13F-HR 1 d65206e13fvhr.txt FORM 13F-HR 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, 2008 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: RBS Partners, L.P. Address: 200 Greenwich Avenue Greenwich, CT 06830 Form 13F File Number: 28-2610 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: Adrian J. Maizey Title: Chief Financial Officer, ESL Investments, Inc., General Partner of RBS Partners, L.P. Phone: (203) 861-4600 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Adrian J. Maizey Greenwich, CT November 14, 2008 ------------------------------------ --------------------- ----------------- (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).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 17 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $11,552,274 (in thousands) List of Other Included Managers: 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. No. Form 13F File Number Name --- -------------------- ---- 1 28-11470 ESL Investments, Inc. Explanatory Note: RBS Partners, L.P. ("RBS") hereby advises that ESL Investments, Inc. and RBS may be deemed to share investment discretion for purposes of Rule 13f-1(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") over certain 13(f) securities for which RBS exercises direct control. FORM 13F Information Table - Public Page 1 of 1
Column 1: Column 2: Column 3: Column 4: Column 5: Column 6 Column 7: Column 8: --------------------------- --------- ----------- ---------- ------------------- ---------- --------- ------------------------------ Fair Market Shares or Voting Authority Title of CUSIP Value Principal SH/ Put/ Investment Other ------------------------------ Name of Issuer Class Number (x $1,000) Amount PRN Call Discretion Managers (a) Sole (b) Shared (c) None --------------------------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- -------- Acxiom Corp. Common 005125-10-9 41,307 3,293,989 SH SOLE 3,293,989 AutoNation, Inc. Common 05329W-10-2 67,392 5,995,748 SH DEFINED 5,995,748 AutoNation, Inc. Common 05329W-10-2 806,670 71,767,802 SH SOLE 71,767,802 AutoZone Inc. Common 053332-10-2 733,543 5,947,328 SH DEFINED 5,947,328 AutoZone Inc. Common 053332-10-2 2,089,054 16,937,364 SH SOLE 16,937,364 CIT Group, Inc. Common 125581-10-8 50,594 7,269,321 SH SOLE 7,269,321 Capital One Financial Corp. Common 14040H-10-5 503,652 9,875,523 SH SOLE 9,875,523 Citigroup Inc. Common 172967-10-1 391,409 19,083,800 SH SOLE 19,083,800 Centex Corporation Common 152312-10-4 9,851 608,100 SH SOLE 608,100 Federal National Mortgage Association Common 313586-10-9 52,918 34,586,789 SH SOLE 34,586,789 Home Depot, Inc. Common 437076-10-2 510,429 19,715,300 SH SOLE 19,715,300 The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Common 416515-10-4 22,545 550,000 SH SOLE 550,000 KB Home Common 48666K-10-9 7,045 358,000 SH SOLE 358,000 PHH Corporation Common 693320-20-2 18,723 1,408,800 SH SOLE 1,408,800 Sears Holdings Corp. Common 812350-10-6 33,191 354,985 SH DEFINED 354,985 Sears Holdings Corp Common 812350-10-6 6,139,687 65,665,101 SH SOLE 65,665,101 SLM Corporation Common 78442P-10-6 74,263 6,018,100 SH SOLE 6,018,100 ---------- COLUMN TOTALS Grand Total 11,552,274