0001047469-12-005958.txt : 20120514 0001047469-12-005958.hdr.sgml : 20120514 20120514160409 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-12-005958 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120514 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120514 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120514 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: 12838703 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 a2209416z13f-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: March 31, 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: 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 May 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: $1,127,786 -------------------- (in 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 ARBITRON INC COM 03875Q108 32981 891859 SH SOLE 891859 ARMSTRONG WORLD INDS INC NEW COM 04247X102 16410 336481 SH SOLE 336481 ASHLAND INC NEW COM 044209104 58625 960119 SH SOLE 960119 BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 095180105 57785 3464316 SH SOLE 3464316 COPART INC COM 217204106 17266 662298 SH SOLE 662298 DARLING INTL INC COM 237266101 55683 3196519 SH SOLE 3196519 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 80219 889640 SH SOLE 889640 DOMTAR CORP COM NEW 257559203 29030 304360 SH SOLE 304360 DOMTAR CORP COM NEW 257559953 660 150000 SH PUT SOLE 150000 DOVER DOWNS GAMING & ENTMT COM 260095104 6884 2710370 SH SOLE 2710370 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL NOTE 5.25% 2/1 343389AA0 50767 49894000 PRN SOLE 49894000 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL COM 343389102 44629 3841433 SH SOLE 3841433 GEOKINETICS INC COM PAR 372910307 917 520834 SH SOLE 520834 GEOMET INC DEL COM 3725OU201 1041 1531174 SH SOLE 1531174 GEOMET INC DEL PFD CONV SER A 3725OU300 5431 617188 SH SOLE 617188 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 60336 1043872 SH SOLE 1043872 INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 45841 2634562 SH SOLE 2634562 ITT CORP NEW COM NEW 450911201 32039 1396643 SH SOLE 1396643 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 44956 927496 SH SOLE 927496 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL NOTE 4.25% 4/1 55303QAE0 68447 64421000 PRN SOLE 64421000 NORTEK INC COM NEW 656559309 78947 2050581 SH SOLE 2050581 QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS COR COM 747619104 55716 3160288 SH SOLE 3160288 RICHARDSON ELECTRS LTD COM 763165107 17409 1453207 SH SOLE 1453207 SCRIPPS E W CO OHIO CL A NEW 811054402 60502 1242601 SH SOLE 1242601 SNAP ON INC COM 833034101 66546 1091449 SH SOLE 1091449 SOLUTIA INC COM 834376501 28660 1025785 SH SOLE 1025785 VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC COM 92835K103 14215 958509 SH SOLE 958509 XYLEM INC COM 98419M100 55021 1982739 SH SOLE 1982739 ZIMMER HLDGS INC COM 98956P102 40823 635076 SH SOLE 635076