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: JHL Capital Group LLC Address: 900 N. Michigan Avenue Suite 1340 Chicago, IL 60611 13F File Number: 028-14352 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: James H. Litinsky Title: Managing Member Phone: (312) 628-7350 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ James H. Litinsky Chicago, IL/USA May 15, 2013 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 28 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,371,141 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- AETNA INC NEW COM 00817Y108 71568 1400000 SH SOLE 1400000 0 0 AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD COM 008474108 2873 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0 ARUBA NETWORKS INC COM 043176106 14844 600000 SH PUT SOLE 600000 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 2312 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0 HARBINGER GROUP INC COM 41146A106 11564 1400000 SH SOLE 1400000 0 0 HOWARD HUGHES CORP COM 44267D107 25366 302664 SH SOLE 302664 0 0 IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM CL A 46333X108 1591 87000 SH SOLE 87000 0 0 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 84987 900000 SH PUT SOLE 900000 0 0 ISHARES TR DJ US REAL EST 464287739 69480 1000000 SH PUT SOLE 1000000 0 0 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 11355 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 30280 800000 SH CALL SOLE 800000 0 0 MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COM 552953101 11835 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 143050 5000000 SH SOLE 5000000 0 0 NASDAQ OMX GROUP INC COM 631103108 25840 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0 NEW GOLD INC CDA COM 644535106 410 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0 NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A 650111107 15190 1550000 SH SOLE 1550000 0 0 NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 46368 1200000 SH SOLE 1200000 0 0 OMNICOM GROUP INC COM 681919106 53010 900000 SH SOLE 900000 0 0 OREXIGEN THERAPEUTICS INC COM 686164104 4063 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0 PRINCIPAL FINL GROUP INC COM 74251V102 35341 1038539 SH SOLE 1038539 0 0 RADIAN GROUP INC COM 750236101 11781 1100000 SH SOLE 1100000 0 0 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 22508 850000 SH SOLE 850000 0 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 10812 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 185340 1200000 SH CALL SOLE 1200000 0 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 391675 2500000 SH PUT SOLE 2500000 0 0 STARWOOD HOTELS&RESORTS WRLD COM 85590A401 62774 985000 SH SOLE 985000 0 0 THOMAS PPTYS GROUP INC COM 884453101 3848 750000 SH SOLE 750000 0 0 UNISYS CORP COM NEW 909214306 21076 926400 SH SOLE 926400 0 0