UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 3/31/2013 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: Perry Corp. Address: 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 Form 13F File Number: 028-4106 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 submission. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Michael C. Neus Title: General Counsel Phone: 212-583-4000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Michael C. Neus New York, NY 5/14/2013 --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [ ] 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).) [X] 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 SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 24 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 3,146,896 -------------- (In Thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and 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 Richard C. Perry ---- -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 --------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ------------------- ---------- -------- -------------------- 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 --------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ---- ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC COM 00751Y106 65,941 797,840 SH DEFINED 1 0 797,840 0 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 510,765 13,157,260 SH DEFINED 1 0 13,157,260 0 APPLE INC COM 037833100 28,773 65,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 65,000 0 APPLE INC COM 037833100 39,839 90,000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 0 90,000 0 BP PLC SPONSORED ADR 055622104 376,915 8,900,000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 0 8,900,000 0 CAESARS ENTMT CORP COM 127686103 6,389 402,839 SH DEFINED 1 0 402,839 0 CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 84,712 4,112,223 SH DEFINED 1 0 4,112,223 0 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 102,332 5,013,800 SH PUT DEFINED 1 0 5,013,800 0 COMMONWEALTH REIT COM SH BEN INT 203233101 145,860 6,500,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 6,500,000 0 EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO COM 30219G108 86,430 1,500,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,500,000 0 HESS CORP COM 42809H107 95,449 1,332,905 SH DEFINED 1 0 1,332,905 0 HESS CORP COM 42809H107 17,903 250,000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 0 250,000 0 HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO COM 432589109 203,870 5,800,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 5,800,000 0 ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 94,493 1,360,000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 0 1,360,000 0 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 519,365 5,500,000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 0 5,500,000 0 JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 31,707 388,897 SH DEFINED 1 0 388,897 0 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO CL A 512815101 283,221 5,830,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 5,830,000 0 MGIC INVT CORP WIS COM 552848103 44,382 8,965,964 SH DEFINED 1 0 8,965,964 0 NORTH AMERN ENERGY PARTNERS COM 656844107 20,877 4,598,466 SH DEFINED 1 0 4,598,466 0 NRG ENERGY INC COM NEW 629377508 225,411 8,509,303 SH DEFINED 1 0 8,509,303 0 PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM 704549104 66,855 3,161,000 SH DEFINED 1 0 3,161,000 0 SANOFI RIGHT 12/31/2020 80105N113 5,786 3,232,992 SH DEFINED 1 0 3,232,992 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 25,493 1,400,000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 0 1,400,000 0 UNIVERSAL AMERN CORP NEW COM 91338E101 64,128 7,698,432 SH DEFINED 1 0 7,698,432 0