0000902664-12-000513.txt : 20120215 0000902664-12-000513.hdr.sgml : 20120215 20120214174949 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-12-000513 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Alden Global Capital Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001492343 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-14287 FILM NUMBER: 12613194 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FIRST FLOOR, LIBERATION STATION STREET 2: ESPLANADE CITY: ST. HELIER STATE: Y9 ZIP: JE2 3AS BUSINESS PHONE: 212-888-5500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: FIRST FLOOR, LIBERATION STATION STREET 2: ESPLANADE CITY: ST. HELIER STATE: Y9 ZIP: JE2 3AS 13F-HR 1 p12-0472form13fhr.txt ALDEN GLOBAL CAPITAL LIMITED 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 ---------------------------- 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: Alden Global Capital Limited --------------------------------------------------------- Address: 885 Third Avenue, 34th Floor --------------------------------------------------------- New York, New York 10022 --------------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-14287 ------------------ 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: David Zales ------------------------------------------------------------ Title: General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer ------------------------------------------------------------ Phone: 212.888.7219 ------------------------------------------------------------ Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ David Zales New York, New York 2/14/12 ------------------------ ------------------------ ------------------- [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).) Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 49 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $931,758 ------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------------- VALUE SHRS 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 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---------- ------ ---- A H BELO CORP COM CL A 001282102 2,167 456,193 SH SOLE 456,193 0 0 AK STL HLDG CORP COM 001547108 4,778 578,400 SH SOLE 578,400 0 0 ALCOA INC COM 013817101 9,656 1,116,300 SH SOLE 1,116,300 0 0 AMR CORP COM 001765106 794 2,269,252 SH SOLE 2,269,252 0 0 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 57,192 10,286,380 SH SOLE 10,286,380 0 0 BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP COM 120076104 5,805 686,135 SH SOLE 686,135 0 0 CABLEVISION SYS CORP CL A NY CABLVS 12686C109 10,858 763,600 SH SOLE 763,600 0 0 CASCADE BANCORP COM NEW 147154207 10,019 2,287,500 SH SOLE 2,287,500 0 0 CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP COM 171046105 1,072 457,965 SH SOLE 457,965 0 0 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 37,192 1,413,600 SH SOLE 1,413,600 0 0 CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A 18538Q105 21,156 10,905,000 SH SOLE 10,905,000 0 0 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 138,469 6,428,474 SH SOLE 6,428,474 0 0 DENDREON CORP COM 24823Q107 3,800 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 0 0 DEX ONE CORP COM 25212W100 2,014 1,213,553 SH SOLE 1,213,553 0 0 EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP PFD CV SER A 291525202 16,160 1,035,925 SH SOLE 1,035,925 0 0 ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 293639100 5,130 834,117 SH SOLE 834,117 0 0 FERRO CORP COM 315405100 2,942 601,700 SH SOLE 601,700 0 0 FINISH LINE INC CL A 317923100 3,375 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 0 0 FIRST SOLAR INC COM 336433107 15,486 458,700 SH SOLE 458,700 0 0 FORD MOTOR CO *W EXP 01/01/201 345370134 35,017 14,590,300 SH SOLE 14,590,300 0 0 FRONTLINE LTD SHS G3682E127 7,284 1,698,000 SH SOLE 1,698,000 0 0 GANNETT INC COM 364730101 126,689 9,475,613 SH SOLE 9,475,613 0 0 HAWAIIAN TELCOM HOLDCO INC COM 420031106 5,542 359,893 SH SOLE 359,893 0 0 HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 3,695 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 0 0 ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 15,407 2,912,400 SH SOLE 2,912,400 0 0 JEFFERIES GROUP INC NEW COM 472319102 16,886 1,228,100 SH SOLE 1,228,100 0 0 JOURNAL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 481130102 65 14,850 SH SOLE 14,850 0 0 LIN TV CORP CL A 532774106 3,090 730,394 SH SOLE 730,394 0 0 MCCLATCHY CO CL A 579489105 4,988 2,087,000 SH SOLE 2,087,000 0 0 MERCER INTL INC COM 588056101 1,031 169,000 SH SOLE 169,000 0 0 MERITOR INC COM 59001K100 5,904 1,109,700 SH SOLE 1,109,700 0 0 MOLYCORP INC DEL COM 608753109 8,410 350,700 SH SOLE 350,700 0 0 MONSTER WORLDWIDE INC COM 611742107 10,219 1,288,700 SH SOLE 1,288,700 0 0 NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP I CL A 65336K103 5,739 732,050 SH SOLE 732,050 0 0 NOKIA CORP SPONSORED ADR 654902204 4,700 975,000 SH SOLE 975,000 0 0 OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP I COM 690368105 11,367 1,040,000 SH SOLE 1,040,000 0 0 PATRIOT COAL CORP COM 70336T104 19,602 2,314,300 SH SOLE 2,314,300 0 0 POPULAR INC COM 733174106 11,258 8,099,500 SH SOLE 8,099,500 0 0 SALEM COMMUNICATIONS CORP DE CL A 794093104 1,033 401,913 SH SOLE 401,913 0 0 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC CL A 829226109 14,729 1,300,000 SH SOLE 1,300,000 0 0 SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM SER 1 852061100 10,366 4,429,800 SH SOLE 4,429,800 0 0 SUNTECH PWR HLDGS CO LTD ADR 86800C104 4,269 1,931,600 SH SOLE 1,931,600 0 0 SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 369 139,600 SH SOLE 139,600 0 0 TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 9,644 413,216 SH SOLE 413,216 0 0 U S AIRWAYS GROUP INC COM 90341W108 9,578 1,889,100 SH SOLE 1,889,100 0 0 UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW COM 912909108 9,526 360,000 SH SOLE 360,000 0 0 VISTEON CORP COM NEW 92839U206 54,877 1,098,860 SH SOLE 1,098,860 0 0 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 21,249 771,000 SH SOLE 771,000 0 0 YAHOO INC COM 984332106 151,160 9,371,387 SH SOLE 9,371,387 0 0