13F-HR 1 tricadia1Q2012.txt TRICADIA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/2012 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: Tricadia Capital Management, LLC Address: 780 Third Avenue 29th Floor New York, New York 10017 13F File Number: 028-13382 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: James McKee Title: General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 646-388-5900 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/James McKee New York, NY May 11, 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: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 25 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $96,318 (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. No. 13F File Number Name 028-11231 Mariner Investment Group, LLC 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- BARCLAYS BK PLC IPTH S&P VIX NEW 06740C261 31 45600 SH PUT DEFINED 0 45600 0 CENTRAL PAC FINL CORP COM NEW 154760409 23473 1812604 SH DEFINED 0 1812604 0 CHEMTURA CORP COM NEW 163893209 6511 383473 SH DEFINED 0 383473 0 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 1184 32383 SH DEFINED 0 32383 0 FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 2495 200000 SH DEFINED 0 200000 0 FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 160 1100000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 1100000 0 ISHARES INC MSCI GERMAN 464286806 22 15800 SH CALL DEFINED 0 15800 0 ISHARES TR FTSE CHINA25 IDX 464287184 23 40000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 40000 0 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 216 322100 SH CALL DEFINED 0 322100 0 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 91 60000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 60000 0 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 7 15000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 15000 0 PMC COML TR SH BEN INT 693434102 2933 342647 SH DEFINED 0 342647 0 POLYPORE INTL INC COM 73179V103 3516 100000 SH DEFINED 0 100000 0 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 45 30000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 30000 0 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 61 30000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 30000 0 RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO COM 759509102 9152 162042 SH DEFINED 0 162042 0 RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 2721 185500 SH DEFINED 0 185500 0 RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 873 59500 SH DEFINED 1 59500 0 SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW COM 83001A102 30400 650000 SH DEFINED 0 650000 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 265 1633 SH DEFINED 0 1633 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 138 70300 SH CALL DEFINED 0 70300 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 21 15000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 15000 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 97 130000 SH CALL DEFINED 0 130000 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 229 170000 SH PUT DEFINED 0 170000 0 TARGET CORP COM 87612E106 11654 200000 SH DEFINED 0 200000 0