0001166604-12-000010.txt : 20120814 0001166604-12-000010.hdr.sgml : 20120814 20120814170126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001166604-12-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120814 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PAULSON & CO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001035674 IRS NUMBER: 133796759 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-10010 FILM NUMBER: 121033992 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-956-2221 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 13F-HR 1 pco063012.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012 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: Paulson & Co. Inc. Address: 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 13F File Number: 028-10010 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. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Stuart Merzer Title: General Counsel Phone: 212-956-2221 Signature: Place: Date of Signing: Stuart Merzer New York, NY August 14, 2012 Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 71 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $11,978,058 List of Other Included Managers: No. Form 13F File Number Name 01 028-10011 Paulson Management LLC FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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