13F-HR 1 inftable.txt IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT 13F-HR MARCH 31, 2012 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2012 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 028-11953 First Eagle Investment Management LLC 028-12592 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The Dreyfus Corporation) 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 3, 2012 ---------------------- ----------- ------------- [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: 171 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,881,720 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 1744 19550 SH Sole 14490 5060 ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 5614 91600 SH Sole 75530 16070 ACCURAY INC COM 004397105 528 74760 SH Sole 74760 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 703 47860 SH Sole 47860 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 3023 67920 SH Sole 56210 11710 ALKERMES PLC COM G01767105 531 28650 SH Sole 28650 AMDOCS LTD COM G02602103 156494 4955479 SH Sole 3993122 962357 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS COM 02553E106 649 37760 SH Sole 37760 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 128729 1893350 SH Sole 1509560 383790 ANGIODYNAMICS INC COM 03475V101 350 28540 SH Sole 28540 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SPN ADR COM 03524A108 804 11060 SH Sole 11060 AOL INC COM 00184X105 63395 3341863 SH Sole 2688665 653198 AON PLC COM G0408V102 141408 2882340 SH Sole 2328780 553560 ARKANSAS BEST CORP COM 040790107 499 26540 SH Sole 26540 ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS COM G05384105 571 20440 SH Sole 20440 ATLAS ENERGY LP COM 04930A104 2224 67379 SH Sole 67379 ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COM 049392103 575 16257 SH Sole 16257 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 232355 624945 SH Sole 504515 120430 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 544 192980 SH Sole 192980 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 3332 79440 SH Sole 65640 13800 BALL CORP COM 058498106 227447 5304261 SH Sole 4278225 1026036 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 3978 415670 SH Sole 344590 71080 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 221112 3698770 SH Sole 2978151 720619 BEBE STORES INC COM 075571109 608 65892 SH Sole 65892 BP PLC SPON ADR COM 055622104 3857 85710 SH Sole 70370 15340 BROOKLINE BANCORP COM 11373M107 542 57856 SH Sole 57856 BROWN SHOE COMPANY INC COM 115736100 421 45590 SH Sole 45590 CAL DIVE INTNL INC COM 12802T101 1079 326910 SH Sole 326910 CENTERSTATE BANKS INC COM 15201P109 692 84864 SH Sole 84864 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 7496 69896 SH Sole 57738 12158 CHICO'S FAS INC COM 168615102 611 40434 SH Sole 40434 CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 4061 58760 SH Sole 48630 10130 CIT GROUP INC COM 125581801 2550 61830 SH Sole 51660 10170 COCA COLA COM 191216100 4460 60260 SH Sole 48480 11780 COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC COM 19421W100 555 28230 SH Sole 28230 CORNING INC COM 219350105 58284 4139490 SH Sole 3339600 799890 COVANTA HOLDING CORP COM 22282E102 55957 3447738 SH Sole 2779016 668722 CROWN HOLDINGS INC. 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