13F-HR 1 september200313fdocument.txt SEPTEMBER2003SUBMISSION UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 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 November 14, 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: 52 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $374,766 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE(X1000) /PRN AMOUNT SH/PRN PUT/CALL ABGENIX INC COM 00339B107 1195 82500 SH ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 1830 116200 SH ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC NOTE 4.500%12/0 007903AF4 29959 17500000 PRN AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 00846U101 1727 78100 SH AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC NOTE 5.500% 7/0 00971TAC5 4088 5000000 PRN ALLERGAN INC NOTE 11/0 018490AE2 11731 12000000 PRN ALZA CORP SDCV 7/2 02261WAB5 29294 42000000 PRN AMERICAN TOWER CORP CL A 029912201 1638 161400 SH AMGEN INC COM 031162100 2929 45400 SH BARNES & NOBLE INC COM 067774109 3044 119800 SH CALPINE CORP NOTE 4.000%12/2 131347BA3 18950 20500000 PRN CARNIVAL CORP DBCV 2.000% 4/1 143658AN2 14314 13000000 PRN CENTURYTEL INC COM 156700106 3169 93500 SH COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW COM 203668108 1584 73000 SH COMPUTER ASSOC INTL INC COM 204912109 16528 633000 SH COSTCO COMPANIES INC NOTE 8/1 22160QAC6 7256 10000000 PRN COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP NOTE 2/0 222372AE4 3426 3500000 PRN CREDENCE SYS CORP COM 225302108 7543 655900 SH CYMER INC COM 232572107 3540 86000 SH DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 599 29700 SH ELAN FIN CORP LTD NOTE 12/1 284129AC7 599 1000000 PRN ELAN PLC ADR 284131208 508 96000 SH ELECTRONIC DATA SYS NEW COM 285661104 3735 184900 SH EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 291525103 2850 140800 SH EMULEX CORP COM NEW 292475209 354 13900 SH GENERAL MTRS CORP DEB SR CV C 33 370442717 28297 1050000 SH GENZYME CORP COM GENL DIV 372917104 1406 30364 SH GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM 375558103 8120 144897 SH HILTON HOTELS CORP COM 432848109 4894 301700 SH HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 448407106 5833 177200 SH INTL PAPER CO COM 460146103 1307 33500 SH LAMAR ADVERTISING CO CL A 512815101 4637 157393 SH LTX CORP COM 502392103 388 34400 SH LIFEPOINT HOSPITALS INC COM 53219L109 1517 62700 SH MANUGISTICS GROUP INC NOTE 5.000%11/0 565011AB9 6222 7500000 PRN MEDIMMUNE INC COM 584699102 602 18230 SH MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC NOTE 2.500% 2/0 595112AG8 2679 2000000 PRN NASDAQ 100 TR UNIT SER 1 6V199W9A6 13800 40000 SH C NAVISTAR INTL CORP NEW COM 63934E108 3161 84800 SH NEXTEL PARTNERS INC CL A 65333F107 3452 439800 SH OHIO CAS CORP COM 677240103 1127 77900 SH OMNICARE INC COM 681904108 6311 175000 SH PENNEY J C INC COM 708160106 1930 90300 SH REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS NOTE 5.500%10/1 75886FAB3 7553 7750000 PRN SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 2028 41900 SH SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 1696 35900 SH SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC NOTE 3.500% 6/0 82966UAA1 39270 26050000 PRN SIX FLAGS INC COM 83001P109 1810 344100 SH TERADYNE INC COM 880770102 2424 130300 SH TYCO INTL GROUP S A DBCV 3.125% 1/1 902118BG2 39512 35000000 PRN WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 942683103 4027 96600 SH YAHOO INC COM 984332106 8373 236600 SH 374766