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: Sands Capital Management, LLC
Address: 1101 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 2300
Arlington, VA 22209
13F File Number: 28-05734
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: Robert C. Hancock
Title: Chief Operating Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 703-562-4000
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Robert C. Hancock Arlington, VA May 14, 2013
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-01190 Russell Investment Co.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 39
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $ 28,233,751(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.
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
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ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 775850 8420336 SH SOLE 6214726 0 2205610
ALLERGAN COM 018490102 1426062 12774895 SH SOLE 9263795 0 3511100
AMAZON.COM COM 023135106 2194684 8235520 SH SOLE 5992283 0 2243237
ANSYS INC COM 03662Q105 16816 206535 SH SOLE 137035 0 69500
APPLE COM 037833100 512810 1158474 SH SOLE 855820 0 302654
ARM HOLDINGS PLC - ADR SPONSORED ADR 042068106 753231 17777469 SH SOLE 13117104 0 4660365
ASML HOLDING NV ADR N Y REGISTRY SHS N07059210 1101050 16194293 SH SOLE 11620162 0 4574131
ATHENAHEALTH, INC COM 04685W103 341857 3522847 SH SOLE 2570762 0 952085
BIOGEN IDEC, INC. COM 09062X103 689254 3578308 SH SOLE 2584298 0 994010
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC. COM 09061G101 681828 10951298 SH SOLE 7800818 0 3150480
CERNER CORP COM 156782104 953369 10063003 SH SOLE 7272345 0 2790658
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC COM 169656105 919758 2822469 SH SOLE 2081423 0 741046
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 292 14000 SH SOLE 7500 0 6500
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 206708109 14313 208460 SH SOLE 148960 0 59500
F5 NETWORKS INC COM 315616102 605864 6801346 SH SOLE 5006378 0 1794968
FACEBOOK INC - A CL A 30303M102 896184 35034570 SH SOLE 25010908 0 10023662
FMC TECHNOLOGIES COM 30249U101 755522 13890826 SH SOLE 10084455 0 3806371
GOOGLE CL A 38259P508 2290536 2884116 SH SOLE 2102939 0 781177
GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE INC COM 40171V100 5897 153400 SH SOLE 98586 0 54814
INTUITIVE SURGICAL COM NEW 46120E602 602988 1227606 SH SOLE 886338 0 341268
IPG PHOTONICS CORP COM 44980X109 15936 239960 SH SOLE 154660 0 85300
LAS VEGAS SANDS COM 517834107 858598 15236878 SH SOLE 10989493 0 4247385
MERCADOLIBRE ADR 58733R102 188291 1949985 SH SOLE 1240895 0 709090
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO COM 637071101 721584 10199065 SH SOLE 7365955 0 2833110
NETSUITE INC COM 64118Q107 27041 337765 SH SOLE 250665 0 87100
NIKE CL B 654106103 937490 15886961 SH SOLE 11496201 0 4390760
PRAXAIR, INC. COM 74005P104 815517 7311432 SH SOLE 5302752 0 2008680
PRICELINE.COM INC COM NEW 741503403 1023662 1487535 SH SOLE 1092513 0 395022
QUALCOMM COM 747525103 677518 10121273 SH SOLE 7246343 0 2874930
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 75886F107 305859 1733896 SH SOLE 1283251 0 450645
SALESFORCE.COM COM 79466L302 2047352 11448596 SH SOLE 8324909 0 3123687
SAP AG - ADR SPON ADR 803054204 12958 160885 SH SOLE 110385 0 50500
SCHLUMBERGER COM 806857108 1100009 14688324 SH SOLE 10669158 0 4019166
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY COM 845467109 674257 18096000 SH SOLE 13355240 0 4740760
SPLUNK INC COM 848637104 134966 3371628 SH SOLE 2439202 0 932426
STARBUCKS COM 855244109 642516 11282099 SH SOLE 8331704 0 2950395
ULTA SALON COSMETICS & FRAG I COM 90384S303 89840 1105181 SH SOLE 808277 0 296904
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 2415003 14219280 SH SOLE 10338408 0 3880872
YANDEX NV-A SHS CLASS A N97284108 7191 310745 SH SOLE 212445 0 98300