13F-HR 1 d1093954_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, 2010 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Cadian Capital Management, LLC Address: 461 Fifth Avenue 24th Floor New York, New York 10017 13F File Number: 028-12842 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: Graham Quigley Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (212) 792-8800 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Graham Quigley New York, New York May 17, 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 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: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 48 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,167,551 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 028-12841 Cadian Fund LP 2. 028-12845 Cadian Offshore Fund Ltd. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Cadian Capital Management, LLC March 31, 2010
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ------------ --------- -------- ------------------ ---------- -------- -------------------------- TITLE OF VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ------------ --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ------ ------ ----- AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP COM 030111108 18,385 636,149 SH DEFINED 1, 2 636,149 AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC COM 031652100 60,092 8,487,538 SH DEFINED 1, 2 8,487,538 ARUBA NETWORKS INC COM 043176106 2,732 200,000 Put DEFINED 1, 2 200,000 ARUBA NETWORKS INC COM 043176106 1,366 100,000 Put DEFINED 1, 2 100,000 ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC COM 045327103 58,833 5,739,829 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,739,829 ATMEL CORP COM 049513104 1,512 300,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 300,000 AUTODESK INC COM 052769106 46,567 1,585,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,585,000 BMC SOFTWARE INC COM 055921100 17,670 465,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 465,000 BUCKLE INC COM 118440106 919 25,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 25,000 CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC COM 127387108 29,584 4,435,318 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,435,318 CARMAX INC COM 143130102 39,421 1,569,315 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,569,315 CEPHEID COM 15670R107 46,797 2,677,175 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,677,175 CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC COM 159864107 45,788 1,164,800 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,164,800 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 13,015 500,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 500,000 COGO GROUP INC COM 192448108 12,231 1,749,780 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,749,780 DIGITAL RIV INC COM 25388B104 44,950 1,483,500 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,483,500 DIGITALGLOBE INC COM NEW 25389M877 11,655 417,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 417,000 E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 51,421 2,850,400 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,850,400 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 5,598 300,000 Call DEFINED 1, 2 300,000 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 8,397 450,000 Call DEFINED 1, 2 450,000 EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 10,569 108,580 SH DEFINED 1, 2 108,580 EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM 302182100 53,220 523,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 523,000 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CL A 31620R105 35,641 2,404,900 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,404,900 FREIGHTCAR AMER INC COM 357023100 3,104 128,488 SH DEFINED 1, 2 128,488 GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS IN COM 393122106 14,531 150,000 Put DEFINED 1, 2 150,000 GSI COMMERCE INC COM 36238G102 16,560 597,391 SH DEFINED 1, 2 597,391 HARLEY DAVIDSON INC COM 412822108 53,965 1,922,500 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,922,500 INVENTIV HEALTH INC COM 46122E105 65,662 2,923,487 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,923,487 IXIA COM 45071R109 25,981 2,802,696 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,802,696 LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 536252109 1,820 501,451 SH DEFINED 1, 2 501,451 MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP COM 587200106 15,194 1,894,555 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,894,555 MF GLOBAL HLDGS LTD COM 55277J108 67,939 8,418,709 SH DEFINED 1, 2 8,418,709 MONOLITHIC PWR SYS INC COM 609839105 3,903 175,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 175,000 NETAPP INC COM 64110D104 20,338 625,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 625,000 NETEZZA CORP COM 64111N101 10,072 787,500 SH DEFINED 1, 2 787,500 NETSCOUT SYS INC COM 64115T104 18,165 1,228,200 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,228,200 NETSUITE INC COM 64118Q107 4,071 280,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 280,000 NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC COM 651229106 31,774 2,090,400 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,090,400 NICE SYS LTD SPONSORED ADR 653656108 870 27,400 SH DEFINED 1, 2 27,400 NVR INC COM 62944T105 9,808 13,500 SH DEFINED 1, 2 13,500 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 682189105 54,690 6,836,270 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,836,270 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 52,240 1,245,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,245,000 RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC COM 768573107 24,282 855,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 855,000 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW COM 808513105 21,961 1,175,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,175,000 SYNOPSYS INC COM 871607107 5,607 250,650 SH DEFINED 1, 2 250,650 TALEO CORP CL A 87424N104 1,311 50,586 SH DEFINED 1, 2 50,586 VERIGY LTD SHS Y93691106 21,150 1,891,809 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,891,809 VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 6,190 68,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 68,000
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