13F-HR 1 d1373970_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, 2013 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 May 15, 2013 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: $5,142,900 (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, 2013

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COL 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVSMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRTN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE AEROFLEX HLDG CORP COM 007767106 36,269 4,614,440 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 4,614,440 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 166,811 4,297,048 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,297,048 ASCENA RETAIL GROUP INC COM 04351G101 126,133 6,799,600 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 6,799,600 BRIGHT HORIZONS FAM SOL IN D COM 109194100 47,728 1,412,500 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 1,412,500 BROADCOM CORP CL A 111320107 26,009 750,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 750,000 CANADIAN NAT RES LTD COM 136385101 30,053 935,342 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 935,342 CHENIERE ENERGY INC COM NEW 16411R208 65,800 2,350,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,350,000 CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 127,607 2,884,422 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,884,422 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CL A 192446102 144,582 1,886,977 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 1,886,977 DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS I COM 23918K108 322,206 2,716,972 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,716,972 DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW COM 256677105 200,085 3,955,816 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,955,816 FIDELITY NATL INFORMATION SV COM 31620M106 128,580 3,245,333 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,245,333 FLUOR CORP NEW COM 343412102 26,864 405,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 405,000 FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN COM 34984V100 40,667 1,414,011 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,414,011 FOSTER WHEELER AG COM H27178104 20,108 880,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 880,000 HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC COM 446413106 220,230 4,129,567 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,129,567 MRC GLOBAL INC COM 55345K103 241,047 7,319,971 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 7,319,971 MATTRESS FIRM HLDG CORP COM 57722W106 69,672 2,017,130 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 2,017,130 MIDDLEBY CORP COM 596278101 46,020 302,462 SH DEFINED 3,4 302,462 NVR INC COM 62944T105 280,075 259,302 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 259,302 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 14,498 185,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 185,000 OWENS CORNING NEW COM 690742101 125,190 3,175,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 3,175,000 PBF ENERGY INC CL A 69318G106 20,072 540,000 SH DEFINED 2,4 540,000 PHH CORP COM NEW 693320202 56,346 2,565,860 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 2,565,860 PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETRO SP ADR NON VTG 71654V101 3,630 200,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 200,000 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 43,480 1,506,574 SH DEFINED 2,4 1,506,574 PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 205,623 298,800 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 298,800 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 189,986 2,838,154 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,838,154 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC COM 74834L100 24,843 440,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 440,000 RANGE RES CORP COM 75281A109 141,392 1,744,716 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,744,716 SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM 79546E104 206,183 7,017,817 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 7,017,817 SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HLDG BV SHS N7902X106 194,328 5,912,004 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 5,912,004 TEREX CORP NEW COM 880779103 289,881 8,421,879 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 8,421,879 TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 336,685 2,201,710 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,201,710 TRIPADVISOR INC COM 896945201 230,277 4,384,550 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 4,384,550 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 124,504 874,263 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 874,263 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC COM 91324P102 90,125 1,575,331 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 1,575,331 UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY COM 913837100 40,931 1,126,021 SH DEFINED 1,3,4 1,126,021 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 27,249 599,007 SH DEFINED 2,4 599,007 VIVUS INC COM 928551100 4,400 400,000 SH DEFINED 1,2,4 400,000 WABCO HLDGS INC COM 92927K102 206,742 2,928,771 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,928,771 WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 199,991 2,754,324 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,754,324

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