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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001357550-12-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331
FILED AS OF DATE: 20120814
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120814
EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120814
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Weiss Asset Management LP
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001357550
IRS NUMBER: 611451623
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 13F-HR/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12911
FILM NUMBER: 121030481
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
BUSINESS PHONE: 617-778-7780
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 222 BERKELEY STREET, 16TH FLOOR
CITY: BOSTON
STATE: MA
ZIP: 02116
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WEISS CAPITAL LLC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060327
13F-HR/A
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wamlp13fahrq12012txt.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, 2012
Check here if Amendment [X][1]; Amendment Number: _1__
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[X] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Weiss Asset Management LP
Address: 222 Berkeley Street, 16th Floor,
Boston, MA 02116
Form 13F File Number: 028-12911
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: Georgiy Nikitin
Title: Chief Compliance Officer of Weiss Asset Management LP
Phone: (617) 778-7780
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Georgiy Nikitin Boston, MA August 14, 2012
----------------------------- --------------------- -------------------------
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
[1]This amendment supplements the form 13F-HR filed on May 15, 2012, which
omitted one security due to an administrative error.
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: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 12,161
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
No.: Form 13F File Number: Name:
1 028-12279 Andrew Weiss
2 028-12910 BIP GP LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
VALUE SHR OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 12,161 75,000 SH PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1,2 75,000