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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001357550-11-000016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110630
FILED AS OF DATE: 20110812
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110812
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20110812
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Weiss Asset Management LP
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001357550
IRS NUMBER: 611451623
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12911
FILM NUMBER: 111029444
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
BUSINESS PHONE: 617-778-7780
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEISS CAPITAL LLC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060327
13F-HR
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wamlp13fhrq22011.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: June 30, 2011
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: Weiss Asset Management LP
Address: 222 Berkeley Street, 16th Floor,
Boston, MA 02116
Form 13F File Number: 028-12911
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: Georgiy Nikitin
Title: Chief Compliance Officer of Weiss Asset Management LP
Phone: (617) 778-7780
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Georgiy Nikitin Boston, MA August 12, 2011
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[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: None
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 33
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 114,891
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
No.: Form 13F File Number: Name:
1 028-12279 Andrew Weiss
2 028-12910 BIP GP LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHR 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
ALLIED IRISH BKS P L C SPON ADR ORD 019228808 599 281,165 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 281,165 0
BMB MUNAI INC COM 09656A105 529 529,246 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 529,246 0
CORNERSTONE PROGRESSIVE RTN COM 21925C101 941 131,418 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 131,418 0
GENCORP INC COM 368682100 2,522 392,770 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 392,770 0
GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118 20,820 972,913 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 972,913 0
HELIX BIOPHARMA CORP COM 422910109 1,039 350,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 350,000 0
IBERO-AMERICA FD INC COM 45082X103 1,900 249,652 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 249,652 0
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 1,399 21,445 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 21,445 0
ISHARES INC MSCI CHILE INVES 464286640 418 5,551 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 5,551 0
ISHARES INC MSCI JAPAN 464286848 1,721 165,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 165,000 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 11,919 250,400 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 250,400 0
ISHARES TR HIGH YLD CORP 464288513 1,922 21,047 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 21,047 0
ISHARES S&P GSCI COMMODITY I UNIT BEN INT 46428R107 1,183 34,682 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 34,682 0
LMP CAP & INCOME FD INC COM 50208A102 1,765 128,616 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 128,616 0
MI DEVS INC CL A SUB VTG 55304X104 9,737 319,994 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 319,994 0
MANAGED HIGH YIELD PLUS FD I COM 561911108 41 16,472 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 16,472 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR MINOR METALS 57060U472 308 11,940 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 11,940 0
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR VIETNAM ETF 57060U761 1,978 94,834 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 94,834 0
MEDCATH CORP COM 58404W109 179 13,187 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 13,187 0
MYREXIS INC COM 62856H107 55 15,499 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 15,499 0
PATNI COMPUTER SYS SPONS ADR 703248203 467 31,961 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 31,961 0
PHARMATHENE INC COM 71714G102 1,171 398,250 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 398,250 0
POWERSHARES ETF TRUST II MENA FRNTR ETF 73936Q603 242 20,041 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 20,041 0
SHELTON GTR CHINA FD SH BEN INT 823014105 2,154 283,820 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 283,820 0
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 826917106 4,522 464,322 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 464,322 0
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDS L SPONSD ADR SPL 827084864 968 155,640 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 155,640 0
SPROTT PHYSICAL GOLD TRUST UNIT 85207H104 145 11,100 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 11,100 0
SUNAMERICA FCSED ALPHA GRW F COM 867037103 2,049 98,634 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 98,634 0
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADR 874039100 36,630 2,904,839 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 2,904,839 0
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP SPON ADR NEW 910873405 2,253 880,239 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 880,239 0
WISDOMTREE TRUST EMG MKTS SMCAP 97717W281 1,053 20,055 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 20,055 0
WISDOMTREE TRUST INDIA ERNGS FD 97717W422 506 21,103 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 21,103 0
QIAO XING MOBILE COMM CO LTD SHS G73031109 1,755 943,508 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 943,508 0