-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QbpAz3ln1DHXyM5tDxb0zjPOIgW6XrLT+UvmEnls6ZjP06kaUUzTqUBn59YbCfQ0 RDo6XeYXwrf2+SS9gOs4vw== 0001134007-07-000019.txt : 20071114 0001134007-07-000019.hdr.sgml : 20071114 20071114091952 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001134007-07-000019 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20071114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001134007 IRS NUMBER: 411923871 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-06277 FILM NUMBER: 071241010 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5500 WAYZATA BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 1275 CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 BUSINESS PHONE: 7635914490 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5500 WAYZATA BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 1275 CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 13F-HR 1 r03q07.txt NCG 3Q07 13F FILING UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter ended: September 30, 2007 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: 0 This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Next Century Growth Investors, LLC Address: 5500 Wayzata Blvd. Suite 1275 Minneapolis, MN 55416 13F File Number: 28-06277 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: Gina Nelson Title: Operations Manager Phone: 763-591-4490 Signature, Place and Date of Signing /s/Gina Nelson Minneapolis, Minnesota November 14, 2007 Report Type (Check only one): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [x] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Frank Russell FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 158 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 2,471,982 List of Other Included Managers: NONE
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ InvestmtOther Voting Authority Name of Issuer Title ofCUSIP (x$1000)Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn ManagersSole Shared None Abaxis Inc. COM 002567105 23223 1034442SH Sole 766935 0 267507 Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 81 1510SH Sole 1510 0 0 Accuray Inc COM 004397105 45440 2602525SH Sole 1984535 0 617990 Acme Packet, Inc. COM 004764106 30116 1953029SH Sole 1460674 0 492355 Akamai Technologies COM 00971T101 1169 40690SH Sole 40690 0 0 Allscripts Healthcare SolutionCOM 01988P108 56469 2089109SH Sole 1593591 0 495518 American Bank Note Holograph COM 024377103 1879 375756SH Sole 255760 0 119996 Amerigon Inc COM 03070L300 5932 342670SH Sole 233200 0 109470 Ansys Inc COM 03662Q105 1317 38530SH Sole 38530 0 0 Apple Computer Inc COM 037833100 166 1080SH Sole 1080 0 0 Applera Corp- Celera Group COM 038020202 21007 1494117SH Sole 1117692 0 376425 Arch Coal Inc. COM 039380100 278 8225SH Sole 8225 0 0 Aruba Networks COM 043176106 21900 1095000SH Sole 818975 0 276025 Astronics Corp COM 046433108 7416 170217SH Sole 115710 0 54507 BJ's Restaurant, Inc. COM 09180C106 33998 1615099SH Sole 1206975 0 408124 Be Aerospace, Inc. COM 073302101 80342 1934553SH Sole 1476488 0 458065 Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. COM 09057G602 7105 210455SH Sole 143135 0 67320 Blackboard Inc COM 091935502 21324 465175SH Sole 347890 0 117285 Boeing Co COM 097023105 257 2450SH Sole 2450 0 0 Bucyrus International COM 118759109 63294 867878SH Sole 662081 0 205797 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. COM 119848109 2093 55490SH Sole 37760 0 17730 C H Robinson Worldwide Com COM 12541W209 1221 22490SH Sole 22490 0 0 CBeyond Inc. COM 149847105 44630 1094150SH Sole 818030 0 276120 Cambridge Heart, Inc. COM 131910101 2399 685560SH Sole 466545 0 219015 Cano Petroleum Inc. 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