13F-HR 1 d13fhr.txt FORM 13F - HOLDINGS REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment: Not an Amendment This Amendment (Check only one.): Not an Amendment Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Visium Asset Management, LP Address: 950 Third Avenue - 29th Floor New York, NY 10022 Form 13F File Number: 28-000-24050 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: Mark Gottlieb Title: Authorized Signtaory Phone: 646-840-5840 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Mark Gottlieb New York, NY 2/13/09 ----------------------- ------------- ------- [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).) 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: 173 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 785706
Value Shares SH/ Put/ Investment Other Voting Issuer Type Cusip x 1000 Prn Amt PRN Call Discretion Managers Authority ---------------------------------- ---------------- ---------- ------ -------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC COM ST COMMON STOCK '00484M106 9388 457709 SH SOLE 457709 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC COM ST COMMON STOCK '00507V109 432 50000 SH SOLE 50000 AETNA INC NEW COM STK COMMON STOCK '00817Y108 465 16300 SH SOLE 16300 ALEXION PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC C COMMON STOCK '015351109 362 10000 SH SOLE 10000 ALLERGAN INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '018490102 36664 909323 SH SOLE 909323 ALLOS THERAPEUTICS I NC COM ST COMMON STOCK '019777101 6631 1083548 SH SOLE 1083548 ALSIUS CORPORATION COM COMMON STOCK '021211107 80 178451 SH SOLE 178451 AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFI TTERS INC COMMON STOCK '02553E106 3042 325000 SH SOLE 325000 AMERIGROUP CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '03073T102 1656 56105 SH SOLE 56105 AMERIGROUP CORP COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS 03073T102 4428 150000 SH PUT SOLE 150000 AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '03073E105 11584 324839 SH SOLE 324839 AMGEN INC SER B SR UNS CONV 0. CONVRT BONDS 031162AN0 12076 12466000 SH SOLE 12466000 AMN HEALTHCARE SERVI CES INC C COMMON STOCK '001744101 612 72366 SH SOLE 72366 AMR CORP SR UNS CONV 4.5% DUE CONVRT BONDS 001765BB1 3990 4155000 SH SOLE 4155000 AON CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '037389103 4339 94988 SH SOLE 94988 APACHE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '037411105 596 8000 SH SOLE 8000 ARDEA BIOSCIENCES IN COM COMMON STOCK '03969P107 14607 1220296 SH SOLE 1220296 ARTHROCARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK '043136100 1193 250000 SH SOLE 250000 AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTI CALS INC COMMON STOCK '05334D107 3536 124318 SH SOLE 124318 BALLY TECH INC COM COMMON STOCK '05874B107 2583 107500 SH SOLE 107500 BAXTER INTL INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '071813109 279 5198 SH SOLE 5198 BECTON DICKINSON & C O COM STK COMMON STOCK '075887109 738 10785 SH SOLE 10785 BIOFORM MEDICAL INC COMMON STOCK '09065G107 31 34600 SH SOLE 34600 BIOVAIL CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '09067J109 2692 284873 SH SOLE 284873 BLACKROCK INTL GROWT H INCOME COMMON STOCK '092524107 1766 208045 SH SOLE 208045 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CO RP COM ST COMMON STOCK '101137107 534 68971 SH SOLE 68971 BOYD GAMING CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '103304101 520 110000 SH SOLE 110000 BRUKER CORP COM COMMON STOCK '116794108 366 90650 SH SOLE 90650 CANDELA CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '136907102 68 139161 SH SOLE 139161 CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM COMMON STOCK '14149Y108 515 14950 SH SOLE 14950 CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COMMON STOCK '14888B103 343 14077 SH SOLE 14077 CENTENE CORP DEL COM STK COMMON STOCK '15135B101 815 41336 SH SOLE 41336 CHELSEA THERAPEUTICS INTERNAT COMMON STOCK '163428105 2370 1768822 SH SOLE 1768822 CONMED CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '207410101 705 29437 SH SOLE 29437 CONSUMER DISCRETIONA RY SELT US ETF'S - US TR 81369Y407 431 20000 SH SOLE 20000 COUGAR BIOTECHNOLOGY COM STK RSTD COMMON STOCK 222083107 16915 650581 SH SOLE 650581 COVANCE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '222816100 420 9120 SH SOLE 9120 COVIDIEN LTD COM STK COMMON STOCK 'G2552X108 535 14750 SH SOLE 14750 CPEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM S COMMON STOCK '12620N104 355 36425 SH SOLE 36425 CUBIST PHARM SUB DEB CONV 2.25 CONVRT BONDS '229678AC1 6511 6941000 SH SOLE 6941000 CYBERONICS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '23251P102 499 30110 SH SOLE 30110 DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '243537107 919 11500 SH SOLE 11500
DENDREON CORP COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS 24823Q107 6018 1314000 SH PUT SOLE 1314000 DENDREON CORP COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS 24823Q107 13697 2990700 SH CALL SOLE 2990700 EATN VANC TX-MGD COMMON STOCK 27829F108 2857 290000 SH SOLE 290000 EATON VANCE TAX MANA GED DIVER COMMON STOCK 27828N102 2162 200000 SH SOLE 200000 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GLOBAL COMMON STOCK '27829C105 2024 200000 SH SOLE 200000 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP COM COMMON STOCK '28176E108 540 9831 SH SOLE 9831 ELI LILLY & CO COM STK COMMON STOCK '532457108 617 15326 SH SOLE 15326 ELI LILLY & CO COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS '532457108 6024 149600 SH CALL SOLE 149600 ELI LILLY & CO COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS '532457108 19237 477700 SH PUT SOLE 477700 ERESEARCH TECHNOLOGY INC (EX COMMON STOCK '29481V108 782 118000 SH SOLE 118000 EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '302182100 592 10759 SH SOLE 10759 FACET BIOTECH CORP COMMON STOCK '30303Q103 3549 370049 SH SOLE 370049 FIRSTBANK P R COM STK COMMON STOCK '318672102 196 17626 SH SOLE 17626 GENENTECH INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '368710406 22079 266305 SH SOLE 266305 GENTIUM SPA SPOND ADR ADRS STOCKS 37250B104 176 297904 SH SOLE 297904 GENZYME CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '372917104 338 5100 SH SOLE 5100 GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '375558103 363 7100 SH SOLE 7100 GTX INC COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS 40052B108 1810 107500 SH PUT SOLE 107500 HEALTH NET INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '42222G108 325 29821 SH SOLE 29821 HOT TOPIC INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '441339108 811 87500 SH SOLE 87500 HUMAN GENOME SCIENCE S INC COM OPTIONS - PUTS 444903108 257 121300 SH PUT SOLE 121300 HUMAN GENOME SER B SUB DEB CON CONVRT BONDS 444903AK4 7742 24975000 SH SOLE 24975000 IDENIX PHARMACEUTICA LS INC CO COMMON STOCK '45166R204 3371 582230 SH SOLE 582230 INCYTE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '45337C102 5720 1509205 SH SOLE 1509205 INCYTE CORP LTD SER B SR UNS C CONVRT BONDS '45337CAF9 2766 5194000 SH SOLE 5194000 INCYTE CORP SER B SUB DEB CONV CONVRT BONDS 45337CAE2 1882 3324000 SH SOLE 3324000 INDEVUS PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC C COMMON STOCK '454072109 13343 4249349 SH SOLE 4249349 ING GLOBAL EQUITY DI VID & PR COMMON STOCK '45684E107 2335 240000 SH SOLE 240000 INHIBITEX COMMON STOCK '45719T103 387 1479813 SH SOLE 1479813 INSITE VISION INC COM COMMON STOCK 457660108 535 2692353 SH SOLE 2692353 INTERMUNE INC COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS 45884X103 6864 648800 SH CALL SOLE 648800 INTERMUNE INC SR UNS CONV 0.25 CONVRT BONDS '45884XAC7 4883 6287000 SH SOLE 6287000
INVACARE CORP COM COMMON STOCK '461203101 731 47077 SH SOLE 47077 INVRNS MDCL PR B PRFD STK (CONVRT 46126P304 2992 24853 SH SOLE 24853 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTE CH INDX US ETF'S - US TR 464287556 8603 121080 SH SOLE 121080 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTE CH INDX OPTIONS - PUTS 464287556 24320 342300 SH PUT SOLE 342300 ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 US ETF'S - US TR 464287655 665 13500 SH SOLE 13500 ISHRES FTSE CHNA INTL ETF'S - US 464287184 364 12500 SH SOLE 12500 ISTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM COMMON STOCK '45031X204 1816 2522239 SH SOLE 2522239 JACK IN THE BOX COM STK COMMON STOCK '466367109 1657 75000 SH SOLE 75000 JAVELIN PHARMA COMMON STOCK '471894105 852 681559 SH SOLE 681559 KENDLE INTERNATIONAL INC COM COMMON STOCK '48880L107 318 12372 SH SOLE 12372 KERYX BIOPHARMA COM STK COMMON STOCK '492515101 358 1627234 SH SOLE 1627234 KERYX BIOPHARMA COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS '492515101 25 116000 SH CALL SOLE 116000 KINDRED HEALTHCARE I NC COM ST COMMON STOCK '494580103 313 24014 SH SOLE 24014 KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM COMMON STOCK '495582108 535 50415 SH SOLE 50415 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION COMMON STOCK '53217V109 33895 1454083 SH SOLE 1454083 MADDEN STEVEN LTD COM STK COMMON STOCK 556269108 1083 50800 SH SOLE 50800 MANNKIND CORP COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS 56400P201 350 101900 SH PUT SOLE 101900 MCKESSON CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '58155Q103 627 16189 SH SOLE 16189 MEDAREX INC COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS 583916101 837 150000 SH PUT SOLE 150000 MEDAREX INC COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS 583916101 1854 332200 SH CALL SOLE 332200 MEDAREX INC SER B SR UNS CONV CONVRT BONDS 583916AG6 32250 44759000 SH SOLE 44759000 MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIO NS INC CO COMMON STOCK '58405U102 702 16742 SH SOLE 16742 MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP COMMON STOCK '584690309 543 39041 SH SOLE 39041 MEDIVATION INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '58501N101 1850 126972 SH SOLE 126972 MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEM S INC COM COMMON STOCK '589889104 785 43765 SH SOLE 43765 MOLINA HEALTHCARE IN C COM STK COMMON STOCK '60855R100 489 27776 SH SOLE 27776 MOMENTA PHARM COMMON STOCK '60877T100 36754 3168422 SH SOLE 3168422 MOMENTA PHARM OPTIONS - CALLS 60877T100 2066 178100 SH CALL SOLE 178100 MYRIAD GENETICS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '62855J104 7454 112500 SH SOLE 112500 NATIONWIDE HEALTH PR OPERTIES OPTIONS - PUTS 638620104 7180 250000 SH PUT SOLE 250000 NORTHERN TRUST CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '665859104 1304 25000 SH SOLE 25000 NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM ST COMMON STOCK '62936P103 26166 4213454 SH SOLE 4213454
NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM ST OPTIONS - CALLS '62936P103 670 107800 SH CALL SOLE 107800 OBAGI MEDICAL PRODUC T INC COM COMMON STOCK '67423R108 9292 1245537 SH SOLE 1245537 OMNICARE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '681904108 2776 100000 SH SOLE 100000 OMNICARE INC SR UNS CONV 3.25% CONVRT BONDS '681904AL2 3078 5383000 SH SOLE 5383000 OMNICELL INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '68213N109 611 50023 SH SOLE 50023 OPTIMER PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC C COMMON STOCK '68401H104 429 35388 SH SOLE 35388 OSCIENT PHARMACEUTIC ALS CORP COMMON STOCK 68812R303 415 2304000 SH SOLE 2304000 OWENS & MINOR INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '690732102 452 12000 SH SOLE 12000 PALL CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '696429307 412 14500 SH SOLE 14500 PAR PHARMACEUTICAL C OS INC CO COMMON STOCK '69888P106 571 42574 SH SOLE 42574 PAREXEL INTERNATIONA L CORP CO COMMON STOCK '699462107 341 35140 SH SOLE 35140 PATTERSON CO OPTIONS - PUTS 703395103 1875 100000 SH PUT SOLE 100000 PDL BIOPHARMA INC COM COMMON STOCK '69329Y104 11904 1926153 SH SOLE 1926153 PDL BIOPHARMA INC COM OPTIONS - CALLS '69329Y104 106 17100 SH CALL SOLE 17100 PERKINELMER INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '714046109 428 30776 SH SOLE 30776 PHARMASSET INC COMMON STOCK '71715N106 4486 342168 SH SOLE 342168 PHARMERICA CP COMMON STOCK '71714F104 1496 95492 SH SOLE 95492 PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT COMMON STOCK '723456109 1543 200850 SH SOLE 200850 PONIARD PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC C COMMON STOCK '732449301 1102 570862 SH SOLE 570862 PROTEIN DESIGN SER B SUB DEB C CONVRT BONDS 74369LAD5 40990 46329000 SH SOLE 46329000 PSS WORLD MED INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '69366A100 712 37858 SH SOLE 37858 PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTION S INC COM OPTIONS - PUTS 74439H108 6868 246600 SH PUT SOLE 246600 QUESTCOR PHARMACEUTI CALS INC COMMON STOCK '74835Y101 5121 550000 SH SOLE 550000 REPROS THERAPEUTICS INC COM ST COMMON STOCK '76028H100 7319 695763 SH SOLE 695763 RES-CARE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '760943100 361 24036 SH SOLE 24036 REVLON INC CL A COM STK COMMON STOCK '761525609 70 10427 SH SOLE 10427 RIGEL PHARMACEUTICAL S INC COM COMMON STOCK '766559603 9588 1198497 SH SOLE 1198497 RIGEL PHARMACEUTICAL S INC COM OPTIONS - CALLS '766559603 3324 415500 SH CALL SOLE 415500 RODMAN & RENSHAW CAPGROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 77487R100 1027 1194021 SH SOLE 1194021 RTI BIOLOGICS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '74975N105 2479 898018 SH SOLE 898018 S & P DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS TR U US ETF'S - US TR 78462F103 2256 25000 SH SOLE 25000
S & P DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS TR U OPTIONS - PUTS '78462F103 45120 500000 SH PUT SOLE 500000 SAVIENT PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC COMMON STOCK '80517Q100 16786 2899145 SH SOLE 2899145 SAVIENT PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC OPTIONS - PUTS 80517Q100 701 121000 SH PUT SOLE 121000 SAVIENT PHARMACEUTIC ALS INC OPTIONS - CALLS 80517Q100 4399 759600 SH CALL SOLE 759600 SEPRACOR INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '817315104 8060 734030 SH SOLE 734030 SEPRACOR INC SER B SENIOR SUB CONVRT BONDS '817315AW4 1567 1662000 SH SOLE 1662000 SONIC INNOVATIONS IN C COM STK COMMON STOCK '83545M109 52 52416 SH SOLE 52416 SPDR S&P HOMEBUILDER S ETF US ETF'S - US TR 78464A888 599 50000 SH SOLE 50000 ST JUDE MED INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '790849103 303 9196 SH SOLE 9196 STARBUCKS CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '855244109 473 50000 SH SOLE 50000 STERIS CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '859152100 611 25580 SH SOLE 25580 SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTIC ALS -CL A COMMON STOCK '864909106 1693 294417 SH SOLE 294417 SUNPOWER CP B COMMON STOCK '867652307 1445 47486 SH SOLE 47486 SYNERON MED COMMON STOCK 'M87245102 301 36140 SH SOLE 36140 TECHNE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '878377100 323 5000 SH SOLE 5000 TEVA PHARM ADRS STOCKS 881624209 18079 424694 SH SOLE 424694 THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-G RO CO CL COMMON STOCK '810186106 446 15000 SH SOLE 15000 THERAVANCE OPTIONS - CALLS 88338T104 1549 125000 SH CALL SOLE 125000 THERAVANCE OPTIONS - PUTS 88338T104 867 70000 SH PUT SOLE 70000 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC C COMMON STOCK '883556102 491 14400 SH SOLE 14400 THORATEC CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '885175307 2860 88013 SH SOLE 88013 TREEHOUSE FOODS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '89469A104 3541 130000 SH SOLE 130000 UNITED THERAPEUT SER B SR UNS CONVRT BONDS '91307CAD4 33457 35479000 SH SOLE 35479000 UNITEDHEALTH GRP COMMON STOCK '91324P102 1330 50000 SH SOLE 50000 UNIVERSAL HEALTH SER VICES INC COMMON STOCK '913903100 3595 95700 SH SOLE 95700 URBAN OUTFITTERS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '917047102 449 30000 SH SOLE 30000 VALEANT PHARMACEUTIC ALS INTL OPTIONS - PUTS 91911X104 14729 643200 SH PUT SOLE 643200 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '92220P105 559 15940 SH SOLE 15940 VENTAS INC COM REIT OPTIONS - PUTS 92276F100 1679 50000 SH PUT SOLE 50000 VIVUS INC COM STK OPTIONS - CALLS 928551100 1624 305200 SH CALL SOLE 305200 VIVUS INC COM STK OPTIONS - PUTS 928551100 947 178100 SH PUT SOLE 178100 WAL-MART STORES INC COM STK COMMON STOCK '931142103 2803 50000 SH SOLE 50000 WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK '942683103 455 17115 SH SOLE 17115 WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES I COMMON STOCK '955306105 449 11878 SH SOLE 11878 ZILA INC COM STK RSTD COMMON STOCK 989513304 292 1043692 SH SOLE 1043692 ZOLL MEDICAL CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK '989922109 359 19000 SH SOLE 19000 Report Summary 173 Data Records 785706