13F-HR 1 efc10-161_13fnt.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 ------------------ 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: Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. Address: 450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor New York, NY 10022 Form 13F File Number: 028-12359 ----------------------- 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: By: Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member Name: Philip Falcone Title: Managing Member Phone: 212-339-5888 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Philip Falcone New York, New York February 16, 2010 ------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------- [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).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 ------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 10 ------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $414,320 ------------------- (in 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 1 028-12357 Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC 2 028-13483 Harbinger Holdings, LLC
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. FORM 13F QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASS VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE CUSIP (X$1,000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASHLAND INC NEW COM 044209104 2,972 75,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 75,000 AUGUSTA RES CORP COM NEW 050912203 2,637 1,089,617 SH DEFINED 1,2 1,089,617 CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 155,273 14,115,687 SH DEFINED 1,2 14,115,687 CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 18683K101 124,364 2,698,276 SH DEFINED 1,2 2,698,276 CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP I COM 210371100 23,591 670,758 SH DEFINED 1,2 670,758 LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 20,042 1,142,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 1,142,000 MIRANT CORP NEW COM 60467R100 1,527 100,000 SH DEFINED 1,2 100,000 SOLUTIA INC COM NEW 834376501 67,733 5,333,272 SH DEFINED 1,2 5,333,272 STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS I COM 86272T106 5,237 2,815,400 SH DEFINED 1,2 2,815,400 TERRESTAR CORP COM 881451108 10,944 11,642,368 SH DEFINED 1,2 11,642,368