13F-HR 1 d1237693_13f-hr.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 September 30, 2011 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Pennant Capital Management, LLC Address: 26 Main Street Chatham, New Jersey 07928 13F File Number: 028-10370 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: Alan Fournier Title: Managing Member Phone: (973) 701-1100 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Alan Fournier Chatham, New Jersey November 14, 2011 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] 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 managers(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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 4 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 52 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 4,066,529 (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. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 028-13560 Pennant Master Fund, L.P. 2. 028-13561 Pennant Windward Master Fund, L.P. 3. 028-13288 Broadway Gate Master Fund, Ltd. 4. 028-10746 Pennant General Partner, LLC

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE Pennant Capital Management, LLC September 30, 2011 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO CL A 002896207 170,386 2,767,800 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 2,767,800 ADOBE SYS INC COM 00724F101 81,875 3,387,454 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 3,387,454 AEROFLEX HLDG CORP COM 007767106 14,442 1,587,001 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 1,587,001 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 23,551 428,506 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 428,506 APPLE INC COM 037833100 141,088 370,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 370,000 AVIAT NETWORKS INC COM 05366Y102 1,353 575,687 SH DEFINED 1,4 575,687 BABCOCK & WILCOX CO NEW COM 05615F102 37,852 1,936,139 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,936,139 BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 11,984 360,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 360,000 CF INDS HLDGS INC COM 125269100 54,277 439,882 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 439,882 CVR ENERGY INC COM 12662P108 29,596 1,400,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,400,000 CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODS PTNR UT LTD PARTNER 131476103 4,976 293,754 SH DEFINED 1,4 293,754 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 68,674 2,681,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,681,000 COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE COM 19122T109 108,781 4,372,239 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,372,239 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 202,599 3,232,787 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,232,787 DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW COM 256677105 174,379 4,618,100 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,618,100 EXPEDIA INC DEL COM 30212P105 201,847 7,838,700 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 7,838,700 FAMILY DLR STORES INC COM 307000109 125,163 2,460,931 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,460,931 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 192,744 7,925,348 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 7,925,348 FLUOR CORP NEW COM 343412102 18,606 399,700 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 399,700 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 7,383 415,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 415,000 GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 101,467 5,028,100 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 5,028,100 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 63,092 122,500 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 122,500 HOLLYFRONTIER CORP COM 436106108 19,010 725,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 725,000 HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 58,181 3,825,174 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 3,825,174 HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 5,203 410,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 410,000 KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC COM 50105F105 3,956 246,000 SH DEFINED 1,4 246,000 MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 30,368 431,000 SH DEFINED 3,4 431,000 NVR INC COM 62944T105 130,644 216,306 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 216,306 OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 44,696 5,010,776 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 5,010,776 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 88,611 5,510,629 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 5,510,629 PHH CORP Note 4.000% 4/1 693320AH6 23,754 23,900,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 23,900,000 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SP ADR NON VTG 71654V101 22,170 1,070,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,070,000 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 88,105 4,983,329 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 4,983,329 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 212,965 4,379,295 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,379,295 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 21,718 440,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 440,000 RANGE RES CORP COM 75281A109 102,890 1,760,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,760,000 ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774341101 122,349 2,318,978 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 2,318,978 ROCKWELL COLLINS INC COM 774341101 10,631 201,500 CALL DEFINED 1,2,4 201,500 SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG BV SHS N7902X106 163,345 6,173,272 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 6,173,272 SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM SER 1 852061100 31,008 10,200,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 10,200,000 SYMETRA FINL CORP COM 87151Q106 6,293 772,135 SH DEFINED 1,4 772,135 TEREX CORP NEW COM 880779103 85,212 8,305,300 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 8,305,300 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 241,823 2,960,978 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,960,978 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 106,272 1,301,234 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 1,301,234 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 131,507 2,851,419 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,851,419 UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY COM 913837100 17,351 682,570 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 682,570 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 19,025 1,070,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,070,000 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 169,792 2,600,976 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,600,976 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 93,827 3,890,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,890,000 WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 70,019 2,087,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,087,000 WESTERN REFNG INC COM 959319104 16,198 1,300,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,300,000 WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC COM G96666105 93,491 2,720,130 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,720,130

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