13F-HR/A 1 inftable.txt IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT 13F SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2010 Check here if Amendment {X}: Amendment Number: 1 This Amendment (check only one): [X] 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 November 5, 2010 ---------------------- ----------- ------------- [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: 225 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $6,302,350 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 411 25889 SH SOLE 25889 AEROPOSTALE INC COM 007865108 8623 370900 SH SOLE 370900 AEROVIRONMENT INC COM 008073108 12791 574869 SH SOLE 574869 AETNA INC COM 00817Y108 12393 392070 SH SOLE 392070 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 109666 3286351 SH SOLE 2554654 731697 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS COM 02553E106 387 25860 SH SOLE 25860 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 148746 2699080 SH SOLE 2059260 639820 AMN HEALTH CARE SERVICES COM 001744101 222 43193 SH SOLE 43193 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SPN ADR COM 03524A108 2678 45580 SH SOLE 45580 AOL INC COM 00184X105 103979 4201173 SH SOLE 3680693 520480 APOLLO GROUP COM 037604105 13587 264590 SH SOLE 264590 APPLE INC COM 037833100 48360 170430 SH SOLE 152010 18420 ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 72266 2705580 SH SOLE 2188340 517240 ATLAS ENERGY INC COM 049298102 69021 2409944 SH SOLE 1951156 458788 ATLAS PIPELINE HOLDINGS LP COM 04939R108 420 47170 SH SOLE 47170 ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COM 049392103 370 21120 SH SOLE 21120 ATMEL CORPORATION COM 049513104 78936 9916605 SH SOLE 8056439 1860166 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 211618 924461 SH SOLE 729751 194710 AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COM 053494100 432 22635 SH SOLE 22635 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 262 63970 SH SOLE 63970 BALL CORP COM 058498106 230698 3920109 SH SOLE 3179731 740378 BANK MUTUAL CORP COM 063750103 296 56971 SH SOLE 56971 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 21218 1618450 SH SOLE 798510 819940 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 14145 541350 SH SOLE 237920 303430 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 172343 3612300 SH SOLE 2862551 749749 BEBE STORES INC COM 075571109 322 44602 SH SOLE 44602 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 8662 116890 SH SOLE 54910 61980 BEMIS COMPANY COM 081437105 27370 862040 SH SOLE 862040 BIOGEN IDEC INC COM 09062X103 305 5430 SH SOLE 5430 BP PLC SPON ADR COM 055622104 1606 39000 SH SOLE 39000 BROOKLINE BANCORP COM 11373M107 355 35546 SH SOLE 35546 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 118255108 347 23606 SH SOLE 23606 CA INC COM 12673P105 18038 854070 SH SOLE 854070 CDI CORP COM 125071100 383 29633 SH SOLE 29633 CELANESE CORP-SERIES A COM 150870103 19211 598476 SH SOLE 598476 CELERA CORP COM 15100E106 37636 5583949 SH SOLE 4548141 1035808 CENTERSTATE BANKS INC COM 15201P109 307 35839 SH SOLE 35839 CHART INDUSTRIES INC COM 16115Q308 412 20220 SH SOLE 20220 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH COM M22465104 10866 294235 SH SOLE 294235 CHEMED CORP COM 16359R103 115503 2027443 SH SOLE 1625443 402000 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 24408 301142 SH SOLE 148964 152178 CHICO'S FAS INC COM 168615102 424 40344 SH SOLE 40344 CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL COM 170032809 5074 383270 SH SOLE 383270 CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, CORP COM 171046105 360 45521 SH SOLE 45521 CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 9427 165420 SH SOLE 88420 77000 CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 16976 775160 SH SOLE 364260 410900 CIT GROUP INC COM 125581801 14960 366486 SH SOLE 182006 184480 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 24618 6312240 SH SOLE 6312240 CLEARWIRE CORP-CLASS A COM 18538Q105 27940 3453614 SH SOLE 3453614 COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC COM 19421W100 427 26480 SH SOLE 26480 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COM 205363104 205554 4468562 SH SOLE 3593882 874680 CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 32713 885090 SH SOLE 669890 215200 COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC COM 222862104 4325 200861 SH SOLE 200861 CROWN HOLDINGS INC. 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