13F-HR 1 fi304.txt FIR TREE - 13F 3Q 2004 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, 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 November 15, 2004 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: 54 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $1,706,912 (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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AMDOCS LTD ORD G02602103 40901 1873600 SH SOLE 1873600 ANTHEM INC COM 03674B104 17625 202000 SH SOLE 202000 ASSURANT INC COM 04621X108 12030 462700 SH SOLE 462700 AT&T WIRELESS SVCS INC COM 00209A106 5543 375000 SH SOLE 375000 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 6335 82000 SH SOLE 82000 CAREER EDUCATION CORP COM 141665109 7108 250000 SH SOLE 250000 CAREER EDUCATION CORP PUT 141665959 7108 250000 SH SOLE 250000 CAREER EDUCATION CORP CALL 141665909 52061 1831200 SH SOLE 1831200 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A 16117M107 13113 4929659 SH SOLE 4929659 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D PUT 16117M957 1277 480000 SH SOLE 480000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 5.750%10/1 16117MAB3 15300 17000000 PRN SOLE 17000000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 4.750% 6/0 16117MAC1 11678 13500000 PRN SOLE 13500000 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 18310 415000 SH SOLE 415000 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 19544 700000 SH SOLE 700000 CONSECO INC COM NEW 208464883 88789 5027700 SH SOLE 5027700 CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC PUT 218868957 12941 960000 SH SOLE 960000 CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC COM 218868107 17988 1334400 SH SOLE 1334400 CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC CALL 218868907 20557 1525000 SH SOLE 1525000 COX COMMUNICATIONS INC NEW PUT 224044957 32080 968300 SH SOLE 968300 COX COMMUNICATIONS INC NEW CL A 224044107 32080 968294 SH SOLE 968294 CSG SYS INTL INC COM 126349109 5491 356300 SH SOLE 356300 DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL CALL 247361908 4617 1403400 SH SOLE 1403400 ECOLAB INC PUT 278865950 1396 44400 SH SOLE 44400 EDISON INTL COM 281020107 109232 4120400 SH SOLE 4120400 EL PASO CORP DBCV 2/2 28336LAC3 4921 9625000 PRN SOLE 9625000 EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 13956 1518600 SH SOLE 1518600 EL PASO CORP PUT 28336L959 5790 630000 SH SOLE 630000 FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP CALL 313400901 7829 120000 SH SOLE 120000 FEDERAL HOME LN MTG CORP PUT 313400951 11489 176100 SH SOLE 176100 FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN CALL 313586909 11095 175000 SH SOLE 175000 HALLIBURTON CO COM 406216101 84399 2505150 SH SOLE 2505150 ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 20615 500000 SH SOLE 500000 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC CALL 45068B909 68495 1900000 SH SOLE 1900000 LIBERTY MEDIA INTL INC COM SER A 530719103 60415 1810887 SH SOLE 1810887 LIBERTY MEDIA INTL INC CALL 530719903 10009 300000 SH SOLE 300000 MCI INC COM 552691107 20100 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405U102 27180 879600 SH SOLE 879600 NTL INC DEL COM 62940M104 80275 1293300 SH SOLE 1293300 NTL INC DEL CALL 62940M904 176093 2837000 SH SOLE 2837000 NTL INC DEL PUT 62940M954 22345 360000 SH SOLE 360000 PG&E CORP COM 69331C108 152414 5013605 SH SOLE 5013605 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 10883 3268310 SH SOLE 3268310 ST PAUL TRAVELERS INC CALL 792860908 13125 397000 SH SOLE 397000 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SPON ADR ORD L 879403780 16135 500000 SH SOLE 500000 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A CALL 879403900 20166 624900 SH SOLE 624900 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A PUT 879403950 16135 500000 SH SOLE 500000 TELEWEST GLOBAL INC COM 87956T107 66501 5723006 SH SOLE 5723006 TXU CORP COM 873168108 132278 2760400 SH SOLE 2760400 UNITEDGLOBALCOM CL A 913247508 15366 2057000 SH SOLE 2057000 UNUMPROVIDENT CORP COM 91529Y106 19663 1253200 SH SOLE 1253200 WASHINGTON MUT INC PUT 939322953 2747 70300 SH SOLE 70300 WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWORK NEW COM 94973H108 31580 300500 SH SOLE 300500 WELLPOINT HEALTH NETWORK NEW PUT 94973H958 9458 90000 SH SOLE 90000 XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 22351 1290500 SH SOLE 1290500