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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
23-3072906
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
435,776
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
482,226
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
482,226
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
9.95%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Conestoga Small Cap Fund
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
22-3865089
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
298,675
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
298,675
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
298,675
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.16%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
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ITEM 1(a). |
NAME OF ISSUER:
NVE Corporation
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ITEM 1(b). |
ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
11409 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 55344
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ITEM 2(a). |
NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC
Conestoga Small Cap Fund |
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ITEM 2(b). |
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
550 E. Swedesford Rd. Suite 120 Wayne, PA 19087
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ITEM 2(c). |
CITIZENSHIP:
Delaware
Delaware |
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ITEM 2(d). |
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
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ITEM 2(e). |
CUSIP NUMBER:
629445206
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ITEM 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 240.13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c) CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: | |
(a)
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Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
(b)
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Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
(c)
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Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); | |
(d)
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Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8); | |
(e)
[X] |
An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
(f)
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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
(g)
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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
(h)
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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); | |
(i)
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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); | |
(j)
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A non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
(k)
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Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with 240.13d1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: | |
ITEM 4. | OWNERSHIP | |
(a) Amount beneficially owned: | ||
As of December 31, 2018, the Reporting Persons Conestoga Capital Advisors indirectly beneficially owned 482,226 shares while the Conestoga Small Cap Fund owned 298,675 of the 482,226 of the Issuer’s Common Stock indirectly beneficially owned by Conestoga Capital Advisors. Such shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock were directly beneficially owned by the Accounts. The Conestoga Small Cap Fund beneficially owned more than 5.0% of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding Common Stock. |
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(b) Percent of class: | ||
As of December 31, 2018, the Reporting Persons indirectly beneficially owned 9.95% and 6.16% of the Issuer’s issued and outstanding Common Stock (based on 4,844,010 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock outstanding as of October 12, 2018 as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2018). Such shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock were directly beneficially owned by The Conestoga Small Cap Fund. | ||
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has: | ||
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||
435,776 | ||
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | ||
None | ||
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: | ||
482,226 | ||
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | ||
None | ||
ITEM 5. |
OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[ ].
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ITEM 6. |
OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:
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ITEM 7. |
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
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ITEM 8. |
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:
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ITEM 9. |
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:
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ITEM 10. |
CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC
By:
/s/ Duane R. DOrazio
Name:
Duane R. DOrazio
Title:
Chief Compliance Officer
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