13F-HR 1 y74607e13fvhr.txt 13F-HR 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, 2008 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: Chieftain Capital Management, Inc. Address: 12 East 49th Street, New York, New York 10017 Form 13F File Number: 28-1658 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: Thomas D. Stern Title: Managing Director Phone: (212) 421-9760 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Thomas D. Stern New York, New York February 17, 2009 ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------- 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 manager(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).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 13 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 2,525,002 (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. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 -------- -------------- ----------- --------- ------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------------- VOTING AUTHORITY TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER ---------------------- NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- ----------- --------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---------- ------ ---- COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N 20 0 630,896 39,064,780 SH SOLE 39,064,780 LABORATORY CORP AMER HOLDINGS COM NEW 50540R 40 9 396,555 6,156,733 SH SOLE 6,156,733 RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513 10 4 373,205 12,833,750 SH SOLE 12,833,750 EATON CORP COM 278058 10 2 264,777 5,326,440 SH SOLE 5,326,440 DELL INC COM 24702R 10 1 192,925 18,840,350 SH SOLE 18,840,350 INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY LTD CL A G4776G 10 1 174,098 10,034,460 SH SOLE 10,034,460 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816 10 9 146,986 7,923,790 SH SOLE 7,923,790 AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV SPON ADR L SHS 02364W 10 5 122,627 3,956,985 SH SOLE 3,956,985 PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189 10 5 118,071 1,985,050 SH SOLE 1,985,050 ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774241 10 1 60,519 1,548,200 SH SOLE 1,548,200 CROSSTEX ENERGY INC COM 22765Y 10 4 25,295 6,485,903 SH SOLE 6,485,903 CROSSTEX ENERGY LP COM 22765U 10 2 13,600 3,112,076 SH SOLE 3,112,076 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N 10 1 5,448 322,735 SH SOLE 322,735