13F-HR 1 fcm13fhrq42011.txt .......................... OMB Approval .......................... OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: August 31, 2012 Estimated average burden hours per response 23.5 .......................... 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: Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. Address: One Maritime Plaza Suite 2100 San Francisco, California 94111 Form 13F File Number: 28-03896 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: Name: Mark C. Wehrly Title: Managing Member Phone: (415) 421-2132 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Mark C. Wehrly San Francisco, California February 14, 2012 ------------------- 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).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 64 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $4,169,420 (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. Form 13F File Number Name 1 28-06372 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- ------------ ------------ --- ---- ------- -------- --------- ------ ---- ADVANCED ANALOGIC TECHNOLOGI COM 00752J108 5,780 1,000,000 SH OTHER 01 1,000,000 AMERICAN TOWER CORP COM 029912201 84,614 1,410,000 SH OTHER 01 1,410,000 BAXTER INTL INC COM 071813109 43,790 885,000 SH OTHER 01 885,000 BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC COM 073685109 8,828 436,364 SH OTHER 01 436,364 BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC COM NEW 09534T508 5,090 200,000 SH OTHER 01 200,000 BP PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622104 76,718 1,795,000 SH OTHER 01 1,795,000 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT ORD M22465104 64,887 1,235,000 SH OTHER 01 1,235,000 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 32,612 306,500 SH PUT OTHER 01 306,500 CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL INC COM 170032809 6,311 756,727 SH OTHER 01 756,727 CNINSURE INC SPONSORED ADR 18976M103 554 80,000 sH OTHER 01 80,000 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 102,901 4,340,000 SH OTHER 01 4,340,000 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 15,628 383,236 SH OTHER 01 383,236 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 1,020 47,368 SH OTHER 01 47,368 DOLE FOOD CO INC NEW COM 256603101 3,145 363,636 SH OTHER 01 363,636 EBAY INC COM 278642103 15,024 495,345 SH OTHER 01 495,345 EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 386,785 14,557,200 SH OTHER 01 14,557,200 ENCANA CORP COM 292505104 12,371 667,636 SH OTHER 01 667,636 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 32,294 381,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 381,000 FEI CO COM 30241L109 28,237 692,428 SH OTHER 01 692,428 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 75,117 2,825,000 SH OTHER 01 2,825,000 FLIR SYS INC COM 302445101 4,066 162,182 SH OTHER 01 162,182 FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC ORD G36738105 7,357 294,182 SH OTHER 01 294,182 FUEL SYS SOLUTIONS INC COM 35952W103 7,429 450,545 SH OTHER 01 450,545 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 88,657 1,335,000 SH OTHER 01 1,335,000 GEOEYE INC COM 37250W108 17,789 800,579 SH OTHER 01 800,579 GOODRICH CORP COM 382388106 424,291 3,430,000 SH OTHER 01 3,430,000 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 124,336 192,500 SH OTHER 01 192,500 HCA HOLDINGS INC COM 40412C101 12,888 585,000 SH OTHER 01 585,000 HORSEHEAD HLDG CORP COM 440694305 1,920 213,100 SH OTHER 01 213,100 HUDSON PAC PPTYS INC COM 444097109 144,911 10,233,860 SH OTHER 01 10,233,860 KNOLOGY INC COM 499183804 50,941 3,587,394 SH OTHER 01 3,587,394 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 53217V109 21,026 540,364 SH OTHER 01 540,364 LINKTONE LTD ADR 535925101 1,365 1,167,032 SH OTHER 01 1,167,032 LPL INVT HLDGS INC COM 50213H100 4,068 133,206 SH OTHER 01 133,206 MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 58405U102 81,055 1,450,000 SH OTHER 01 1,450,000 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 100,855 3,885,000 SH OTHER 01 3,885,000 MOTOROLA MOBILITY HLDGS INC COM 620097105 458,616 11,820,000 SH OTHER 01 11,820,000 NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 138,474 7,762,000 SH OTHER 01 7,762,000 NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 6,329 242,500 SH OTHER 01 242,500 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 142,614 5,560,000 SH OTHER 01 5,560,000 OWENS ILL INC COM NEW 690768403 195,639 10,094,900 SH OTHER 01 10,094,900 PALL CORP COM 696429307 53,984 944,596 SH OTHER 01 944,596 PHARMASSET INC COM 71715N106 159,609 1,245,000 SH OTHER 01 1,245,000 PHARMASSET INC COM 71715N106 25,640 200,000 SH PUT OTHER 01 200,000 POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 7,656 185,455 SH OTHER 01 185,455 PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS COM 74339G101 63,728 3,253,100 SH OTHER 01 3,253,100 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 60,115 1,099,000 SH OTHER 01 1,099,000 S1 CORPORATION COM 78463B101 2,871 300,000 SH OTHER 01 300,000 SANOFI RIGHT 12/31/2020 80105N113 5,460 4,550,000 SH OTHER 01 4,550,000 SAVIENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 80517Q100 669 300,000 SH OTHER 01 300,000 SHANDA INTERACTIVE ENTMT LTD SPONSORED ADR 81941Q203 17,926 448,043 SH OTHER 01 448,043 STATE STR CORP COM 857477103 132,580 3,289,000 SH OTHER 01 3,289,000 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 108,190 2,112,256 SH OTHER 01 2,112,256 TATA MTRS LTD SPONSORED ADR 876568502 6,372 377,014 SH OTHER 01 377,014 TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 20,943 4,082,500 SH OTHER 01 4,082,500 TOWN SPORTS INTL HLDGS INC COM 89214A102 29,842 4,060,082 SH OTHER 01 4,060,082 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 72,659 759,399 SH OTHER 01 759,399 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 113,886 1,075,000 SH OTHER 01 1,075,000 UNITED RENTALS INC COM 911363109 3,224 109,100 SH OTHER 01 109,100 VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 99,499 980,000 SH OTHER 01 980,000 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 65,919 995,000 SH OTHER 01 995,000 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 59,530 2,160,000 SH OTHER 01 2,160,000 WESTPORT INNOVATIONS INC COM NEW 960908309 7,785 234,200 SH OTHER 01 234,200 YAHOO INC COM 984332106 15,001 930,000 SH OTHER 01 930,000