13F-HR 1 d1286845_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 March 31, 2012 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 May 15, 2012 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 39 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $4,422,699 (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 March 31, 2012

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 -------------- -------------- --------- -------- -------------------- ---------- -------- --------------------- VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ---------- -------- --------- ------ ---- AEROFLEX HLDG CORP COM 007767106 39,377 3,534,708 SH Defined 1,3,4 3,534,708 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 9,176 135,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 135,000 APPLE INC COM 037833100 194,227 323,955 SH Defined 1,2,4 323,955 BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 15,720 400,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 400,000 CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 10,784 325,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 325,000 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 120,291 3,291,122 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,291,122 COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE COM 19122T109 149,409 5,224,106 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 5,224,106 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 279,543 3,100,181 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,100,181 DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW COM 256677105 204,505 4,426,516 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,426,516 FAMILY DLR STORES INC COM 307000109 181,442 2,867,281 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,867,281 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 266,256 8,039,144 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 8,039,144 FLUOR CORP NEW COM 343412102 24,616 410,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 410,000 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 15,818 695,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 695,000 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 88,805 138,489 SH Defined 1,2,4 138,489 HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 70,404 3,267,027 SH Defined 1,2,4 3,267,027 HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC COM 444903108 3,626 440,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 440,000 HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC COM 446413106 174,943 4,347,499 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,347,499 MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 34,685 342,809 SH Defined 3,4 342,809 NVR INC COM 62944T105 187,475 258,113 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 258,113 OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 52,495 4,975,868 SH Defined 1,2,4 4,975,868 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 85,249 5,510,629 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 5,510,629 PHH CORP NOTE 4.000% 4/1 693320AH6 23,931 23,900,000 PRN Defined 1,2,4 23,900,000 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SP ADR NON VTG 71654V101 27,349 1,070,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 1,070,000 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 82,803 3,656,574 SH Defined 2,4 3,656,574 PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 129,868 181,000 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 181,000 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 253,441 3,723,781 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,723,781 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 25,072 410,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 410,000 RANGE RES CORP COM 75281A109 101,589 1,747,316 SH Defined 1,2,4 1,747,316 SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG BV SHS N7902X106 162,857 4,864,316 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,864,316 TEREX CORP NEW COM 880779103 171,526 7,623,370 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 7,623,370 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 274,754 2,373,482 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,373,482 TRIPADVISOR INC COM 896945201 182,661 5,120,850 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 5,120,850 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 137,495 1,279,263 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,279,263 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 127,035 2,155,331 SH Defined 1,2,4 2,155,331 UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY COM 913837100 29,296 685,770 SH Defined 1,3,4 685,770 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 26,028 1,010,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 1,010,000 WABCO HLDGS INC COM 92927K102 110,163 1,821,471 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,821,471 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 210,101 2,846,892 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,846,892 WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 137,884 2,111,224 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,111,224