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: Fir Tree Inc.
Address: 505 Fifth Avenue
23rd Floor
New York, New York 10017
13F File Number: 028-06884
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: Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum
Title: President
Phone: 212.599.0090
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Jeffrey D. Tannenbaum New York, New York/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: 68
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,400,680 (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 145661 2848843 SH SOLE 2848843
AON PLC SHS CL A G0408V102 427158 6945653 SH SOLE 6945653
APPLE INC COM 037833100 140629 317690 SH SOLE 317690
AQUASITION CORP *W EXP 99/99/999 Y0192H111 62 400000 SH SOLE 400000
AQUASITION CORP COM Y0192H103 3820 400000 SH SOLE 400000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 72471 5950000 SH CALL SOLE 5950000
BERRY PLASTICS GROUP INC COM 08579W103 7899 414644 SH SOLE 414644
BLUE WOLF MONGOLIA HOLDINGS *W EXP 07/20/201 G11962118 224 560000 SH SOLE 560000
BLUE WOLF MONGOLIA HOLDINGS SHS G11962100 5589 560000 SH SOLE 560000
CEMEX SAB DE CV NOTE 3.250% 3/1 151290BB8 162313 122500000 PRN SOLE 122500000
CEMEX SAB DE CV NOTE 3.750% 3/1 151290BC6 108792 80500000 PRN SOLE 80500000
CHART ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 12/19/201 161151113 331 675000 SH SOLE 675000
CHART ACQUISITION CORP COM 161151105 6440 675000 SH SOLE 675000
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP COM 165167107 40820 2000000 SH SOLE 2000000
CHURCHILL DOWNS INC COM 171484108 434 6200 SH SOLE 6200
CIGNA CORPORATION COM 125509109 173582 2783100 SH SOLE 2783100
CIGNA CORPORATION COM 125509109 58004 930000 SH PUT SOLE 930000
CIT GROUP INC COM NEW 125581801 56727 1304677 SH SOLE 1304677
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 63883 1444000 SH SOLE 1444000
COMMONWEALTH REIT COM SH BEN INT 203233101 21292 948845 SH SOLE 948845
COMMONWEALTH REIT COM SH BEN INT 203233101 96492 4300000 SH CALL SOLE 4300000
CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 186876 4491129 SH SOLE 4491129
EQUINIX INC COM NEW 29444U502 306291 1415983 SH SOLE 1415983
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO COM 30219G108 112613 1954400 SH SOLE 1954400
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES INC CL A 345550107 20591 1158730 SH SOLE 1158730
GLOBAL PMTS INC COM 37940X102 83091 1673200 SH SOLE 1673200
GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 203407 256120 SH SOLE 256120
GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS IN COM 393122106 17312 305000 SH PUT SOLE 305000
GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS IN COM 393122106 17312 305000 SH SOLE 305000
GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS IN COM 393122106 28380 500000 SH CALL SOLE 500000
HAMPTON ROADS BANKSHARES INC COM NEW 409321502 16781 12810022 SH SOLE 12810022
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC COM 42805T105 147660 6633429 SH SOLE 6633429
HUMANA INC COM 444859102 27057 391500 SH SOLE 391500
HYDE PK ACQUISITION CORP II COM 448640102 7648 742500 SH SOLE 742500
IAC INTERACTIVECORP COM PAR $.001 44919P508 56744 1270000 SH CALL SOLE 1270000
ISTAR FINL INC COM 45031U101 14291 1312300 SH SOLE 1312300
KINDER MORGAN INC DEL *W EXP 05/25/201 49456B119 11213 2181534 SH SOLE 2181534
LINNCO LLC COMSHS LTD INT 535782106 39831 1020000 SH CALL SOLE 1020000
LINNCO LLC COMSHS LTD INT 535782106 54670 1400000 SH PUT SOLE 1400000
MARRIOTT VACATIONS WRLDWDE C COM 57164Y107 63530 1480546 SH SOLE 1480546
MEDTRONIC INC NOTE 1.625% 4/1 585055AM8 24502 24500000 PRN SOLE 24500000
METLIFE INC COM 59156R108 155730 4096000 SH SOLE 4096000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC COM NEW 620076307 227307 3550000 SH SOLE 3550000
NETAPP INC COM 64110D104 17080 500000 SH SOLE 500000
NETFLIX INC COM 64110L106 32178 170000 SH CALL SOLE 170000
NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR NAMEN -AKT H5833N103 177054 4641000 SH SOLE 4641000
PRIME ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 03/30/201 G72436127 33 80200 SH SOLE 80200
PRIME ACQUISITION CORP SHS G72436101 3582 360000 SH SOLE 360000
PRUDENTIAL FINL INC COM 744320102 96154 1630000 SH SOLE 1630000
QEP RES INC COM 74733V100 14328 450000 SH SOLE 450000
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 280264 4186800 SH SOLE 4186800
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVTS COR *W EXP 10/23/201 76131N119 8700 4350000 SH SOLE 4350000
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVTS COR COM 76131N101 44132 3150000 SH SOLE 3150000
ROI ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 02/28/201 74966A112 420 525000 SH SOLE 525000
ROI ACQUISITION CORP COM 74966A104 5934 600000 SH SOLE 600000
SANOFI RIGHT 12/31/2020 80105N113 10993 6141871 SH SOLE 6141871
SCG FINL ACQUISITION CORP COM 78404K103 6385 640000 SH SOLE 640000
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 75021 4120000 SH CALL SOLE 4120000
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 478795 3100000 SH CALL SOLE 3100000
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM SER 1 852061100 23288 3750000 SH SOLE 3750000
TRIO MERGER CORP COM 896697109 5000 500000 SH SOLE 500000
UNIVERSAL BUSINESS PMT SOL A COM 913384103 424 114638 SH SOLE 114638
VAIL RESORTS INC COM 91879Q109 40601 651486 SH SOLE 651486
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 233556 6234799 SH SOLE 6234799
WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS PUBLIC SHS G96666105 60279 1526427 SH SOLE 1526427
WPX ENERGY INC COM 98212B103 5190 323971 SH SOLE 323971
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 164703 7000000 SH CALL SOLE 7000000
YAHOO INC COM 984332106 201126 8548024 SH SOLE 8548024