0001047469-12-001022.txt : 20120214 0001047469-12-001022.hdr.sgml : 20120214 20120214160809 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-12-001022 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gates Capital Management, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001312908 IRS NUMBER: 133886865 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11102 FILM NUMBER: 12609735 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1177 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 32ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-626-1421 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1177 AVE. OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: 32ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Gates Capital Management Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041228 13F-HR 1 a2206998z13f-hr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2011 ----------------------- 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: Gates Capital Management, Inc. --------------------------------------- Address: 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor --------------------------------------- New York, NY 10036 --------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-11102 --------------------- 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 L. Gates ------------------------------- Title: President ------------------------------- Phone: (212) 626-1421 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Jeffrey L. Gates New York, New York February 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 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: None FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 29 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $906,533 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: 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 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC NEW COM 04247X102 26573 605713 SH SOLE 605713 ASHLAND INC NEW COM 044209104 53428 934702 SH SOLE 934702 BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 095180105 49042 3377518 SH SOLE 3377518 COPART INC COM 217204106 26693 557382 SH SOLE 557382 DARLING INTL INC COM 237266101 47602 3581750 SH SOLE 3581750 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 57669 760698 SH SOLE 760698 DOMTAR CORP COM NEW 257559203 25616 320360 SH SOLE 320360 DOVER DOWNS GAMING & ENTMT COM 260095104 5800 2710370 SH SOLE 2710370 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL NOTE 5.25% 2/1 343389AA0 35378 35735000 PRN SOLE 35735000 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL COM 343389102 20395 2047739 SH SOLE 2047739 GEOKINETICS INC COM PAR 372910307 1120 520834 SH SOLE 520834 GEOMET INC DEL COM 3725OU201 1533 1648769 SH SOLE 1648769 GEOMET INC DEL PFD CONV SER A 3725OU300 6157 593706 SH SOLE 593706 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 58165 1266655 SH SOLE 1266655 INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 33935 2493371 SH SOLE 2493371 ITT CORP NEW COM NEW 450911201 17357 897920 SH SOLE 897920 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 32747 728197 SH SOLE 728197 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL NOTE 4.25% 4/1 55303QAE0 54075 56921000 PRN SOLE 56921000 NORTEK INC COM NEW 656559309 49182 1880038 SH SOLE 1880038 QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS COR COM 747619104 48978 3260833 SH SOLE 3260833 RICHARDSON ELECTRS LTD COM 763165107 13736 1117651 SH SOLE 1117651 SCRIPPS E W CO OHIO CL A NEW 811054402 26411 622601 SH SOLE 622601 SHUFFLE MASTER INC COM 825549108 3972 338872 SH SOLE 338872 SNAP ON INC COM 833034101 45047 889896 SH SOLE 889896 SOLUTIA INC COM 834376501 75130 4347776 SH SOLE 4347776 VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 918866104 8808 458043 SH SOLE 458043 VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC COM 92835K103 19374 1212384 SH SOLE 1212384 XYLEM INC COM 98419M100 22648 881572 SH SOLE 881572 ZIMMER HLDGS INC COM 98956P102 39962 748076 SH SOLE 748076