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 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: TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, Inc. Address: c/o TPG Global, LLC 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Form 13F File Number: 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: Ronald Cami Title: General Counsel Phone: (817) 871-4000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Ronald Cami Fort Worth, Texas May 14, 2013 --------------------------- *TPG Group Holdings (SBS) Advisors, Inc. (the "Reporting Manager") does not serve as adviser to all of the owners of, or have formal investment discretion with respect to, the securities in the indicated rows, but may be deemed to be part of a group of affiliated persons exercising investment discretion with respect to such securities. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g) or 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any other manager with respect to the securities listed herein exercises investment discretion or is a member of, or is otherwise affiliated with, such a group with respect to such securities. Reference is made, where relevant, to reports filed under Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 16(a) of the Exchange Act for additional information with respect to such beneficial ownership and/or pecuniary interest of the Reporting Manager, any other manager with which it may share or be deemed to share investment discretion and related entities. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g) or 16(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any other person is the beneficial owner of any securities. 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: 14 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $7,814,744 (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 Name of Title of CUSIP Value Shares / Sh/ Put/ Investment Other Issuer Class Number (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Discretion Managers Agria Corp. Sponsored ADR 00850H103 4,758 4,325,000 Sh Defined* Amyris Inc. Com 03236M101 12,254 3,978,660 Sh Defined* Armstrong World Inds. Inc. New Com 04247X102 342,488 6,127,890 Sh Defined* Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Com 09058V103 1,383 1,162,269 Sh Defined* Everbank Finl Corp Com 29977G102 134,551 8,737,103 Sh Defined* Freescale Semiconductor Ltd Shs G3727Q101 2,920,478 196,136,895 Sh Other* Genomic Health Inc. Com 37244C101 39,883 1,410,273 Sh Defined* Graphic Packaging Hldg. Co. Com 388689101 573,611 76,583,599 Sh Defined* LPL Finl Hldgs Inc. Com 50212V100 869,196 26,960,185 Sh Defined* Northern Tier Energy L.P. Com Un Repr Part 665826103 1,821,583 60,922,500 Sh Defined* Norwegian Cruise Line Hldgs Shs G66721104 655,779 22,117,334 Sh Defined* Parkway Pptys Inc. Com 70159Q104 438,196 23,622,400 Sh Defined* Active Network Inc. Com 00506D100 242 57,695 Sh Defined* Xerium Technologies Inc. Com New 98416J118 342 62,900 Sh Defined* Name of Voting Authority Issuer Sole Shared None Agria Corp. 4,325,000 0 0 Amyris Inc. 3,978,660 0 0 Armstrong World Inds. Inc. New 6,127,890 0 0 Biocryst Pharmaceuticals 1,162,269 0 0 Everbank Finl Corp 8,737,103 0 0 Freescale Semiconductor Ltd 0 196,136,895 0 Genomic Health Inc. 1,410,273 0 0 Graphic Packaging Hldg. Co. 76,583,599 0 0 LPL Finl Hldgs Inc. 26,960,185 0 0 Northern Tier Energy L.P. 60,922,500 0 0 Norwegian Cruise Line Hldgs 22,117,334 0 0 Parkway Pptys Inc. 23,622,400 0 0 Active Network Inc. 57,695 0 0 Xerium Technologies Inc. 62,900 0 0