13F-HR 1 form13fhr.txt NONE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 9/30/2012 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: Sandell Asset Management Corp. Address: 40 West 57th Street, 26th Floor New York, NY 10019 Form 13F File Number: 28-06499 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 submission. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Adam Hoffman Title: General Counsel Phone: (212) 603-5700 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Adam Hoffman New York, New York 11/12/2012 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [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: Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 24 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 428,042 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------ ---------- -------- --------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- ADT CORP - W/I W/I COM 00101J106 5,913 164,249 SH SOLE 164,249 0 0 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 13,182 402,000 SH SOLE 402,000 0 0 AMERIGROUP CORP COM 03073T102 33,098 362,000 SH SOLE 362,000 0 0 ARIBA INC COM NEW 04033V203 38,434 857,900 SH SOLE 857,900 0 0 BRIGHTPOINT INC COM NEW 109473405 19,510 2,175,000 SH SOLE 2,175,000 0 0 COOPER INDUSTRIES PLC SHS G24140108 39,894 531,500 SH SOLE 531,500 0 0 CORRECTIONS CORP AMER NEW COM NEW 22025Y407 8,697 260,000 SH SOLE 260,000 0 0 DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GP COM 256743105 45,891 527,906 SH SOLE 527,906 0 0 GEO GROUP INC COM 36159R103 10,233 369,836 SH SOLE 369,836 0 0 GEORGIA GULF CORP COM PAR$0.01 NEW 373200302 8,754 241,700 SH SOLE 241,700 0 0 HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC COM 42805T105 25,275 1,840,844 SH SOLE 1,840,844 0 0 IRON MTN INC COM 462846106 12,365 362,500 SH SOLE 362,500 0 0 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP INT COM SER A 53071M104 11,442 618,500 SH SOLE 618,500 0 0 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP LBT VENT COM A 53071M880 512 10,307 SH SOLE 10,307 0 0 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 25,532 467,700 SH SOLE 467,700 0 0 MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CL A NEW 584690309 13,402 309,739 SH SOLE 309,739 0 0 NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 12,923 510,000 SH SOLE 510,000 0 0 PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS INC COM 69888P106 13,145 263,000 SH SOLE 263,000 0 0 PENTAIR LTD- W/I W/I COM H6169Q108 3,488 78,822 SH SOLE 78,822 0 0 ROBBINS & MYERS INC COM 770196103 8,046 135,000 SH SOLE 135,000 0 0 SEABRIGHT HOLDINGS INC COM 811656107 3,859 350,835 SH SOLE 350,835 0 0 SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC COM 86768K106 20,154 1,412,300 SH SOLE 1,412,300 0 0 TPC GROUP INC COM 89236Y104 45,292 1,109,816 SH SOLE 1,109,816 0 0 TYCO INTL - W/I W/I COM H89128112 9,001 328,500 SH SOLE 328,500 0 0