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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001357550-11-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110930
FILED AS OF DATE: 20111114
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111114
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20111114
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: 111203039
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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wamlp13fhrq32011.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: September 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: Daniel Bradford
Title: General Counsel of Weiss Asset Management LP
Phone: (617) 778-7780
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Daniel Bradford Boston, MA November 14, 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: 30
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 226,119
(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
BARCLAYS BK PLC IPMS INDIA ETN 06739F291 323 6,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 6,000
BMB MUNAI INC COM 09656A105 862 769,309 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 769,309
GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118 4,901 421,026 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 421,026
HELIX BIOPHARMA CORP COM 422910109 476 251,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 251,000
INFOSYS LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 633 12,397 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 12,397
ISHARES INC MSCI THAILAND 464286624 2,203 41,378 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 41,378
ISHARES INC MSCI SINGAPORE 464286673 1,105 100,459 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 100,459
ISHARES INC MSCI TAIWAN 464286731 1,015 85,907 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 85,907
ISHARES INC MSCI MALAYSIA 464286830 1,961 160,573 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 160,573
ISHARES TR FTSE CHINA25 IDX 464287184 14,923 484,044 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 484,044
ISHARES TR IBOXX INV CPBD 464287242 292 2,600 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 2,600
ISHARES TR HIGH YLD CORP 464288513 6,581 79,547 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 79,547
ISHARES TR US PFD STK IDX 464288687 5,438 152,700 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 152,700
MI DEVS INC COM 55304X104 6,039 227,441 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 227,441
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR INDONESIA ETF 57060U753 7,039 278,239 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 278,239
MARKET VECTORS ETF TR VIETNAM ETF 57060U761 2,119 122,816 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 122,816
MEDCATH CORP COM 58404W109 10,034 722,943 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 722,943
MYREXIS INC COM 62856H107 42 15,499 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 15,499
PATNI COMPUTER SYS SPONS ADR 703248203 199 17,100 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 17,100
SHELTON GTR CHINA FD SH BEN INT 823014105 2,551 430,894 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 430,894
SILICONWARE PRECISION INDS L SPONSD ADR SPL 827084864 695 145,362 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 145,362
SUNAMERICA FCSED ALPHA GRW F COM 867037103 418 23,776 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 23,776
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD SPONSORED ADR 874039100 32,696 2,860,556 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 2,860,556
TATA COMMUNICATIONS LTD SPONS ADR 876564105 202 27,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 27,500
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP SPON ADR NEW 910873405 1,563 818,131 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 818,131
VALE CAP II GTD CV 6.75%12 91912F201 1,260 19,900 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 19,900
VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F MSCI EMR MKT ETF 922042858 100,521 2,800,813 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 2,800,813
WISDOMTREE TRUST INDIA ERNGS FD 97717W422 17,820 981,836 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 981,836
QIAO XING MOBILE COMM CO LTD SHS G73031109 944 943,508 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 943,508
ELLOMAY CAPITAL LIMITED SHS M39927120 1,265 209,817 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 209,817