13F-HR 1 faralloncm-13f_hrq32006.txt .......................... OMB Approval .......................... OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: December 31, 2006 Estimated average burden hours per response....22.8 .......................... UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: September 30, 2006 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. One Maritime Plaza Suite 1325 San Francisco, California 94111 Form 13F File Number: 28-3896 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: Mark C. Wehrly Managing Member (415) 421-2132 /s/ Mark C. Wehrly ------------------------ San Francisco, California November 14, 2006 Report Type: 13F Combination Report List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Noonday Asset Management, L.P. Form 13F File Number: 28-11402 Form 13 F Summary Page Report Summary Number of Other Included Managers 1 Form 13 F Information Table Entry Total: 144 Form 13 F Information Table Value Total: $ 8,061,044 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: 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. No. 1 Form 13F File Number: 28-6372 Name: Farallon Partners, L.L.C. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACCENTURE LTD BERMUDA CL A G1150G111 209 6,594 SH OTHER 01 6,594 ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC COM 00751Y106 28,164 855,000 SH OTHER 01 855,000 AETNA INC NEW COM 00817Y108 211 5,339 SH OTHER 01 5,339 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 212 2,114 SH OTHER 01 2,114 AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL CMNTY NOTE 7.500% 8/1 00828UAB9 2,020 2,000,000 PRN OTHER 01 2,000,000 AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL CMTYS COM 008273104 44,109 4,552,000 SH OTHER 01 4,552,000 AIRTRAN HLDGS INC COM 00949P108 34,522 3,480,000 SH OTHER 01 3,480,000 AMDOCS LTD ORD G02602103 205 5,170 SH OTHER 01 5,170 AMERICA MOVIL S A DE C V SPON ADR L SHS 02364W105 50,787 1,290,000 SH OTHER 01 1,290,000 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS NE COM 02553E106 217 4,940 SH OTHER 01 4,940 AMERICREDIT CORP COM 03060R101 209 8,364 SH OTHER 01 8,364 AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 032346108 89,352 2,027,500 SH OTHER 01 2,027,500 ANDRX CORP DEL ANDRX GROUP 034553107 20,033 820,000 SH OTHER 01 820,000 ANNTAYLOR STORES CORP COM 036115103 209 4,997 SH OTHER 01 4,997 ARAMARK CORP CL B 038521100 62,722 1,908,750 SH OTHER 01 1,908,750 ARBOR RLTY TR INC COM 038923108 16,798 657,200 SH OTHER 01 657,200 ARCH CAP GROUP LTD ORD G0450A105 121,396 1,912,055 SH OTHER 01 1,912,055 ASIAINFO HLDGS INC COM 04518A104 4,683 1,040,600 SH OTHER 01 1,040,600 ASML HLDG NV N Y SHS N07059111 209 8,971 SH OTHER 01 8,971 ATHEROGENICS INC COM 047439104 38,193 2,900,000 SH OTHER 01 2,900,000 AVIS BUDGET GROUP COM 053774105 13,800 754,500 SH OTHER 01 754,500 AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS SHS G0692U109 210 6,044 SH OTHER 01 6,044 BEA SYS INC COM 073325102 216 14,200 SH OTHER 01 14,200 BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 13,235 309,600 SH OTHER 01 309,600 BEMA GOLD CORP COM 08135F107 13,844 3,125,000 SH OTHER 01 3,125,000 BLOCK H & R INC COM 093671105 204 9,369 SH OTHER 01 9,369 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP COM 101137107 75,503 5,105,000 SH OTHER 01 5,105,000 CAPITAL LEASE FDG INC COM 140288101 471 42,500 SH OTHER 01 42,500 CAPITALSOURCE INC COM 14055X102 716,067 27,733,036 SH OTHER 01 27,733,036 CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 14,792 225,000 SH OTHER 01 225,000 CASCADE MICROTECH INC COM 147322101 6,101 490,000 SH OTHER 01 490,000 CASELLA WASTE SYS INC CL A 147448104 12,181 1,178,002 SH OTHER 01 1,178,002 CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 202 3,831 SH OTHER 01 3,831 CHARLES RIV LABS INTL INC COM 159864107 87,688 2,020,000 SH OTHER 01 2,020,000 CHART INDS INC COM PAR $0.01 16115Q308 5,691 462,300 SH OTHER 01 462,300 CHOICE HOTELS INTL INC COM 169905106 210 5,131 SH OTHER 01 5,131 CIRCUIT CITY STORE INC COM 172737108 38,983 1,552,500 SH OTHER 01 1,552,500 CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP NOTE 1.875% 2/1 17285TAB2 11,731 14,240,000 PRN OTHER 01 14,240,000 CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS CL A 18451C109 19,564 959,014 SH OTHER 01 959,014 CNH GLOBAL N V SHS NEW N20935206 208 8,956 SH OTHER 01 8,956 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 96,074 2,610,000 SH OTHER 01 2,610,000 CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 229678107 40,436 1,860,000 SH OTHER 01 1,860,000 CV THERAPEUTICS INC NOTE 3.250% 8/1 126667AG9 16,113 20,000,000 PRN OTHER 01 20,000,000 D & E COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 232860106 4,365 346,157 SH OTHER 01 346,157 E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 47,800 3,990,000 SH OTHER 01 3,990,000 EASTMAN KODAK CO COM 277461109 207 9,241 SH OTHER 01 9,241 EBAY INC COM 278642103 40,328 1,422,001 SH OTHER 01 1,422,001 EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 186 13,647 SH OTHER 01 13,647 EMBARQ CORP COM 29078E105 10,103 208,872 SH OTHER 01 208,872 EXPEDIA INC DEL COM 30212P105 185 11,795 SH OTHER 01 11,795 FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 305560104 7,569 435,000 SH OTHER 01 435,000 FIDELITY NATL FINL INC COM 316326107 34,653 832,000 SH OTHER 01 832,000 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 114,123 3,084,400 SH OTHER 01 3,084,400 FIRST MARBLEHEAD CORP COM 320771108 255 3,675 SH OTHER 01 3,675 GAMESTOP CORP NEW CL B 36467W208 10,091 225,700 SH OTHER 01 225,700 GETTY IMAGES INC COM 374276103 215 4,319 SH OTHER 01 4,319 GMARKET INC SPON ADR 38012G100 1,455 100,000 SH OTHER 01 100,000 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM 38141G104 224 1,327 SH OTHER 01 1,327 GOLF TR AMER INC COM 38168B103 81 112,200 SH OTHER 01 112,200 GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 205,975 9,688,400 SH OTHER 01 9,688,400 GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 7,441 350,000 PUT OTHER 01 350,000 GUITAR CTR MGMT INC COM 402040109 222 4,967 SH OTHER 01 4,967 HARRAHS ENTMT INC COM 413619107 230,346 3,467,500 SH OTHER 01 3,467,500 HAYES LEMMERZ INTL INC COM NEW 420781304 1,884 848,800 SH OTHER 01 848,800 HCA INC COM 404119109 308,562 6,184,850 SH OTHER 01 6,184,850 HERCULES TECH GROWTH CAP INC COM 427096508 10,861 846,501 SH OTHER 01 846,501 HILTON HOTELS CORP COM 432848109 179,215 6,435,000 SH OTHER 01 6,435,000 HUMANA INC COM 444859102 214 3,240 SH OTHER 01 3,240 HURRAY HLDGS CO LTD SPONSORED ADR 447773102 753 120,400 SH OTHER 01 120,400 INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC COM 45865V100 231 3,080 SH OTHER 01 3,080 INVITROGEN CORP COM 46185R100 48,984 772,500 SH OTHER 01 772,500 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 COM 464287655 1,440,382 20,005,300 PUT OTHER 01 20,005,300 ISHARES TR NASDQ BIO INDX COM 464287556 110,987 1,504,300 PUT OTHER 01 1,504,300 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT COM 464287234 28,160 291,000 PUT OTHER 01 291,000 ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST COM 464287739 55,548 720,000 PUT OTHER 01 720,000 JDA SOFTWARE GROUP INC COM 46612K108 8,558 555,000 SH OTHER 01 555,000 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 202 3,091 SH OTHER 01 3,091 KKR FINL CORP COM 482476306 76,135 3,102,500 SH OTHER 01 3,102,500 KNOLOGY INC COM 499183804 23,634 2,382,410 SH OTHER 01 2,382,410 KOHLS CORP COM 500255104 203 3,124 SH OTHER 01 3,124 LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 102,358 2,110,900 SH OTHER 01 2,110,900 LEXMARK INTL NEW CL A 529771107 202 3,496 SH OTHER 01 3,496 LIBERTY MEDIA HLDG CORP INT COM SER A 53071M104 83,354 4,090,000 SH OTHER 01 4,090,000 LSI LOGIC CORP NOTE 4.000%11/0 502161AG7 9,855 9,900,000 PRN OTHER 01 9,900,000 LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 204 4,468 SH OTHER 01 4,468 MAGNA ENTMT CORP CL A 559211107 8,864 1,890,000 SH OTHER 01 1,890,000 MASTERCARD INC COM 57636Q104 104,646 1,487,500 SH OTHER 01 1,487,500 MDS INC COM 55269P302 9,164 535,000 SH OTHER 01 535,000 MEDICINES CO COM 584688105 75,012 3,325,000 SH OTHER 01 3,325,000 MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 101,298 2,779,100 SH OTHER 01 2,779,100 MICHAELS STORES INC COM 594087108 216,561 4,973,850 SH OTHER 01 4,973,850 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 197,262 7,212,500 SH OTHER 01 7,212,500 MILLS CORP COM 601148109 102,683 6,145,000 SH OTHER 01 6,145,000 MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD SHS G62185106 970 50,000 SH OTHER 01 50,000 MOSAIC CO COM 61945A107 205 12,145 SH OTHER 01 12,145 MTR GAMING GROUP INC COM 553769100 3,514 374,180 SH OTHER 01 374,180 NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 74,179 3,775,000 SH OTHER 01 3,775,000 NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW 629377508 3,398 75,000 SH OTHER 01 75,000 NUVELO INC COM NEW 67072M301 492 27,000 SH OTHER 01 27,000 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 130,006 7,328,399 SH OTHER 01 7,328,399 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 124,818 4,555,400 SH OTHER 01 4,555,400 PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TEL SPONSORED ADR 718252604 44,719 1,026,600 SH OTHER 01 1,026,600 PRIMEDIA INC COM 74157K101 2,926 1,925,000 SH OTHER 01 1,925,000 PT INDOSAT TBK SPONSORED ADR 744383100 19,537 716,700 SH OTHER 01 716,700 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 79,425 2,185,000 SH OTHER 01 2,185,000 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 17,699 486,900 CALL OTHER 01 486,900 QUANTUM CORP COM DSSG 747906204 477 218,800 SH OTHER 01 218,800 RAM ENERGY RESOURCES INC COM 75130P109 3,669 764,370 SH OTHER 01 764,370 REALOGY CORP COM 75605E100 72,293 3,187,500 SH OTHER 01 3,187,500 ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC CL B 775109200 87,311 1,595,000 SH OTHER 01 1,595,000 ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC COM 778669101 1,216 1,013,560 SH OTHER 01 1,013,560 RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 629 9,934 SH OTHER 01 9,934 SAFECO CORP COM 786429100 200 3,394 SH OTHER 01 3,394 SANDERSON FARMS INC COM 800013104 21,892 676,500 SH OTHER 01 676,500 SAPPI LTD SPON ADR NEW 803069202 5,536 434,900 SH OTHER 01 434,900 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SHS G7945J104 61,844 2,678,400 SH OTHER 01 2,678,400 SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 58,179 1,075,000 SH OTHER 01 1,075,000 SEALY CORP COM 812139301 24,618 1,885,000 SH OTHER 01 1,885,000 SHANDA INTERACTIVE ENTMT LTD NOTE 10/1 81941QAB0 63,480 69,000,000 PRN OTHER 01 69,000,000 SHANGHAI CENTURY ACQUISIT CO SHS G80637104 3,355 472,500 SH OTHER 01 472,500 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 46,576 835,000 SH OTHER 01 835,000 SINA CORP NOTE 7/1 82922RAB9 1,137 1,000,000 PRN OTHER 01 1,000,000 SOHU COM INC COM 83408W103 551 25,000 SH OTHER 01 25,000 SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 77,552 4,655,000 SH OTHER 01 4,655,000 SPIRIT FIN CORP COM 848568309 21,424 1,845,300 SH OTHER 01 1,845,300 SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM FON 852061100 75,330 4,392,436 SH OTHER 01 4,392,436 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM 866810104 193 38,888 SH OTHER 01 38,888 SUPERVALU INC COM 868536103 205 6,917 SH OTHER 01 6,917 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 239,785 4,340,000 SH OTHER 01 4,340,000 TELIK INC COM 87959M109 47,325 2,660,200 SH OTHER 01 2,660,200 TOWN SPORTS INTL HLDGS INC COM 89214A102 69,946 5,331,246 SH OTHER 01 5,331,246 TREEHOUSE FOODS INC COM 89469A104 37,722 1,595,000 SH OTHER 01 1,595,000 TRM CORP COM 872636105 1,637 734,274 SH OTHER 01 734,274 TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM 902124106 50,662 1,810,000 SH OTHER 01 1,810,000 UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP DEL COM 91307C102 16,287 310,000 SH OTHER 01 310,000 UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 914906102 124,416 3,623,049 SH OTHER 01 3,623,049 WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 92,722 1,880,000 SH OTHER 01 1,880,000 WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP COM 934550104 205 7,893 SH OTHER 01 7,893 WATERS CORP COM 941848103 206 4,555 SH OTHER 01 4,555 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 230,187 2,987,500 SH OTHER 01 2,987,500 WENDYS INTL INC COM 950590109 136,392 2,035,700 SH OTHER 01 2,035,700 WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 8,355 350,000 SH OTHER 01 350,000 WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM 98310W108 60,807 2,174,000 SH OTHER 01 2,174,000 YANKEE CANDLE INC COM 984757104 95,051 3,247,400 SH OTHER 01 3,247,400