............................ OMB Approval ............................ OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: August 31, 2012 Estimated average burden hours per response.....23.5 ............................ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 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: Noonday Asset Management, L.P. Address: 401 North Tryon Street Suite 1000 Charlotte, NC 28202 c/o Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. One Maritime Plaza Suite 2100 San Francisco, California 94111 Form 13F File Number: 28-11402 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: Mark C. Wehrly Title: Authorized Signatory Phone: (415) 421-2132 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Mark C. Wehrly San Francisco, California February 16, 2010 - ------------------ 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).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 5 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 9 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $138,027 (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. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1 28-03896 Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. 2 28-06372 Farallon Partners, L.L.C. 3 28-11404 Noonday G.P. (U.S.), L.L.C. 4 28-11719 Noonday Asset Management LLP 5 28-11716 Noonday Asset Management Asia Pte. Ltd. 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 - ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- ------------ -------- --- ---- ------- -------- -------- --------- ------ 51JOB INC SP ADR REP COM 316827104 2,039 115,080 SH OTHER 01-03,05 115,080 ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 04033A100 1,357 595,000 SH OTHER 01-03 595,000 CARNIVAL CORP PAIRED CTF 143658300 27,950 881,979 SH OTHER 01-04 881,979 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 13,625 423,000 SH OTHER 01-03 423,000 IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 57,494 2,730,000 SH OTHER 01-03 2,730,000 LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC CL B 53220K207 2,215 1,020,634 SH OTHER 01-03 1,020,634 MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION CO COM CL A 582839106 24,472 560,000 SH OTHER 01-03 560,000 ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 683399109 1,614 55,000 SH OTHER 01-03 55,000 OSI PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 671040103 7,261 234,000 SH OTHER 01-03 234,000