13F-HR 1 sc0096adv.txt SCHEDULE 13F 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, 2012 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 11/14/12 -------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 32 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $7,052,130 (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, 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 354,368 14,422,800 SH DEFINED 1 14,422,800 ADVENT SOFTWARE INC COM 007974108 31,681 1,289,400 SH DEFINED 2 1,289,400 CALPINE CORP COM 131347304 929,515 53,729,212 SH DEFINED 1 53,729,212 CALPINE CORP COM 131347304 35,539 2,054,296 SH DEFINED 2 2,054,296 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 592,826 9,248,449 SH DEFINED 1 9,248,449 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 23,012 359,000 SH DEFINED 2 359,000 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO CL A 512815101 465,963 12,575,384 SH DEFINED 1 12,575,384 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO CL A 512815101 19,147 516,730 SH DEFINED 2 516,730 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC CL A 530555101 256,992 4,230,320 SH DEFINED 1 4,230,320 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC CL A 530555101 23,454 386,079 SH DEFINED 2 386,079 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC. CL C 530555309 928,043 16,421,857 SH DEFINED 1 16,421,857 LIBERTY GLOBAL INC CL C 530555309 23,210 410,708 SH DEFINED 2 410,708 MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 250,852 3,027,051 SH DEFINED 1 3,027,051 MARTIN MARIETTA MATLS INC COM 573284106 12,489 150,700 SH DEFINED 2 150,700 OASIS PETROLEUM INC. COM 674215108 241,611 8,198,549 SH DEFINED 1 8,198,549 OASIS PETROLEUM INC. COM 674215108 9,100 308,800 SH DEFINED 2 308,800 PETROQUEST ENERGY INC COM 716748108 50,454 7,519,184 SH DEFINED 1 7,519,184 PETROQUEST ENERGY INC COM 716748108 1,920 286,200 SH DEFINED 2 286,200 PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 898,149 8,602,964 SH DEFINED 1 8,602,964 PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 32,181 308,250 SH DEFINED 2 308,250 PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD. COM 74339G101 59,540 2,894,500 SH DEFINED 1 2,894,500 PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD. COM 74339G101 2,217 107,800 SH DEFINED 2 107,800 QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC COM 74837R104 95,343 23,311,254 SH DEFINED 1 23,311,254 QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC COM 74837R104 6,846 1,673,900 SH DEFINED 2 1,673,900 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. COM 808513105 590,902 46,218,387 SH DEFINED 1 46,218,387 THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. COM 808513105 24,362 1,905,500 SH DEFINED 2 1,905,500 VISA, INC. COM 92826C839 950,804 7,080,754 SH DEFINED 1 7,080,754 VISA, INC. COM 92826C839 39,317 292,800 SH DEFINED 2 292,800 RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP COM 76116A108 93,445 10,534,910 SH DEFINED 1 10,534,910 RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP COM 76116A108 3,270 368,700 SH DEFINED 2 368,700 RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP WARRANTS 76116A116 5,392 8,169,525 SH DEFINED 1 8,169,525 RESOLUTE ENERGY CORP WARRANTS 76116A116 185 279,753 SH DEFINED 2 279,753 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------