PROVIDENT TRUST COMPANY
SEC #801-58213
13F March 31, 2013

						     FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
				TITLE OF		VALUE	SHRS OR	SH/	PUT/	INV	OTHER	   VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER			CLASS	CUSIP		(x1000)	PRN AMT PRN	CALL	DESC	MGR	SOLE	SHARED	NONE
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ACCENTURE PLC			COM	g1151c101	83206	1095242	SH		SOLE		1095242
APACHE CORP			COM	037411105	86093	1115770	SH		SOLE		1115770
APPLE COMPUTER INC		COM	037833100	505	1140	SH		SOLE		1140
ASSOCIATED BANC CORP		COM	045487105	227	14934	SH		SOLE		14934
CISCO SYS INC			COM	17275r102	977	46755	SH		SOLE		46755
COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS CL A	COM	192446102	133541	1742880	SH		SOLE		1742880
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDGS CO	COM	30219g108	97371	1689887	SH		SOLE		1689887
EXXON MOBIL CORP 		COM	30231G102	280	3110	SH		SOLE		3110
FASTENAL CO			COM	311900104	42677	831420	SH		SOLE		831420
FRANKLIN RES INC		COM	354613101	92884	615899	SH		SOLE		615899
GOOGLE INC. CL A		COM	38259P508	106524	134130	SH		SOLE		134130
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC		COM	423452101	79429	1308556	SH		SOLE		1308556
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC		COM	469814107	49303	876654	SH		SOLE		876654
ORACLE CORPORATION		COM	68389X105	87249	2698715	SH		SOLE		2698715
PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP		COM	706327103	302	9562	SH		SOLE		9562
PETSMART INC COM		COM	716768106	45549	733485	SH		SOLE		733485
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP 	COM	693475105	82373	1238697	SH		SOLE		1238697
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO		COM	742718109	553	7170	SH		SOLE		7170
PROLOGIS INC			COM	74340W103	642	16057	SH		SOLE		16057
TJX COS INC			COM	872540109	73993	1582731	SH		SOLE		1582731
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC		COM	91324p102	32091	560936	SH		SOLE		560936
US BANCORP 			COM	902973304	755	22248	SH		SOLE		22248
VISA INC CL A			COM	92826c839	104099	612925	SH		SOLE		612925