13F-HR 1 form13fhr.txt NONE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 9/30/2011 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: Elliott Management Corporation Address: 712 Fifth Avenue 36th Floor New York, New York 10019 Form 13F File Number: 28-5115 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. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Paul Singer Title:   Phone: (212) 974-6000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Paul Singer New York, New York 11/14/2011 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [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: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 153 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 2,345,003 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 02 28-6628 Elliott International, L.P. ---- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 01 28-4724 Elliott Associates, L.P. ---- -------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- ARGO GROUP INTL HLDGS LTD COM G0464B10 14,200 500,912 SH DEFINED 01 0 500,912 0 ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC COM 4343610 14,713 892,272 SH DEFINED 01 0 892,272 0 AVI BIOPHARMA INC COM 00234610 22 20,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 20,000 0 BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC COM 09534T50 13,294 958,498 SH DEFINED 01 0 958,498 0 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I COM NEW 11162130 81,917 18,962,319 SH DEFINED 01 0 18,962,319 0 CBS CORP NEW CL B 12485795 1,989 97,600 SH DEFINED 01 0 97,600 0 CHINA GROWTH EQUITY INV LTD SHS G2114K10 379 40,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 40,000 0 CHINA GROWTH EQUITY INV LTD *W EXP 99/99/999 G2114K10 20 40,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 40,000 0 CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 2.250% 6/1 229678AC 1,504 1,200,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 1,200,000 0 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND PUT G1151C95 1,053 20,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 20,000 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION PUT 6050595 27,262 4,454,600 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 4,454,600 0 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO PUT 19244695 902 14,400 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 14,400 0 CMS ENERGY CORP NOTE 2.875% 12/0 125896AW 3,122 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 CORELOGIC INC COM 21871D10 10,828 1,014,857 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,014,857 0 COREMEDIX INC COM 21900C10 284 312,576 SH DEFINED 01 0 312,576 0 COREMEDIX INC *W EXP 03/24/201 21900C11 78 156,288 SH DEFINED 01 0 156,288 0 D R HORTON INC NOTE 2.000% 5/1 23331ABB 5,054 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 5,000,000 0 DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GP COM 25674310 3,649 64,827 SH DEFINED 01 0 64,827 0 E M C CORP MASS NOTE 1.750% 12/0 268648AM 2,828 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 E M C CORP MASS NOTE 1.750% 12/0 268648AK 14,429 11,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 11,000,000 0 E M C CORP MASS COM 26864810 6,640 316,360 SH DEFINED 01 0 316,360 0 ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HLDGS I NOTE 1.750% 4/1 29264FAB 2,263 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD USD UNRS SHS G1008214 18,172 847,199 SH DEFINED 01 0 847,199 0 FLAGSTONE REINSURANCE HOLDIN COM L3466T10 16,987 2,191,976 SH DEFINED 01 0 2,191,976 0 FORD MTR CO DEL *W EXP 01/01/201 34537013 884 400,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 400,000 0 GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V10 24,461 1,212,151 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,212,151 0 GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V11 4,612 396,256 SH DEFINED 01 0 396,256 0 GENERAL MTRS CO *W EX[ 07/10/201 37045V12 3,142 396,256 SH DEFINED 01 0 396,256 0 GILEAD SCIENCES INC NOTE 1.000% 5/0 375558AN 2,170 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC COM 39890510 4,598 129,360 SH DEFINED 01 0 129,360 0 HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 41651512 1,346 140,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 140,000 0 BARCLAYS BK PLC IPATH S&P MT ETN 06740C51 1,274 17,408 SH DEFINED 01 0 17,408 0 INGERSOLL-RAND GLOBAL HLDG C NOTE 4.5% 4/1 45687AAD 37,479 23,316,800 PRN DEFINED 01 0 23,316,800 0 INTERMUNE INC NOTE 5.000% 3/0 45884XAD 1,350 1,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 1,000,000 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS PUT 45920095 944 5,400 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 5,400 0 IRIDIUM COMMINICATIONS INC COM 46269C10 4,360 705,558 SH DEFINED 01 0 705,558 0 IRON MTN INC COM 46284610 136,294 4,310,388 SH DEFINED 01 0 4,310,388 0 ISHARES TR PUT 46428795 34,722 540,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 540,000 0 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 10,379 299,904 SH DEFINED 01 0 299,904 0 LINCOLN NATL CORP IND *W EXP 07/10/201 53418711 129 14,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 14,000 0 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP NOTE 3.000% 5/0 535678AC 7,156 7,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 7,000,000 0 MASSEY ENERGY CO NOTE 3.250% 8/1 576203AJ 17,088 19,200,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 19,200,000 0 MEL CO CROWN ENTMT LTD ADR 58546410 9,626 1,158,400 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,158,400 0 METLIFE INC UNIT 99/99/9999 59156R11 5,694 100,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 100,000 0 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SDCV 2.125% 12/1 595017AB 3,480 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 3,000,000 0 MEDICO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405U10 20,115 429,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 429,000 0 MF GLOBAL HLDGS LTD NOTE 3.375% 8/0 55277JAB 1,579 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 MITEL NETWORK CORP COM 60671Q10 1,334 629,540 SH DEFINED 01 0 629,540 0 MYLAN INC NOTE 3.750% 9/1 628530AJ 5,793 4,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 4,000,000 0 NAUTILUS INC COM 63910B10 819 546,311 SH DEFINED 01 0 546,311 0 NEOSTEM INC COM 64065030 147 227,273 SH DEFINED 01 0 227,273 0 NEWS CORP CL B 65248E20 140,398 8,999,895 SH DEFINED 01 0 8,999,895 0 PATNI COMPUTER SYS SPONS ADR 70324820 4,011 344,071 SH DEFINED 01 0 344,071 0 PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GRP INC COM 70959W10 4,238 264,920 SH DEFINED 01 0 264,920 0 PHARMACYCLICS INC COM 71693310 350 29,600 SH DEFINED 01 0 29,600 0 PIONEER NAT RES CO NOTE 2.875% 1/1 723787AH 5,912 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 5,000,000 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST PUT 73935A95 55,954 1,066,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 1,066,000 0 PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES S ADR CL B CONV 74343G30 1,767 398,931 PRN DEFINED 01 0 398,931 0 QLOGIC CORP COM 74727710 13,598 1,072,400 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,072,400 0 QLOGIC CORP CALL 73935A95 5,072 400,000 SH CALL DEFINED 01 0 400,000 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- UNITED AUTO GROUP INC NOTE 3.500% 4/0 909440AH 1,256 1,400,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 1,400,000 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y60 99,204 8,400,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 8,400,000 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR PUT 78462F95 45,260 400,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 400,000 0 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P30 3,436 618,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 618,000 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 83224810 2,756 141,337 SH DEFINED 01 0 141,337 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC NOTE 4.000% 6/3 832248AR 10,040 9,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 9,000,000 0 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CL A 83545G10 13,925 1,290,582 SH DEFINED 01 0 1,290,582 0 STEEL DYNAMICS INC NOTE 5.125% 6/1 858119AP 832 800,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 800,000 0 TECH DATA CORP DBCV 2.750% 12/1 878237AE 2,016 2,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 2,000,000 0 TRINITY INDS INC COM 89652210 580 27,120 SH DEFINED 01 0 27,120 0 UNISYS CORP PFD SER A 6.25% 90921440 442 8,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 8,000 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW NOTE 4.000% 5/1 912909AE 16,652 16,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 16,000,000 0 USEC INC NOTE 3.000% 10/0 90333EAC 2,026 3,800,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 3,800,000 0 VALE CAP II GTD CV 6.75% 12 91912F20 1,593 25,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 25,000 0 VALE CAP II VALEP 6.75% 12 91912F30 4,178 62,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 62,000 0 VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC COM 92282210 4,153 468,293 SH DEFINED 01 0 468,293 0 VMWARE INC CL A COM 92856340 4,250 52,880 SH DEFINED 01 0 52,880 0 VMWARE INC PUT 92856395 16,076 200,000 SH PUT DEFINED 01 0 200,000 0 VIRGIN MEDIA INC NOTE 6.5% 11/1 92769LAB 7,581 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01 0 5,000,000 0 ZIONS BANCORPORATION *W EXP 5/22/202 98970111 343 146,000 SH DEFINED 01 0 146,000 0 ARGO GROUP INTL HLDGS LTD COM G0464B10 21,301 751,372 SH DEFINED 02 0 751,372 0 ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC COM 4343610 22,070 1,338,407 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,338,407 0 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND PUT G1151C95 1,580 30,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 30,000 0 AVI BIOPHARMA INC COM 00234610 33 30,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 30,000 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION PUT 6050595 40,893 6,681,900 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 6,681,900 0 BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC COM 09534T50 19,942 1,437,799 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,437,799 0 BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYS I COM NEW 11162130 122,875 28,443,481 SH DEFINED 02 0 28,443,481 0 CBS CORP NEW CL B 12485795 2,983 146,400 SH DEFINED 02 0 146,400 0 CHINA GROWTH EQUITY INV LTD SHS G2114K10 569 60,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 60,000 0 CHINA GROWTH EQUITY INV LTD *W EXP 99/99/999 G2114K10 30 60,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 60,000 0 CMS ENERGY CORP NOTE 2.875% 12/0 125896AW 4,684 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO PUT 19244695 1,354 21,600 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 21,600 0 CORELOGIC INC COM 21871D10 16,242 1,522,287 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,522,287 0 COREMEDIX INC COM 21900C10 426 468,864 SH DEFINED 02 0 468,864 0 COREMEDIX INC *W EXP 03/24/201 21900C11 117 234,432 SH DEFINED 02 0 234,432 0 CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC NOTE 2.250% 6/1 229678AC 2,256 1,800,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 1,800,000 0 D R HORTON INC NOTE 2.000% 5/1 23331ABB 7,582 7,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 7,500,000 0 DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GP COM 25674310 5,474 97,241 SH DEFINED 02 0 97,241 0 E M C CORP MASS NOTE 1.750% 12/0 268648AK 21,643 16,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 16,500,000 0 E M C CORP MASS NOTE 1.750% 12/0 268648AM 4,242 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HLDGS I NOTE 1.750% 4/1 29264FAA 3,395 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 E M C CORP MASS COM 26864810 9,960 474,540 SH DEFINED 02 0 474,540 0 ENERGY XXI (BERMUDA) LTD USD UNRS SHS G1008214 27,258 1,270,801 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,270,801 0 FLAGSTONE REINSURANCE HOLDIN COM L3466T10 25,481 3,287,965 SH DEFINED 02 0 3,287,965 0 FORD MTR CO DEL *W EXP 01/01/201 34537013 1,326 600,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 600,000 0 GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V10 24,835 1,230,722 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,230,722 0 GILEAD SCIENCES INC NOTE 1.000% 5/0 375558AN 3,255 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC COM 39890510 6,898 194,040 SH DEFINED 02 0 194,040 0 HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 41651512 2,020 210,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 210,000 0 INGERSOLL-RAND GLOBAL HLDG C NOTE 4.5% 4/1 45687AAD 56,218 34,975,200 PRN DEFINED 02 0 34,975,200 0 INTERMUNE INC NOTE 5.000% 3/0 45884XAD 2,025 1,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 1,500,000 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS PUT 45920095 1,416 8,100 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 8,100 0 IRON MTN INC COM 46284610 179,205 5,667,488 SH DEFINED 02 0 5,667,488 0 ISHARES TR PUT 46428795 52,083 810,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 810,000 0 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER C 530555309 15,569 449,855 SH DEFINED 02 0 449,855 0 LINCOLN NATL CORP IND *W EXP 07/10/201 53418711 194 21,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 21,000 0 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP NOTE 3.000% 5/0 535678AC 10,735 10,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 10,500,000 0 MASSEY ENERGY CO NOTE 3.250% 8/1 576203AJ 25,632 28,800,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 28,800,000 0 MEL CO CROWN ENTMT LTD ADR 58546410 14,439 1,737,600 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,737,600 0 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SDCV 2.125% 12/1 595017AB 5,221 4,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 4,500,000 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- MEDICO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405U10 30,173 643,500 SH DEFINED 02 0 643,500 0 MF GLOBAL HLDGS LTD NOTE 3.375% 8/0 55277JAB 2,369 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 MITEL NETWORK CORP COM 60671Q10 2,002 944,360 SH DEFINED 02 0 944,360 0 MYLAN INC NOTE 3.750% 9/1 628530AJ 8,689 6,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 6,000,000 0 NAUTILUS INC COM 63910B10 1,229 819,469 SH DEFINED 02 0 819,469 0 UNITED AUTO GROUP INC NOTE 3.500% 4/0 909440AH 1,885 2,100,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 2,100,000 0 PATNI COMPUTER SYS SPONS ADR 70324820 6,017 516,103 SH DEFINED 02 0 516,103 0 PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GRP INC COM 70959W10 6,358 397,380 SH DEFINED 02 0 397,380 0 PHARMACYCLICS INC COM 71693310 525 44,400 SH DEFINED 02 0 44,400 0 PIONEER NAT RES CO NOTE 2.875% 1/1 723787AH 8,868 7,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 7,500,000 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST PUT 73935A95 83,931 1,599,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 1,599,000 0 PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES S ADR CL B CONV 74343G30 2,650 598,394 PRN DEFINED 02 0 598,394 0 QLOGIC CORP COM 74727710 20,397 1,608,600 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,608,600 0 QLOGIC CORP CALL 73935A95 7,608 600,000 SH CALL DEFINED 02 0 600,000 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y60 148,806 12,600,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 12,600,000 0 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P30 5,154 927,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 927,000 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 83224810 4,134 212,006 SH DEFINED 02 0 212,006 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC NOTE 4.000% 6/3 832248AR 15,060 13,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 13,500,000 0 SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC CL A 83545G10 20,888 1,935,873 SH DEFINED 02 0 1,935,873 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR PUT 78462F95 67,890 600,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 600,000 0 STEEL DYNAMICS INC NOTE 5.125% 6/1 858119AP 1,248 1,200,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 1,200,000 0 TECH DATA CORP DBCV 2.750% 12/1 878237AE 3,024 3,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 3,000,000 0 TRINITY INDS INC COM 89652210 870 40,680 SH DEFINED 02 0 40,680 0 UNISYS CORP PFD SER A 6.25% 90921440 663 12,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 12,000 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW NOTE 4.000% 5/1 912909AE 24,978 24,000,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 24,000,000 0 USEC INC NOTE 3.000% 10/0 90333EAC 3,039 5,700,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 5,700,000 0 VALE S A ADR 91912E10 2,108 92,480 SH DEFINED 02 0 92,480 0 VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC COM 92282210 6,230 702,441 SH DEFINED 02 0 702,441 0 VMWARE INC CL A COM 92856340 6,375 79,320 SH DEFINED 02 0 79,320 0 VMWARE INC PUT 92856395 24,114 300,000 SH PUT DEFINED 02 0 300,000 0 VIRGIN MEDIA INC NOTE 6.5% 11/1 92769LAB 11,372 7,500,000 PRN DEFINED 02 0 7,500,000 0 ZIONS BANCORPORATION *W EXP 5/22/202 98970111 514 219,000 SH DEFINED 02 0 219,000 0 BARCLAYS BK PLC IPTH S&P VIX NEW 06740C26 1,911 26,110 SH DEFINED 02 0 26,110 0