13F-HR 1 a2195437z13f-hr.txt 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, 2009 ----------------------- 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: Relational Investors LLC --------------------------------- Address: 12400 High Bluff Drive, Suite 600 --------------------------------- San Diego, CA 92130 --------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-06854 --------------------- 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: Jay N. Sitlani ------------------------------- Title: Director of Operations ------------------------------- Phone: 858-704-3336 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ J. SITLANI San Diego, California 11/13/09 ----------------------- --------------------- ------------ [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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: 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: 27 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 5,700,483 -------------------- (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. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ----------------------------------- -------- --------- --------- ---------- --- ---- ------- -------- ---------- ------ ---- National Semiconductor Corp. COM 637640103 $ 303,360 21,258,563 SH SOLE 21,258,563 Baxter International Inc. COM 071813109 $ 724,141 12,702,007 SH SOLE 12,702,007 Unum Group COM 91529Y106 $ 349,045 16,280,063 SH SOLE 16,280,063 The Home Depot, Inc. COM 437076102 $ 718,546 26,972,447 SH SOLE 26,972,447 The Home Depot, Inc. COM 437076102 $ 239,369 8,985,337 SH OTHER 8,985,337 Harman International Industries Inc. COM 413086109 $ 19,562 577,400 SH SOLE 577,400 Charles River Lab. Intl. Inc. COM 159864107 $ 30,107 814,150 SH SOLE 814,150 Precision Castparts Corp. COM 740189105 $ 418,654 4,109,687 SH SOLE 4,109,687 Supervalu Inc. COM 868536103 $ 10,355 687,600 SH SOLE 687,600 Plantronics, Inc. COM 727493108 $ 53,239 1,985,802 SH SOLE 1,985,802 Zebra Technologies Corp. COM 989207105 $ 16,071 619,800 SH SOLE 619,800 Genzyme Corporation COM 372917104 $ 392,463 6,918,087 SH SOLE 6,918,087 International Rectifier Corp. COM 460254105 $ 43,350 2,224,200 SH SOLE 2,224,200 SPDR Trust Series 1 COM 78462F103 $ 339,409 3,214,407 SH SOLE 3,214,407 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. COM 12189T104 $ 275,258 3,448,049 SH SOLE 3,448,049 Time Warner Inc. COM 887317303 $ 112,561 3,911,067 SH SOLE 3,911,067 Esterline Technologies Corp. COM 297425100 $ 17,273 440,519 SH SOLE 440,519 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. COM 35671D857 $ 179,484 2,616,001 SH SOLE 2,616,001 Occidental Petroleum Corporation COM 674599105 $ 534,794 6,821,353 SH SOLE 6,821,353 MetLife, Inc. COM 59156R108 $ 269,898 7,089,511 SH SOLE 7,089,511 Gildan Activewear Inc. COM 375916103 $ 45,583 2,311,500 SH SOLE 2,311,500 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. COM 03076C106 $ 76,932 2,117,600 SH SOLE 2,117,600 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. COM 18683K101 $ 47,081 1,454,900 SH SOLE 1,454,900 iShares Russell Midcap Value Index COM 464287473 $ 39,771 1,122,831 SH SOLE 1,122,831 AGCO Corporation COM 001084102 $ 53,130 1,922,900 SH SOLE 1,922,900 Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. COM 717124101 $ 16,258 741,000 SH SOLE 741,000 Intuit Inc. COM 461202103 $ 374,789 13,150,500 SH SOLE 13,150,500