UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F
                               Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/2012
Check here if Amendment []; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.):               [] is a restatement.
                                                [] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:


Name:      Troob Capital Management LLC

Address:   777 Westchester Avenue, Suite 203
           White Plains, New York 10604


Form 13F File Number: 028-11213


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:   Douglas Troob
Title:  Managing Member
Phone:  (914) 694-5777

Signature,  Place,  and  Date  of  Signing:

/s/ Douglas Troob                  White Plains, New York             2/11/2013
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[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:                    0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:              16

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  $       56,957
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                                         (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.
NONE







                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

          COLUMN 1              COLUMN 2    COLUMN 3  COLUMN 4      COLUMN 5       COLUMN 6  COLUMN 7       COLUMN 8
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                                                       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
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AK STL HLDG CORP             COM            001547108      771   167,500 SH       SOLE                  167,500      0    0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC      COM NEW        026874784      671    19,000 SH       SOLE                   19,000      0    0
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION  COM            060505104      697    60,000 SH       SOLE                   60,000      0    0
BEAZER HOMES USA INC         COM NEW        07556Q881      752    44,500 SH       SOLE                   44,500      0    0
BOISE INC                    COM            09746Y105   13,797 1,735,432 SH       SOLE                1,735,432      0    0
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V NY REGISTRY SH 167250109    2,016    43,500 SH       SOLE                   43,500      0    0
FLUOR CORP                   COM            343412102    1,821    31,000 SH       SOLE                   31,000      0    0
HALLIBURTON CO               COM            406216101    1,388    40,000 SH       SOLE                   40,000      0    0
ISHARES TR                   RUSSELL 2000   464287655      675     8,000 SH       SOLE                    8,000      0    0
INTL PAPER CO                COM            460146103    1,753    44,000 SH       SOLE                   44,000      0    0
JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC   CL A           481130102   11,700 2,162,645 SH       SOLE                2,162,645      0    0
KBR INC                      COM            48242W106    1,795    60,000 SH       SOLE                   60,000      0    0
MEDIA GEN INC                CL A           584404107    5,069 1,178,760 SH       SOLE                1,178,760      0    0
REVLON INC                   CL A NEW       761525609   10,363   714,681 SH       SOLE                  714,681      0    0
RITE AID CORP                COM            767754104    3,030 2,228,010 SH       SOLE                2,228,010      0    0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR          TR UNIT        78462F103      662     4,650 SH       SOLE                    4,650      0    0