13F-HR 1 y80382e13fvhr.txt FORM 13F UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 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 November 16, 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: 11 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,725,632 (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 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER ---------------------- NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ----------------------------- -------------- ----------- --------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---------- ------ ---- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM 539830 10 9 440,785 5,645,303 SH SOLE 5,645,303 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N 20 0 400,300 24,894,294 SH SOLE 24,894,294 RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513 10 4 361,877 12,461,330 SH SOLE 12,461,330 US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973 30 4 338,998 15,507,682 SH SOLE 15,507,682 LABORATORY CORP AMER HOLDINGS COM NEW 50540R 40 9 297,308 4,525,238 SH SOLE 4,525,238 VARIAN MED SYS INC COM 92220P 10 5 286,636 6,803,610 SH SOLE 6,803,610 PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189 10 5 234,970 2,306,568 SH SOLE 2,306,568 DELL INC COM 24702R 10 1 179,356 11,753,338 SH SOLE 11,753,338 WATERS CORP COM 941848 10 3 139,721 2,501,278 SH SOLE 2,501,278 CROSSTEX ENERGY INC COM 22765Y 10 4 30,122 5,704,926 SH SOLE 5,704,926 CROSSTEX ENERGY LP COM 22765U 10 2 15,559 2,952,338 SH SOLE 2,952,338