13F-HR 1 d1288945_13f-hr.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 March 31, 2012 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Hound Partners, LLC Address: 101 Park Avenue, 48th Floor New York, New York 10178 Form 13F File Number: 028-11815 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: Jonathan Auerbach Title: Managing Member Phone: 212-984-2500 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Jonathan Auerbach New York, New York May 14, 2012 ------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- [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 managers(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 File Number Name NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 16 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $804,561 (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. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 028-13191 Hound Partners Offshore Fund, LP FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Hound Partners LLC March 31, 2012
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- --------- ------ --------- -------- ---- ---- ----------- ----- ----- ------- ---- ASCENT CAP GROUP INC COM SER A 043632108 35,481 750,278 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 750,278 BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 095180105 24,570 1,472,995 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,472,995 CARTER INC COM 146229109 74,571 1,498,310 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,498,310 ENSCO PLC SPONSORED ADR 29358Q109 76,077 1,437,317 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,437,317 GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 39,878 1,554,717 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,554,717 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 82,787 129,104 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 129,104 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 110,870 1,918,170 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,918,170 GROUPON INC COM CL A 399473107 8,319 452,597 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 452,597 KINDER MORGAN MANAGEMENT LLC SHS 49455U100 27,076 362,798 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 362,798 KINDER MORGAN INC DEL COM 49456B101 12,484 323,000 CALL SHARED-DEFINED 1 323,000 KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC COM 50105F105 41,508 1,664,319 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,664,319 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM NEW 52729N308 51,038 1,983,599 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,983,599 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 91,925 845,912 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 845,912 TEMPUR PEDIC INTL INC COM 88023U101 26,342 312,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 312,000 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 39,924 344,886 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 344,886 VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL COM 91911K102 61,712 1,149,405 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,149,405
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