13F-HR 1 a200809-13f_hr.txt 1: 1 a200809_13f-hr.text 5: UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: September 30 2008 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entities Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Force Capital Management, LLC Address: 595 Madison Avenue 19th Floor New York, NY 10022 13F File Number: 028-11176 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: Steven Fuchs Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (212) 451-9161 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Steven Fuchs New York, New York 10/17/2008 ---------------- ------------------ -------- [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 managers(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 managers(s).) List of Other Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 24 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $967,117 (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. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] NONE
Force Capital Management, LLC Form 13F Information Table September 30 2008 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ INVESTOR OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x1000) PRN AMT PRN DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED -------------- ----- ----- ------- --------- --- ---------- ---- ----------------- ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC. COM 017361106 3,842 104,500 SH SOLE NONE 104,500 0 AMERICO COM 023586100 889 21,209 SH SOLE NONE 21,209 0 ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST COM 044103109 466 115,000 SH SOLE NONE 115,000 0 CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP COM 17285T106 769 985,800 SH SOLE NONE 985,800 0 COPART INC COM 217204106 27,172 715,050 SH SOLE NONE 715,050 0 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 40,824 1,409,184 SH SOLE NONE 1,409,184 0 EAGLE MATERIALS INC COM 26969P108 12,087 540,300 SH SOLE NONE 540,300 0 FASTENAL CO COM 311900104 12,284 248,717 SH SOLE NONE 248,717 0 J B HUNT TRANS SVCS INC COM 445658107 9,427 282,500 SH SOLE NONE 282,500 0 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO COM CL A 512815101 10,186 329,760 SH SOLE NONE 329,760 0 MASTERCARD INC COM CL A 57636Q104 3,901 22,000 SH SOLE NONE 22,000 0 MBIA INC COM 55262C100 2,017 169,500 SH SOLE NONE 169,500 0 NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 473 270,000 SH SOLE NONE 270,000 0 SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION COM 812350106 7,200 77,000 SH SOLE NONE 77,000 0 SPORTS PROPERTIES ACQ CORP WRNT 84920F115 134 447,051 SH SOLE NONE 447,051 0 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 24,978 509,240 SH SOLE NONE 509,240 0 UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 22,293 313,274 SH SOLE NONE 313,274 0 UNITED CAPITAL CORP COM 909912107 5,549 209,476 SH SOLE NONE 209,476 0 VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 4,451 72,500 SH SOLE NONE 72,500 0 Options AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. COM 025816109 26,538 749,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 749,000 0 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO COM CL A 512815101 38,465 1,245,200 SH CALL SOLE NONE 1,245,200 0 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS COM 573284106 26,942 240,600 SH CALL SOLE NONE 240,600 0 MERRILL LYNCH & CO, INC. COM 590188108 6,325 250,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 250,000 0 NATIONAL CITY CORP COM 635405103 875 500,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 500,000 0 SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION CoM 812350106 629,912 6,737,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 6,737,000 0 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 9,810 200,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 200,000 0 UNION PACIFIC CORP COM 907818108 13,165 185,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 185,000 0 VULCAN MATERIALS CO COM 929160109 24,585 330,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 330,000 0 WACHOVIA CORPORATION COM 929903102 1,558 445,000 SH CALL SOLE NONE 445,000 0
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