13F-HR 1 fcm-13fhrq108.txt .......................... OMB Approval .......................... .......................... OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: December 31, 2009 Estimated average burden hours per response....22.6 .......................... UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: March 31, 2008 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 2100 San Francisco, California 94111 Form 13F File Number: 028-03896 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 May 15, 2008 Report Type: 13F Combination Report List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Noonday Asset Management, L.P. Form 13F File Number: 028-11402 ChinaRock Capital Management Limited Form 13F File Number: 028-12617 Form 13F Summary Page Report Summary Number of Other Included Managers 1 Form 13 F Information Table Entry Total: 150 Form 13 F Information Table Value Total: $6,491,859 (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: 028-06372 Name: Farallon Partners, L.L.C. 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 DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- ------------ ------------ --- ---- ------- -------- ---------- ------ ---- ACCENTURE LTD BERMUDA CL A G1150G111 591 16,805 SH OTHER 01 16,805 ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 595 16,727 SH OTHER 01 16,727 AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL CMNTY NOTE 7.500% 8/1 00828UAB9 2,088 2,000,000 PRN OTHER 01 2,000,000 AIRTRAN HLDGS INC COM 00949P108 7,880 1,194,000 SH OTHER 01 1,194,000 AK STL HLDG CORP COM 001547108 408 7,491 SH OTHER 01 7,491 ALCON INC COM SHS H01301102 20,840 146,500 SH OTHER 01 146,500 ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC COM 016255101 23,831 2,145,000 SH OTHER 01 2,145,000 ALKERMES INC COM 01642T108 37,340 3,143,061 SH OTHER 01 3,143,061 ALLERGAN INC COM 018490102 11,137 197,500 SH OTHER 01 197,500 AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV SPON ADR L SHS 02364W105 192,203 3,017,786 SH OTHER 01 3,017,786 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 576 13,783 SH OTHER 01 13,783 AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 032346108 89,383 3,060,000 SH OTHER 01 3,060,000 ANALOG DEVICES INC COM 032654105 605 20,493 SH OTHER 01 20,493 APOLLO GROUP INC CL A 037604105 302 6,980 SH OTHER 01 6,980 APPLE INC COM 037833100 133,455 930,000 SH OTHER 01 930,000 APPLERA CORP COM AP BIO GRP 038020103 393 11,946 SH OTHER 01 11,946 APPLIED MATLS INC COM 038222105 10,731 550,000 SH OTHER 01 550,000 APTARGROUP INC COM 038336103 603 15,501 SH OTHER 01 15,501 ARCH CAP GROUP LTD ORD G0450A105 131,301 1,912,055 SH OTHER 01 1,912,055 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 20,379 297,500 SH OTHER 01 297,500 BEA SYS INC COM 073325102 68,363 3,569,850 SH OTHER 01 3,569,850 BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 38,188 3,818,800 SH OTHER 01 3,818,800 BIOGEN IDEC INC COM 09062X103 593 9,618 SH OTHER 01 9,618 BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C COM 12189T104 61,142 663,000 SH OTHER 01 663,000 CABLEVISION SYS CORP CL A NY CABLVS 12686C109 127,669 5,957,500 SH OTHER 01 5,957,500 CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN INC COM 13054D109 4,145 316,200 SH OTHER 01 316,200 CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY COM 139594105 35,697 653,800 SH OTHER 01 653,800 CAPITALSOURCE INC COM 14055X102 332,281 34,362,061 SH OTHER 01 34,362,061 CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 46,014 1,136,700 SH OTHER 01 1,136,700 CELGENE CORP COM 151020104 54,548 889,997 SH OTHER 01 889,997 CENTRAL EUROPEAN DIST CORP COM 153435102 396 6,797 SH OTHER 01 6,797 CEPHALON INC COM 156708109 18,998 295,000 SH OTHER 01 295,000 CHART INDS INC COM PAR $0.01 16115Q308 17,174 507,500 SH OTHER 01 507,500 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT ORD M22465104 585 26,110 SH OTHER 01 26,110 CINTAS CORP COM 172908105 579 20,289 SH OTHER 01 20,289 CITRIX SYS INC COM 177376100 38,380 1,308,542 SH OTHER 01 1,308,542 COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC COM 200525103 388 9,229 SH OTHER 01 9,229 COVIDIEN LTD COM G2552X108 16,151 365,000 SH OTHER 01 365,000 CULLEN FROST BANKERS INC COM 229899109 398 7,511 SH OTHER 01 7,511 CV THERAPEUTICS INC COM 126667104 162 22,700 SH OTHER 01 22,700 D & E COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 232860106 2,153 241,857 SH OTHER 01 241,857 DEALERTRACK HLDGS INC COM 242309102 9,251 457,500 SH OTHER 01 457,500 DIGITAL RIV INC COM 25388B104 28,957 935,000 SH OTHER 01 935,000 DOLBY LABORATORIES INC COM 25659T107 557 15,354 SH OTHER 01 15,354 DOMTAR CORP COM 257559104 222 32,508 SH OTHER 01 32,508 E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 58,220 4,060,000 SH OTHER 01 4,060,000 EBAY INC COM 278642103 620 20,790 SH OTHER 01 20,790 ERIE INDTY CO CL A 29530P102 398 7,783 SH OTHER 01 7,783 EXPEDIA INC DEL COM 30212P105 389 17,783 SH OTHER 01 17,783 FEDEX CORP COM 31428X106 168,261 1,815,700 SH OTHER 01 1,815,700 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 117,776 3,088,000 SH OTHER 01 3,088,000 FREIGHTCAR AMER INC COM 357023100 16,292 474,977 SH OTHER 01 474,977 GAMESTOP CORP NEW CL A 36467W109 406 7,849 SH OTHER 01 7,849 GAP INC DEL COM 364760108 568 28,865 SH OTHER 01 28,865 GATX CORP COM 361448103 15,534 397,600 SH OTHER 01 397,600 GENUINE PARTS CO COM 372460105 387 9,617 SH OTHER 01 9,617 GEOEYE INC COM 37250W108 19,802 761,919 SH OTHER 01 761,919 GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 120,848 2,345,200 SH OTHER 01 2,345,200 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO COM 382550101 203 7,879 SH OTHER 01 7,879 GRUPO TELEVISA SA DE CV SP ADR REP ORD 40049J206 74,582 3,076,825 SH OTHER 01 3,076,825 HERCULES TECH GROWTH CAP INC COM 427096508 7,869 724,580 SH OTHER 01 724,580 HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC COM 432748101 58,797 5,653,582 SH OTHER 01 5,653,582 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 5,208 186,200 SH OTHER 01 186,200 HORIZON LINES INC COM 44044K101 4,970 267,083 SH OTHER 01 267,083 HOSPIRA INC COM 441060100 89,173 2,084,950 SH OTHER 01 2,084,950 HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INC COM 445658107 151,728 4,827,500 SH OTHER 01 4,827,500 IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 598 19,488 SH OTHER 01 19,488 INFORMATICA CORP COM 45666Q102 28,848 1,691,000 SH OTHER 01 1,691,000 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 3,935 110,000 SH OTHER 01 110,000 INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP CL A 460335201 203 4,933 SH OTHER 01 4,933 IRON MTN INC COM 462846106 379 14,342 SH OTHER 01 14,342 ISHARES TR FTSE XNHUA IDX COM 464287184 11,487 85,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 85,000 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT COM 464287234 179,706 1,337,300 SH PUT OTHER 01 1,337,300 ISHARES TR NASDQ BIO INDX COM 464287556 42,649 562,800 SH PUT OTHER 01 562,800 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 COM 464287655 785,082 11,496,300 SH PUT OTHER 01 11,496,300 KNOLOGY INC COM 499183804 64,366 4,970,375 SH OTHER 01 4,970,375 LEAP WIRELESS INTL INC COM NEW 521863308 14,912 320,000 SH OTHER 01 320,000 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CAP COM SER A 53071M302 197 12,487 SH OTHER 01 12,487 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 67,377 2,976,000 SH OTHER 01 2,976,000 LIMITED BRANDS INC COM 532716107 221 12,896 SH OTHER 01 12,896 MAGNA ENTMT CORP CL A 559211107 643 1,890,000 SH OTHER 01 1,890,000 MARRIOTT INTL INC NEW CL A 571903202 107,890 3,140,000 SH OTHER 01 3,140,000 MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT INC COM 57383T103 597 22,289 SH OTHER 01 22,289 MASCO CORP COM 574599106 203 10,225 SH OTHER 01 10,225 MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 134,508 603,200 SH OTHER 01 603,200 MDS INC COM 55269P302 91,184 4,675,000 SH OTHER 01 4,675,000 MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 58446K105 3,055 705,436 SH OTHER 01 705,436 MEDICINES CO COM 584688105 18,786 930,000 SH OTHER 01 930,000 MEMC ELECTR MATLS INC COM 552715104 532 7,506 SH OTHER 01 7,506 METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 591708102 17,675 1,039,700 SH OTHER 01 1,039,700 MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 96,545 3,361,600 SH OTHER 01 3,361,600 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 79,157 2,789,191 SH OTHER 01 2,789,191 MICRUS ENDOVASCULAR CORP COM 59518V102 6,047 489,200 SH OTHER 01 489,200 MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 389 5,434 SH OTHER 01 5,434 MOSAIC CO COM 61945A107 373 3,638 SH OTHER 01 3,638 NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 637640103 194 10,607 SH OTHER 01 10,607 NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS NOTE 3.250% 9/2 640268AH1 8,121 10,500,000 PRN OTHER 01 10,500,000 NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A 650111107 4,059 215,000 SH OTHER 01 215,000 NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 67,753 2,128,600 SH OTHER 01 2,128,600 NORTHERN TR CORP COM 665859104 388 5,837 SH OTHER 01 5,837 NVIDIA CORP COM 67066G104 611 30,884 SH OTHER 01 30,884 OLD DOMINION FGHT LINES INC COM 679580100 11,955 375,600 SH OTHER 01 375,600 ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 682189105 9,471 1,667,500 SH OTHER 01 1,667,500 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 93,888 4,800,000 SH OTHER 01 4,800,000 OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 671040103 27,949 747,500 SH OTHER 01 747,500 P T TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA SPONSORED ADR 715684106 2,169 51,726 SH OTHER 01 51,726 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 582 27,816 SH OTHER 01 27,816 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 59,153 1,442,750 SH OTHER 01 1,442,750 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 24,600 600,000 SH CALL OTHER 01 600,000 RAM ENERGY RESOURCES INC COM 75130P109 3,761 764,370 SH OTHER 01 764,370 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC COM 773903109 606 10,554 SH OTHER 01 10,554 ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC COM 778669101 137 427,760 SH OTHER 01 427,760 SANDERSON FARMS INC COM 800013104 14,285 375,818 SH OTHER 01 375,818 SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 225,935 5,771,010 SH OTHER 01 5,771,010 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 126,368 1,452,500 SH OTHER 01 1,452,500 SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEW COM 808513105 135,744 7,208,940 SH OTHER 01 7,208,940 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SHS G7945J104 107,757 5,146,000 SH OTHER 01 5,146,000 SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 51,763 2,050,000 SH OTHER 01 2,050,000 SEALY CORP COM 812139301 49,441 6,505,400 SH OTHER 01 6,505,400 SELECT SECTR SPDR SBI INTTECH COM 81369Y803 80,304 3,585,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 3,585,000 SERVICE CORP INTL COM 817565104 389 38,370 SH OTHER 01 38,370 SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 394,156 7,722,500 SH OTHER 01 7,722,500 SOHU COM INC COM 83408W103 604 13,392 SH OTHER 01 13,392 SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO COM 844741108 43,703 3,524,400 SH OTHER 01 3,524,400 STANCORP FINL GROUP INC COM 852891100 398 8,346 SH OTHER 01 8,346 STAPLES INC COM 855030102 125,078 5,657,100 SH OTHER 01 5,657,100 STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD COM 85590A401 57,701 1,115,000 SH OTHER 01 1,115,000 STRAYER ED INC COM 863236105 579 3,798 SH OTHER 01 3,798 TERRA INDS INC COM 880915103 553 15,574 SH OTHER 01 15,574 TJX COS INC NEW COM 872540109 585 17,683 SH OTHER 01 17,683 TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 585 9,733 SH OTHER 01 9,733 TOWN SPORTS INTL HLDGS INC COM 89214A102 34,173 5,331,279 SH OTHER 01 5,331,279 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 33,345 900,000 SH OTHER 01 900,000 TREEHOUSE FOODS INC COM 89469A104 47,160 2,063,000 SH OTHER 01 2,063,000 TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP UNIT 99/99/9999 89582E207 4,771 481,900 SH OTHER 01 481,900 TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP COM 899896104 610 15,759 SH OTHER 01 15,759 UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP DEL COM 91307C102 208 2,397 SH OTHER 01 2,397 UST INC COM 902911106 578 10,606 SH OTHER 01 10,606 VAIL RESORTS INC COM 91879Q109 436 9,023 SH OTHER 01 9,023 VALUECLICK INC COM 92046N102 198 11,491 SH OTHER 01 11,491 VERIFONE HLDGS INC COM 92342Y109 198 12,447 SH OTHER 01 12,447 VERISIGN INC COM 92343E102 13,296 400,000 SH OTHER 01 400,000 WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322103 175 17,031 SH OTHER 01 17,031 WASTE CONNECTIONS INC COM 941053100 390 12,674 SH OTHER 01 12,674 WEIGHT WATCHERS INTL INC NEW COM 948626106 392 8,459 SH OTHER 01 8,459 WENDYS INTL INC COM 950590109 125,331 5,435,000 SH OTHER 01 5,435,000 WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 164,082 4,975,200 SH OTHER 01 4,975,200 WRIGLEY WM JR CO COM 982526105 395 6,293 SH OTHER 01 6,293 WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM 98310W108 37,499 1,813,300 SH OTHER 01 1,813,300 ZIMMER HLDGS INC COM 98956P102 40,090 514,900 SH OTHER 01 514,900