,292 SH SOLE 0 532,292 0 0
Macquarie Infrastr Co Llc MEMBERSHIP INT 55608B105 18,146 339,237 SH SOLE 0 339,237 0 0
Marathon Pete Corp COM 56585A102 26,184 292,000 SH SOLE 0 292,000 0 0
Markel Corp COM 570535104 42,040 83,621 SH SOLE 0 83,621 0 0
Marriott Intl Inc New CL A 571903202 77,205 1,855,000 SH SOLE 0 1,855,000 0 0
Martin Marietta Matls Inc COM 573284106 23,247 228,000 SH SOLE 0 228,000 0 0
Mastercard Inc CL A 57636Q104 114,003 211,889 SH SOLE 0 211,889 0 0
McGraw Hill Cos Inc COM 580645109 10,029 198,750 SH SOLE 0 198,750 0 0
Meadwestvaco Corp COM 583334107 7,265 200,750 SH SOLE 0 200,750 0 0
Microsoft Corp COM 594918104 57,298 2,019,667 SH SOLE 0 2,019,667 0 0
Mondelez Intl Inc CL A 609207105 38,880 1,281,049 SH SOLE 0 1,281,049 0 0
MSC Indl Direct Inc CL A 553530106 36,504 432,872 SH SOLE 0 432,872 0 0
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc COM 631103108 35,845 1,106,997 SH SOLE 0 1,106,997 0 0
News Corp CL A 65248E104 85,996 2,844,719 SH SOLE 0 2,844,719 0 0
NICE Sys Ltd SPONSORED ADR 653656108 25,275 686,261 SH SOLE 0 686,261 0 0
Norfolk Southern Corp COM 655844108 44,548 584,000 SH SOLE 0 584,000 0 0
NVR Inc COM 62944T105 8,263 7,668 SH SOLE 0 7,668 0 0
Oaktree Cap Group LLC UNIT 99/99/9999 674001201 57,079 1,100,000 SH SOLE 0 1,100,000 0 0
Oceaneering Intl Inc COM 675232102 26,877 404,288 SH SOLE 0 404,288 0 0
PerkinElmer Inc COM 714046109 62,398 1,879,446 SH SOLE 0 1,879,446 0 0
Phillips 66 COM 718546104 39,870 584,000 SH SOLE 0 584,000 0 0
PNC Finl Svcs Group Inc COM 693475105 58,622 885,667 SH SOLE 0 885,667 0 0
Precision Castparts Corp COM 740189105 60,721 319,768 SH SOLE 0 319,768 0 0
Procter & Gamble Co COM 742718109 35,371 459,000 SH SOLE 0 459,000 0 0
Progressive Waste Solutions COM 74339G101 16,932 804,859 SH SOLE 0 804,859 0 0
Rayonier Inc COM 754907103 61,710 1,045,573 SH SOLE 0 1,045,573 0 0
Rock-Tenn Co CL A 772739207 47,781 532,799 SH SOLE 0 532,799 0 0
Roper Inds Inc New COM 776696106 35,453 281,080 SH SOLE 0 281,080 0 0
SBA Communications Corp COM 78388J106 9,109 126,000 SH SOLE 0 126,000 0 0
Seacor Holdings Inc COM 811904101 74,795 1,018,450 SH SOLE 0 1,018,450 0 0
Sherwin Williams Co COM 824348106 54,801 323,727 SH SOLE 0 323,727 0 0
Snap On Inc COM 833034101 47,458 580,958 SH SOLE 0 580,958 0 0
Southwestern Energy Co COM 845467109 18,359 488,000 SH SOLE 0 488,000 0 0
SPDR Gold Trust GOLD SHS 78463V107 38,840 250,000 SH SOLE 0 250,000 0 0
St Joe Co COM 790148100 26,720 1,249,164 SH SOLE 0 1,249,164 0 0
Stanley Black & Decker Inc COM 854502101 77,310 969,531 SH SOLE 0 969,531 0 0
State Str Corp COM 857477103 99,749 1,679,000 SH SOLE 0 1,679,000 0 0
Suntrust Bks Inc COM 867914103 31,383 1,099,603 SH SOLE 0 1,099,603 0 0
Synopsys Inc COM 871607107 69,890 1,971,508 SH SOLE 0 1,971,508 0 0
Target Corp COM 87612E106 70,473 1,020,606 SH SOLE 0 1,020,606 0 0
TD Ameritrade Hldg Corp COM 87236Y108 97,251 4,760,208 SH SOLE 0 4,760,208 0 0
Tesoro Corp COM 881609101 8,462 146,000 SH SOLE 0 146,000 0 0
Texas Instrs Inc COM 882508104 136,168 3,881,653 SH SOLE 0 3,881,653 0 0
Texas Pac Ld Tr SUB CTF PROP I T 882610108 10,760 162,192 SH SOLE 0 162,192 0 0
Tidewater Inc COM 886423102 29,644 584,000 SH SOLE 0 584,000 0 0
UGI Corp New COM 902681105 66,453 1,752,000 SH SOLE 0 1,752,000 0 0
Unit Corp COM 909218109 13,993 305,000 SH SOLE 0 305,000 0 0
United Parcel Service Inc CL B 911312106 132,651 1,552,745 SH SOLE 0 1,552,745 0 0
Visa Inc COM CL A 92826C839 50,788 301,125 SH SOLE 0 301,125 0 0
Grainger W W Inc COM 384802104 73,628 331,642 SH SOLE 0 331,642 0 0
Walgreen Co COM 931422109 187,509 3,969,283 SH SOLE 0 3,969,283 0 0
Waste Connections Inc COM 941053100 34,231 950,849 SH SOLE 0 950,849 0 0
Wells Fargo & Co New COM 949746101 105,813 2,861,347 SH SOLE 0 2,861,347 0 0
Wintrust Financial Corp COM 97650W108 12,427 335,500 SH SOLE 0 335,500 0 0
Woodward Inc COM 980745103 30,237 757,066 SH SOLE 0 757,066 0 0
7,327,007 177,574,195 177,574,195