13F-HR 1 d1329624_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, 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: 1 DeForest Avenue, Suite 200 Summit, New Jersey 07901 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: (908) 516-5800 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Alan Fournier Summit, New Jersey November 14, 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: 42 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $4,794,074 (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, 2012

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVSMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRTN MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE AEROFLEX HLDG CORP COM 007767106 23,243 3,505,710 SH Defined 1,3,4 3,505,710 APPLE INC COM 037833100 198,567 297,655 SH Defined 1,2,4 297,655 BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 24,026 694,998 SH Defined 1,2,4 694,998 CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 21,861 710,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 710,000 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 107,957 3,299,422 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,299,422 COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC NE COM 19122T109 145,032 4,638,069 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,638,069 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CL A 192446102 73,385 1,050,000 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,050,000 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 291,556 2,813,972 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,813,972 DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW COM 256677105 191,565 3,716,816 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,716,816 FAMILY DLR STORES INC COM 307000109 147,889 2,230,597 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,230,597 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 220,478 7,062,066 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 7,062,066 FLUOR CORP NEW COM 343412102 28,140 500,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 500,000 FORD MTR CO DEL COM PAR $0.01 345370860 8,184 830,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 830,000 FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN COM 34984V100 22,618 930,000 SH Defined 1,4 930,000 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 21,819 910,658 SH Defined 1,2,4 910,658 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 90,305 119,689 SH Defined 1,2,4 119,689 HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC COM 446413106 185,712 4,416,467 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,416,467 LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 53,962 1,138,200 Call Defined 1,2,4 1,138,200 MRC GLOBAL INC COM 55345K103 92,827 3,774,971 SH Defined 2,3,4 3,774,971 MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 39,642 342,809 SH Defined 3,4 342,809 NVR INC COM 62944T105 225,821 267,402 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 267,402 OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 41,693 4,483,068 SH Defined 1,2,4 4,483,068 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 104,001 5,110,629 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 5,110,629 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SP ADR NON VTG 71654V101 24,718 1,120,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 1,120,000 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 69,743 2,806,574 SH Defined 2,4 2,806,574 PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 186,402 301,100 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 301,100 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 204,474 3,273,154 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,273,154 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 23,786 375,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 375,000 RANGE RES CORP COM 75281A109 121,903 1,744,716 SH Defined 1,2,4 1,744,716 SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM 79546E104 170,118 6,780,293 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 6,780,293 SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG BV SHS N7902X106 137,933 4,633,304 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,633,304 TEREX CORP NEW COM 880779103 222,372 9,848,172 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 9,848,172 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 322,766 2,275,082 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,275,082 TRIPADVISOR INC COM 896945201 146,754 4,456,550 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 4,456,550 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 151,849 1,279,263 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 1,279,263 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 87,289 1,575,331 SH Defined 1,2,4 1,575,331 UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY COM 913837100 39,107 1,052,668 SH Defined 1,3,4 1,052,668 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 27,857 879,328 SH Defined 1,2,4 879,328 VIVUS INC COM 928551100 3,028 170,000 SH Defined 1,2,4 170,000 WABCO HLDGS INC COM 92927K102 170,459 2,955,771 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,955,771 WELLPOINT INC COM 94973V107 191,427 3,299,892 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 3,299,892 WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 131,807 2,304,324 SH Defined 1,2,3,4 2,304,324

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