13F-HR 1 d1071388_13f-hr.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Axial Capital Management LLC Address: 101 Park Avenue, 48th Floor New York, New York 10178 13F File Number: 28-11699 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: Eliav Assouline Title: Managing Member Phone: (212) 984-2100 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Eliav Assouline New York, New York February 16, 2010 -------------------- ------------------------ ----------------- [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 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 manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 20 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,006,597 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. Form 13F File Number Name (1) 28-11700 Axial Capital, LP (2) 28-13254 Axial Capital Institutional, LP FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COL 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- ------ -------- ------- --- ---- ---------- ---- ---- ------ ---- AOL INC COM 00184X105 37,650 1,617,256 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 1,617,256 0 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CL A 169656105 6,876 78,000 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 78,000 0 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 37,412 2,336,806 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 2,336,806 0 COVANTA HLDG CORP COM 22282E102 27,332 1,510,917 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 1,510,917 0 DIAMONDS TR UNIT SER 1 252787106 220,756 2,121,226 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 2,121,226 0 DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 19,925 597,455 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 597,455 0 DUN & BRADSTREET CORP DEL NE COM 26483E100 12,693 150,444 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 150,444 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC COM 285512109 11,584 652,612 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 652,612 0 EQUIFAX INC COM 294429105 30,598 990,535 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 990,535 0 ISHARES TR INDEX DJ US REAL EST 464287739 81,169 1,767,618 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 1,767,618 0 ISHARES TR INDEX RUSSELL 2000 464287655 120,362 1,927,650 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 1,927,650 0 LORILLARD INC COM 544147101 12,466 155,377 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 155,377 0 M & F WORLDWIDE CORP COM 552541104 6,138 155,400 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 155,400 0 MACQUARIE INFRASTR CO LLC MEMBERSHIP INT 55608B105 17,545 1,428,734 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 1,428,734 0 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 15,532 336,112 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 336,112 0 QLT INC COM 746927102 26,762 5,395,479 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 5,395,479 0 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 24,764 535,321 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 535,321 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 43,444 404,848 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 404,848 0 SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 242,987 2,180,426 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 2,180,426 0 SYNAPTICS INC COM 87157D109 10,601 345,888 SH SHARED/DEFINED 1,2 0 345,888 0
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