0001085146-13-000604.txt : 20130214 0001085146-13-000604.hdr.sgml : 20130214 20130214160048 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085146-13-000604 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130214 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001074034 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-07392 FILM NUMBER: 13613446 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 BUSINESS PHONE: 3102721000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 11TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 13F-HR 1 canyoncapital4q2012.txt CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC 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, 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: Canyon Capital Advisors LLC Address: 2000 Avenue of the Stars 11th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90067 13F File Number: 028-07392 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: John Simpson Title: Chief Operating Officer Phone: (310) 247-2700 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ John Simpson Los Angeles, CA February 14, 2013 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 41 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $708,606 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. 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