13F-HR/A 1 q4_08.txt ---------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ---------------------------- OMB Number: Expires: Estimated average burden hours per response..... ---------------------------- SEC USE ONLY ---------------------------- ---------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended December 31, 2008 If amended report check here |_| Amended Number: 1 This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Century Management ------------------------------ Name of Institutional Investment Manager 805 Las Cimas Parkway Suite 430 Austin TX 78746 Business Address (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) 13F Number: 28-__________________ 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 is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Jim Brilliant Vice President (512)329-0050 Name (Title) (Phone) /s/ Jim Brilliant ------------------------------ (Manual Signature of Person Duly Authorized to submit This Report) February 13, Austin, Texas ------------------------------ (Place and Date of Signing) Report Type: |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: 70 -------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,727,024 -------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Name and file numbers of ALL institutional Investment Managers with respect to which this schedule is filed (other that the one filing this report): (List in alphabetical order). [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] 13F File Numbers will be assigned to Institutional Investment Managers after they file their first report. ***NONE***

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 --------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- -------- ------------ VOTING AUTHORITY ------------ TITLE OF VALUE SHARES/ INVESTMENT OTHER NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [X$1000] PRN AMT DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- -------- ------------------ ---- 3M Company COM 88579Y101 84447 1467619 SOLE X Aaron Rents Inc COM 002535201 3804 142885 SOLE X American Express COM 025816109 33414 1801280 SOLE X Applied Materials COM 038222105 47020 4641693 SOLE X Automatic Data Proc COM 053015103 38722 984284 SOLE X Avery Dennison Corp COM 053611109 58891 1799297 SOLE X Bed Bath & Beyond COM 075896100 10427 410176 SOLE X CDI Corp. COM 125071100 9997 772542 SOLE X CPI Corp. COM 125902106 3681 1051771 SOLE X Carmax Inc COM 143130102 9085 1152892 SOLE X Cintas Corp COM 172908105 2745 118167 SOLE X Coca Cola COM 191216100 72361 1598433 SOLE X Colgate-Palmolive COM 194162103 75360 1099508 SOLE X Comcast Corp Cl A COM 20030N200 6349 393149 SOLE X Corning Inc. COM 219350105 111 11600 SOLE X Cost Plus Inc COM 221485105 2106 2245604 SOLE X Cymer Inc COM 232572107 13567 619233 SOLE X Dell Inc COM 24702R101 44399 4335792 SOLE X Diamonds Trust Seri COM 252787106 5247 59950 SOLE X Dixie Group Inc. COM 255519100 2117 1383880 SOLE X DuPont COM 263534109 38725 1530645 SOLE X Dun & Bradstreet COM 26483e100 540 7000 SOLE X Eastman Kodak COM 277461109 2391 363405 SOLE X Emerson Elec Co COM 291011104 12205 333370 SOLE X Estee Lauder Cos COM 518439104 1072 34634 SOLE X Ethan Allen Interio COM 297602104 18678 1299766 SOLE X FedEx Corporation COM 31428X106 26612 414843 SOLE X Financial Select Se COM 81369Y605 59345 4739987 SOLE X Gannett Co Inc. COM 364730101 19906 2488243 SOLE X General Electric COM 369604103 40917 2525770 SOLE X General Mills Inc. COM 370334104 13579 223527 SOLE X Helmerich & Payne COM 423452101 19258 846485 SOLE X Hutchinson Tech Inc COM 448407106 8577 2464526 SOLE X Illinois Tool Works COM 452308109 46032 1313331 SOLE X Imation Corp. COM 45245A107 13171 970573 SOLE X Intel Corp COM 458140100 27249 1858733 SOLE X Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 862 14406 SOLE X Kemet Corp. COM 488360108 1776 6577281 SOLE X Lawson Products COM 520776105 1210 52957 SOLE X Learning Tree COM 522015106 1840 215983 SOLE X Leggett & Platt Inc COM 524660107 30584 2013424 SOLE X MDC Hldgs COM 552676108 15957 526635 SOLE X Marsh & McLennan COM 571748102 43708 1800924 SOLE X Masco Corp COM 574599106 42684 3835085 SOLE X Maxwell Technologie COM 577767106 6426 1267382 SOLE X Microsoft Corp COM 594918104 119978 6171701 SOLE X Mohawk Industries I COM 608190104 8548 198930 SOLE X Newell Rubbermaid COM 651229106 14814 1514679 SOLE X Newport Corp. COM 651824104 18504 2729185 SOLE X News Corp Class A COM 65248E104 27840 3062752 SOLE X Office Depot Inc COM 676220106 4375 1467978 SOLE X Pacific Sunwear COM 694873100 1263 794520 SOLE X Penney (J.C.) COM 708160106 5576 283042 SOLE X PepsiCo Inc. COM 713448108 266 4865 SOLE X Procter & Gamble COM 742718109 17624 285079 SOLE X Rogers Corp. COM 775133101 10579 380934 SOLE X Seagate Technology COM G7945J104 9627 2173178 SOLE X Staples Inc. COM 855030102 416 23209 SOLE X Talbots Inc COM 874161102 8430 3527065 SOLE X Texas Instruments COM 882508104 7953 512420 SOLE X Toll Brothers Inc COM 889478103 7918 369500 SOLE X USEC Inc. COM 90333E108 9250 2060158 SOLE X United Parcel Servi COM 911312106 29353 532142 SOLE X UnitedHealth Group COM 91324P102 88032 3309483 SOLE X W W Grainger Inc. COM 384802104 483 6120 SOLE X Wal-Mart Stores Inc COM 931142103 117804 2101383 SOLE X Walgreen Co. COM 931422109 81305 3295717 SOLE X Walt Disney COM 254687106 41546 1831021 SOLE X Wells Fargo & Co COM 949746101 70756 2400120 SOLE X YRC Worldwide Inc COM 984249102 7648 2664920 SOLE X