13F-HR 1 form13f_0908.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: Wintergreen Advisers, LLC Address: 333 US Route 46 West Suite 204 Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046 13F File Number : 028-12233 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: Fred T Perlstadt Title: Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 973 263 2601 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Fred T Perlstadt Mountain Lakes, NJ November 14, 2008 ---------------- ------------------ ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Managers Included: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 15 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $698,060 (Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Number Name

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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del Cl B 084670207 122484 27869 SH SOLE 27869 0 0 Canadian Natural Resource Ltd Common 136385101 41785 609167 SH SOLE 609167 0 0 Chesapeake Energy Corp Common 165167107 65688 1831793 SH SOLE 1831793 0 0 Coca Cola Femsa SA de C V ADR 191241108 8020 158941 SH SOLE 158941 0 0 Consolidated Tomoka Land Co Common 210226106 63985 1481474 SH SOLE 1481474 0 0 eBay Inc Common 278642103 9928 443600 SH SOLE 443600 0 0 Fomento Economico Mexicano-SP ADR 344419106 51095 1339660 SH SOLE 1339660 0 0 Franklin Resources Inc Common 354613101 20166 228816 SH SOLE 228816 0 0 General Dynamics Corporation Common 369550108 45521 618323 SH SOLE 618323 0 0 Goldman Sachs Group Inc Common 38141G104 18918 147800 SH SOLE 147800 0 0 Grupo Televisa SA de CV ADR 40049J206 8904 407130 SH SOLE 407130 0 0 Leucadia National Corp Common 527288104 29699 653596 SH SOLE 653596 0 0 Reynolds American Inc Common 761713106 70992 1460140 SH SOLE 1460140 0 0 SPDR Gold Trust Gold Shs 78463V107 11147 131039 SH SOLE 131039 0 0 Wynn Resorts Ltd Common 983134107 129728 1589022 SH SOLE 1589022 0 0