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 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: Buckingham Capital Management, Inc. Address: 485 Lexington Avenue 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017 13F File Number: 028-04907 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 submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Peter D. Goldstein, Esq. Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: (212) 922-5533 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Peter D. Goldstein, Esq. New York, NY May 14, 2013 Report Type (Check only one): [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: 91 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,109,766,000 List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- TEVA PHARM 881624209 9528 240118 SH Sole 240118 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A CO 002896207 36474 789491 SH Sole 789491 AMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS INC 024061103 11273 825826 SH Sole 825826 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC 02553E106 22485 1202400 SH Sole 1202400 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 025816109 6035 89461 SH Sole 89461 ANADARKO PETE CORP COM STK 032511107 6524 74598 SH Sole 74598 AVIS BUDGET GROUP COM STK 053774105 28255 1015281 SH Sole 1015281 BAKER HUGHES INC 057224107 8261 178010 SH Sole 178010 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM STK 060505104 6898 566379 SH Sole 566379 BLOOMIN' BRANDS INC COM STK 094235108 4861 272200 SH Sole 272200 BOEING USD5 COM 097023105 6882 80167 SH Sole 80167 BON-TON STORES INC COM STK 09776J101 5316 408927 SH Sole 408927 CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM 14040H105 7601 138327 SH Sole 138327 CENTENE CORP DEL COM STK 15135B101 6515 147925 SH Sole 147925 CITIGROUP INC COM STK 172967424 3733 84372 SH Sole 84372 CROCS INC COM STK 227046109 9743 657425 SH Sole 657425 CRUMBS BAKE SHOP INC COM STK 228803102 3030 1055810 SH Sole 1055810 D.R. 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