13F-HR 1 march200313fdocument.txt MARCH2003SUBMISSION UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: March 31, 2003 Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Aristeia Capital, LLC 381 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 13F File Number: 28-7622 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: Edward Goldman Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (212) 842-8900 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Edward P. Goldman New York, NY May 15, 2003 Report Type: 13F Holdings Report 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: 47 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $354,169 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE(X1000) /PRN AMOUNT SH/PRN PUT/CALL ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 3873 230100 SH AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 1856 141200 SH AIRBORNE INC NOTE 5.750% 4/0 009269AB7 2164 2000000 PRN ALKERMES INC NOTE 6.520%12/3 01642TAC2 24244 17511000 PRN ALZA CORP SDCV 7/2 02261WAB5 53566 65775000 PRN AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP COM 03073E105 3596 68500 SH AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC NOTE 5.000% 3/1 031652AH3 2795 4002000 PRN AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC NOTE 5.750% 6/0 031652AN0 3788 5000000 PRN BARNES & NOBLE INC COM 067774109 1555 81900 SH BEST BUY INC COM 086516101 634 23500 SH CALPINE CORP NOTE 4.000%12/2 131347BA3 36541 55000000 PRN CEPHALON INC COM 156708109 1298 32500 SH CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 5.750%10/1 16117MAB3 3382 15370000 PRN CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 4.750% 6/0 16117MAC1 315 1700000 PRN COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW COM 203668108 1375 67100 SH COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COM 204912109 3333 244000 SH CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC NOTE 4.000% 2/0 207142AF7 5967 9901000 PRN CONTINENTAL AIRLS INC NOTE 4.500% 2/0 210795PD6 3496 8850000 PRN COR THERAPEUTICS INC NOTE 4.500% 6/1 217753AG7 18119 16250000 PRN COSTCO COMPANIES INC NOTE 8/1 22160QAC6 14381 20000000 PRN COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP COM 222372104 2438 42400 SH CYMER INC COM 232572107 1420 60000 SH ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS NEW CL A 278762109 2995 103700 SH ELAN FIN CORP LTD NOTE 12/1 284129AC7 19440 40500000 PRN FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 5096 137700 SH FOSTER WHEELER LTD NOTE 6.500% 6/0 35024PAB8 1092 4000000 PRN GAP INC DEL COM 364760108 9388 647900 SH GENZYME CORP COM GENL DIV 372917104 1334 36600 SH GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 6256 149000 SH HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 4306 174200 SH INCO LTD COM 453258402 2810 150900 SH INTL PAPER CO COM 460146103 2157 63800 SH LOWES COS INC COM 548661107 5005 122600 SH MCDATA CORP CL A 580031201 3420 398100 SH MCLEODUSA INC CL A 582266706 33 60000 SH MIRANT CORP DBCV 2.500% 6/1 604675AB4 20066 32500000 PRN NORTEL NETWORKS CORP NEW COM 656568102 686 330000 SH OHIO CAS CORP COM 677240103 1320 102200 SH PENNEY J C INC COM 708160106 2272 115700 SH SCIOS INC NOTE 5.500% 8/1 808905AB9 14260 11750000 PRN SEPRACOR INC NOTE 5.750%11/1 817315AQ7 3515 4500000 PRN SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC COM 82966U103 508 695052 SH TJX COS INC NEW COM 872540109 760 43200 SH TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A DBCV 4.250% 6/1 879403AD5 34591 30687000 PRN TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 1122 96400 SH TIMES MIRROR CO NEW NOTE 4/1 887364AE7 26791 39850000 PRN TYCO INTL LTD NEW COM 902124106 1735 134900 SH VERITAS SOFTWARE CO NOTE 5.250%11/0 923436AB5 7456 4000000 PRN 354169