13F-HR 1 f13404.txt 13F 12/31/2004 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2004 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 12/31/2004 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: 168 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,860,188 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 58285 4263738 SH DEFINED 4246338 0 17400 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 10275 220248 SH SOLE 220248 0 0 ADESA INC COM 00686U104 12261 577816 SH SOLE 577816 0 0 ADVO INC COM 007585102 37893 1062907 SH DEFINED 1043257 0 19650 AES TRUST III 6.75% 10/15/29 00808N202 3593 72800 SH SOLE 72800 0 0 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM 009158106 255 4400 SH SOLE 4400 0 0 ALBERTSONS INC COM 013104104 2814 117853 SH SOLE 117853 0 0 ALLEGHANY CORPORATION COM 017175100 68700 240841 SH DEFINED 238109 0 2732 ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC COM 017361106 221 11200 SH SOLE 11200 0 0 ALLSTATE CORPORATION COM 020002101 287 5555 SH SOLE 5555 0 0 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 6197 101421 SH SOLE 101421 0 0 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 35808 635238 SH DEFINED 633188 0 2050 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 50170 763966 SH DEFINED 761366 0 2600 AMETEK INC (NEW) COM 031100100 26249 735880 SH DEFINED 722770 0 13110 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 436 6793 SH SOLE 6793 0 0 ANGELICA CORP COM 034663104 7201 266215 SH DEFINED 265215 0 1000 ANHEUSER BUSCH COS INC COM 035229103 18070 356191 SH DEFINED 354991 0 1200 ANNALY MTG MANAGEMENT CORP COM 035710409 2776 141500 SH SOLE 141500 0 0 ARBITRON INC. 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