13F-HR 1 c92477e13fvhr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F Form 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended September 30, 2009 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: RBS Partners, L.P. Address: 200 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Form 13F File Number: 28-2610 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: Adrian J. Maizey Title: Chief Financial Officer, ESL Investments, Inc., General Partner of RBS Partners, L.P. Phone: (203) 861-4600 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Adrian J. Maizey Greenwich, CT November 16, 2009 ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------- (Signature) (City, State) (Date) Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report) [ ] 13F NOTICE (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 11 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 9,312,317 (in thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name --- -------------------- --------------------- 1 28-11470 ESL Investments, Inc. Explanatory Note: RBS Partners, L.P. ("RBS") hereby advises that ESL Investments, Inc. and RBS may be deemed to share investment discretion for purposes of Rule 13f-1(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") over certain 13(f) securities for which RBS exercises direct control. FORM 13F Information Table - Public Page 1 of 1

Column 1: Column 2: Column 3: Column 4: Column 5: Column 6 Column 7: Column 8: --------------------------- --------- ----------- ----------- ------------------- ---------- --------- ---------------------- Voting Authority Fair Market Shares or ---------------------- Title of CUSIP Value Principal SH/ Put/ Investment Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (x $1,000) Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None --------------------------- --------- ----------- ----------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- --------- ---------- ------ ---- Acxiom Corp. COM 005125-10-9 27,593 2,916,856 SH SOLE 2,916,856 AutoNation, Inc. COM 05329W-10-2 108,403 5,995,748 SH DEFINED 1 5,995,748 AutoNation, Inc. COM 05329W-10-2 1,332,968 73,726,086 SH SOLE 73,726,086 AutoZone Inc. COM 053332-10-2 555,727 3,800,623 SH DEFINED 1 3,800,623 AutoZone Inc. COM 053332-10-2 2,392,742 16,363,983 SH SOLE 16,363,983 Citigroup Inc. COM 172967-10-1 90,750 18,750,000 SH SOLE 18,750,000 Capital One Financial Corp. COM 14040H-10-5 350,154 9,800,000 SH SOLE 9,800,000 Genworth Financial, Inc. COM CL A 37247D-10-6 104,869 8,775,684 SH SOLE 8,775,684 Sears Holdings Corp. COM 812350-10-6 23,184 354,985 SH DEFINED 1 354,985 Sears Holdings Corp COM 812350-10-6 4,288,867 65,669,381 SH SOLE 65,669,381 SLM Corporation COM 78442P-10-6 37,060 4,250,000 SH SOLE 4,250,000