13F-HR 1 d1119184_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 June 30, 2010 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 August 16, 2010 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 4 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 57 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,939,150 (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. 028-13560 Pennant Master Fund, L.P. 2. 028-13561 Pennant Windward Master Fund, L.P. 3. 028-13339 Pennant Spinnaker Fund, L.P. 4. 028-10746 Pennant General Partner, LLC FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A 002896207 109,536 3,569,097 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,569,097 ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 51,893 1,963,414 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,963,414 ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 02076C102 55,195 1,629,624 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,629,624 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 17,358 330,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 330,000 APPLE INC COM 037833100 50,306 200,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 200,000 ARTIO GLOBAL INVS INC COM CL A 04315B107 21,024 1,335,705 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,335,705 ATLAS ENERGY INC COM 049298102 117,123 4,326,688 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,326,688 AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING IN COM 053015103 36,935 917,400 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 917,400 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 1,951 537,500 SH Defined 3,4 537,500 BANK OF AMERICA COM 060505104 55,986 3,896,000 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,896,000 CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 25,410 500,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 500,000 CF INDS HLDGS INC COM 125269100 46,433 731,809 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 731,809 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 112,860 5,296,099 SH Defined 1,2,4 5,296,099 COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC COM 191219104 66,972 2,589,774 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,589,774 CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 44,787 1,326,619 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,326,619 COVIDIEN PLC SHS G2554F105 102,612 2,553,800 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,553,800 CREE INC COM 225447101 12,006 200,000 PUT Defined 1,2,3,4 200,000 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 76,147 2,597,100 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,597,100 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 118,540 1,898,458 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,898,458 DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM NEW 247361702 33,794 2,876,059 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,876,059 DYAX CORP COM 26746E103 7,554 3,327,863 SH Defined 1,3,4 3,327,863 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 13,697 240,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 240,000 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M016 169,429 6,317,263 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 6,317,263 FLUOR CORP NEW COM 343412102 15,300 360,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 360,000 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 8,845 420,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 420,000 GLOBAL CASH ACCESS HLDGS INC COM 378967103 10,376 1,439,100 SH Defined 1,3,4 1,439,100 GRIFFON CORP COM 398433102 5,238 473,580 SH Defined 1,3,4 473,580 HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 89,424 6,419,500 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 6,419,500 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 8,947 460,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 460,000 KBR INC COM 48242W106 4,475 220,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 220,000 LAM RESEARCH CORP COM 512807108 41,655 1,094,460 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,094,460 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC CL B 53220K207 5,480 3,753,603 SH Defined 1,2,4 3,753,603 LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN COM 538034109 28,581 2,735,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 2,735,000 MACYS INC COM 55616P104 11,635 650,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 650,000 MCDERMOTT INTL INC COM 580037109 46,190 2,132,500 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,132,500 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 80,274 3,488,636 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,488,636 OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 100,734 8,304,500 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 8,304,500 OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 57,946 2,444,996 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,444,996 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 53,771 3,770,768 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,770,768 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 102,952 5,407,141 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 5,407,141 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 100,655 3,065,000 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,065,000 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 7,963 160,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 160,000 ROBERT HALF INTL INC COM 770323103 303 12,881 SH Defined 1,2,4 12,881 ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774341101 67,433 1,269,200 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,269,200 SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 80517Q100 30,076 2,387,000 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,387,000 SEAHAWK DRILLING INC COM 81201R107 5,671 583,399 SH Defined 1,3,4 583,399 SYMETRA FINL CORP COM 87151Q106 11,340 944,960 SH Defined 1,3,4 944,960 TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS INC COM 893521104 67,478 1,406,973 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,406,973 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 182,305 3,572,503 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,572,503 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 62,992 906,234 SH Defined 1,2,4 906,234 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 100,360 3,533,800 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,533,800 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 8,541 475,000 SH Defined 2,4 475,000 WALTER ENERGY INC COM 93317Q105 50,327 827,060 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 827,060 WALTER INVT MGMT CORP COM 93317W102 4,968 303,842 SH Defined 2,4 303,842 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 133,784 2,734,200 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,734,200 WESTERN UN CO COM 959802109 47,661 3,196,561 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,196,561 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC COM G9666105 37,926 1,262,100 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,262,100

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