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:
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This Amendment (Check only one.):               [] is a restatement.
                                                [] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:


Name:      Elliott Management Corporation

Address:   40 West 57th Street
           New York, New York 10019


Form 13F File Number: 28-5115


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:   Paul Singer
Title:   
Phone:  212-974-6000

Signature,  Place,  and  Date  of  Signing:

/s/ Paul Singer                    New York, New York                 5/15/2013
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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 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).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:




                              Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:                    2

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:              97

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:  $    4,784,074
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                                         (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

01    28-4724               ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P.
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02    28-6628               ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
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                                                  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
---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ----
                                                                                        
BMC SOFTWARE INC             COM              055921100  222,512  4,803,809 SH       DEFINED    01          0  4,803,809    0
BORGWARNER INC               COM              99724106    12,181    157,500 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    157,500    0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC    NOTE 2.625% 6/0  127387AJ7    3,985  2,125,000 PRN      DEFINED    01          0  2,125,000    0
CABOT CORP                   COM              127055101   10,885    161,000 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    161,000    0
COMPUWARE CORP               COM              205638109   81,442  6,520,590 SH       DEFINED    01          0  6,520,590    0
CORMEDIX INC                 COM              21900C100      632    781,440 SH       DEFINED    01          0    781,440    0
CORMEDIX INC                 *W EXP 03/24/201 21900C118        -    390,720 SH       DEFINED    01          0    390,720    0
CORONADO BIOSCIENCES         COM              21976U109   20,161  2,076,381 SH       DEFINED    01          0  2,076,381    0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC        SHS              G27823106  340,351  7,665,578 SH       DEFINED    01          0  7,665,578    0
DELL INC                     COM              24702R101    2,590    180,923 SH       DEFINED    01          0    180,923    0
DIGITAL RLTY TR INC          COM              253868103    2,341     35,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0     35,000    0
DYNEGY INC NEW DEL           COM              26817R108      234      9,758 SH       DEFINED    01          0      9,758    0
EMULEX CORP                  COM NEW          292475209   20,400  3,124,149 SH       DEFINED    01          0  3,124,149    0
GENERAL MTRS CO              *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118    2,624    141,430 SH       DEFINED    01          0    141,430    0
GENERAL MTRS CO              *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V126    1,667    141,430 SH       DEFINED    01          0    141,430    0
GRAVITY CO LTD               SPONSORED ADR    38911N107        5      4,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0      4,000    0
GENERAL MTRS CO              COM              37045V100    5,088    182,900 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    182,900    0
HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 416515120    2,392    140,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0    140,000    0
HESS CORP                    COM              42809H107  375,953  5,250,008 SH       DEFINED    01          0  5,250,008    0
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP       NOTE 3.000% 5/0  535678AC0    2,809  2,625,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0  2,625,000    0
ISHARES  TR                  RUSSELL 2000     464287655   84,939    899,500 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    899,500    0
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND        *W EXP 07/10/201 534187117      325     14,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0     14,000    0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO          COM              46625H100   15,466    325,882 SH       DEFINED    01          0    325,882    0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO          COM              46625H100   24,916    525,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    525,000    0
MEL CO CROWN ENTMT LTD       ADR              585464100   15,133    648,389 SH       DEFINED    01          0    648,389    0
MITEL NETWORK CORP           COM              60671Q104    2,089    535,691 SH       DEFINED    01          0    535,691    0
MICROSOFT CORP               COM              594918104    1,001     35,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0     35,000    0
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC        COM              595112103      349     35,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0     35,000    0
NATIONAL BK HLDGS CORP       CL A             633707104   23,815  1,334,375 SH       DEFINED    01          0  1,334,375    0
NETAPP INC                   COM              64110D104   13,759    402,903 SH       DEFINED    01          0    402,903    0
NETAPP INC                   COM              64110D104   14,934    437,200 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    437,200    0
NETAPP INC                   COM              64110D104   31,123    911,100 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    911,100    0
NEWS CORP                    CL B             65248E203  112,782  3,667,726 SH       DEFINED    01          0  3,667,726    0
ORACLE CORP                  COM              68389X105    1,134     35,105 SH       DEFINED    01          0     35,105    0
SERVICENOW INC               COM              81762P102      555     15,348 SH       DEFINED    01          0     15,348    0
SERVICENOW INC               COM              81762P102       19     52,500 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0     52,500    0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST        UNIT SER 1       73935A104   24,139    350,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    350,000    0
RANGE RES CORP               COM              75281A109  169,940    209,700 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    209,700    0
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC      COM              768573107    6,367    426,800 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    426,800    0
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO       COM              845467109      179    483,000 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    483,000    0
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP         COM              903914109    9,145    455,000 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    455,000    0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR        SBI INT-INDS     81369Y704    2,923     70,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0     70,000    0
SPDR SERIES TRUST            S&P OILGAS EXP   78464A730   42,343    700,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    01          0    700,000    0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW   NOTE 4.000% 5/1  912909AE8    3,637  3,500,000 PRN      DEFINED    01          0  3,500,000    0
VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC      COM              922822101    3,159  1,060,158 SH       DEFINED    01          0  1,060,158    0
VIRGIN MEDIA INC             COM              92769L101   49,397  1,009,152 SH       DEFINED    01          0  1,009,152    0
VERISIGN INC                 SDCV 3.250% 8/1  92343EAD4    1,036    700,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0    700,000    0
VERIFONE SYS INC             COM              92342Y109   50,707    245,200 SH  CALL DEFINED    01          0    245,200    0
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES           COM NEW          302051206    1,261    467,307 SH       DEFINED    01          0    467,307    0
ZIONS BANCORPORATION         *W EXP 5/22/202  989701115      642    146,000 SH       DEFINED    01          0    146,000    0
BMC SOFTWARE INC             COM              055921100  411,946  8,893,491 SH       DEFINED    02          0  8,893,491    0
BORGWARNER INC               COM              99724106    22,621    292,500 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0    292,500    0
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEM INC    NOTE 2.625% 6/0  127387AJ7    5,392  2,875,000 PRN      DEFINED    02          0  2,875,000    0
CABOT CORP                   COM              127055101   23,124    299,000 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    299,000    0
COMPUWARE CORP               COM              205638109  151,246 12,109,410 SH       DEFINED    02          0 12,109,410    0
CORONADO BIOSCIENCES         COM              21976U109   16,069  1,654,898 SH       DEFINED    02          0  1,654,898    0
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC        SHS              G27823106  632,096 14,236,405 SH       DEFINED    02          0 14,236,405    0
DELL INC                     COM              24702R101    4,811    336,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0    336,000    0
DIGITAL RLTY TR INC          COM              253868103    4,349     65,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0     65,000    0
DYNEGY INC NEW DEL           COM              26817R108      351     14,637 SH       DEFINED    02          0     14,637    0






                                                  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
---------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ---------- ----
                                                                                        
EMULEX CORP                  COM NEW          292475209   37,885  5,801,778 SH       DEFINED    02          0  5,801,778    0
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES           COM NEW          302051206    2,341    867,302 SH       DEFINED    02          0    867,302    0
GENERAL MTRS CO              *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V118    4,874    262,654 SH       DEFINED    02          0    262,654    0
GENERAL MTRS CO              *W EXP 07/10/201 37045V126    3,096    262,654 SH       DEFINED    02          0    262,654    0
GRAVITY CO LTD               SPONSORED ADR    38911N107        7      6,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0      6,000    0
GENERAL MTRS CO              COM              37045V100    9,586    339,700 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0    339,700    0
HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC *W EXP 06/26/201 416515120    3,588    210,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0    210,000    0
HESS CORP                    COM              42809H107  698,196  9,749,992 SH       DEFINED    02          0  9,749,992    0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO          COM              46625H100   28,722    605,187 SH       DEFINED    02          0    605,187    0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO          COM              46625H100   46,273    975,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0    975,000    0
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP       NOTE 3.000% 5/0  535678AC0    5,218  4,875,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0  4,875,000    0
ISHARES  TR                  RUSSELL 2000     464287655  157,745  1,670,500 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0  1,670,500    0
LINCOLN NATL CORP IND        *W EXP 07/10/201 534187117      487     21,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0     21,000    0
MEL CO CROWN ENTMT LTD       ADR              585464100   28,102  1,204,058 SH       DEFINED    02          0  1,204,058    0
MITEL NETWORK CORP           COM              60671Q104    3,879    994,857 SH       DEFINED    02          0    994,857    0
MICROSOFT CORP               COM              594918104    1,859     65,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0     65,000    0
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC        COM              595112103      648     65,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0     65,000    0
NATIONAL BK HLDGS CORP       CL A             633707104   44,228  2,478,125 SH       DEFINED    02          0  2,478,125    0
SERVICENOW INC               COM              81762P102    1,031     28,504 SH       DEFINED    02          0     28,504    0
SERVICENOW INC               COM              81762P102    3,529     97,500 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0     97,500    0
NETAPP INC                   COM              64110D104   27,765    812,800 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    812,800    0
NETAPP INC                   COM              64110D104   28,520    834,900 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0    834,900    0
NETAPP INC                   COM              64110D104   25,552    748,251 SH       DEFINED    02          0    748,251    0
NEWS CORP                    CL B             65248E203  197,663  6,428,096 SH       DEFINED    02          0  6,428,096    0
ORACLE CORP                  COM              68389X105    2,107     65,195 SH       DEFINED    02          0     65,195    0
POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST        COM              73935A104   44,830    650,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0    650,000    0
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC      COM              768573107   11,834    793,200 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    793,200    0
RANGE RES CORP               COM              75281A109   31,629    390,300 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    390,300    0
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO       COM              845467109   33,422    897,000 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    897,000    0
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP         COM              903914109   16,894    845,000 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    845,000    0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR        SBI INT-INDS     81369Y704    5,428    130,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0    130,000    0
SPDR SERIES TRUST            S&P OILGAS EXP   78464A730   78,637  1,300,000 SH  PUT  DEFINED    02          0  1,300,000    0
VIRGIN MEDIA INC             COM              92769L101   91,739  1,874,140 SH       DEFINED    02          0  1,874,140    0
UNITED STATES STL CORP NEW   NOTE 4.000% 5/1  912909AE8    6,755  6,500,000 PRN      DEFINED    02          0  6,500,000    0
VENTRUS BIOSCIENCES INC      COM              922822101    2,166    727,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0    727,000    0
VERIFONE SYS INC             COM              92342Y109    9,405    454,800 SH  CALL DEFINED    02          0    454,800    0
ZIONS BANCORPORATION         *W EXP 5/22/202  989701115      963    219,000 SH       DEFINED    02          0    219,000    0