13F-HR 1 inftable.txt IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC SEPT. 30 2008 13F-HR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008 Check here if Amendment { }: Amendment Number: This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F Holdings Report [ ] 13F Notice [X] 13F Combination Report Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Iridian Asset Management LLC Address: 276 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06880-4704 13F File Number: 028-06008 List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F File Number Name 028-01190 Frank Russell Company The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represents that the person signing this 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: Lane S. Bucklan Title: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 203-341-9053 Signature, Place and date of Signing: /s/ Lane S. Bucklan Westport, CT November 3, 2008 ---------------------- ----------- ------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. Report Summary: Number of other included Managers: None Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 142 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $6,751,760,000 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 29137 506020 SH SOLE 292490 213530 AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM NETW COM Y0017S102 2091 93540 SH SOLE 93540 AERCAP HOLDINGS NV COM N00985106 699 65910 SH SOLE 65910 AEROVIRONMENT INC COM 008073108 2166 67790 SH SOLE 67790 AETNA INC COM 00817Y108 360 9980 SH SOLE 1910 8070 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 203979 6877254 SH SOLE 4519614 2357640 ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 02076X102 3353 65190 SH SOLE 65190 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 3962 111830 SH SOLE 66890 44940 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 187621 3165530 SH SOLE 2045350 1120180 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES COM 04247X102 30010 1038403 SH SOLE 743083 295320 ASIA SPECIAL SIT ACQ CORP UNIT COM G0538M113 2939 328000 SH SOLE 328000 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 15813 566380 SH SOLE 340670 225710 ATLAS AMERICA INC COM 049167109 214048 6275241 SH SOLE 4183831 2091410 ATMEL CORPORATION COM 049513104 75152 22168688 SH SOLE 15186520 6982168 BALL CORP COM 058498106 113632 2877499 SH SOLE 1860231 1017268 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 114634 1746670 SH SOLE 1283021 463649 BHP BILLITON LTD-SPON ADR COM 088606108 5436 104560 SH SOLE 94820 9740 BIOGEN IDEC INC COM 09062X103 27591 548643 SH SOLE 328008 220635 BOEING CO. 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