13F-HR 1 fm13fmar08.txt FM13F FORM 13F UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2008 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: Oliver Press Partners, LLC Address: 152 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 -------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-12934 --------------------------------- 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: Clifford Press ----------------------- Title: Managing Member ----------------------- Phone: 212-277-5654 ----------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Clifford Press New York, NY May 15, 2008 --------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------ [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: 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 189,830 (thousands) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE FORM 13F March 31, 2008
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Title of Value Shares or SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Authority Name of Issuer Class CUSIP (x$1000) Prin. Amt. PRN Call Discretion Managers Sole Shared None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COHERENT INC COM 192479103 72,628 2,604,089 SH SOLE 2,604,089 EMAGEON INC COM 29076V109 8,138 3,569,360 SH SOLE 3,569,360 PAR PHARMACEUTICAL COS INC COM 69888P106 12,405 713,316 SH SOLE 713,316 PHOENIX COS INC NEW COM 71902E109 69,453 5,688,206 SH SOLE 5,688,206 SOUTH FINL GROUP INC COM 837841105 27,206 1,830,800 SH SOLE 1,830,800