13F-HR 1 f13105.txt 13F 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, 2005 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 05/16/2005 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: 170 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,086,819 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 55739 3402845 SH DEFINED 3044245 0 358600 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 9858 211459 SH SOLE 211459 0 0 ADESA INC COM 00686U104 33124 1417982 SH DEFINED 1378562 0 39420 ADVO INC COM 007585102 34019 908392 SH DEFINED 890812 0 17580 AES TRUST III 6.75% 10/15/29 00808N202 3394 71463 SH DEFINED 69163 0 2300 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 490 7750 SH SOLE 7750 0 0 ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 2362 114369 SH SOLE 114369 0 0 ALLEGHANY CORPORATION COM 017175100 77351 279246 SH DEFINED 246386 0 32860 ALLSTATE CORPORATION COM 020002101 275 5078 SH SOLE 5078 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 6621 101260 SH SOLE 101260 0 0 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 34335 668391 SH DEFINED 603441 0 64950 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 52802 952930 SH DEFINED 813230 0 139700 AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 20182 501420 SH DEFINED 494120 0 7300 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 1106 18993 SH SOLE 18993 0 0 ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 19288 407007 SH DEFINED 403807 0 3200 ANNALY MTG MANAGEMENT CORP COM 035710409 1338 71300 SH DEFINED 70100 0 1200 ARBITRON INC. 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