0001047469-12-010571.txt : 20121114 0001047469-12-010571.hdr.sgml : 20121114 20121114160234 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-12-010571 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20121114 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: 121204331 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 a2211440z13f-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: September 30, 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 November 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: 31 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,340,469 -------------------- (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 ADVANCED AUTO PARTS INC COM 00751Y106 39095 571229 SH SOLE 571229 ARBITRON INC COM 03875Q108 44324 1169491 SH SOLE 1169491 ASHLAND INC NEW COM 044209104 75039 1048036 SH SOLE 1048036 BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 095180105 20928 1590289 SH SOLE 1590289 DARLING INTL INC COM 237266101 51418 2811274 SH SOLE 2811274 DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 78796 760510 SH SOLE 760510 DOMTAR CORP COM NEW 257559203 70985 906697 SH SOLE 906697 DOVER DOWNS GAMING & ENTMT COM 260095104 6648 2669948 SH SOLE 2669948 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL NOTE 5.25% 2/1 343389AA0 40293 39894000 PRN SOLE 39894000 FLOTEK INDS INC DEL COM 343389102 38976 3076274 SH SOLE 3076274 GEOKINETICS INC COM PAR 372910307 524 1417206 SH SOLE 1417206 GEOMET INC DEL COM 3725OU201 231 1360657 SH SOLE 1360657 GEOMET INC DEL PFD CONV SER A 3725OU300 3691 820303 SH SOLE 820303 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 71702 1213635 SH SOLE 1213635 HECKMANN CORP COM 422680108 6352 1512363 SH SOLE 1512363 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY COM 459902102 90003 6875771 SH SOLE 6875771 INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC COM 46113M108 40686 2152483 SH SOLE 2152483 ITT CORP NEW COM NEW 450911201 27144 1347104 SH SOLE 1347104 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 66313 1214741 SH SOLE 1214741 MERCER INTL INC COM 588056101 25854 3465728 SH SOLE 3465728 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL NOTE 4.25% 4/1 55303QAE0 63553 60671000 PRN SOLE 60671000 MUELLER INDS INC COM 624756102 47636 1047627 SH SOLE 1047627 NORTEK INC COM NEW 656559309 109301 1997091 SH SOLE 1997091 QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS COR COM 747619104 38989 2069495 SH SOLE 2069495 RICHARDSON ELECTRS LTD COM 763165107 20701 1743968 SH SOLE 1743968 ROCKWOOD HLDGS INC COM 774415103 2895 62126 SH SOLE 62126 SCRIPPS E W CO OHIO CL A NEW 811054402 33286 543621 SH SOLE 543621 SNAP ON INC COM 833034101 71054 988643 SH SOLE 988643 TRONOX LTD SHS CL A Q9235V101 50632 2235427 SH SOLE 2235427 VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC COM 92835K103 13918 995500 SH SOLE 995500 XYLEM INC COM 98419M100 89502 3558703 SH SOLE 3558703