================================================================================ 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: Litespeed Management LLC Address: 237 Park Ave Ste 900 New York, NY 10017 Form 13F File Number: 28- --------------------- 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: Jamie Zimmerman Title: Authorized Signatory Phone: 212-808-7420 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Jamie Zimmerman New York, NY May 14, 2013 ---------------- --------------- ---------------- [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: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F File Number Name 28- ------------------------- ------------------- [Repeat as necessary.] ================================================================================ FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 15 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 508370 ------------ (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. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] No. Form 13F File Number Name 28- -------------- --------------------- [Repeat as necessary.] 3/31/2013 Page 1 CIK: 1292975 CCC: ww6dh@ho VALUATION CURRENCY: USD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 1 ITEM 2 ITEM 3 ITEM 4 ITEM 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 7 ITEM 8 ------------------------ -------- --------- -------------- ------------- --------------------- -------- ------------------------- Fair Shares of Investment Title of Cusip Market Principal Descretion Voting Authority Name of Issuer Class Number Value Amount Sole Shared Other Managers Sole Shared Other Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Common 032511107 35,154,900.00 402,000.00 X LITE 402,000.00 0 0 Avon Products Inc. Common 054303102 25,018,249.00 1,206,862.00 X LITE 1,206,862.00 0 0 Diamond Foods Inc. Common 252603105 36,870,949.00 2,186,889.00 X LITE 2,186,889.00 0 0 Dynegy Inc. Common 26817r108 22,170,071.00 924,138.00 X LITE 924,138.00 0 0 Gray Television Inc. Common 389375106 20,164,552.00 4,299,478.00 X LITE 4,299,478.00 0 0 Macquarie Infrastructure Co Common 55608B105 45,678,715.00 845,276.00 X LITE 845,276.00 0 0 McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. Common 580645109 61,262,329.00 1,176,312.00 X LITE 1,176,312.00 0 0 MetroPCS Communications Inc. Common 591708102 62,658,486.00 5,748,485.00 X LITE 5,748,485.00 0 0 National Bank Holdings Corp. Common 633707104 22,466,910.00 1,227,700.00 X LITE 1,227,700.00 0 0 Sandridge Energy Inc. Common 80007p307 51,979,370.00 9,863,258.00 X LITE 9,863,258.00 0 0 Seagate Technology Common 052580676 31,422,678.00 859,600.00 X LITE 859,600.00 0 0 Theravance Inc. Common 88338t104 35,902,258.00 1,519,994.00 X LITE 1,519,994.00 0 0 Tronox Ltd. Common 897051306 46,473,369.00 2,345,955.00 X LITE 2,345,955.00 0 0 Vical Inc. Common 925602104 5,130,212.00 1,288,998.00 X LITE 1,288,998.00 0 0 Dynegy Inc. Warrants Common 26817r116 6,016,843.00 4,664,219.00 X LITE 4,664,219.00 0 0 -------------- Total Under Management: 508,369,891.00