13F-HR 1 form13fhr.txt NONE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/2011 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: Elliott Management Corporation Address: 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor New York, New York 10019 Form 13F File Number: 28-5115 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 submission. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Paul Singer Title:   Phone: 212-974-6000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Paul Singer New York, New York 2/14/2012 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 130 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 2,923,204 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 01 28-4724 ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. ---- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 02 28-6628 ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. ---- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- ARGO GROUP INTL HLDGS LTD COM G0464B10 9,841 339,941 SH DEFINED 01 0 339,941 0 BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC COM 09534T50 24,393 958,498 SH DEFINED 01 0 958,498 0 BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 5592110 6,594 201,250 SH DEFINED 01 0 201,250 0 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I COM NEW 11162130 86,673 16,732,399 SH DEFINED 01 0 16,732,399 0 CHINA GROWTH EQUITY INV LTD *W EXP 99/99/999 G2114K10 20 40,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 40,000 0 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND PUT G1151C95 1,032 19,400 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 19,400 0 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO PUT 19244695 1,054 16,400 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 16,400 0 COREMEDIX INC COM 21900C10 88 312,576 SH DEFINED 01 0 312,576 0 COREMEDIX INC *W EXP 03/24/201 21900C11 0 156,288 SH DEFINED 01 0 156,288 0 D R HORTON INC NOTE 2.000% 5/1 23331ABB 5,818 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 5,000,000 0 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G2782310 340,707 16,196,954 SH DEFINED 01 0 16,196,954 0 E M C CORP MASS NOTE 1.750% 12/0 268648AM 2,872 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HLDGS I NOTE 1.750% 4/1 29264FAB 2,611 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD USD UNRS SHS G1008214 26,904 844,711 SH DEFINED 01 0 844,711 0 ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD PUT G1008295 7,651 240,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 240,000 0 FORD MTR CO DEL *W EXP 01/01/201 34537013 960 400,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 400,000 0 FLAGSTONE REINSURANCE HOLDIN COM L3466T 20,977 2,530,500 SH DEFINED 01 0 2,530,500 0 GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V10 25,674 1,266,625 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,266,625 0 GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V11 4,739 404,084 SH DEFINED 01 0 404,084 0 GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V12 3,159 404,084 SH DEFINED 01 0 404,084 0 GILEAD SCIENCES INC NOTE 1.000% 5/0 375558AN 2,185 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 41651512 1,279 140,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 140,000 0 HARMAN INTL INDS INC PUT 41308695 3,332 87,600 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 87,600 0 BARCLAYS BK PLC IPATH S&P MT ETN 06740C51 1,055 17,408 SH DEFINED 01 0 17,408 0 INGERSOLL-RAND GLOBAL HLDG C NOTE 4.5% 4/1 45687AAD 29,059 16,916,800 PRN DEFINED 01 0 16,916,800 0 INTERMUNE INC NOTE 5.000% 3/0 45884XAD 993 1,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 1,000,000 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS PUT 45920095 1,103 6,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 6,000 0 IRIDIUM COMMINICATIONS INC COM 46269C10 5,432 705,558 SH DEFINED 01 0 705,558 0 IRON MTN INC COM 46284610 95,056 3,086,262 SH DEFINED 01 0 3,086,262 0 ISHARES TR DJ HOME CONSTN 46428875 1,247 105,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 105,000 0 JOHNSON CTLS INC PUT 47836695 2,735 87,500 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 87,500 0 LINCOLN NATL CORP IND *W EXP 07/10/201 53418711 172 14,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 14,000 0 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP NOTE 3.000% 5/0 535678AC 6,127 6,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 6,000,000 0 MASSEY ENERGY CO NOTE 3.250% 8/1 576203AJ 13,088 14,450,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 14,450,000 0 MEL CO CROWN ENTMT LTD ADR 58546410 16,840 1,752,360 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,752,360 0 METLIFE INC UNIT 99/99/9999 59156R11 6,096 100,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 100,000 0 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SDCV 2.125% 12/1 595017AB 4,030 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 3,000,000 0 MEDICO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405U10 17,837 319,090 SH DEFINED 01 0 319,090 0 MITEL NETWORK CORP COM 60671Q10 1,996 638,013 SH DEFINED 01 0 638,013 0 MFA FINANCIAL INC PUT 55272X95 1,176 175,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 175,000 0 MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO CALL 58241190 6,111 420,000 SH CALL DEFINED 01 0 420,000 0 NAUTILUS INC COM 63910B10 956 546,311 SH DEFINED 01 0 546,311 0 NEOSTEM INC COM 64065030 152 300,169 SH DEFINED 01 0 300,169 0 NEWS CORP CL B 6.52E+24 166,311 9,142,995 SH DEFINED 01 0 9,142,995 0 POLYCOM INC COM 73172K10 4,102 251,999 SH DEFINED 01 0 251,999 0 PIONEER NAT RES CO NOTE 2.875% 1/1 723787AH 3,072 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST PUT 73935A95 17,586 315,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 315,000 0 PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES S ADR CL B CONV 74343G30 816 168,630 PRN DEFINED 01 0 168,630 0 QLOGIC CORP COM 74727710 19,959 1,331,517 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,331,517 0 QLOGIC CORP CALL 73935A95 7,447 496,500 SH CALL DEFINED 01 0 496,500 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y60 4,322 332,500 SH DEFINED 01 0 332,500 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR PUT 81369Y95 53,222 4,094,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 4,094,000 0 SPDR SERIES TRUST PUT 78464A95 9,196 175,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 175,000 0 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P30 7,140 875,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 875,000 0 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC CALL 80007P90 13,636 1,671,200 SH CALL DEFINED 01 0 1,671,200 0 TWO HBRS INVT CORP PUT 90187B95 1,617 175,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 175,000 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC NOTE 4.000% 6/3 832248AR 9,749 8,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 8,000,000 0 SANTARUS INC COM 80281730 265 80,178 SH DEFINED 01 0 80,178 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW NOTE 4.000% 5/1 912909AE 17,654 16,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 16,000,000 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW PUT 91290995 693 26,200 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 26,200 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- VALE CAP II GTD CV 6.75% 12 91912F20 1,486 25,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 25,000 0 VALE CAP II VALEP 6.75% 12 91912F30 4,052 62,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 62,000 0 PHARMASSET INC COM 71715N10 45,159 352,779 SH DEFINED 01 0 352,779 0 VENTAS INC COM 92276F10 1,347 24,440 SH DEFINED 01 0 24,440 0 VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC COM 92282210 3,912 490,863 SH DEFINED 01 0 490,863 0 VMWARE INC CL A COM 92856340 14,104 169,541 SH DEFINED 01 0 169,541 0 VMWARE INC PUT 92856395 16,638 200,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 200,000 0 VIRGIN MEDIA INC NOTE 6.5% 11/1 92769LAB 6,875 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 5,000,000 0 ZIONS BANCORPORATION *W EXP 5/22/202 98970111 417 146,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 146,000 0 ARGO GROUP INTL HLDGS LTD COM G0464B10 18,361 634,232 SH DEFINED 02 0 634,232 0 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND PUT G1151C95 1,548 29,100 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 29,100 0 BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC COM 09534T50 36,591 1,437,799 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,437,799 0 BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 5592110 12,247 373,750 SH DEFINED 02 0 373,750 0 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I COM NEW 11162130 139,940 27,015,601 SH DEFINED 02 0 27,015,601 0 CHINA GROWTH EQUITY INV LTD *W EXP 99/99/999 G2114K10 30 60,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 60,000 0 COREMEDIX INC COM 21900C10 132 468,864 SH DEFINED 02 0 468,864 0 COREMEDIX INC *W EXP 03/24/201 21900C11 - 234,432 SH DEFINED 02 0 234,432 0 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO PUT 19244695 1,582 24,600 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 24,600 0 D R HORTON INC NOTE 2.000% 5/1 23331ABB 8,728 7,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 7,500,000 0 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G2782310 546,611 25,985,476 SH DEFINED 02 0 25,985,476 0 E M C CORP MASS NOTE 1.750% 12/0 268648AM 4,308 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HLDGS I NOTE 1.750% 4/1 29264FAA 3,917 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD USD UNRS SHS G1008214 49,964 1,568,749 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,568,749 0 ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD PUT G1008295 11,476 360,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 360,000 0 FLAGSTONE REINSURANCE HOLDIN COM L3466T10 31,466 3,795,750 SH DEFINED 02 0 3,795,750 0 FORD MTR CO DEL *W EXP 01/01/201 34537013 1,440 600,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 600,000 0 GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V10 27,882 1,375,541 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,375,541 0 GILEAD SCIENCES INC NOTE 1.000% 5/0 375558AN 3,278 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 41651512 1,919 210,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 210,000 0 HARMAN INTL INDS INC PUT 41308695 6,177 162,400 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 162,400 0 INGERSOLL-RAND GLOBAL HLDG C NOTE 4.5% 4/1 45687AAD 53,896 31,375,200 PRN DEFINED 02 0 31,375,200 0 INTERMUNE INC NOTE 5.000% 3/0 45884XAD 1,489 1,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 1,500,000 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS PUT 45920095 1,654 9,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 9,000 0 IRON MTN INC COM 46284610 167,051 5,423,738 SH DEFINED 02 0 5,423,738 0 ISHARES TR DJ HOME CONSTN 46428875 2,316 195,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 195,000 0 JOHNSON CTLS INC PUT 47836695 5,079 162,500 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 162,500 0 LINCOLN NATL CORP IND *W EXP 07/10/201 53418711 258 21,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 21,000 0 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP NOTE 3.000% 5/0 535678AC 9,191 9,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 9,000,000 0 MASSEY ENERGY CO NOTE 3.250% 8/1 576203AJ 23,142 25,550,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 25,550,000 0 MEL CO CROWN ENTMT LTD ADR 58546410 25,260 2,628,540 SH DEFINED 02 0 2,628,540 0 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SDCV 2.125% 12/1 595017AB 6,045 4,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 4,500,000 0 MEDICO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405U10 32,862 587,881 SH DEFINED 02 0 587,881 0 MITEL NETWORK CORP COM 60671Q10 3,048 974,018 SH DEFINED 02 0 974,018 0 MFA FINANCIAL INC PUT 55272X95 2,184 325,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 325,000 0 MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO CALL 58241190 11,349 780,000 SH CALL DEFINED 02 0 780,000 0 NAUTILUS INC COM 63910B10 1,434 819,469 SH DEFINED 02 0 819,469 0 POLYCOM INC COM 73172K10 7,619 468,001 SH DEFINED 02 0 468,001 0 PIONEER NAT RES CO NOTE 2.875% 1/1 723787AH 4,608 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST PUT 73935A95 32,660 585,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 585,000 0 PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES S ADR CL B CONV 74343G30 1,224 252,946 PRN DEFINED 02 0 252,946 0 QLOGIC CORP COM 74727710 34,673 2,313,083 SH DEFINED 02 0 2,313,083 0 QLOGIC CORP CALL 73935A95 11,302 753,500 SH CALL DEFINED 02 0 753,500 0 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P30 13,260 1,625,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,625,000 0 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC CALL 80007P90 25,324 3,103,500 SH CALL DEFINED 02 0 3,103,500 0 TWO HBRS INVT CORP PUT 90187B95 3,003 325,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 325,000 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC NOTE 4.000% 6/3 832248AR 14,624 12,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 12,000,000 0 SANTARUS INC COM 80281730 491 148,901 SH DEFINED 02 0 148,901 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW NOTE 4.000% 5/1 912909AE 26,482 24,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 24,000,000 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW PUT 91290995 1,291 48,800 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 48,800 0 PHARMASSET INC COM 71715N10 83,866 655,157 SH DEFINED 02 0 655,157 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC COM 92282210 5,868 736,295 SH DEFINED 02 0 736,295 0 VENTAS INC COM 92276F10 1,948 35,348 SH DEFINED 02 0 35,348 0 VMWARE INC CL A COM 92856340 26,193 314,859 SH DEFINED 02 0 314,859 0 VMWARE INC PUT 92856395 24,957 300,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 300,000 0 VIRGIN MEDIA INC NOTE 6.5% 11/1 92769LAB 10,313 7,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 7,500,000 0 ZIONS BANCORPORATION *W EXP 5/22/202 98970111 626 219,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 219,000 0 BARCLAYS BK PLC IPTH S&P VIX NEW 06740C26 1,583 26,110 SH DEFINED 02 0 26,110 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y60 8,027 617,500 SH DEFINED 02 0 617,500 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR PUT 81369Y95 91,728 7,056,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 7,056,000 0 SPDR SERIES TRUST PUT 78464A95 17,078 325,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 325,000 0