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: ____
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Institutional Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Manikay Partners, LLC
Address: 375 Park Avenue
Suite 2701
New York, NY 10152
13F File Number: 028-13323
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.
Name: Robert Ellis
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 212-588-6200
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing
/s/ Robert Ellis New York, New York May 14, 2013
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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 managers(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: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 31
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,001,684
(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. 028-13324 Manikay Master Fund, LP
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Manikay Partners LLC
March 31, 2013
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VALUE SHS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC *W EXP 01/19/202 026874156 20,281 1,334,300 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,334,300
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 66,537 1,714,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,714,000
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 11,646 300,000 PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 300,000
ARBITRON INC COM 03875Q108 17,108 365,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 365,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 65,772 5,400,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 5,400,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 36,540 3,000,000 PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 3,000,000
BHP BILLITON PLC SPONSORED ADR 05545E209 25,939 446,758 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 446,758
CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 14,406 420,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 420,000
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 66,360 1,500,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,500,000
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 13,272 300,000 PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 300,000
CNH GLOBAL N V SHS NEW N20935206 22,726 550,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 550,000
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 56,616 1,400,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,400,000
COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 35,409 300,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 300,000
COMCAST CORP NEW CL A SPL 20030N200 17,858 450,838 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 450,838
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CL A 21036P108 61,932 1,300,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,300,000
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CL A 21036P108 61,932 1,300,000 PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,300,000
CYMER INC COM 232572107 24,038 250,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 250,000
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 24,375 350,520 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 350,520
E TRADE FINANCIAL CORP COM NEW 269246401 21,420 2,000,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,000,000
EDUCATION RLTY TR INC COM 28140H104 258 24,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 24,500
ELAN PLC ADR 284131208 14,217 1,204,800 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,204,800
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO COM 388689101 7,490 1,000,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,000,000
KAYAK SOFTWARE CORP CL A 486577109 9,990 250,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 250,000
NEWS CORP CL B 65248E203 18,456 600,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 600,000
NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 77,280 2,000,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,000,000
NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 26,275 680,000 PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 680,000
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PPTYS INC COM 78377T107 35,868 784,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 784,000
TECHNE CORP COM 878377100 3,393 50,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 50,000
VIRGIN MEDIA INC COM 92769L101 102,837 2,100,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,100,000
WMS INDS INC COM 929297109 21,454 851,023 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 851,023
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 20,000 850,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 850,000
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