13F-HR 1 acn4q08.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, 2008 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: GoldenTree Asset Management, LP Address: 300 Park Avenue 21st Floor New York, New York 10022 13F File Number: 28-10632 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: George Travers Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 212-847-3549 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: George Travers New York, NY February 13, 2009 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: 10 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $118,052 (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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- A H BELO CORP COM CL A 001282102 2381 1092258 SH SOLE 1092258 0 0 AMERICREDIT CORP COM 03060R101 86 11197 SH SOLE 11197 0 0 BELO CORP COM SER A 080555105 5321 3410624 SH SOLE 3410624 0 0 CARE INVESTMENT TRUST INC COM 141657106 33968 4360454 SH SOLE 4360454 0 0 CHEMTURA CORP COM 163893100 12363 8830504 SH SOLE 8830504 0 0 GENERAL MTRS CORP SENIOR DEBEN D 370442691 8250 1000000 SH SOLE 1000000 0 0 HARTE-HANKS INC COM 416196103 7087 1135681 SH SOLE 1135681 0 0 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 25487 1679001 SH SOLE 1679001 0 0 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER A 530555101 7918 497363 SH SOLE 497363 0 0 PROSHARES TR PSHS REAL ESTAT 74347R552 15191 299569 SH SOLE 299569 0 0