13F-HR 1 fr124.txt FIR TREE, INC. 13F REPORT 4Q2004 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, 2004 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: Fir Tree, Inc. Address: 535 Fifth Avenue 31st Floor New York, New York 10017 13F File Number: 28-6884 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: Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum Title: President Phone: 212.599.0090 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum New York, New York February 14, 2005 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 50 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $1,458,734 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 65377 1070000 SH SOLE 1070000 AMDOCS LTD ORD G02602103 22538 858600 SH SOLE 858600 AMDOCS LTD CALL G02602903 9844 375000 SH SOLE 375000 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 99260 1511500 SH SOLE 1511500 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC CALL 026874907 45969 700000 SH SOLE 700000 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 7487 82000 SH SOLE 82000 CAREER EDUCATION CORP CALL 141665909 73248 1831200 SH SOLE 1831200 CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC COM 15189T107 15764 1395000 SH SOLE 1395000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A 16117M107 5953 2657459 SH SOLE 2657459 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 4.750% 6/0 16117MAC1 13483 13500000 PRN SOLE 13500000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D PUT 16117M957 1075 480000 SH SOLE 480000 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 12527 260000 SH SOLE 260000 CONSECO INC COM NEW 208464883 45741 2292800 SH SOLE 2292800 CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC CALL 218868907 1885 100000 SH SOLE 100000 COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC COM 222862104 14756 278000 SH SOLE 278000 CSG SYS INTL INC COM 126349109 7948 425000 SH SOLE 425000 DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL CALL 247361908 6267 837800 SH SOLE 837800 ECOLAB INC PUT 278865950 2856 81300 SH SOLE 81300 EDISON INTL COM 281020107 90084 2812500 SH SOLE 2812500 EL PASO CORP PUT 28336L959 2870 276000 SH SOLE 276000 EL PASO ELEC CO COM NEW 283677854 3557 187800 SH SOLE 187800 FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP PUT 313400951 1658 22500 SH SOLE 22500 FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN CALL 313586909 2699 37900 SH SOLE 37900 GAMESTOP CORP COM CL B 36466R200 14082 628374 SH SOLE 628374 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 10397 150000 SH SOLE 150000 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW COM SER A 530718105 87653 7983000 SH SOLE 7983000 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CALL 530718905 15405 1403000 SH SOLE 1403000 LIBERTY MEDIA INTL INC COM SER A 530719103 55124 1192387 SH SOLE 1192387 MCI INC COM 552691107 56615 2808300 SH SOLE 2808300 MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC PUT 58405U952 3598 86500 SH SOLE 86500 NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 3743 194944 SH SOLE 194944 NTL INC DEL COM 62940M104 47002 644214 SH SOLE 644214 NTL INC DEL CALL 62940M904 161752 2217000 SH SOLE 2217000 NTL INC DEL PUT 62940M954 9215 126300 SH SOLE 126300 PG&E CORP COM 69331C108 129889 3902905 SH SOLE 3902905 PG&E CORP CALL 69331C908 8769 263500 SH SOLE 263500 PPL CORP COM 69351T106 3579 67165 SH SOLE 67165 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 14511 3268310 SH SOLE 3268310 SEARS ROEBUCK & CO COM 812387108 11505 225454 SH SOLE 225454 ST PAUL TRAVELERS INC CALL 792860908 7599 205000 SH SOLE 205000 STREETTRACKS GOLD TR GOLD SHS 863307104 22900 522829 SH SOLE 522829 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SPON ADR ORD L 879403780 12224 319000 SH SOLE 319000 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A CALL 879403900 10155 265000 SH SOLE 265000 TELEWEST GLOBAL INC COM 87956T107 108833 6190706 SH SOLE 6190706 TELEWEST GLOBAL INC CALL 87956T907 4395 250000 SH SOLE 250000 TXU CORP COM 873168108 81878 1268240 SH SOLE 1268240 UNISOURCE ENERGY CORP COM 909205106 7233 300000 SH SOLE 300000 UNITEDGLOBALCOM CL A 913247508 4861 503167 SH SOLE 503167 WASHINGTON MUT INC PUT 939322953 2972 70300 SH SOLE 70300 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 9999 86950 SH SOLE 86950