13F-HR 1 f13106.txt 13F FIRST QUARTER 2006 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2006 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: Reed, Conner & Birdwell, LLC Address: 11111 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025 13F File Number: 28-2634 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: Daniele Beasley Title: Compliance Officer Phone: 310-478-4005_ Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Daniele Beasley Los Angeles, CA 05/15/2006 Report Type (Check only one.): [X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 160 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,302,958 List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number Name FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP NO (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- AES CORPORATION COM 00130H105 62720 3676407 SH DEFINED 3195807 0 480600 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 685 25342 SH SOLE 25342 0 0 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 8264 194578 SH SOLE 194578 0 0 ADESA INC COM 00686U104 66892 2501570 SH DEFINED 2299720 0 201850 ADVO INC COM 007585102 21922 685058 SH DEFINED 674908 0 10150 AES TRUST III 6.75% 10/15/29 00808N202 3334 71463 SH DEFINED 69163 0 2300 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 215 3200 SH SOLE 3200 0 0 ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 2500 97378 SH SOLE 97378 0 0 ALLEGHANY CORPORATION COM 017175100 95765 330794 SH DEFINED 295936 0 34857 ALLSTATE CORPORATION COM 020002101 265 5078 SH SOLE 5078 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 5975 84320 SH SOLE 84320 0 0 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 39001 742176 SH DEFINED 641126 0 101050 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 77810 1177336 SH DEFINED 1019036 0 158300 AMERIPRISE FINL INC COM 03076C106 39181 869523 SH DEFINED 725283 0 144240 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 432 5940 SH SOLE 5940 0 0 ANADARKO PETE CORP COM 032511107 227 2245 SH SOLE 2245 0 0 ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 20170 471594 SH DEFINED 435994 0 35600 BP PLC ADRS COM 055622104 5135 74482 SH SOLE 74482 0 0 BALDOR ELECTRIC CO COM 057741100 284 8398 SH SOLE 8398 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 60941 1338187 SH SOLE 1338187 0 0 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM 071813109 18213 469298 SH DEFINED 431698 0 37600 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 271 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CV CL A COM 084670108 3975 44 SH SOLE 44 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B COM 084670207 100107 33236 SH DEFINED 28415 0 4821 BHP LTD SPONSORED ADR'S COM 088606108 201 5055 SH SOLE 5055 0 0 BOEING COMPANY COM 097023105 229 2940 SH SOLE 2940 0 0 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 1202 48860 SH SOLE 48860 0 0 CIGNA CORP COM 125509109 21322 163237 SH DEFINED 151857 0 11380 CATERPILLAR INC COM 149123101 338 4700 SH SOLE 4700 0 0 CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO. 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