13F-HR 1 inftable.txt IRIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 13F-HR SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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 November 5, 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: 172 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,734,342 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 3913 57080 SH Sole 47680 9400 ACCURAY INC COM 004397105 473 66860 SH Sole 66860 ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 382 20914 SH Sole 20914 ALKERMES PLC COM G01767105 607 29270 SH Sole 29270 ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC COM 018804104 51837 1034463 SH Sole 846880 187583 ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTION COM 01988P108 401 32230 SH Sole 32230 AMDOCS LTD COM G02602103 129672 3930649 SH Sole 3177152 753497 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS COM 02553E106 551 26140 SH Sole 26140 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP COM 026874784 3836 116980 SH Sole 98080 18900 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 129745 1538720 SH Sole 1225300 313420 ANGIODYNAMICS INC COM 03475V101 425 34860 SH Sole 34860 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SPN ADR COM 03524A108 1019 11860 SH Sole 11860 AOL INC COM 00184X105 125961 3575384 SH Sole 2880292 695092 AON PLC COM G0408V102 69857 1335960 SH Sole 1085160 250800 ARGO GROUP INTN'L COM G0464B107 477 14740 SH Sole 14740 ARKANSAS BEST CORP COM 040790107 337 42600 SH Sole 42600 ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS COM G05384105 577 18940 SH Sole 18940 ATLAS ENERGY LP COM 04930A104 1961 56779 SH Sole 56779 ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COM 049392103 527 15457 SH Sole 15457 AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 236905 640855 SH Sole 518045 122810 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 407 170810 SH Sole 170810 BALL CORP COM 058498106 194958 4607851 SH Sole 3721245 886606 BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 2462 278770 SH Sole 235420 43350 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 225206 3737235 SH Sole 3011696 725539 BEBE STORES INC COM 075571109 404 84192 SH Sole 84192 BROOKLINE BANCORP COM 11373M107 510 57856 SH Sole 57856 CAL DIVE INTNL INC COM 12802T101 547 357820 SH Sole 357820 CENTERSTATE BANKS INC COM 15201P109 650 72864 SH Sole 72864 CHEVRON CORP COM 166764100 5092 43688 SH Sole 36400 7288 CHICOS FAS INC COM 168615102 550 30364 SH Sole 30364 CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 2829 37090 SH Sole 31220 5870 CIT GROUP INC COM 125581801 1297 32920 SH Sole 28140 4780 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967424 3864 118080 SH Sole 99900 18180 COCA COLA COM 191216100 2888 76140 SH Sole 61420 14720 COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC COM 205862402 389 63300 SH Sole 63300 COPANO ENERGY LLC-UNITS COM 217202100 660 20000 SH Sole 20000 COVANTA HOLDING CORP COM 22282E102 52328 3049398 SH Sole 2460096 589302 CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 169207 4604276 SH Sole 3684975 919301 CRYOLIFE INC COM COM 228903100 556 82670 SH Sole 82670 DEVON ENERGY CORP COM 25179M103 2010 33220 SH Sole 28140 5080 DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROU COM 256743105 63162 726582 SH Sole 577780 148802 DRESSER-RAND GROUP INC COM 261608103 207834 3771261 SH Sole 3047800 723461 DU PONT (EI) DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 2796 55620 SH Sole 46530 9090 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO COM 277432100 256849 4505330 SH Sole 3643802 861528 EBAY INC COM 278642103 3288 67910 SH Sole 57160 10750 EMULEX CORP COM 292475209 409 56740 SH Sole 56740 ENZON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 293904108 9812 1409830 SH Sole 1301427 108403 EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES COM 302051206 359 115700 SH Sole 115700 FALCONSTOR SOFTWARE INC COM 306137100 556 236460 SH Sole 236460 FERRO CORP COM 315405100 408 118950 SH Sole 118950 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINL-A COM 31620R105 606 28323 SH Sole 28323 FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP COM 31678A103 459 41793 SH Sole 41793 FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC COM 320239106 574 44158 SH Sole 44158 FIRST MERCHANTS CORP COM 320817109 475 31638 SH Sole 31638 FIRST MIDWEST BANK COM 320867104 668 53190 SH Sole 53190 FLAMEL TECHNOLOGIES-SP ADR COM 338488109 575 140670 SH Sole 140670 FLOW INTL CORP COM 343468104 528 142693 SH Sole 142693 FLOWSERVE CORP COM 34354P105 50358 394220 SH Sole 318500 75720 FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP COM 343873105 558 35300 SH Sole 35300 FMC CORP COM 302491303 72473 1308654 SH Sole 1055140 253514 FORMFACTOR INC COM 346375108 405 72469 SH Sole 72469 FOSTER WHEELER LTD COM H27178104 337 14071 SH Sole 14071 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC COM 354613101 3957 31640 SH Sole 26100 5540 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 3743 164800 SH Sole 164800 GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES INC COM 374689107 572 44610 SH Sole 44610 GRACE W R & CO COM 38388F108 160764 2721127 SH Sole 2197860 523267 GSI GROUP INC COM 36191C205 437 49080 SH Sole 49080 GUESS? 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