13F-HR 1 sc0226adv.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: September 30, 2005 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: SPO Advisory Corp. Address: 591 Redwood Highway, Suite 3215 Mill Valley, CA 94941 Form 13F File Number: 28-4164 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: Kim M. Silva Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (415) 383-6600 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Kim M. Silva Mill Valley, California 11/14/05 -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- [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).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 19 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,578,953 (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 28-10289 SPO Partners II, L.P. 2 28-10787 San Francisco Partners II, L.P.
Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE VOTING AUTHORITY ------------------------ TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC. COM 007974108 155,352 5,766,600 SH DEFINED 1 5,766,600 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADVENT SOFTWARE, INC. COM 007974108 17,368 644,700 SH DEFINED 2 644,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AMERICAN TOWER CORP. CL A 029912201 320,821 12,858,560 SH DEFINED 1 12,858,560 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CABOT CORP. COM 127055101 180,007 5,453,100 SH DEFINED 1 5,453,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CABOT CORP. COM 127055101 10,213 309,400 SH DEFINED 2 309,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL COM 228227104 660,765 26,827,663 SH DEFINED 1 26,827,663 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL COM 228227104 70,129 2,847,300 SH DEFINED 2 2,847,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC. CL A 421933102 258,663 11,021,000 SH DEFINED 1 11,021,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC. CL A 421933102 16,802 715,900 SH DEFINED 2 715,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL COM 500643200 10,640 649,200 SH DEFINED 1 649,200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KORN FERRY INTERNATIONAL COM 500643200 677 41,300 SH DEFINED 2 41,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAMAR ADVERTISING CO. CL A 512815101 268,023 5,910,100 SH DEFINED 1 5,910,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAMAR ADVERTISING CO. CL A 512815101 18,327 404,130 SH DEFINED 2 404,130 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIBERTY GLOBAL INC. CL A 530555101 230,994 8,526,922 SH DEFINED 1 8,526,922 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIBERTY GLOBAL INC. CL A 530555101 14,995 553,519 SH DEFINED 2 553,519 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIBERTY GLOBAL INC. CL C 530555309 219,673 8,530,999 SH DEFINED 1 8,530,999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIBERTY GLOBAL INC. CL C 530555309 14,279 554,509 SH DEFINED 2 554,509 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROQUEST COMPANY COM 74346P102 99,188 2,740,000 SH DEFINED 1 [2,740,000] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PROQUEST COMPANY COM 74346P102 12,037 332,500 SH DEFINED 2 332,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------