13F-HR 1 inftable.txt IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC DECEMBER 31, 2010 13F-HR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2010 Check here if Amendment { }: Amendment Number: This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F Holdings Report [ ] 13F Notice [X] 13F Combination Report Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Iridian Asset Management LLC Address: 276 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06880-4704 13F File Number: 028-06008 List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F File Number Name 028-01190 Frank Russell Company 028-11953 First Eagle Investment Management LLC The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represents that the person signing this 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: Lane S. Bucklan Title: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 203-341-9053 Signature, Place and date of Signing: /s/ Lane S. Bucklan Westport, CT February 4, 2011 ---------------------- ----------- ------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. Report Summary: Number of other included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 234 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $7,346,092 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M CO COM 88579Y101 12027 139360 SH SOLE 61480 77880 ACCURAY INC COM 004397105 404 59820 SH SOLE 59820 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 444 25889 SH SOLE 25889 AEROVIRONMENT INC COM 008073108 16748 624239 SH SOLE 624239 AETNA INC COM 00817Y108 21331 699154 SH SOLE 699154 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 135691 3275181 SH SOLE 2573554 701627 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS COM 02553E106 378 25860 SH SOLE 25860 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 132832 2419520 SH SOLE 1874680 544840 AMN HEALTH CARE SERVICES COM 001744101 396 64543 SH SOLE 64543 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SPN ADR COM 03524A108 2588 45330 SH SOLE 45330 AOL INC COM 00184X105 114300 4820768 SH SOLE 4191388 629380 AON CORP COM 037389103 99953 2172420 SH SOLE 1690770 481650 APPLE INC COM 037833100 51635 160080 SH SOLE 145480 14600 ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 103150 2942100 SH SOLE 2411100 531000 ATLAS ENERGY INC COM 049298102 35484 806997 SH SOLE 659076 147921 ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP COM 04939R108 845 56360 SH SOLE 56360 ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COM 049392103 450 18240 SH SOLE 18240 ATMEL CORPORATION COM 049513104 62196 5048375 SH SOLE 4131069 917306 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 253348 929411 SH SOLE 740351 189060 AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COM 053494100 449 22635 SH SOLE 22635 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 418 82370 SH SOLE 82370 BALL CORP COM 058498106 268464 3945099 SH SOLE 3230151 714948 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 12333 924540 SH SOLE 407470 517070 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 16789 555940 SH SOLE 246140 309800 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 185024 3655160 SH SOLE 2928101 727059 BEBE STORES INC COM 075571109 393 65872 SH SOLE 65872 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 9029 106830 SH SOLE 45000 61830 BEMIS COMPANY COM 081437105 21303 652273 SH SOLE 652273 BIG LOTS INC COM 089302103 6567 215583 SH SOLE 215583 BP PLC SPON ADR COM 055622104 2067 46800 SH SOLE 46800 BROOKLINE BANCORP COM 11373M107 321 29576 SH SOLE 29576 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 118255108 371 17676 SH SOLE 17676 CA INC COM 12673P105 21595 883590 SH SOLE 883590 CAL DIVE INTNL INC COM 12802T101 374 65930 SH SOLE 65930 CDI CORP COM 125071100 451 24263 SH SOLE 24263 CELANESE CORP-SERIES A COM 150870103 24723 600506 SH SOLE 600506 CELERA CORP COM 15100E106 41720 6622227 SH SOLE 5450317 1171910 CENTERSTATE BANKS INC COM 15201P109 390 49274 SH SOLE 49274 CHART INDUSTRIES INC COM 16115Q308 509 15060 SH SOLE 15060 CHEMED CORP COM 16359R103 31036 488677 SH SOLE 401383 87294 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 26660 292162 SH SOLE 145424 146738 CHICO'S FAS INC COM 168615102 485 40344 SH SOLE 40344 CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, CORP COM 171046105 435 70670 SH SOLE 70670 CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 12971 217490 SH SOLE 120660 96830 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 12443 615070 SH SOLE 273390 341680 CIT GROUP INC COM 125581801 17644 374616 SH SOLE 190586 184030 CLEARWIRE CORP-CLASS A COM 18538Q105 24228 4704458 SH SOLE 4704458 CLOUD PEAK ENERGY INC COM 18911Q102 8050 346520 SH SOLE 346520 COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC COM 19421W100 528 25000 SH SOLE 25000 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COM 205363104 239396 4826542 SH SOLE 3917812 908730 CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 41736 856290 SH SOLE 660020 196270 COVANTA HOLDING CORP COM 22282E102 55060 3203030 SH SOLE 2619720 583310 CROWN HOLDINGS INC. 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