13F-HR 1 d693317_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 June 30, 2006 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: 40 Main Street Chatham, New Jersey 07928 13F File Number: 28-10370 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 August 14, 2006 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 5 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 42 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $736,825 (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. 28-10536 Pennant Offshore Partners, Ltd. 2. 28-10768 Pennant Onshore Qualified, L.P. 3. 28-10746 Pennant General Partner, LLC 4. 28-11666 Pennant Windward Fund, L.P. 5. 28-11665 Pennant Windward Fund, Ltd. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE June 30, 2006

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 1,109 20,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 20,000 ALLEGHANY CORP DEL COM 017175100 3,247 11,749 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 11,749 AMGEN INC COM 031162100 3,914 60,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 60,000 ARCH CAP GROUP LTD ORD G0450A105 16,209 272,600 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 272,600 AXCAN PHARMA INC COM 054923107 57,536 4,388,700 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 4,388,700 CF INDS HLDGS INC COM 125269100 48,606 3,408,530 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 3,408,530 CANO PET INC COM 137801106 1,430 252,200 SH DEFINED 3 252,200 CHIPMOS TECH BERMUDA LTD SHS G2110R106 23,595 4,012,700 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 4,012,700 COMCAST CORP NEW CL A 20030N101 23,934 731,030 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 731,030 COPART INC COM 217204106 12,280 500,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 500,000 DYAX CORP COM 26746E103 2,881 980,000 SH DEFINED 3 980,000 FIDELITY NATL FINL INC COM 316326107 42,884 1,101,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,101,000 FIDELITY NATL TITLE GROUP IN CL A 31620R105 3,434 174,598 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 174,598 FOSTER WHEELER LTD SHS NEW G36535139 216 5,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 5,000 GRIFFON CORP COM 398433102 16,871 646,400 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 646,400 HOUSEVALUES INC COM 44183Y102 173 25,000 PUT DEFINED 3 25,000 HUMMINGBIRD INC COM 44544R101 6,565 240,200 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 240,200 JER INVT TR INC COM 46614H301 692 44,500 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 44,500 KADANT INC COM 48282T104 2,185 95,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 95,000 LEVITT CORP CL A 52742P108 23,893 1,493,300 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 1,493,300 LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 1,675 50,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 50,000 MEMC ELECTR MATLS INC COM 552715104 12,000 320,000 PUT DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 320,000 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM 595112103 15,060 1,000,000 CALL DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,000,000 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 35,020 1,503,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,503,000 NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW 629377508 22,833 473,900 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 473,900 NOVELIS INC COM 67000x106 15,538 720,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 720,000 ORACLE CORP COM 68389x105 21,735 1,500,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,500,000 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 30,845 1,120,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,120,000 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 12,731 542,440 SH DEFINED 2,3,4 542,440 RADVISION LTD ORD M81869105 7,634 478,900 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 478,900 RINKER GROUP LTD SPONSORED ADR 76687m101 17,440 287,700 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 287,700 RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 781270103 8,417 580,500 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 580,500 SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC COM 800422107 4,836 365,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 365,000 SPANSION INC COM CL A 84649r101 24,069 1,510,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,510,000 ST JUDE MED INC COM 790849103 2,107 65,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 65,000 SYMANTEC CORP COM 871503108 55,308 3,559,100 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 3,559,100 TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAR COM 874054109 17,528 1,620,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,620,000 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 24,190 1,010,000 SH DEFINED 3 1,010,000 UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY COM 913837100 15,419 526,800 SH DEFINED 1,2,3 526,800 WALTER INDS INC COM 93317q105 46,697 810,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 810,000 WASHINGTON GROUP INTL INC COM NEW 938862208 16,365 306,800 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 306,800 WILLIAMS CO INC DEL COM 969457100 37,726 1,615,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4,5 1,615,000

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