13F-HR 1 d1039078_13f-hr.txt 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 holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Pennant Capital Management, LLC Address: 26 Main Street Chatham, New Jersey 07928 13F File Number: 028-10370 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: Alan Fournier Title: Managing Member Phone: (973) 701-1100 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Alan Fournier Chatham, New Jersey 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 managers(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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 6 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 65 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,819,287 (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. 028-10536 Pennant Offshore Partners, Ltd. 2. 028-10768 Pennant Onshore Qualified, L.P. 3. 028-10746 Pennant General Partner, LLC 4. 028-11666 Pennant Windward Fund, L.P. 5. 028-11665 Pennant Windward Fund, Ltd. 6. 028-13339 Pennant Spinnaker Fund, L.P. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHR VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A 002896207 119,404 3,631,497 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 3,631,497 ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 90,976 2,753,514 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 2,753,514 ALLIANCE HOLDINGS GP LP COM UNITS LP 01861G100 6,216 302,049 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 302,049 ALLIANCE RES PARTNER L P UT LTD PART 01877R108 5,588 154,100 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 154,100 ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 02076X102 55,016 1,567,414 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,567,414 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 22,887 380,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 380,000 AMR CORP COM 001765106 51,675 6,500,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 6,500,000 APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 51,689 3,863,170 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 3,863,170 ATLAS AMER INC COM 049167109 50,406 1,862,043 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 1,862,043 BRINKS HOME SEC HLDGS INC COM 109699108 35,168 1,142,183 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,142,183 BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 3,222 105,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 105,000 CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 14,534 260,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 260,000 CF INDS HLDGS INC COM 125269100 51,437 596,509 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 596,509 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 114,310 4,855,999 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 4,855,999 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 51,472 3,049,273 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 3,049,273 CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 48,729 1,080,219 SH DEFINED 3,4,5 1,080,219 COVIDIEN PLC COM G2554F105 106,225 2,455,500 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 2,455,500 DANA HOLDING CORP COM 235825205 13,012 1,910,759 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 1,910,759 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 102,205 1,804,458 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,804,458 DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP COM 243537107 26,304 310,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 310,000 DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM NEW 247361702 52,101 5,814,836 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 5,814,836 DYAX CORP COM 26746E103 7,675 2,137,863 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 2,137,863 EXELON CORP COM 30161N101 32,518 655,333 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 655,333 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CL A 31620R105 67,147 4,452,691 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 4,452,691 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 73,518 2,881,911 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 2,881,911 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 5,744 180,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 180,000 FREIGHTCAR AMER INC COM 357023100 15,181 624,739 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 624,739 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 38141G104 43,322 235,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 235,000 GRIFFON CORP COM 398433102 9,256 919,199 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 919,199 HARMAN INTL INDS INC COM 413086109 41,028 1,210,967 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,210,967 HARRIS STRATEX NTWRKS INC CL A 41457P106 3,500 500,000 SH DEFINED 3,6 500,000 HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GRP I COM 42330P107 50,588 3,377,042 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 3,377,042 JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP COM 477143101 3,188 533,133 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 533,133 KBR INC COM 48242W106 4,192 180,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 180,000 LAM RESEARCH CORP COM 512807108 55,167 1,614,960 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,614,960 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC CL B 53220K207 9,969 4,315,703 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 4,315,703 METAVANTE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 591407101 72,267 2,095,917 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 2,095,917 MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 1,201 89,300 SH DEFINED 3,6 89,300 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 131,073 5,096,136 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 5,096,136 MIDDLEBROOK PHARMACEUTICAL I COM 596087106 1,771 1,540,000 SH DEFINED 3,6 1,540,000 MONSTER WORLDWIDE INC COM 611742107 22,987 1,315,022 SH DEFINED 3,4,5 1,315,022 NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW 629377508 96,961 3,439,557 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 3,439,557 OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 33,663 2,763,800 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 2,763,800 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 6,254 377,878 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 377,878 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 107,278 5,407,141 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 5,407,141 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 17,317 385,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 385,000 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 12,526 240,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 240,000 ROBERT HALF INTL INC COM 770323103 317 12,681 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 12,681 ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774341101 80,929 1,593,100 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,593,100 SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 80517Q100 20,262 1,333,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,333,000 SEAHAWK DRILLING INC COM 81201R107 13,048 419,699 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,6 419,699 TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR COM 874054109 10,749 958,869 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 958,869 TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 1,809 307,729 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 307,729 TERRA INDS INC COM 880915103 3,953 114,013 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 114,013 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 7,240 125,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 125,000 TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS INC COM 893521104 50,299 1,002,573 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,002,573 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 185,308 3,720,303 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 3,720,303 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 77,912 1,335,257 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,335,257 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 4,266 220,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 220,000 WALTER ENERGY INC COM 93317Q105 48,928 814,660 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 814,660 WALTER INVT MGMT CORP COM 93317W102 15,039 938,780 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 938,780 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 126,637 2,673,918 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 2,673,918 WESTERN UN CO COM 959802109 53,755 2,841,161 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 2,841,161 WYETH COM 983024100 84,721 1,743,953 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,743,953 XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 36,249 877,274 SH DEFINED 3,4,5 877,274

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