13F-HR 1 fr105.txt FIR TREE 13F 1ST Q 2005 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, 2005 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: Fir Tree, Inc. Address: 535 Fifth Avenue 31st Floor New York, New York 10017 13F File Number: 28-6884 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: Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum Title: President Phone: 212.599.0090 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum New York, New York May 16, 2005 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 49 Form13F Information Table Value Total: $1,845,058 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- ACXIOM CORP COM 005125109 15896 759500 SH SOLE 759500 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 98870 1512000 SH SOLE 1512000 AMDOCS LTD ORD G02602103 24384 858600 SH SOLE 858600 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 22496 406000 SH SOLE 406000 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC PUT 026874957 60951 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 AT&T CORP COM NEW 001957505 40313 2150000 SH SOLE 2150000 CABLEVISION SYS CORP CL A NY CABLVS 12686C109 56021 1997200 SH SOLE 1997200 CABLEVISION SYS CORP CALL 12686C909 42917 1530000 SH SOLE 1530000 CALPINE CORP CALL 131347906 14221 5079000 SH SOLE 5079000 CAREER EDUCATION CORP CALL 141665909 58413 1705000 SH SOLE 1705000 CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC COM 15189T107 37405 3109300 SH SOLE 3109300 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D CL A 16117M107 8651 5407006 SH SOLE 5407006 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC D NOTE 4.750% 6/0 16117MAC1 12960 13500000 PRN SOLE 13500000 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW COM 171871106 7025 1653000 SH SOLE 1653000 CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 16412 365200 SH SOLE 365200 COMCAST CORP NEW PUT 20030N950 68904 2063000 SH SOLE 2063000 CONSECO INC COM NEW 208464883 45806 2243200 SH SOLE 2243200 CSG SYS INTL INC COM 126349109 22278 1367595 SH SOLE 1367595 DANIELSON HLDG CORP COM 236274106 3526 204400 SH SOLE 204400 EDISON INTL COM 281020107 83411 2402400 SH SOLE 2402400 EL PASO ELEC CO COM NEW 283677854 4733 249100 SH SOLE 249100 FIRST DATA CORP COM 319963104 44711 1137400 SH SOLE 1137400 FIRST DATA CORP CALL 319963904 11793 300000 SH SOLE 300000 GAMESTOP CORP COM CL B 36466R200 8887 398532 SH SOLE 398532 HDFC BANK LTD ADR REPS 3 SHS 40415F101 2924 69559 SH SOLE 69559 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD SPONSORED ADR 456788108 11060 150000 SH SOLE 150000 KERR MCGEE CORP COM 492386107 61411 784000 SH SOLE 784000 KROGER CO COM 501044101 11926 744000 SH SOLE 744000 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW COM SER A 530718105 192574 18570300 SH SOLE 18570300 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW CALL 530718905 14826 1429700 SH SOLE 1429700 LIBERTY MEDIA INTL INC COM SER A 530719103 94732 2165799 SH SOLE 2165799 MCI INC COM 552691107 14726 591400 SH SOLE 591400 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A 65332V103 31688 1115000 SH SOLE 1115000 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC CALL 65332V903 45711 1608400 SH SOLE 1608400 NTL INC DEL CALL 62940M904 38126 598800 SH SOLE 598800 NTL INC DEL PUT 62940M954 12498 196300 SH SOLE 196300 NTL INC DEL COM 62940M104 81814 1284962 SH SOLE 1284962 PG&E CORP COM 69331C108 104509 3064776 SH SOLE 3064776 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL IN COM 749121109 15419 4167390 SH SOLE 4167390 REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC PUT 761713956 9026 112000 SH SOLE 112000 SAFEWAY INC COM NEW 786514208 3984 215000 SH SOLE 215000 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY 81369Y506 34320 800000 SH SOLE 800000 SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC COM 845905108 7374 332780 SH SOLE 332780 SPRINT CORP COM FON 852061100 33556 1475000 SH SOLE 1475000 TELEFONOS DE MEXICO S A SPON ADR ORD L 879403780 20166 584000 SH SOLE 584000 TELEWEST GLOBAL INC COM 87956T107 114580 6440706 SH SOLE 6440706 TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM 88033G100 12107 1050000 SH SOLE 1050000 TENET HEALTHCARE CORP PUT 88033G950 16580 1438000 SH SOLE 1438000 TXU CORP COM 873168108 48437 608275 SH SOLE 608275