-----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, NR1CAO4l49SPof5SqInQh2eaY2llqpyKACJj90oegrWXhVJPaN7abbM9aOGrnve2 FhxVdQJfQld/V736DyXnEQ== 0001134007-06-000021.txt : 20061114 0001134007-06-000021.hdr.sgml : 20061114 20061114083310 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001134007-06-000021 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20061114 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: 061211421 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 r03q06.txt NCG 3Q06 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, 2006 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, 2006 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: 145 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,653,400 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 24/7 Real Media Inc COM 901314203 1069 125229SH Sole 69999 0 55230 Abaxis Inc. COM 002567105 14049 600655SH Sole 463950 0 136705 Adams Respiratory Thera Inc COM 00635P107 14706 401925SH Sole 321290 0 80635 Administaff, Inc. COM 007094105 20889 619865SH Sole 488465 0 131400 Akamai Technologies COM 00971T101 1461 29220SH Sole 29220 0 0 Alkermes Inc COM 01642T108 1214 76590SH Sole 76590 0 0 Allegheny Technologies Inc COM 01741R102 121 1950SH Sole 1950 0 0 Amerigon Inc COM 03070L300 1133 131710SH Sole 73650 0 58060 Apple Computer Inc COM 037833100 92 1195SH Sole 1195 0 0 Aquantive Inc COM 03839G105 44235 1872794SH Sole 1497129 0 375665 Arthocare Corp COM 043136100 1571 33525SH Sole 33525 0 0 Astronics Corp COM 046433108 979 62157SH Sole 34740 0 27417 BJ's Restaurant, Inc. COM 09180C106 33339 1514726SH Sole 1167176 0 347550 Bare Escentuals Inc. COM 067511105 9 325SH Sole 325 0 0 Be Aerospace, Inc. COM 073302101 1756 83265SH Sole 83265 0 0 Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. COM 09057G602 2115 94200SH Sole 52645 0 41555 Boeing Co COM 097023105 97 1235SH Sole 1235 0 0 Bronco Drilling Co Inc COM 112211107 1113 63290SH Sole 35365 0 27925 Bucyrus International COM 118759109 40841 962782SH Sole 769570 0 193212 Burlington Northern Santa Fe COM 12189T104 184 2500SH Sole 2500 0 0 C H Robinson Worldwide Com COM 12541W209 1552 34820SH Sole 34820 0 0 CBeyond Inc. COM 149847105 3605 131335SH Sole 73410 0 57925 Caremark RX Inc COM 141705103 241 4250SH Sole 4250 0 0 Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc COM 144577103 21843 846966SH Sole 657463 0 189503 Caterpillar Inc COM 149123101 230 3498SH Sole 3498 0 0 Celgene Corporation COM 151020104 179 4145SH Sole 4145 0 0 Chicago Bridge & Iron COM 167250109 30800 1280121SH Sole 1008446 0 271675 Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc COM 169656105 942 18960SH Sole 18960 0 0 Cognizant Tech Solutions COM 192446102 1586 21410SH Sole 21410 0 0 Coldwater Creek, Inc. COM 193068103 32312 1123501SH Sole 898175 0 225326 Collagenex Pharmaceuticals COM 19419B100 1636 125965SH Sole 70440 0 55525 Comcast Corp COM 20030N101 135 3650SH Sole 3650 0 0 Complete Production Services COM 20453E109 1630 82560SH Sole 82560 0 0 Conceptus, Inc. COM 206016107 3062 173100SH Sole 96770 0 76330 Concur Technologies Inc. COM 206708109 19245 1322650SH Sole 988990 0 333660 Conor Medsystems, Inc COM 208264101 22678 962145SH Sole 758020 0 204125 Corporate Executive Board CompCOM 21988R102 2232 24830SH Sole 24830 0 0 Cosi Inc COM 22122P101 11280 2104410SH Sole 1632690 0 471720 Costar Group Inc COM 22160N109 39747 961929SH Sole 769315 0 192614 Costco Wholesale Corp COM 22160K105 218 4380SH Sole 4380 0 0 Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc COM 229678107 1760 80960SH Sole 80960 0 0 Cynosure Inc. COM 232577205 4157 286680SH Sole 217710 0 68970 Cytyc Corporation COM 232946103 1285 52490SH Sole 52490 0 0 Digene Corp COM 253752109 40114 929630SH Sole 738830 0 190800 Dril-Quip COM 262037104 33538 495544SH Sole 396044 0 99500 Dynamic Materials Corp COM 267888105 34331 1058935SH Sole 804035 0 254900 Eli Lilly Eli & Co. COM 532457108 129 2270SH Sole 2270 0 0 Endo Pharmaceutical Holdings ICOM 29264F205 1890 58055SH Sole 58055 0 0 Equinix Inc COM 29444U502 64520 1073551SH Sole 858081 0 215470 Essex Corp COM 296744105 16973 975482SH Sole 768542 0 206940 Express Scripts Inc COM 302182100 120 1590SH Sole 1590 0 0 Fedex Corporation COM 31428X106 133 1224SH Sole 1224 0 0 Force Protection Inc COM 345203202 2735 326723SH Sole 182660 0 144063 Fuel-Tech, Inc. COM 359523107 1143 76730SH Sole 42880 0 33850 GMX Resources COM 38011M108 1774 56505SH Sole 31590 0 24915 Gilead Sciences COM 375558103 285 4147SH Sole 4147 0 0 Glaxosmithkline PLC ADR COM 37733W105 123 2315SH Sole 2315 0 0 Goldman Sachs Group Com COM 38141G104 148 876SH Sole 876 0 0 Goodrich Petroleum Corp COM 382410405 1111 36880SH Sole 20610 0 16270 Gulf Island Fabrication COM 402307102 1709 65520SH Sole 36615 0 28905 Healthextras Inc COM 422211102 54327 1919019SH Sole 1511759 0 407260 Healthways Inc COM 422245100 46319 1038552SH Sole 830123 0 208429 Hittite Microwave Corp COM 43365Y104 48686 1094063SH Sole 861273 0 232790 Hologic Inc COM 436440101 69066 1586995SH Sole 1268345 0 318650 Hornbeck Offshore Services COM 440543106 22918 684122SH Sole 539032 0 145090 Hunt (JB) Transport Services COM 445658107 1622 78095SH Sole 78095 0 0 Hydril COM 448774109 15242 271882SH Sole 217317 0 54565 Illumina Inc COM 452327109 39889 1207299SH Sole 951084 0 256215 Innerworkings Inc COM 45773Y105 42 3535SH Sole 1190 0 2345 Joy Global Inc COM 481165108 1992 52975SH Sole 52975 0 0 Kenexa Corporation COM 488879107 16439 651812SH Sole 491617 0 160195 Knight Transportation COM 499064103 20844 1229718SH Sole 978444 0 251274 Kyphon Incorporated COM 501577100 18728 500478SH Sole 400053 0 100425 Ladish Co COM 505754200 2714 93990SH Sole 52550 0 41440 Landstar System Inc COM 515098101 38593 903824SH Sole 722094 0 181730 Laureate Education Inc COM 518613104 19649 410547SH Sole 328102 0 82445 Lifecell Corporation COM 531927101 21055 653485SH Sole 514035 0 139450 Liveperson, Inc. COM 538146101 1375 256010SH Sole 143120 0 112890 MEMC Electronic Materials COM 552715104 234 6385SH Sole 6385 0 0 Manitowoc Company COM 563571108 55766 1245048SH Sole 980818 0 264230 Matrixx Initiatives Inc COM 57685L105 17452 917075SH Sole 709315 0 207760 Maxwell Technologies, Inc COM 577767106 3058 150320SH Sole 84175 0 66145 McGraw-Hill Companies INc COM 580645109 215 3710SH Sole 3710 0 0 Metretek Technologies COM 59159Q107 2475 207285SH Sole 154015 0 53270 Micrus Endovascular Corp COM 59518V102 957 73810SH Sole 41255 0 32555 NII Holdings, Inc. COM 62913F201 310 4980SH Sole 4980 0 0 Neurometrix, Inc. COM 641255104 11179 588054SH Sole 450583 0 137471 Neustar Inc. Class A COM 64126X201 29012 1045476SH Sole 836781 0 208695 Nighthawk Radiology Holdings COM 65411N105 2560 133798SH Sole 74808 0 58990 Nutri/System Inc. COM 67069D108 37869 607949SH Sole 485914 0 122035 Nuvasive Inc COM 670704105 26623 1323846SH Sole 1008556 0 315290 Occam Networks, Inc COM 67457P309 1136 64930SH Sole 36290 0 28640 Oceaneering International, IncCOM 675232102 23365 758620SH Sole 597650 0 160970 Omega Flex Inc COM 682095104 878 43157SH Sole 24107 0 19050 Online Resources Corp COM 68273G101 1188 97000SH Sole 54235 0 42765 Oracle Systems Corporation COM 68389X105 72 4070SH Sole 4070 0 0 Origin Agritech Ltd COM G67828106 2377 195440SH Sole 109200 0 86240 Oyo Geospace Corp COM 671074102 1122 19770SH Sole 11045 0 8725 PLX Technology Inc. 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COM 74973W107 21570 494947SH Sole 395647 0 99300 Rackable Systems COM 750077109 25760 941179SH Sole 755429 0 185750 Range Resources Corp COM 75281A109 1741 68967SH Sole 68967 0 0 Resmed Inc COM 761152107 1066 26490SH Sole 26490 0 0 SRA INTL INC CL A COM 78464R105 17521 582854SH Sole 465944 0 116910 Schlumberger COM 806857108 134 2160SH Sole 2160 0 0 Sirf Technology Holdings COM 82967H101 20700 862869SH Sole 689799 0 173070 Smith & Wesson Holdings Corp COM 831756101 2405 173255SH Sole 96875 0 76380 Southwestern Energy Co COM 845467109 117 3920SH Sole 3920 0 0 Spectranetics Corp COM 84760C107 19385 1656880SH Sole 1229885 0 426995 St. Jude Medical COM 790849103 154 4350SH Sole 4350 0 0 Starbucks Corp. COM 855244109 215 6310SH Sole 6310 0 0 Stereotaxis Inc COM 85916J102 18596 1796740SH Sole 1341985 0 454755 Sunpower Corp- Class A COM 867652109 762 27460SH Sole 27460 0 0 Superior Oil Well Services IncCOM 86837X105 1686 85140SH Sole 47580 0 37560 Supertex COM 868532102 2479 63770SH Sole 35650 0 28120 Synergetics USA Inc. COM 87160G107 1867 418575SH Sole 234095 0 184480 Terex Corp COM 880779103 2188 48390SH Sole 48390 0 0 Tetra Technologies COM 88162F105 16211 670985SH Sole 528620 0 142365 Titanium Metals Corporation COM 888339207 1509 59705SH Sole 59705 0 0 Tractor Supply Co COM 892356106 843 17470SH Sole 17470 0 0 Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. COM G90078109 144 1965SH Sole 1965 0 0 Trident Micro COM 895919108 54017 2322294SH Sole 1854590 0 467704 UTI Worldwide, Inc. COM G87210103 26682 953963SH Sole 751363 0 202600 Ultra Petroleum Corp COM 903914109 53 1100SH Sole 1100 0 0 United Parcel Service Inc. COM 911312106 59 826SH Sole 826 0 0 Unitedhealth Group, Inc. COM 91324P102 166 3366SH Sole 3366 0 0 Ventana Medical Systems COM 92276H106 19635 480888SH Sole 384368 0 96520 VistaPrint COM G93762204 26466 1020280SH Sole 803735 0 216545 Vital Images, Inc. COM 92846N104 4713 149230SH Sole 96000 0 53230 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. COM 931142103 133 2700SH Sole 2700 0 0 Walgreen Company COM 931422109 75 1690SH Sole 1690 0 0 Whole Foods Market Inc. COM 966837106 174 2925SH Sole 2925 0 0 Wyeth COM 983024100 204 4015SH Sole 4015 0 0 XTO Energy Inc. COM 98385X106 199 4718SH Sole 4718 0 0 Zoltek Companies Inc COM 98975W104 27341 1070115SH Sole 805160 0 264955
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