13F-HR 1 a2182601z13f-hr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2007 ----------------------- 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: Relational Investors LLC --------------------------------- Address: 12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 600 --------------------------------- San Diego, CA 92130 --------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-06854 --------------------- 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 form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Jay N. Sitlani ------------------------------- Title: Director of Operations ------------------------------- Phone: 858-704-3336 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ J. SITLANI San Diego, California 02/14/08 ------------------------- --------------------- ------------- [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).) I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 10 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $6,859,463 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------------- --------- --------- ----------- -------- --- ---- ------- ----------- ---------- ------ ---- Prudential Financial, Inc. COM 744320102 $ 707,937 7,608,954 SH SOLE 7,608,954 National Semiconductor Corp. COM 637640103 $ 884,167 39,053,327 SH SOLE 39,053,327 Baxter International Inc. COM 071813109 $ 1,881,771 32,416,381 SH SOLE 32,416,381 Sovereign Bancorp Inc. COM 845905108 $ 344,791 30,244,832 SH SOLE 30,244,832 UnumProvident Corporation COM 91529Y106 $ 848,977 35,686,308 SH SOLE 35,686,308 The Home Depot, Inc. COM 437076102 $ 691,207 25,657,261 SH SOLE 25,657,261 The Home Depot, Inc. COM 437076102 $ 142,634 5,294,500 SH OTHER 5,294,500 Sprint Nextel Corp. COM 852061100 $ 696,899 53,076,834 SH SOLE 53,076,834 Capital One Financial Corp. COM 14040H105 $ 331,480 7,013,974 SH SOLE 7,013,974 SPDR Trust Series 1 COM 78462F103 $ 329,600 2,254,289 SH SOLE 2,254,289