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, 2011
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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:     Hartz Capital, Inc.
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Address:  400 Plaza Drive
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          Secaucus, New Jersey  07094
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Form 13F File Number:  28-12518
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:   Ronald J. Bangs
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Title:  Chief Operating Officer
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Phone:  201-272-6012
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

 /s/ Ronald J. Bangs        Secaucus, New Jersey        February 14, 2012
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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:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]

   Form 13F File Number          Name

   28-                           NONE



                             FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:          N/A
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:     N/A
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total:     N/A
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                                           (thousands)

PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THIS FORM 13F AND FILED
SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

Provide  a  numbered  list  of  the  name(s)  and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional  investment  managers  with respect to which this report is filed,
other  than  the  manager  filing  this  report.

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