13F-HR 1 d1260733_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 December 31, 2011 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 February 14, 2012 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 41 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 3,861,098 (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. 028-13288 Broadway Gate Master Fund, Ltd. 4. 028-10746 Pennant General Partner, LLC FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Pennant Capital Management, LLC December 31, 2011

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN7 COLUMN 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A 002896207 85,314 1,746,800 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,746,800 AEROFLEX HLDG CORP COM 007767106 34,162 3,336,171 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 3,336,171 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 7,680 119,600 SH DEFINED 2,4 119,600 APPLE INC COM 037833100 170,100 420,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 420,000 BABCOCK & WILCOX CO NEW COM 05615F102 21,772 901,900 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 901,900 BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 14,680 500,000 SH DEFINED 2,4 500,000 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 76,457 2,906,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,906,000 COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE COM 19122t109 135,403 5,252,239 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 5,252,239 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 248,974 3,284,187 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,284,187 DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW COM 256677105 189,989 4,618,100 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,618,100 FAMILY DLR STORES INC COM 307000109 141,897 2,460,931 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,460,931 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 234,400 8,815,348 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 8,815,348 FLUOR CORP NEW COM 343412102 22,110 440,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 440,000 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 9,474 495,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 495,000 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259p508 90,103 139,500 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 139,500 HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 66,979 3,825,174 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 3,825,174 HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 686 92,800 SH DEFINED ,2,4 92,800 HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC COM 446413106 110,920 3,546,043 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,546,043 MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 35,747 380,126 SH DEFINED 3,4 380,126 NVR INC COM 62944t105 148,935 217,106 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 217,106 OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 46,450 5,010,776 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 5,010,776 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 58,964 5,510,629 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 5,510,629 PHH CORP Note 4.000% 4/1 693320AH6 23,195 23,900,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 23,900,000 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SP ADR NON VTG 71654v101 26,896 1,145,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,145,000 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 79,128 3,656,574 SH DEFINED 2,4 3,656,574 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 239,547 4,379,295 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,379,295 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 24,844 427,897 SH DEFINED ,2,4 427,897 RANGE RES CORP COM 75281A109 109,014 1,760,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,760,000 SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG BV SHS n7902x106 132,495 5,041,672 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 5,041,672 SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM SER 1 852061100 45,396 19,400,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 19,400,000 SYMETRA FINL CORP COM 87151Q106 7,003 772,135 SH DEFINED 1,4 772,135 TEREX CORP NEW COM 880779103 104,604 7,742,700 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 7,742,700 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 268,552 2,806,774 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,806,774 TRIPADVISOR INC COM 896945201 151,155 5,995,850 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 5,995,850 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 136,052 1,284,234 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 1,284,234 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324p102 109,794 2,166,419 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 2,166,419 UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY COM 913837100 25,620 685,770 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 685,770 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 24,418 1,160,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,160,000 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973v107 184,240 2,780,976 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,780,976 WESCO INTL INC COM 95082p105 112,408 2,120,500 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,120,500 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC SHS G96666105 105,541 2,720,130 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,720,130