13F-HR 1 inftable.txt IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT MARCH 31, 2011 13F-HR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2011 Check here if Amendment { }: Amendment Number: This Amendment (check only one): [ ] 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 May 4, 2011 ---------------------- ----------- ------------- [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: 236 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $7,404,039 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M CO COM 88579Y101 5689 60840 SH SOLE 53680 7160 ACCURAY INC COM 004397105 461 51010 SH SOLE 51010 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 372 25889 SH SOLE 25889 AEROVIRONMENT INC COM 008073108 24800 709179 SH SOLE 709179 AETNA INC COM 00817Y108 32036 855886 SH SOLE 855886 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 79741 1780730 SH SOLE 1463553 317177 AMDOCS LTD COM G02602103 424 14700 SH SOLE 14700 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS COM 02553E106 543 34180 SH SOLE 34180 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 114958 2150760 SH SOLE 1751250 399510 AMN HEALTH CARE SERVICES COM 001744101 559 64543 SH SOLE 64543 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SPN ADR COM 03524A108 1622 28380 SH SOLE 28380 ANNALY MORTGAGE MANAGEMENT COM 035710409 13254 759550 SH SOLE 759550 AOL INC COM 00184X105 107715 5515338 SH SOLE 4880278 635060 AON CORP COM 037389103 150205 2836200 SH SOLE 2346060 490140 APPLE INC COM 037833100 27161 77947 SH SOLE 77947 ARCH COAL INC COM 039380100 115100 3193670 SH SOLE 2614730 578940 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 19279 535372 SH SOLE 535372 ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS COM G05384105 354 12840 SH SOLE 12840 ASSURED GUARANTY LTD COM G0585R106 25662 1722300 SH SOLE 1722300 ATLAS ENERGY LP COM 04939R108 1592 71270 SH SOLE 71270 ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COM 049392103 511 14800 SH SOLE 14800 ATMEL CORPORATION COM 049513104 48822 3581985 SH SOLE 2919879 662106 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 234649 857761 SH SOLE 706351 151410 AVATAR HOLDINGS INC COM 053494100 448 22635 SH SOLE 22635 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 426 82370 SH SOLE 82370 BALL CORP COM 058498106 250661 6991938 SH SOLE 5726062 1265876 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 5909 443310 SH SOLE 390990 52320 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 6889 230630 SH SOLE 202990 27640 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 203545 3785470 SH SOLE 3112151 673319 BEBE STORES INC COM 075571109 385 65872 SH SOLE 65872 BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM 075887109 3974 49910 SH SOLE 43300 6610 BIG LOTS INC COM 089302103 11959 275372 SH SOLE 275372 BLACKROCK INC COM 09247X101 14796 73607 SH SOLE 73607 BP PLC SPON ADR COM 055622104 2034 46090 SH SOLE 46090 BROOKLINE BANCORP COM 11373M107 311 29576 SH SOLE 29576 BROWN SHOE COMPANY INC COM 115736100 486 39810 SH SOLE 39810 BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 118255108 481 17676 SH SOLE 17676 CA INC COM 12673P105 28866 1193810 SH SOLE 1193810 CAL DIVE INTNL INC COM 12802T101 460 65930 SH SOLE 65930 CELANESE CORP-SERIES A COM 150870103 24139 544048 SH SOLE 544048 CELERA CORP COM 15100E106 52275 6445710 SH SOLE 5287340 1158370 CENTERSTATE BANKS INC COM 15201P109 460 65694 SH SOLE 65694 CHART INDUSTRIES INC COM 16115Q308 569 10330 SH SOLE 10330 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 16239 151162 SH SOLE 136834 14328 CHICO'S FAS INC COM 168615102 601 40344 SH SOLE 40344 CHRISTOPHER & BANKS, CORP COM 171046105 458 70670 SH SOLE 70670 CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 7776 126830 SH SOLE 116700 10130 CIT GROUP INC COM 125581801 6638 155996 SH SOLE 142976 13020 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 27018 6112670 SH SOLE 6112670 CLEARWIRE CORP-CLASS A COM 18538Q105 28443 5088183 SH SOLE 5088183 COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC COM 19421W100 503 23330 SH SOLE 23330 COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP COM 205363104 218742 4488852 SH SOLE 3742742 746110 CONSOL ENERGY INC COM 20854P109 22123 412520 SH SOLE 395890 16630 COVANTA HOLDING CORP COM 22282E102 92672 5425737 SH SOLE 4454335 971402 CROWN HOLDINGS INC. 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