13F-HR 1 vac13f111204.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: 30 SEPTEMBER 2004 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: ValueAct Capital (VA Partners, LLC) ----------------------------------------------------- 435 Pacific Avenue, Fourth Floor ----------------------------------------------------- San Francisco, CA 94133 ----------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-10080 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: George F. Hamel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Phone: 415-362-3700 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ George F. Hamel, Jr. San Francisco, CA November 12, 2004 ------------------ ----------------- ---------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type: [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: 20 --------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,295,326 -------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE VA Partners, LLC FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Voting Authority ---------------------- Value Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Managers Sole Shared None ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acxiom Corp. COM 005125109 143,983 6,065,025 Sh Sole N/A 6,065,025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applera Corp. COM 038020103 65,618 3,477,400 Sh Sole N/A 3,477,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalina Marketing Corp. COM 148867104 147,735 6,401,000 Sh Sole N/A 6,401,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CoolBrands Intl, Inc. COM 21639P208 29,089 3,968,400 Sh Sole N/A 3,968,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DocuCorp International, Inc. COM 255911109 4,710 554,200 Sh Sole N/A 554,200 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPIQ Systems, Inc. COM 26882D109 23,611 1,515,495 Sh Sole N/A 1,515,495 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Arden, Inc. COM 28660G106 24,109 1,144,816 Sh Sole N/A 1,144,816 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gartner Group, Inc. COM 366651107 101,347 8,669,600 Sh Sole N/A 8,669,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gartner Group, Inc. CL B 366651206 59,165 5,122,546 Sh Sole N/A 5,122,546 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. COM 457875102 58,093 3,387,400 Sh Sole N/A 3,387,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interactive Data Corp. COM 45840J107 19,311 1,026,100 Sh Sole N/A 1,026,100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lifeline Systems, Inc. COM 532192101 62,940 2,577,400 Sh Sole N/A 2,577,400 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lodgenet Entertainment Corp. COM 540211109 17,170 1,300,832 Sh Sole N/A 1,300,832 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSC Software Corp COM 553531104 15,455 1,922,300 Sh Sole N/A 1,922,300 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martha Stewart Living COM 573083102 66,424 4,230,833 Sh Sole N/A 4,230,833 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McAfee, Inc. COM 579064106 130,059 6,470,600 Sh Sole N/A 6,470,600 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mentor Corp COM 587188103 232,385 6,899,818 Sh Sole N/A 6,899,818 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. COM 589584101 5,444 408,757 Sh Sole N/A 408,757 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Per-Se Technologies COM 713569309 73,847 5,382,472 Sh Sole N/A 5,382,472 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seitel Inc. COM 816074405 14,821 14,971,563 Sh Sole N/A 14,971,563 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------