13F-HR 1 submission111412.txt 13F3Q2012 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 holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. Address: 4400 Biscayne Blvd, 9th Floor Miami, FL 33137 Form 13F File Number: 28-6994 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: Paul R. Thomson Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 305-358-3000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/Paul R. Thomson Miami, FL 11-14-12 --------------------- ------------- ---------- [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 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).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F File Number Name 28-______________ _______________________________ [Repeat as necessary. Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 21 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $6,998,141 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE Profice a numbered list of the names(s) and Form 13F file numbers(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AMERICAN INTL GROUP COM COM 026874784 2837834 86545718.00 SH Sole 83773607.00 2772111.00 ASSURED GUARANTY LTD. COM G0585R106 704 51700.00 SH Sole 51700.00 BANK OF AMERICA CORP. COM 060505104 902561 102215255.00 SH Sole 89742115.00 12473140.00 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670108 796 6.00 SH Sole 6.00 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL COM 084670702 72630 823475.00 SH Sole 160600.00 662875.00 CIT GROUP INC. COM 125581801 439345 11153729.00 SH Sole 10102629.00 1051100.00 CITIGROUP INC COM COM 172967424 10368 316870.00 SH Sole 113870.00 203000.00 JEFFERIES GROUP INC. COM 472319102 23657 1728050.00 SH Sole 245500.00 1482550.00 LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM COM 527288104 414962 18240088.00 SH Sole 15354997.00 2885091.00 MBIA INC COM COM 55262c100 448629 44287170.00 SH Sole 34874000.00 9413170.00 ORCHARD SUPPLY HARDWARE STORES COM 685691404 9023 623106.00 SH Sole 601564.00 21542.00 SEARS HLDGS CORP COM COM 812350106 939672 16934080.00 SH Sole 15539073.00 1395007.00 ST JOE CO COM COM 790148100 494357 25351628.00 SH Sole 23841602.00 1510026.00 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM COM 949746101 6972 201900.00 SH Sole 170500.00 31400.00 AIG WARRANTS, 45.00 STRIKE, 1 WTS 026874156 329548 24501735.00 SH Sole 23583743.00 917992.00 BAC WARRANTS, 13.30 STRIKE, 1 WTS 060505146 34898 9886128.00 SH Sole 8490728.00 1395400.00 GENERAL MOTORS CO, 18.33 STRIK WTS 37045V126 1922 232700.00 SH Sole 232700.00 HARTFORD WARRANTS, 9.622 STRIK WTS 416515120 5852 524400.00 SH Sole 524400.00 JP MORGAN WARRANTS, 42.42 STRI WTS 46634E114 7872 765000.00 SH Sole 729700.00 35300.00 LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP., 10.715 WTS 534187117 2911 181610.00 SH Sole 181610.00 WELLS FARGO WARRANTS, 34.01 ST WTS 949746119 13628 1377965.00 SH Sole 1349565.00 28400.00