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 Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Park West Asset Management LLC
Address: 900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165
Larkspur, California 94939
Form 13F File Number: 028-12265
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 J. Watson
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (415) 524-2902
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ James J. Watson Larkspur, California May 10, 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:
NONE
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
REPORT SUMMARY:
NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS: 0
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL: 57
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: $885,401
(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.
NONE
PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
FORM 13F HOLDINGS REPORT
March 31, 2013
TITLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
ACCELRYS INC COM 00430U103 11,091 1,136,322 SH SOLE 1,136,322
AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL COMNTY NOTE 7.500% 8/1 00828UAB9 10,188 8,575,000 PRN SOLE 8,575,000
AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD COM 02503Y103 11,373 779,265 SH SOLE 779,265
APPLE INC COM 037833100 5,525 12,482 SH SOLE 12,482
BIOGEN IDEC INC PUT 09062X103 430 2,230 SH PUT SOLE 2,230
BLACK DIAMOND INC COM 09202G101 11,226 1,232,305 SH SOLE 1,232,305
CAFEPRESS INC COM 12769A103 4,648 773,341 SH SOLE 773,341
CAI INTERNATIONAL INC COM 12477X106 9,993 346,724 SH SOLE 346,724
CARDIONET INC COM 14159L103 604 248,700 SH SOLE 248,700
CASH AMER INTL INC COM 14754D100 39,258 748,197 SH SOLE 748,197
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO CL A NON VTG 153527205 3,710 451,391 SH SOLE 451,391
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH LT ORD M22465104 23,965 510,000 SH SOLE 510,000
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N V N Y REGISTRY SH 167250109 46,526 749,208 SH SOLE 749,208
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N V CALL 167250109 41,309 665,203 SH CALL SOLE 665,203
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N V CALL 167250109 38,313 616,951 SH CALL SOLE 616,951
CLEARWATER PAPER CORP COM 18538R103 53,408 1,013,630 SH SOLE 1,013,630
COINSTAR INC COM 19259P300 70,445 1,205,840 SH SOLE 1,205,840
CONCEPTUS INC COM 206016107 7,693 318,533 SH SOLE 318,533
DENNYS CORP COM 24869P104 14,195 2,457,926 SH SOLE 2,457,926
DESTINATION XL GROUP INC COM 25065K104 2,618 514,400 SH SOLE 514,400
ENPRO INDS INC COM 29355X107 7,368 144,000 SH SOLE 144,000
EZCORP INC CL A NON VTG 302301106 20,331 954,500 SH SOLE 954,500
GENCORP INC COM 368682100 4,687 352,439 SH SOLE 352,439
GENTHERM INC COM 37253A103 22,523 1,375,000 SH SOLE 1,375,000
GOLAR LNG LTD BERMUDA COM G9456A100 5,216 141,000 SH SOLE 141,000
GP STRATEGIES CORP COM 36225V104 9,267 388,407 SH SOLE 388,407
GRAND CANYON ED INC COM 38526M106 19,347 762,000 SH SOLE 762,000
GRAPHIC PACKAGING HLDG CO COM 388689101 10,194 1,361,000 SH SOLE 1,361,000
GSI TECHNOLOGY COM 36241U106 2,054 311,678 SH SOLE 311,678
HECKMANN CORP PUT 422680108 74 17,330 SH PUT SOLE 17,330
HECKMANN CORP PUT 422680108 1,637 381,564 SH PUT SOLE 381,564
IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM 44919P508 6,255 140,000 SH SOLE 140,000
INTERMOLECULAR INC COM 45882D109 33,342 3,268,835 SH SOLE 3,268,835
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORP CL A 460335201 15,714 480,845 SH SOLE 480,845
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM NEW 53220K504 40,098 1,504,605 SH SOLE 1,504,605
LINN ENERGY LLC PUT 536020100 2,223 58,546 SH PUT SOLE 58,546
MACQUARIE INFRASTR CO LLC MEMBERSHIP INT 55608B105 45,613 844,067 SH SOLE 844,067
MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 11,326 217,480 SH SOLE 217,480
MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COM 589584101 2,231 97,800 SH SOLE 97,800
MONEYGRAM INTL INC COM NEW 60935Y208 10,406 574,938 SH SOLE 574,938
MOVE INC COM COM 62458M207 45,380 3,797,448 SH SOLE 3,797,448
PLX TECHNOLOGY INC COM 693417107 2,400 526,424 SH SOLE 526,424
RDA MICROELECTRONICS INC COM 749394102 889 96,125 SH SOLE 96,125
RENTECH INC COM 760112102 23,633 10,056,566 SH SOLE 10,056,566
SABA SOFTWARE INC COM 784932600 18,076 2,273,700 SH SOLE 2,273,700
SHUTTERFLY INC COM 82568P304 7,628 172,705 SH SOLE 172,705
SILVER SPRING NETWORKS INC COM 82817Q103 6,066 350,000 SH SOLE 350,000
SPANSION INC COM CL A NEW 84649R200 14,711 1,143,047 SH SOLE 1,143,047
SUNCOKE ENERGY INC COM 86722A103 43,823 2,683,574 SH SOLE 2,683,574
SUSSER HLDGS CORP COM 869233106 13,738 268,800 SH SOLE 268,800
TEEKAY TANKERS LTD CL A Y8565N102 1,077 378,000 SH SOLE 378,000
TOWER GROUP INTL LTD COM G8988C105 4,613 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000
TRINITY BIOTECH PLC SPON ADR NEW 896438306 7,188 425,853 SH SOLE 425,853
UNI PIXEL INC COM NEW 904572203 1,088 35,490 SH SOLE 35,490
VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORP COM 928708106 10,025 706,000 SH SOLE 706,000
XOOM CORP COM 98419Q101 6,167 270,000 SH SOLE 270,000
ZAGG INC COM 98884U108 2,475 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000