UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. (fka Alta Asset Management)
Address: 136 E. South Temple, #1620, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Form 13F File Number: 28-7794
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: David J. Wagstaff
Title: Managing Member
Phone: 801-532-2777
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
David J. Wagstaff Salt Lake City, Utah October 1, 1999
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 26
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 2,293,604
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VALUE SHARES/ INVST VOTE
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X$1000 PRN AMT DSCTN AUTH
Cisco Systems 17275R102 11,488 167,557 Sole None
Sun Microsystems 866810104 10,912 117,333 Sole None
Microsoft Corp. 594918104 7,832 86,481 Sole None
Costco Co., Inc. 22160Q102 7,265 100,896 Sole None
Johnson & Johnson 478160104 6,732 73,274 Sole None
Watson Pharmaceut. 942683103 5,970 195,342 Sole None
Berkshire Hathaway B 084670207 5,787 3,118 Sole None
Comcast Corp. A 200300200 5,751 144,235 Sole None
Federal Home Loan 313400301 5,598 107,660 Sole None
Proctor & Gamble 742718109 5,491 58,570 Sole None
PepsiCo, Inc. 713448108 5,174 169,640 Sole None
Wells Fargo 949746101 4,706 118,765 Sole None
Harley Davidson 412822108 4,682 98,530 Sole None
Gillette 375766102 4,532 133,540 Sole None
Berkshire Hathaway A 084670108 4,345 79 Sole None
Int Bus Ma 459200101 4,123 34,075 Sole None
MCI WorldCom 55268B106 3.913 54,448 Sole None
WA Mutual 939322103 3,885 132,821 Sole None
Warner-Lambert 934488107 3,841 57,865 Sole None
Ace Ltd. 004644100 3,778 223,066 Sole None
EthanAllen 297602104 2,784 87,516 Sole None
Crescent Real Est 225756105 1,006 55,888 Sole None
Shire Pharm. ADR 82481R106 303 10,500 Sole None
RLI Corp. 749607107 228 6,899 Sole None
Shire Pharm Gp 000799803 122 13,000 Sole None
I-Link, Inc. 449927102 40 14,000 Sole None
Microbest 59500X108 6 13,506 Sole None
TPA America, Inc. 872605100 0 15,000 Sole None
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