13F-HR 1 p09-1672form13fhr.txt MERCHANTS' GATE CAPITAL LP UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 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: Merchants' Gate Capital LP -------------------------------------------------- Address: 712 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor -------------------------------------------------- New York, NY 10019 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-12839 ------------------ 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: Jason Capello -------------------------------------------------- Title: Portfolio Manager -------------------------------------------------- Phone: (212) 993-7040 -------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Jason Capello New York, NY 8/14/09 ------------------------ --------------------------- --------- [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: none Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 20 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $924,139 ------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: none 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.
FORM13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC COM 169905106 2,661 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 0 0 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 51,545 1,332,000 SH SOLE 1,332,000 0 0 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 30249U101 4,791 127,500 SH SOLE 127,500 0 0 GPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PAC SA SPON ADR B 400506101 45,255 1,763,635 SH SOLE 1,763,635 0 0 INTERFACE INC CL A 458665106 2,981 479,285 SH SOLE 479,285 0 0 MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 100,386 600,000 SH CALL SOLE 600,000 0 0 MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 56,049 335,000 SH SOLE 335,000 0 0 MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 35,312 475,000 SH SOLE 475,000 0 0 NVR INC COM 62944T105 11,816 23,519 SH SOLE 23,519 0 0 PACTIV CORP COM 695257105 38,922 1,793,655 SH SOLE 1,793,655 0 0 POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 2,326 25,000 SH SOLE 25,000 0 0 PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 41,582 372,769 SH SOLE 372,769 0 0 ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC COM 774415103 2,755 188,200 SH SOLE 188,200 0 0 SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 248,265 2,700,000 SH PUT SOLE 2,700,000 0 0 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 13,815 350,000 SH CALL SOLE 350,000 0 0 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 66,042 1,673,215 SH SOLE 1,673,215 0 0 ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP COM 903914109 39,000 1,000,000 SH CALL SOLE 1,000,000 0 0 UTI WORLDWIDE INC ORD G87210103 22,370 1,962,270 SH SOLE 1,962,270 0 0 XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 49,582 1,300,000 SH CALL SOLE 1,300,000 0 0 XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 88,684 2,325,227 SH SOLE 2,325,227 0 0