------------------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: August 31, 2012 Estimated average burden Hours per response . . . . . . .23.5 ------------------------------------- SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F Cover Page Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 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: Atticus Capital LP Address: 767 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor New York, New York 10153 Form 13F File Number: 028-11916 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: Timothy R. Barakett Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Phone: 212-256-8000 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Timothy R. Barakett New York, New York November 13, 2009 - ------------------- ------------------ ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] /s/ Charles Fortin* ------------------------------------ (Manual Signature of Person Duly Authorized to Submit This Report) New York, New York November 13, 2009 ------------------------------------ (Place and Date of Signing) * Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached hereto. Report Type (Check only one): [X] FORM 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] FORM 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] FORM 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: 1 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 40 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 887,120 ------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file numbers for all individual investment managers with respect to which report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. 13F File No.: Name: ------------- --------------------------- 1. 28-12928 Atticus Management Limited ------------- --------------------------- ATTICUS CAPITAL LP FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE FOR PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 060505104 $5,076 300,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 300,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 $3,535 35 SH NULL SOLE 0 35 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BOEING CO COM 097023105 $14,745 272,300 SH NULL SOLE 0 272,300 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 $9,680 2,000,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 2,000,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC COM 18683K101 $9,960 307,800 SH NULL SOLE 0 307,800 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASI SPONSORED ADR 20441A102 $10,988 289,700 SH NULL SOLE 0 289,700 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GREEN MTN COFFEE ROASTERS INC COM 393122106 $7,384 100,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 100,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC COM 45865V100 $32,529 334,700 SH NULL SOLE 0 334,700 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 $4,382 100,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 100,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 $2,627 100,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 100,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP COM 517834107 $38,102 2,262,577 SH NULL SOLE 0 2,262,577 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MASSEY ENERGY CORP COM 576206106 $18,354 658,100 SH NULL SOLE 0 658,100 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 $17,163 84,900 SH NULL SOLE 0 84,900 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 $19,975 350,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 350,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MECHEL OAO SPONSORED ADR 583840103 $30,432 1,692,556 SH NULL SOLE 0 1,692,556 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NATIONAL FINL PARTNERS CORP COM 63607P208 $15,552 1,783,517 SH NULL SOLE 0 1,783,517 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 $82,788 2,865,632 SH NULL SOLE 0 2,865,632 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 $14,445 500,000 SH CALL SOLE 0 500,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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COM G7496G103 $8,652 158,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 158,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. COM V7780T103 $6,773 281,259 SH NULL SOLE 0 281,259 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP CL A 80874P109 $4,217 266,400 SH NULL SOLE 0 266,400 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOTHEBYS COM 835898107 $41,970 2,435,842 SH NULL SOLE 0 2,435,842 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TESORO CORP COM 881609101 $16,506 1,101,900 SH NULL SOLE 0 1,101,900 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSATLANTIC HLDGS INC COM 893521104 $20,132 401,266 SH NULL SOLE 0 401,266 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 $4,371 254,421 SH NULL SOLE 0 254,421 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP UNITS 91232N108 $34,543 954,500 SH NULL SOLE 0 954,500 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 $51,002 2,630,300 SH NULL SOLE 0 2,630,300 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 $18,801 969,600 SH CALL SOLE 0 969,600 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VERISIGN INC COM 92343E102 $8,618 363,800 SH NULL SOLE 0 363,800 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 $4,227 150,000 SH NULL SOLE 0 150,000 0 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------