13F-HR 1 r30-0930.txt 13F FILING 13F-HR FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment(Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [x] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America Address: 730 Third Ave New York, New York 10017 13F File Number: 28-331 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 submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Edward Grzybowski Title: Chief Investment Officer Phone: 212-916-4343 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Edward Grzybowski ------------------------------------------ (Manual Signature of Person Duly Authorized to Submit This Report) New York, NY, November 10, 2008 ------------------------------------------ (Place and Date of Signing) Report Type(Check only one) [x] 13F Holdings Report [ ] 13F Notice [ ] 13f Combination Report FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 3 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 26 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $205,992 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Name and 13F file numbers of ALL Institutional Investment Managers with respect to which this schedule is filed (other than the one filing this report): (List in alphabetical order). [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] 13F File Numbers will be assigned to Institutional Investment Managers after they file their first report. 13F File No.: Name: ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 1. 28-4800 Teachers Advisors, Inc. ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 2. 28-3194 TIAA-CREF Investment Management LLC ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 3. 28-5057 TIAA-CREF Trust Company ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 4. ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 5. ------------- ----------------------------------------------------- FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE PAGE 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8 FAIR INVESTMENT DISCRETION VOTING AUTHORITY TITLE MARKET SHARES OR SHARED NAME OF ISSUER OF CUSIP VALUE PRINCIPAL SOLE SHARED OTHER MANA- SOLE SHARED NONE CLASS NUMBER (x$1000) AMOUNT (A) (B) (C) GERS (A) (B) (C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00971T101 6961 399143 399143 399143 AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC COM 031652100 1825 286486 286486 286486 AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 05334D107 227 6997 6997 6997 BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 095180105 2428 218105 218105 218105 CBS CORP NEW CL B 124857202 3863 264938 264938 264938 CABELAS INC COM 126804301 4242 351137 351137 351137 CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 28967 2228 2228 2228 CRITICAL THERAPEUTICS INC COM 22674T105 81 427524 427524 427524 FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 305560104 1 82 82 82 FEDERAL MOGUL CORP CL A 313549404 26581 2118016 2118016 2118016 INFINERA CORPORATION COM 45667G103 226 23684 23684 23684 INSULET CORP COM 45784P101 7619 547340 547340 547340 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 16975 6287137 6287137 6287137 NEUROGESX INC COM 641252101 788 366641 366641 366641 PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP COM NEW 699173209 27 1477 1477 1477 PRUDENTIAL FINL INC COM 744320102 1605 22296 22296 22296 SEALY CORP COM 812139301 11498 1779813 1779813 1779813 SOLUTIA INC COM NEW 834376501 31224 2230262 2230262 2230262 SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC COM 84610H108 33975 760244 760244 760244 TIME WARNER CABLE INC CL A 88732J108 14857 613930 613930 613930 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 647 18900 18900 18900 URS CORP NEW COM 903236107 3077 83921 83921 83921 VERASUN ENERGY CORP COM 92336G106 1493 477120 477120 477120 VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 6581 264938 264938 264938 VNUS MED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 928566108 149 7126 7126 7126 WORLDSPACE INC CL A 981579105 75 57800 57800 57800