0000902664-12-001455.txt : 20121114 0000902664-12-001455.hdr.sgml : 20121114 20121114160300 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-12-001455 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: Empyrean Capital Partners, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001317195 IRS NUMBER: 522403815 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11141 FILM NUMBER: 121204337 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10250 CONSTELLATION BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 2950 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 BUSINESS PHONE: (310)843-9900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10250 CONSTELLATION BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 2950 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 13F-HR 1 p12-1841form13fhr.txt EMPYREAN CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP 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: Empyrean Capital Partners, LP ---------------------------------------------- Address: 10250 Constellation Boulevard ---------------------------------------------- Suite 2950 ---------------------------------------------- Los Angeles, California 90067 ---------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-11141 ------------------- 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 submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: C. Martin Meekins --------------------------------------------------- Title: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer --------------------------------------------------- Phone: 310-843-3071 --------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ C. Martin Meekins Los Angeles, California 11/14/2012 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Note: The information provided herein with respect to warrants assumes the exercise of the reported warrants solely to determine voting authority 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).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 53 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 2,691,635 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------------- VALUE SHRS 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 ---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 41,136 600,000 SH PUT SOLE 600,000 0 0 ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC NOTE 6.000% 5/0 007903AL1 26,448 26,000,000 PRN SOLE 26,000,000 0 0 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 47,125 1,250,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,250,000 0 0 BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 05874B107 91,372 1,850,000 SH SOLE 1,850,000 0 0 BARNES GROUP INC NOTE 3.375% 3/1 067806AD1 10,875 10,000,000 PRN SOLE 10,000,000 0 0 BOSTON PRIVATE FINL HLDGS IN *W EXP 11/21/201 101119113 1,289 312,780 SH SOLE 312,780 0 0 CHEMED CORP NEW NOTE 1.875% 5/1 16359RAC7 1,582 1,500,000 PRN SOLE 1,500,000 0 0 CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 9,848 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 0 0 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 37,930 1,000,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,000,000 0 0 COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS C NOTE 3.000% 5/0 205826AF7 9,493 8,970,000 PRN SOLE 8,970,000 0 0 COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY INC COM PAR $0.10 205862402 7,889 1,282,775 SH SOLE 1,282,775 0 0 CORELOGIC INC COM 21871D103 6,420 241,977 SH SOLE 241,977 0 0 DIGITAL RIV INC NOTE 2.000%11/0 25388BAD6 19,235 20,033,000 PRN SOLE 20,033,000 0 0 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 20,434 364,634 SH SOLE 364,634 0 0 DOLLAR FINL CORP NOTE 2.875% 6/3 256664AB9 4,703 4,630,000 PRN SOLE 4,630,000 0 0 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC NOTE 0.750% 7/1 285512AA7 5,505 6,000,000 PRN SOLE 6,000,000 0 0 ENERSYS NOTE 3.375% 6/0 29275YAA0 11,472 10,000,000 PRN SOLE 10,000,000 0 0 FIRST AMERN FINL CORP COM 31847R102 5,244 241,977 SH SOLE 241,977 0 0 GENCORP INC SDCV 4.062%12/3 368682AN0 14,375 11,450,000 SH SOLE 11,450,000 0 0 GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V126 2,093 253,355 SH SOLE 253,355 0 0 GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR COM 37951D102 11,940 1,200,000 SH SOLE 1,200,000 0 0 GLOBAL EAGLE ACQUISITION COR *W EXP 05/13/201 37951D110 369 1,191,250 SH SOLE 1,191,250 0 0 GREATBATCH INC SDCV 2.250% 6/1 39153LAB2 28,676 28,803,000 SH SOLE 28,803,000 0 0 HCA HOLDINGS INC COM 40412C101 33,250 1,000,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,000,000 0 0 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 39,241 650,000 SH PUT SOLE 650,000 0 0 INTL PAPER CO COM 460146103 72,640 2,000,000 SH SOLE 2,000,000 0 0 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 58,408 700,000 SH PUT SOLE 700,000 0 0 KNIGHT CAP GROUP INC NOTE 3.500% 3/1 499005AE6 49,131 54,150,000 PRN SOLE 54,150,000 0 0 LABORATORY CORP AMER HLDGS COM NEW 50540R409 69,353 750,000 SH SOLE 750,000 0 0 LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORP INT COM SER A 53071M104 96,200 5,200,000 SH SOLE 5,200,000 0 0 LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION LIB CAP COM A 530322106 57,244 550,000 SH SOLE 550,000 0 0 LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 53217V109 87,939 1,800,000 SH SOLE 1,800,000 0 0 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 80,535 1,500,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,500,000 0 0 MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP NOTE 1.375% 6/0 584690AC5 13,467 12,500,000 PRN SOLE 12,500,000 0 0 NETAPP INC NOTE 1.750% 6/0 64110DAB0 9,703 8,500,000 PRN SOLE 8,500,000 0 0 NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 38,010 1,500,000 SH SOLE 1,500,000 0 0 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST UNIT SER 1 73935A104 85,713 1,250,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,250,000 0 0 RENTECH INC NOTE 4.000% 4/1 760112AA0 3,163 3,183,000 PRN SOLE 3,183,000 0 0 RF MICRODEVICES INC COM 749941100 316 80,000 SH SOLE 80,000 0 0 RTI INTL METALS INC NOTE 3.000%12/0 74973WAA5 14,074 13,377,000 PRN SOLE 13,377,000 0 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 23,385 1,500,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,500,000 0 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 36,530 1,000,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,000,000 0 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 173,368 1,008,600 SH SOLE 1,008,600 0 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 240,646 1,400,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,400,000 0 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 594,092 4,126,500 SH PUT SOLE 4,126,500 0 0 TELEFLEX INC NOTE 3.875% 8/0 879369AA4 4,392 3,500,000 PRN SOLE 3,500,000 0 0 TEREX CORP NEW NOTE 4.000% 6/0 880779AV5 2,776 1,750,000 PRN SOLE 1,750,000 0 0 TFS FINL CORP COM 87240R107 54,420 6,000,000 SH SOLE 6,000,000 0 0 TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD SHS H89128104 109,707 1,950,000 SH SOLE 1,950,000 0 0 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 35,785 500,000 SH PUT SOLE 500,000 0 0 WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 92,250 1,250,000 SH PUT SOLE 1,250,000 0 0 XPO LOGISTICS INC COM 983793100 600 49,050 SH SOLE 49,050 0 0 YAHOO INC COM 984332106 99,844 6,250,000 SH SOLE 6,250,000 0 0