13F-HR 1 a13f35.txt 13F-Q2-2012 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON DC 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE REPORT FOR QUARTER END 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 TOURADJI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP ADDRESS 1 LIBERTY PLAZA NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10006 13F FILE NUMBER THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER FILING THIS REPORT AND THE PERSON WHOM IT IS SIGNED HEREBY REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON SIGNING THE REPORT IS AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT IT, THAT ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERIN 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 JUSTIN HIRSCH TITLE SENIOR FUND ACCOUNTANT PHONE 212 508 5908 SIGNATURE DATE August 13, 2012 REPORT TYPE (CHECK ONLY ONE) [x] 13F HOLDING REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE REPORT SUMMARY: NUMBER OF OTHER MANAGERS 0 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL 58 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL 87,672 (x$1000) FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE NAME TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISTN MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ABOVENET INC COM 00374N107 1134 13500 SH SOLE NONE 13500 0 0 ALLOS THERAPEUTICS INC COM 19777101 257 143400 SH SOLE NONE 143400 0 0 ARIBA INC COM 04033V203 671 15000 SH SOLE NONE 15000 0 0 BANCTRUST FINANCIAL GP COM 05978R107 150 50000 SH SOLE NONE 50000 0 0 BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 10176 270850 SH SOLE NONE 270850 0 0 BENIHANA INC COM 82047101 226 14000 SH SOLE NONE 14000 0 0 CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 14888B103 1308 14000 SH SOLE NONE 14000 0 0 CHINA TRANSINFO TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 169453107 97 17500 SH SOLE NONE 17500 0 0 COLLECTIVE BRANDS INC COM 19421W100 428 20000 SH SOLE NONE 20000 0 0 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 480 15000 SH SOLE NONE 15000 0 0 COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC COM 205862402 204 35000 SH SOLE NONE 35000 0 0 COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC SHS G24140108 1258 18453 SH SOLE NONE 18453 0 0 DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GP COM 256743105 324 4000 SH SOLE NONE 4000 0 0 E RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY INC COM 29481V108 176 22051 SH SOLE NONE 22051 0 0 EASYLINK SERVICES INTL CORP CL A 277858106 290 40000 SH SOLE NONE 40000 0 0 EDELMAN FINL GROUP INC COM 27943Q105 305 35000 SH SOLE NONE 35000 0 0 EDGAR ONLINE INC COM 279765101 81 75000 SH SOLE NONE 75000 0 0 ELSTER GROUP SE SPONSORED ADR 290348101 487 24000 SH SOLE NONE 24000 0 0 EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 291525103 83 45000 SH SOLE NONE 45000 0 0 EXTORRE GOLD MINES LTD COM 30227B109 211 50000 SH SOLE NONE 50000 0 0 FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL COM 319395109 69 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 FUSHI COPPERWELD INC COM 36113E107 109 12500 SH SOLE NONE 12500 0 0 GEN-PROBE INC COM 36866T903 228 30000 SH C SOLE NONE 30000 0 0 GEN-PROBE INC COM 36866T103 411 5000 SH SOLE NONE 5000 0 0 GOODRICH CORP COM 382388106 2157 17000 SH SOLE NONE 17000 0 0 HEALTHCARE TR AMER INC CL A 42225P105 331 33400 SH SOLE NONE 33400 0 0 HICKS ACQUISITION CO II INC COM 429090103 199 20000 SH SOLE NONE 20000 0 0 HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO COM 432589109 1202 60000 SH SOLE NONE 60000 0 0 HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 263 20000 SH SOLE NONE 20000 0 0 INTERLINE BRANDS INC COM 458743101 464 18500 SH SOLE NONE 18500 0 0 JAKKS PAC INC COM 47012E106 233 14000 SH SOLE NONE 14000 0 0 KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS INC CL A 193294105 151 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 KNOLOGY INC COM 499183804 295 15000 SH SOLE NONE 15000 0 0 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM 530555101 467 9400 SH SOLE NONE 9400 0 0 LINCARE HLDGS INC COM 532791900 28 10000 SH C SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 MBIA INC COM 55262C100 108 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 NETWORK ENGINES INC COM 64121A107 89 63342 SH SOLE NONE 63342 0 0 NETWORK EQUIP TECHNOLOGIES COM 641208103 67 50800 SH SOLE NONE 50800 0 0 OFFICIAL PMTS HLDGS INC COM 67623R106 94 24143 SH SOLE NONE 24143 0 0 P F CHANGS CHINA BISTRO INC COM 69333Y108 824 16000 SH SOLE NONE 16000 0 0 PACIFIC CAPITAL BANCORP NA COM 69404P200 242 5300 SH SOLE NONE 5300 0 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A104 21301 332000 SH SOLE NONE 332000 0 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A104 657 6000 SH C SOLE NONE 6000 0 0 PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS INC COM 74112D101 158 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 PROGRESS ENERGY INC COM 743263105 1083 18000 SH SOLE NONE 18000 0 0 PROSHARES SHORT S&P 500 PSHS 74347R503 365 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 QUEST SOFTWARE INC COM 74834T103 765 27500 SH SOLE NONE 27500 0 0 RAMTRON INTL CORP COM 751907304 68 22500 SH SOLE NONE 22500 0 0 SOLUTIA INC COM 834376501 1262 45000 SH SOLE NONE 45000 0 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 12726 82000 SH SOLE NONE 82000 0 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 20441 150000 SH SOLE NONE 150000 0 0 SRS LABS INC COM 78464M106 190 21100 SH SOLE NONE 21100 0 0 SUNOCO INC COM 86764P109 594 12500 SH SOLE NONE 12500 0 0 SUREWEST COMMUNICATIONS COM 868733106 955 43807 SH SOLE NONE 43807 0 0 TELEPHONE & DATA SYS INC COM 879433829 213 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 TUDOU HLDGS LTD SPONSORED ADS 89903T107 335 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 WARNER CHILCOTT PLC SHS G94368100 179 10000 SH SOLE NONE 10000 0 0 WOODWARD INC COM 980745953 3 10000 SH P SOLE NONE 10000 0 0