13F-HR 1 chicagofundamental3q12.txt FORM 13F HOLDINGS REPORT 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, 2012 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: Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, LLC Address: 71 South Wacker Drive Suite 3495 Chicago, IL 60606 13F File Number: 028-13316 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: John R. Gordon Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (312) 416-4300 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ John R. Gordon Chicago, IL/USA November 13, 2012 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 16 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $247,448 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- CAPITALSOURCE INC COM 14055X102 9931 1310150 SH SOLE 1310150 0 0 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 32820 1739300 SH CALL SOLE 1739300 0 0 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 18201 964600 SH PUT SOLE 964600 0 0 DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED RLTY NOTE 1.750%11/1 251591AX1 6387 5730000 PRN SOLE 5730000 0 0 DRYSHIPS INC. NOTE 5.000%12/0 262498AB4 26342 32150000 PRN SOLE 32150000 0 0 EQUINIX INC NOTE 4.750% 6/1 29444UAH9 21627 8500000 PRN SOLE 8500000 0 0 GENWORTH FINL INC COM CL A 37247D106 5237 1001330 SH SOLE 1001330 0 0 GRAY TELEVISION INC COM 389375106 627 275045 SH SOLE 275045 0 0 KB HOME COM 48666K109 21067 1468100 SH CALL SOLE 1468100 0 0 LENNAR CORP CL A 526057104 8664 249200 SH CALL SOLE 249200 0 0 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP NOTE 3.000% 5/0 535678AC0 17956 17275000 PRN SOLE 17275000 0 0 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SDCV 2.125%12/1 595017AB0 12593 10000000 PRN SOLE 10000000 0 0 PROLOGIS NOTE 3.250% 3/1 74340XAT8 7298 6500000 PRN SOLE 6500000 0 0 RYLAND GROUP INC COM 783764103 9843 328100 SH PUT SOLE 328100 0 0 TEXTRON INC NOTE 4.500% 5/0 883203BN0 25060 12500000 PRN SOLE 12500000 0 0 US AIRWAYS GROUP INC NOTE 7.250% 5/1 911905AC1 23795 10000000 PRN SOLE 10000000 0 0