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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Institutional Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Hound Partners, LLC
Address: 101 Park Avenue, 48th Floor
New York, New York 10178
Form 13F File Number: 028-11815
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: Jonathan Auerbach
Title: Managing Member
Phone: 212-984-2500
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Jonathan Auerbach 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:
Form 13F File Number Name
NONE
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 26
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,702,612
(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. 028-13191 Hound Partners Offshore Fund, LP
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Hound Partners LLC
March 31, 2013
COL 1 COL 2 COL 3 COL 4 COL 5 COL 6 COL 7 COL 8
TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER 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 26874156 11,791 775,722 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 775,722
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 26874784 71,865 1,851,233 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,851,233
ASCENT CAP GROUP INC COM SER A 43632108 48,217 647,724 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 647,724
BLOUNT INTL INC NEW COM 95180105 14,820 1,107,600 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,107,600
CAPITAL BK FINL CORP CL A COM 139794101 5,482 320,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 320,000
CARTER INC COM 146229109 158,298 2,764,070 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,764,070
COLFAX CORP COM 194014106 74,228 1,594,931 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,594,931
CREDIT SUISSE NASSAU BRH INVRS VIX STERM 22542D795 4,568 196,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 196,000
DAVITA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS I COM 23918K108 79,487 670,268 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 670,268
DEAN FOODS CO NEW COM 242370104 44,471 2,452,886 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,452,886
ENSCO PLC SHS CLASS A G3157S106 78,270 1,304,496 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,304,496
FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 339041105 162,976 2,125,680 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,125,680
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 38,487 1,383,432 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,383,432
GOLAR LNG LTD BERMUDA SHS G9456A100 123,168 3,329,773 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 3,329,773
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 77,287 97,316 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 97,316
GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW COM 38388F108 140,986 1,818,938 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,818,938
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL *W EXP 05/25/201 49456B119 22,716 4,419,516 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 4,419,516
LIBERTY GLOBAL INC COM SER A 530555101 12,548 171,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 171,000
MOODYS CORP COM 615369105 25,860 485,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 485,000
SALLY BEAUTY HLDGS INC COM 79546E104 72,583 2,470,500 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 2,470,500
SEALED AIR CORP NEW COM 81211K100 16,877 700,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 700,000
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC COM 82967N108 65,763 21,351,656 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 21,351,656
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 159,020 1,015,000 PUT SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,015,000
STURM RUGER & CO INC COM 864159108 11,414 225,000 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 225,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM 893641100 53,008 346,640 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 346,640
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTL COM 91911K102 128,421 1,711,832 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 1,711,832
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