13F-HR 1 fp0005308_13fhr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012 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: Aristotle Capital Management, LLC Address: 11100 Santa Monica Blvd Suite 1700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Form 13F File Number: 028-2634 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: Richard Schweitzer Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 310-478-4005 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Richard Schweitzer Los Angeles, CA August 9, 2012 ---------------------- --------------- -------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F File Number Name Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 126 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 1,709,604 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the names(s) and Form 13F file numbers(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] NONE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- --------------- --------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------------- VOTING AUTHORITY TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER -------------------------- NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- --------------- --------- ---------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ --------- BANCO SANTANDER SA ADR 05964H105 21,359 3,255,937 SH Sole 2,187,454 1,068,483 BARCLAYS PLC ADR 06738E204 1,181 114,706 SH Sole 57,591 57,115 CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD SPON ADR NEW11 17133Q502 842 26,777 SH Sole 14,082 12,695 DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 21,525 208,836 SH Sole 121,464 87,372 ENERSIS S A SPONSORED ADR 29274F104 979 52,340 SH Sole 23,840 28,500 ERICSSON ADR B SEK 10 294821608 1,833 200,787 SH Sole 101,977 98,810 HSBC HLDGS PLC SPON ADR NEW 404280406 1,318 29,856 SH Sole 13,676 16,180 MITSUBISHI UFJ FINL GROUP IN SPONSORED ADR 606822104 25,184 5,301,916 SH Sole 3,579,012 1,722,904 NIDEC CORP SPONSORED ADR 654090109 66 3,416 SH Sole 3,416 NOVARTIS A G SPONSORED ADR 66987V109 1,112 19,890 SH Sole 9,865 10,025 ORIX CORP SPONSORED ADR 686330101 643 13,813 SH Sole 12,252 1,561 TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDS LTD ADR 881624209 1,167 29,590 SH Sole 14,740 14,850 TIM PARTICIPACOES S A SPONSORED ADR 88706P205 1,023 37,240 SH Sole 19,361 17,879 TOTAL S A SPONSORED ADR 89151E109 2,147 47,756 SH Sole 27,976 19,780 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP SP ADR REP2COM 892331307 1,456 18,088 SH Sole 9,193 8,895 UNILEVER N V N Y SHS NEW 904784709 35,695 1,070,305 SH Sole 722,567 347,738 VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONS ADR NEW 92857W209 23,915 848,668 SH Sole 631,845 216,823 3M CO COM 88579Y101 1,695 18,920 SH Sole 11,970 6,950 ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 57,980 899,331 SH Sole 517,133 382,198 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLASS A G1151C101 14,335 238,555 SH Sole 182,222 56,333 AES CORP COM 00130H105 44,988 3,506,500 SH Sole 1,811,953 1,694,547 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 3,662 62,910 SH Sole 53,110 9,800 APPLE INC COM 037833100 901 1,542 SH Sole 842 700 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 219 6,155 SH Sole 6,155 AUTOLIV INC COM 052800109 1,512 27,656 SH Sole 14,016 13,640 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 33,517 4,097,481 SH Sole 2,210,922 1,886,559 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 36,685 690,215 SH Sole 383,890 306,325 BEAM INC COM 073730103 1,640 26,250 SH Sole 11,350 14,900 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 2,858 34,300 SH Sole 32,250 2,050 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 4,373 35 SH Sole 32 3 BP PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622104 928 22,900 SH Sole 17,900 5,000 BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 1,317 39,779 SH Sole 19,659 20,120 BUNGE LIMITED COM G16962105 35,221 561,378 SH Sole 303,610 257,768 CARBO CERAMICS INC COM 140781105 875 11,400 SH Sole 8,100 3,300 CATERPILLAR INC DEL COM 149123101 238 2,800 SH Sole 2,800 CENTURYLINK INC COM 156700106 6,461 163,600 SH Sole 163,600 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 666 6,316 SH Sole 1,816 4,500 CHURCH & DWIGHT INC COM 171340102 2,075 37,400 SH Sole 29,200 8,200 CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 1,532 39,681 SH Sole 20,581 19,100 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 1,217 15,566 SH Sole 15,566 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 1,996 19,175 SH Sole 14,275 4,900 COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW COM 203668108 242 8,650 SH Sole 8,650 CONAGRA FOODS INC COM 205887102 441 17,000 SH Sole 2,600 14,400 COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 462 4,860 SH Sole 1,600 3,260 COVIDIEN PLC SHS G2554F113 33,091 618,521 SH Sole 292,513 326,008 CREXUS INVT CORP COM 226553105 193 19,000 SH Sole 9,500 9,500 DEERE & CO COM 244199105 36,950 456,911 SH Sole 246,930 209,981 DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 758 15,524 SH Sole 14,290 1,234 DONALDSON INC COM 257651109 567 17,000 SH Sole 7,000 10,000 DOVER CORP COM 260003108 879 16,400 SH Sole 6,950 9,450 DOW CHEM CO COM 260543103 39,118 1,241,834 SH Sole 678,521 563,313 EBAY INC COM 278642103 52,998 1,261,568 SH Sole 701,794 559,774 E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 49,797 1,942,903 SH Sole 1,029,764 913,139 EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 1,015 21,800 SH Sole 2,800 19,000 EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 373 8,000 SH Sole 8,000 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 6,346 74,158 SH Sole 52,158 22,000 FIRST REP BK SAN FRANCISCO C COM 33616c100 36,556 1,087,990 SH Sole 610,626 477,364 FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SEC IN COM 34964c106 547 24,550 SH Sole 9,650 14,900 FRANKLIN ELEC INC COM 353514102 1,224 23,933 SH Sole 17,133 6,800 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 38,727 587,133 SH Sole 313,361 273,772 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 44,782 2,148,853 SH Sole 1,217,902 930,951 GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 808 20,960 SH Sole 9,460 11,500 GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC SPONSORED ADR 37733W105 285 6,262 SH Sole 5,462 800 GRAINGER W W INC COM 384802104 918 4,800 SH Sole 4,150 650 HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 35,980 1,267,346 SH Sole 673,735 593,611 HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 44,446 817,325 SH Sole 444,163 373,162 HERSHEY CO COM 427866108 52,612 730,421 SH Sole 404,938 325,483 HESS CORP COM 42809H107 25,788 593,518 SH Sole 312,526 280,992 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 22,906 432,280 SH Sole 247,684 184,596 HOSPIRA INC COM 441060100 24,195 691,691 SH Sole 382,387 309,304 ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM 452308109 1,401 26,485 SH Sole 14,085 12,400 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 27,830 142,296 SH Sole 63,152 79,144 PENNEY J C INC COM 708160106 26,992 1,157,939 SH Sole 608,753 549,186 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 4,072 60,266 SH Sole 41,960 18,306 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 40,596 1,136,178 SH Sole 635,258 500,920 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 802 9,570 SH Sole 9,570 KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 10,345 267,856 SH Sole 17,058 250,798 LENNAR CORP CL A 526057104 51,582 1,668,790 SH Sole 909,296 759,494 LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 25,277 888,772 SH Sole 468,154 420,618 M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 33,262 402,840 SH Sole 221,760 181,080 MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 493 6,251 SH Sole 2,951 3,300 MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO COM 582839106 339 4,216 SH Sole 3,128 1,088 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 300 9,800 SH Sole 9,800 MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 414 5,000 SH Sole 5,000 MORGAN STANLEY COM NEW 617446448 6,491 444,900 SH Sole 444,900 NIKE INC CL B 654106103 228 2,600 SH Sole 2,600 NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR NAMEN -AKT H5833N103 1,696 52,133 SH Sole 26,073 26,060 NORDSTROM INC COM 655664100 1,565 31,500 SH Sole 31,500 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 38,838 1,307,681 SH Sole 711,712 595,969 PALL CORP COM 696429307 674 12,295 SH Sole 5,695 6,600 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 6,313 89,339 SH Sole 58,439 30,900 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4,097 178,149 SH Sole 105,219 72,930 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC COM 718172109 5,251 60,178 SH Sole 38,289 21,889 PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 37,595 426,198 SH Sole 234,516 191,682 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 857 13,991 SH Sole 11,391 2,600 PROGRESSIVE CORP OHIO COM 743315103 14,616 701,688 SH Sole 316,889 384,799 QEP RES INC COM 74733v100 23,323 778,213 SH Sole 424,525 353,688 QUESTAR CORP COM 748356102 41,001 1,965,522 SH Sole 1,083,314 882,208 RALCORP HLDGS INC NEW COM 751028101 560 8,385 SH Sole 5,385 3,000 ROSETTA RESOURCES INC COM 777779307 220 6,000 SH Sole 6,000 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC SPON ADR B 780259107 618 8,833 SH Sole 2,800 6,033 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 1,460 22,500 SH Sole 10,300 12,200 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW COM 808513105 25,144 1,944,658 SH Sole 919,026 1,025,632 SIGMA ALDRICH CORP COM 826552101 3,889 52,600 SH Sole 28,900 23,700 SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW 832696405 1,586 21,000 SH Sole 15,100 5,900 SPX CORP COM 784635104 35,927 550,019 SH Sole 299,657 250,362 SUNTRUST BKS INC COM 867914103 32,577 1,344,476 SH Sole 738,502 605,974 SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 2,103 70,558 SH Sole 52,460 18,098 TE CONNECTIVITY LTD REG SHS H84989104 44,479 1,393,885 SH Sole 778,979 614,906 TEXAS INSTRS INC COM 882508104 37,246 1,298,236 SH Sole 672,604 625,632 TIME WARNER INC COM NEW 887317303 41,605 1,080,659 SH Sole 594,694 485,965 TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 390 8,730 SH Sole 4,330 4,400 UDR INC COM 902653104 867 33,540 SH Sole 15,640 17,900 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 959 12,700 SH Sole 9,850 2,850 US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 745 23,158 SH Sole 18,622 4,536 V F CORP COM 918204108 4,533 33,967 SH Sole 18,667 15,300 WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 12,756 182,967 SH Sole 17,067 165,900 WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LT REG SHS h27013103 1,483 117,438 SH Sole 60,993 56,445 WESTERN UN CO COM 959802109 168 10,000 SH Sole 10,000 WILLIAMS SONOMA INC COM 969904101 94,048 2,689,401 SH Sole 2,683,201 6,200 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC SHS G96666105 1,080 29,598 SH Sole 14,653 14,945 YUM BRANDS INC COM 988498101 885 13,733 SH Sole 4,733 9,000 ZIMMER HLDGS INC COM 98956P102 290 4,500 SH Sole 2,000 2,500 ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 207 21,980 SH Sole 21,980 ISHARES TR RUSL 2 000 VALU 464287630 428 6,075 SH Sole 6,075 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 5,761 42,330 SH Sole 37,330 5,000