13F-HR 1 sc13f4thqtr.txt 13F4THQTR04 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/04 Check here if Amendment |_|; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): |_| is a restatement. |X| adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Ariel Capital Management, LLC Address: 200 E. Randolph Drive Suite 2900 Chicago, IL 60601 13F File Number: 28-04003 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: Wendy D. Fox Title: Vice President/Chief Compliance Officerl Phone: 312-726-0140 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Wendy D. Fox Chicago, IL November 8, 2004 ----------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------- Report Type (Check only one.): |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: 134 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $19,429,198,000 List of Other Included Managers: 0 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE OF VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ----------------------- -------- --------- -------- ------- --- ---- ------- --------- -------- ------ ------ ACCENTURE LTD. COM G1150G111 308207 11415059 SH SOLE 9145199 0 2269860 ACCENTURE LTD. COM G1150G111 4334 160500 SH OTHER 65800 0 94700 AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP. COM 26375105 264329 10427173 SH SOLE 8351973 0 2075200 ANDREW CORP. COM 34425108 254157 18646848 SH SOLE 14751648 0 3895200 ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL, INC. COM 35290105 290508 8071903 SH SOLE 6321378 0 1750525 ARAMARK CORP COM 38521100 301268 11364328 SH SOLE 10082713 0 1281615 ARAMARK CORP COM 38521100 2323 87645 SH OTHER 36145 0 51500 BANKNORTH GROUP INC COM COM 06646R107 321748 8790928 SH SOLE 7287763 0 1503165 BANKNORTH GROUP INC COM COM 06646R107 3881 106040 SH OTHER 44940 0 61100 BAXTER INTL INC COM COM 71813109 425279 12312645 SH SOLE 9822610 0 2490035 BAXTER INTL INC COM COM 71813109 5976 173015 SH OTHER 76115 0 96900 BLACK & DECKER CORP. COM 91797100 309527 3504212 SH SOLE 2942062 0 562150 BLACK & DECKER CORP. COM 91797100 3550 40185 SH OTHER 16860 0 23325 BOB EVANS FARMS, INC. COM 96761101 177929 6806757 SH SOLE 5298875 0 1507882 BRADY CORP. COM 104674106 383387 12254668 SH SOLE 9315068 0 2939600 BRADY CORP. COM 104674106 226 7210 SH OTHER 2220 0 4990 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORP COM 127687101 403853 20052280 SH SOLE 16384305 0 3667975 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORP COM 127687101 160 7950 SH OTHER 0 0 7950 CARNIVAL PAIRED CERTIFICATES COM 143658300 173578 3011943 SH SOLE 2491868 0 520075 CARNIVAL PAIRED CERTIFICATES COM 143658300 2680 46500 SH OTHER 18800 0 27700 CENDANT CORP. COM 151313103 238571 10204082 SH SOLE 8190577 0 2013505 CENDANT CORP. COM 151313103 3292 140800 SH OTHER 60200 0 80600 CENTURYTEL, INC. COM 156700106 213085 6007479 SH SOLE 4927809 0 1079670 CENTURYTEL, INC. COM 156700106 2550 71885 SH OTHER 31960 0 39925 CERTEGY INC. COM 156880106 209822 5905491 SH SOLE 5056929 0 848562 CERTEGY INC. COM 156880106 1459 41051 SH OTHER 18276 0 22775 CHITTENDEN CORP COM COM 170228100 132159 4600041 SH SOLE 3547398 0 1052643 CHITTENDEN CORP COM COM 170228100 76 2662 SH OTHER 0 0 2662 CLOROX CO. COM 189054109 237326 4027258 SH SOLE 3298003 0 729255 CLOROX CO. COM 189054109 3050 51750 SH OTHER 21000 0 30750 DEVRY, INC. COM 251893103 102896 5927193 SH SOLE 4801643 0 1125550 DEVRY, INC. COM 251893103 37 2105 SH OTHER 0 0 2105 DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. COM 26483E100 149547 2507072 SH SOLE 2105947 0 401125 DUN & BRADSTREET CORP. COM 26483E100 1892 31712 SH OTHER 14112 0 17600 EDWARDS A G INC COM COM 281760108 86463 2001000 SH SOLE 1982100 0 18900 ENERGIZER HLDGS, INC. COM 29266R108 326557 6571895 SH SOLE 5217435 0 1354460 ENERGIZER HLDGS, INC. COM 29266R108 138 2785 SH OTHER 0 0 2785 EQUIFAX INC. COM 294429105 242177 8618410 SH SOLE 7145510 0 1472900 EQUIFAX INC. COM 294429105 2873 102245 SH OTHER 44145 0 58100 FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTL INC COM COM 338032204 386861 6201685 SH SOLE 5266676 0 935009 FISHER SCIENTIFIC INTL INC COM COM 338032204 4130 66200 SH OTHER 28756 0 37444 FRANKLIN RES INC. COM 354613101 279828 4017634 SH SOLE 3206074 0 811560 FRANKLIN RES INC. COM 354613101 3970 56995 SH OTHER 24420 0 32575 GENERAL BINDING CORP. COM 369154109 54321 4159333 SH SOLE 2634133 0 1525200 GENERAL BINDING CORP. COM 369154109 40 3050 SH OTHER 0 0 3050 GRACO, INC. COM 384109104 104597 2800455 SH SOLE 2184523 0 615932 GRACO, INC. COM 384109104 187 5004 SH OTHER 785 0 4219 GREATER BAY BANCORP COM COM 391648102 141708 5082793 SH SOLE 3913078 0 1169715 GREATER BAY BANCORP COM COM 391648102 23 840 SH OTHER 0 0 840 HARTE-HANKS INC COM COM 416196103 257981 9929970 SH SOLE 8658741 0 1271229 HARTE-HANKS INC COM COM 416196103 2311 88955 SH OTHER 38855 0 50100 HASBRO INC. COM 418056107 301037 15533365 SH SOLE 12165850 0 3367515 HASBRO INC. COM 418056107 103 5310 SH OTHER 0 0 5310 HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. COM 404132102 326478 9857425 SH SOLE 7621710 0 2235715 HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. COM 404132102 113 3415 SH OTHER 0 0 3415 HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP. COM 440327104 197993 10376983 SH SOLE 8062093 0 2314890 IDEX CORP. COM 45167R104 456430 11269886 SH SOLE 8898385 0 2371501 IDEX CORP. COM 45167R104 158 3892 SH OTHER 0 0 3892 IMS HEALTH INC. COM 449934108 527243 22716206 SH SOLE 19437576 0 3278630 IMS HEALTH INC. COM 449934108 5395 232460 SH OTHER 100260 0 132200 INTERFACE, INC. COM 458665106 96082 9637158 SH SOLE 6794158 0 2843000 INTERFACE, INC. COM 458665106 40 3990 SH OTHER 0 0 3990 INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC. COM 460690100 240294 17932357 SH SOLE 14820302 0 3112055 INTERPUBLIC GROUP COS INC. COM 460690100 3030 226140 SH OTHER 100740 0 125400 INVACARE CORP. COM 461203101 342789 7410047 SH SOLE 5900160 0 1509887 INVACARE CORP. COM 461203101 67 1455 SH OTHER 1455 0 0 ISHARES TR RUSSELL MIDCAP COM 464287473 2643 23425 SH SOLE 23425 0 0 JANUS CAP GROUP INC COM COM 47102X105 592965 35274531 SH SOLE 28550006 0 6724525 JANUS CAP GROUP INC COM COM 47102X105 3081 183305 SH OTHER 80905 0 102400 JONES LANG LASALLE, INC. COM 48020Q107 299898 8016510 SH SOLE 6193740 0 1822770 JOURNAL REGISTER, CO. COM 481138105 121249 6272598 SH SOLE 4702068 0 1570530 LEE ENTERPRISES, INC. COM 523768109 336098 7293803 SH SOLE 5668673 0 1625130 LEE ENTERPRISES, INC. COM 523768109 173 3745 SH OTHER 1035 0 2710 LIBBEY, INC. COM 529898108 60673 2731805 SH SOLE 1723080 0 1008725 LITTELFUSE, INC. COM 537008104 84773 2481640 SH SOLE 1906540 0 575100 LONGS DRUG STORES CORP. COM 543162101 99904 3623666 SH SOLE 2798954 0 824712 LONGS DRUG STORES CORP. COM 543162101 110 4005 SH OTHER 830 0 3175 MARKEL CORP. COM 570535104 499115 1371196 SH SOLE 1099065 0 272131 MARKEL CORP. COM 570535104 140 384 SH OTHER 0 0 384 MATTEL INC COM 577081102 148019 7594587 SH SOLE 6294842 0 1299745 MATTEL INC COM 577081102 1598 82000 SH OTHER 27600 0 54400 MATTHEWS INTL CORP. COM 577128101 132540 3601632 SH SOLE 2677377 0 924255 MATTHEWS INTL CORP. COM 577128101 151 4115 SH OTHER 890 0 3225 MBIA, INC. COM 55262C100 464370 7338343 SH SOLE 6083034 0 1255309 MBIA, INC. COM 55262C100 5522 87262 SH OTHER 38862 0 48400 MBNA CORP. COM 55262L100 299798 10634906 SH SOLE 8572376 0 2062530 MBNA CORP. COM 55262L100 4402 156151 SH OTHER 69814 0 86337 MCCLATCHY CO. COM 579489105 211596 2946606 SH SOLE 2417881 0 528725 MCCLATCHY CO. COM 579489105 2627 36580 SH OTHER 15130 0 21450 MCCORMICK & CO INC. COM 579780206 164409 4259295 SH SOLE 3141235 0 1118060 MILLER HERMAN INC. COM 600544100 287931 10420950 SH SOLE 8340250 0 2080700 MILLER HERMAN INC. COM 600544100 57 2070 SH OTHER 2070 0 0 MOHAWK INDS INC COM COM 608190104 232315 2545923 SH SOLE 2123263 0 422660 MOHAWK INDS INC COM COM 608190104 2757 30210 SH OTHER 12910 0 17300 NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP COM 640204202 408859 5715108 SH SOLE 4532498 0 1182610 NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP COM 640204202 162 2265 SH OTHER 0 0 2265 NORTHERN TRUST CORP. COM 665859104 511607 10531220 SH SOLE 8738755 0 1792465 NORTHERN TRUST CORP. COM 665859104 5213 107300 SH OTHER 54500 0 52800 OMNICARE INC COM COM 681904108 340928 9847731 SH SOLE 8706271 0 1141460 OMNICARE INC COM COM 681904108 2779 80270 SH OTHER 33470 0 46800 OMNICOM GROUP INC. COM 681919106 224907 2667299 SH SOLE 2127164 0 540135 OMNICOM GROUP INC. COM 681919106 3189 37820 SH OTHER 16595 0 21225 PITNEY BOWES INC. COM 724479100 379889 8208494 SH SOLE 6760599 0 1447895 PITNEY BOWES INC. COM 724479100 4770 103065 SH OTHER 43890 0 59175 RADIO ONE INC. COM 75040P405 150244 9320358 SH SOLE 6922033 0 2398325 S & T BANCORP INC COM COM 783859101 70565 1872238 SH SOLE 1442713 0 429525 SCHERING PLOUGH CORP COM COM 806605101 77398 3706800 SH SOLE 3706800 0 0 SERVICEMASTER CO. COM 81760N109 427314 30987207 SH SOLE 24389312 0 6597895 SERVICEMASTER CO. COM 81760N109 1998 144920 SH OTHER 63000 0 81920 SKY FINL GROUP INC COM COM 83080P103 10969 382600 SH SOLE 382600 0 0 SMUCKER, J.M. COMPANY COM 832696405 274017 5821486 SH SOLE 4740715 0 1080771 SOTHEBY'S HLDGS INC. COM 835898107 171683 9453901 SH SOLE 7337286 0 2116615 SOTHEBY'S HLDGS INC. COM 835898107 96 5280 SH OTHER 0 0 5280 ST PAUL TRAVELERS COM 792860108 211247 5698591 SH SOLE 4517696 0 1180895 ST PAUL TRAVELERS COM 792860108 3100 83630 SH OTHER 36430 0 47200 STEELCASE INC. COM 858155203 226701 16380095 SH SOLE 13186015 0 3194080 SUNGARD DATA SYS INC. COM 867363103 446537 15761967 SH SOLE 13150012 0 2611955 SUNGARD DATA SYS INC. COM 867363103 5244 185095 SH OTHER 78645 0 106450 SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC. COM 871142105 205218 5800385 SH SOLE 4676215 0 1124170 SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC. COM 871142105 80 2255 SH OTHER 0 0 2255 T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. COM 74144T108 230309 3702724 SH SOLE 3035574 0 667150 T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. COM 74144T108 2909 46775 SH OTHER 20225 0 26550 TRIBUNE CO. COM 896047107 305515 7249994 SH SOLE 5787954 0 1462040 TRIBUNE CO. COM 896047107 4234 100470 SH OTHER 42670 0 57800 VALASSIS INC. COM 918866104 358451 10238546 SH SOLE 8151016 0 2087530 VALASSIS INC. COM 918866104 176 5025 SH OTHER 1395 0 3630 WADDELL & REED FINL INC. COM 930059100 295388 12364518 SH SOLE 9794028 0 2570490 WADDELL & REED FINL INC. COM 930059100 108 4500 SH OTHER 0 0 4500 WASTE MGMT INC COM 94106L109 136382 4555168 SH SOLE 3089703 0 1465465 WASTE MGMT INC COM 94106L109 3024 101000 SH OTHER 42300 0 58700 XL CAPITAL LTD. COM G98255105 232673 2996435 SH SOLE 2469950 0 526485 XL CAPITAL LTD. COM G98255105 2799 36045 SH OTHER 15245 0 20800 YUM BRANDS INC. COM 988498101 305352 6472061 SH SOLE 5232876 0 1239185 YUM BRANDS INC. COM 988498101 4171 88400 SH OTHER 37300 0 51100 LINE COUNT: 134