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, 2013
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
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Address: 375 Park Avenue
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New York, NY 10152
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Form 13F File Number: 028-13856
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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 H. Aronson
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Title: Authorized Person
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Phone: (212) 672-5000
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Jeffrey H. Aronson New York, NY 5/15/13
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Note: The information provided herein with respect to warrants is based
on (i) the number of warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Manager
as of March 31, 2013 and (ii) the price of such warrants as reported by
Bloomberg as of March 31, 2013.
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: 6
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 23
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $864,315
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(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.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-13862 Centerbridge Credit Advisors,
L.L.C.
2 028-13861 Centerbridge Partners Holdings,
LLC
3 028-13858 Jeffrey H. Aronson
4 028-13857 Mark T. Gallogly
5 028-14395 Centerbridge Special Credit
Advisors, L.L.C.
6 028-15424 Centerbridge Advisors, LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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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
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BANKUNITED INC COM 06652K103 164,793 6,432,204 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,6 6,432,204 0 0
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 275,400 6,333,957 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 6,333,957 0 0
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 109,269 2,513,079 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 2,513,079 0 0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 19,095 430,072 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 430,072 0 0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC SHS G27823106 7,572 170,537 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 170,537 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 1,190 42,758 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 42,758 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 464 16,672 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 16,672 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118 15,797 851,111 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 851,111 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CO *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118 6,161 331,941 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 331,941 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 28,907 2,654,422 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 2,654,422 0 0
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 8,222 754,967 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 754,967 0 0
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 385 37,500 SH CALL DEFINED 1,2,3,4 0 0 0
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 497 48,400 SH CALL DEFINED 2,3,4 0 0 0
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 145 14,100 SH CALL DEFINED 2,3,4,5 0 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 2,423 44,514 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,6 44,514 0 0
QUAD / GRAPHICS INC COM CL A 747301109 1,668 69,673 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,6 69,673 0 0
QUAD / GRAPHICS INC COM CL A 747301109 39,035 1,630,551 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 1,630,551 0 0
QUAD / GRAPHICS INC COM CL A 747301109 13,906 580,848 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 580,848 0 0
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD COM 85590A401 32,445 509,100 SH CALL DEFINED 1,2,3,4 0 0 0
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD COM 85590A401 13,383 210,000 SH CALL DEFINED 2,3,4 0 0 0
STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD COM 85590A401 1,969 30,900 SH CALL DEFINED 2,3,4,5 0 0 0
VISTEON CORP COM NEW 92839U206 87,048 1,508,632 SH DEFINED 1,2,3,4 1,508,632 0 0
VISTEON CORP COM NEW 92839U206 34,541 598,630 SH DEFINED 2,3,4,5 598,630 0 0