13F-HR 1 r30-1231.txt 13F SUBMISSION 13F-HR FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 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, February 9, 2009 ------------------------------------------ (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: 24 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $111,714 (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 6023 399143 399143 399143 AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC COM 031652100 625 286486 286486 286486 AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 05334D107 199 6997 6997 6997 BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 095180105 2068 218105 218105 218105 CBS CORP NEW CL B 124857202 2170 264938 264938 264938 CABELAS INC COM 126804301 2047 351137 351137 351137 CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 16221 2228216 2228216 2228216 CORNERSTONE THERAPEUTICS INC COM 21924P103 113 42752 42752 42752 FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 305560104 0 82 82 82 FEDERAL MOGUL CORP CL A 313549404 8959 2118016 2118016 2118016 INFINERA CORPORATION COM 45667G103 212 23684 23684 23684 INSULET CORP COM 45784P101 4225 547340 547340 547340 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 4401 6287137 6287137 6287137 NEUROGESX INC COM 641252101 429 366641 366641 366641 PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP COM NEW 699173209 19 1477 1477 1477 PRUDENTIAL FINL INC COM 744320102 675 22296 22296 22296 SEALY CORP COM 812139301 4467 1779813 1779813 1779813 SOLUTIA INC COM NEW 834376501 10036 2230262 2230262 2230262 SOVRAN SELF STORAGE INC COM 84610H108 26390 733044 733044 733044 TIME WARNER CABLE INC CL A 88732J108 13188 614817 614817 614817 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 634 18900 18900 18900 URS CORP NEW COM 903236107 3421 83921 83921 83921 VERASUN ENERGY CORP COM 92336G106 26 477120 477120 477120 VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 5050 264938 264938 264938 VNUS MED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 928566108 116 7126 7126 7126