13F-HR 1 y78791e13fvhr.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: June 30, 2009 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 August 14, 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: 12 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,382,797 (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 0 410,351 29,102,878 SH SOLE 29,102,878 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830 10 9 302,799 3,754,478 SH SOLE 3,754,478 RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513 10 4 299,740 10,557,960 SH SOLE 10,557,960 US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973 30 4 260,502 14,536,947 SH SOLE 14,536,947 LABORATORY CORP AMER HOLDINGS COM NEW 50540R 40 9 245,089 3,615,421 SH SOLE 3,615,421 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816 10 9 229,541 9,876,961 SH SOLE 9,876,961 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM 92220P 10 5 191,710 5,455,610 SH SOLE 5,455,610 DELL INC COM 24702R 10 1 152,214 11,086,213 SH SOLE 11,086,213 WATERS CORP COM 941848 10 3 133,736 2,598,328 SH SOLE 2,598,328 PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189 10 5 122,601 1,678,773 SH SOLE 1,678,773 CROSSTEX ENERGY INC COM 22765Y 10 4 25,234 6,051,266 SH SOLE 6,051,266 CROSSTEX ENERGY LP COM 22765U 10 2 9,280 2,984,068 SH SOLE 2,984,068