13F-HR 1 d12494e13fvhr.txt 13F - HOLDING REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year Ended or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2003 Check here is Amendment [ ] Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries Institutional Investment Manager Filing this report: Highland Capital Management, L.P. 13455 Noel Road Suite 1300 Dallas, TX 75240 Form 13F File Number: 28- The institutional investment manger 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: James D. Dondero Title: President Phone: 972-628-4100 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ James D. Dondero Dallas, TX February 11, 2004 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type: (Check only one): [X] 13F Holdings Report (Check here if all holdings of this reporting managers 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 only if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager (s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F Summary Page Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: none Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 13 Form 13 F Information Table Value Total: 136,503 (Thousands) List of Other included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name (s) and Form 13F file number (s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pathmark Stores Inc. PRFD 70322A119 16 17,481 SH SOLE SOLE La Quinta Corporation COMMON 50419U202 109 17,000 SH SOLE SOLE Interstate Hotels Corporation COMMON 46088S106 201 37,500 SH SOLE SOLE Fluor Corp COMMON 343412102 210 5,300 SH SOLE SOLE Apartment Investment & Management Co. COMMON 11538436 276 8,000 SH SOLE SOLE Hospitality Properties Trust COMMON 44106M102 1,238 30,000 SH SOLE SOLE NTL Inc. COMMON 62940M104 1,549 22,205 SH SOLE SOLE UGC Europe Inc. COMMON 90268P102 1,577 18,548 SH SOLE SOLE Manitowoc Inc. COMMON 563571103 2,174 69,674 SH SOLE SOLE Nextel International Inc. CLASS B 62913F201 2,787 37,346 SH SOLE SOLE Genesis Healthcare Corporation COMMON 37184D101 19,082 837,659 SH SOLE SOLE Mariner Health Care, Inc. COMMON 56845X108 19,567 877,422 SH SOLE SOLE Neighborcare Inc COMMON 64015Y104 87,718 4,441,426 SH SOLE SOLE -------- 136,503