13F-HR 1 a2209520z13f-hr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 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: Relational Investors LLC --------------------------------- Address: 12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 600 --------------------------------- San Diego, CA 92130 --------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-06854 --------------------- 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: Jay N. Sitlani ------------------------------- Title: Director of Operations ------------------------------- Phone: 858-704-3336 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ J. SITLANI San Diego, California 05/15/12 ------------------------------- --------------------- ------------- [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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 25 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 5,942,122 -------------------- (thousands) Confidential information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed separately with the Commission. List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------ --------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ------- ----------- ---------- ------ ---- Baxter International Inc. COM 071813109 $100,904 1,687,929 SH SOLE 1,687,929 Unum Group COM 91529Y106 $321,123 13,117,762 SH SOLE 13,117,762 Harman International Industries Inc. COM 413086109 $ 74,776 1,597,430 SH SOLE 1,597,430 Carter's, Inc. COM 146229109 $ 36,403 731,418 SH SOLE 731,418 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. COM 98956P102 $270,200 4,203,482 SH SOLE 4,203,482 SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust COM 78462F103 $228,090 1,619,844 SH SOLE 1,619,844 Esterline Technologies Corp. COM 297425100 $109,194 1,528,037 SH SOLE 1,528,037 Occidental Petroleum Corporation COM 674599105 $569,250 5,977,630 SH SOLE 5,977,630 PMC-Sierra, Inc. COM 69344F106 $129,036 17,847,255 SH SOLE 17,847,255 PepsiCo, Inc. COM 713448108 $595,875 8,980,787 SH SOLE 8,980,787 iShares Russell Midcap Value Index COM 464287473 $ 56,519 1,174,300 SH SOLE 1,174,300 Medtronic, Inc. COM 585055106 $213,541 5,448,872 SH SOLE 5,448,872 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. COM 002896207 $103,597 2,088,227 SH SOLE 2,088,227 CVS Caremark Corporation COM 126650100 $408,631 9,121,234 SH SOLE 9,121,234 Assurant, Inc. COM 04621X108 $136,692 3,375,112 SH SOLE 3,375,112 Illinois Tool Works Inc. COM 452308109 $440,940 7,719,531 SH SOLE 7,719,531 The Western Union Company COM 959802109 $297,877 16,924,826 SH SOLE 16,924,826 MetLife, Inc. COM 59156R108 $303,849 8,135,176 SH SOLE 8,135,176 Ashland Inc. COM 044209104 $106,460 1,743,525 SH SOLE 1,743,525 Applied Materials, Inc. COM 038222105 $278,926 22,421,693 SH SOLE 22,421,693 Guaranty Bancorp COM 40075T102 $ 35,008 17,592,000 SH SOLE 17,592,000 Quest Diagnostics Incorporated COM 74834L100 $255,940 4,185,447 SH SOLE 4,185,447 Hewlett-Packard Company COM 428236103 $389,252 16,334,517 SH SOLE 16,334,517 Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. COM 69888P106 $136,948 3,535,967 SH SOLE 3,535,967 Caterpillar Inc. COM 149123101 $343,091 3,220,907 SH SOLE 3,220,907