13F-HR 1 CUMBERLANDASSOCIATES1211.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: December 31, 2011 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: Cumberland Associates Address: 767 Third Avenue 39th Floor New York, NY 10017 13 File Number: 28-1010 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 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: Suzanne Menna Title: Controller Phone: Signature, Place and Date of Signing: Suzanne Menna February 7, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 25 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 114477 List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number Name 01 28-1010 CUMBERLAND ASSOCIATES2 02 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP x($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- D ANADARKO PETE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 032511107 4168 54607 SH SOLE 0102 51687 2920 0 D APPLE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 037833100 4666 11522 SH SOLE 0102 10937 585 0 D ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 04351G101 5112 172000 SH SOLE 0102 161623 10377 0 D EXPEDIA INC COMMON STOCK 30212P303 3056 105320 SH SOLE 0102 101112 4208 0 D GENERAL MOTORS COMMON STOCK 37045V100 4296 211946 SH SOLE 0102 201243 10703 0 D GEOPETRO COMPANY COM STK COMMON STOCK 37248H304 451 1960000 SH SOLE 0102 1837904 122096 0 D GOOGLE INC CL A COM STK COMMON STOCK 38259P508 3552 5500 SH SOLE 0102 5197 303 0 D HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES INC COMMON STOCK 41754V103 8022 1086974 SH SOLE 0102 1055632 31342 0 D HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDING COMMON STOCK 42805T105 5701 486429 SH SOLE 0102 461132 25297 0 D HEWLETT-PACKARD CO COM STK COMMON STOCK 428236103 1674 65000 SH SOLE 0102 61423 3577 0 D LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 517834107 4273 100000 SH SOLE 0102 93415 6585 0 D LIBERTY MEDIA CORP C INTER A COMMON STOCK 53071M104 4978 306970 SH SOLE 0102 291086 15884 0 D LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW COM STK COMMON STOCK 530322106 11411 146195 SH SOLE 0102 139363 6832 0 D MICROSOFT CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 594918104 3549 136715 SH SOLE 0102 129490 7225 0 D MURPHY OIL CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 626717102 3623 65000 SH SOLE 0102 60863 4137 0 D OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP COMMON STOCK 674599105 4199 44815 SH SOLE 0102 42767 2048 0 D SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY COM STK COMMON STOCK G7945M107 4362 266000 SH SOLE 0102 252140 13860 0 D SIGNET JEWELERS LTD COM STK COMMON STOCK G81276100 2198 50000 SH SOLE 0102 47166 2834 0 D TARGET CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 87612E106 5527 107900 SH SOLE 0102 102408 5492 0 D TRIANGLE PETE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 89600B201 2315 387731 SH SOLE 0102 387731 0 0 D VIACOM INC CL B COM STK COMMON STOCK 92553P201 4684 103159 SH SOLE 0102 96774 6385 0 D VISHAY INTERTECHNLGY INC COMMON STOCK 928298108 3686 410000 SH SOLE 0102 388865 21135 0 D VODAFONE GROUP PLC SP ADR ADRS STOCKS 92857W209 4115 146800 SH SOLE 0102 138618 8182 0 D VISTEON CORPORATION COMMON STK COMMON STOCK 92839U206 4941 98944 SH SOLE 0102 93665 5279 0 D WALGREEN CO COM STK OPTIONS-CALLS 990F9Y2Y4 9918 300000 SH CALL SOLE 0102 284600 15400 0 S REPORT SUMMARY 25 DATA RECORDS 114477 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED