13F-HR 1 t306974.txt RIDGE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F-HR Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012 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: Ridgecrest Investment Management, LLC Address: 767 Third Avenue, 20th Floor New York, NY 10017 Form 13F File Number: 28-04503 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: Sanford B. Prater Title: Managing Partner Phone: 646-827-2688 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Sanford B. Prater New York, New York January 24, 2012 [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).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 63 -------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $41,908 --------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None

VOTING TITLE OF VALUE SHARE SHARE/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP X 1000 AMOUNT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------- ~~AG MORTGAGE INVESTME NT TRUST REITS/RICS 001228105 1,207 50,000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~ALLSCRIPTS~~ALBEMARLE ~~HEALTHCARE~~CORP ~~SOLUTION~~COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~01988P108~~012653101 ~~248~~1,242 20,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~20,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~ALPHATEC~~AMERICAN ~~HOLDINGS~~AXLE & MFG HLDGS INC COMMON STOCK ~~02081G102~~024061103 83560 50,000 SH SOLE ~~50000~~50,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~AMARIN CORPORATION P LC ADR ADRS STOCKS 023111206 252 20,000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ AMERICAN INTERNATION AL GROUP COMMON STOCK 026874784 ~~820~~706 2520,000 SH SOLE ~~25000~~20,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~ASHLAND~~ANADARKO ~~INC~~PETE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~044209104~~032511107 ~~358~~754 510,~~000~~146 SH SOLE ~~5000~~10,146 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~AVAGO~~ASHLAND ~~TECHNOLOGIES~~INC ~~LTD~~COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~Y0486S104~~044209104 ~~523~~885 1511,000 SH SOLE ~~15000~~11,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~BANK~~ATMEL ~~OF AMERICA~~ CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~060505104~~049513104 ~~442~~433 5066,~~000~~168 SH SOLE ~~50000~~66,168 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~BARRICK~~CELADON ~~GOLD~~GROUP ~~CORP~~INC COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~067901108~~150838100 ~~626~~904 1550,000 SH SOLE ~~15000~~50,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~BUCKEYE~~CHENIERE ~~TECHNOLOGIES~~ENERGY INC COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~118255108~~16411R208 ~~481~~235 1512,~~000~~500 SH SOLE ~~15000~~12,500 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- CCHICAGO HBRIDGE ~~ROBINSON~~& ~~WORLDWI~~IRON DEC0 ~~INC~~COM CO COMMON STOCK ~~12541W209~~167250109 ~~439~~464 710,~~500~~000 SH SOLE ~~7500~~10,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~CELADON~~CHIQUITA ~~GROUP~~BRANDS INTL INC COM ~~STK~~ COMMON STOCK ~~150838100~~170032809 ~~804~~743 5090,000 SH SOLE ~~50000~~90,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~CELANESE~~CINEMARK ~~CORP~~HOLDINGS ~~SER~~IN AC COMMON STOCK ~~150870103~~17243V102 ~~758~~520 20,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~20,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~CHENIERE ENERGY INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 16411R208 388 25,000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~CHIQUITA~~CONTINENTAL ~~BRANDS~~RESOURCE ~~INTL~~S INC COM COMMON STOCK ~~170032809~~212015101 ~~458~~588 608,000 SH SOLE ~~60000~~8,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~CISCO~~CORNING ~~SYSTEMS~~ INC COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~17275R102~~219350105 ~~573~~453 3035,~~000~~878 SH SOLE ~~30000~~35,878 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~COMSTOCK~~CYS ~~RES~~INVESTMENTS INC COM STK ~~COMMON~~R ~~STOCK~~REITS/RICS ~~205768203~~12673A108 ~~276~~417 1535,~~000~~290 SH SOLE ~~15000~~35,290 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC COMMON STOCK G27823106 ~~620~~765 20,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~20,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~DELTA AIRLINES INC COMMON STOCK 247361702 275 30,000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~US ETF'S -~~ DIREXION DLY ENERGY BEAR 3X US ETF'S - US TR 25459W342 ~~497~~313 6540,000 SH SOLE ~~65000~~40,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~EASTMAN~~EBAY ~~CHEM~~INC CO COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~277432100~~278642103 ~~1,140~~765 2015,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~15,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- EMC CORP MASS COM STK COMMON STOCK 268648102 ~~1,227~~778 4530,~~000~~765 SH SOLE ~~45000~~30,765 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~ENERGY~~FACEBOOK ~~XXI~~INC ~~BERMUDA L TD COM ST~~ COMMON STOCK ~~G10082140~~30303M102 ~~350~~258 109,~~000~~704 SH SOLE ~~10000~~9,704 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~ENTEROMEDICS~~FIFTH ~~INC~~THIRD BANCORP COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~29365M208~~316773100 ~~329~~335 9022,~~000~~056 SH SOLE ~~90000~~22,056 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~GENERAL~~FORD ~~CABLE~~MOTOR ~~CORP~~COMPANY DCOM ELSTK ~~NEW CO~~ COMMON STOCK ~~369300108~~345370860 ~~514~~907 1770,~~500~~000 SH SOLE ~~17500~~70,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM STK COMMON STOCK 369604103 ~~2,271~~753 ~~100~~35,~~000~~868 SH SOLE ~~100000~~35,868 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~GEORGIA GULF CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 373200302 453 12,500 SH SOLE 12500 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP COMMON STOCK 390607109 ~~770~~911 ~~100~~102,000 SH SOLE ~~100000~~102,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~HESS CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 42809H107 403 7,500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~HOLOGIC~~GUGGENHEIM ~~INC~~CHINA ~~COM~~SMALL ~~STK~~CAP ~~COMMON~~ETF ~~STOCK~~US ~~436440101~~ETF'S ~~1,011~~- 50US TR 18383Q853 600 25,000 SH SOLE ~~50000~~25,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~HOME~~HERTZ ~~LOAN~~GLOBAL ~~SERVICING~~HOLDING ~~SOLUTIONS~~ COMMON STOCK ~~G6648D109~~42805T105 ~~488~~360 3022,~~000~~100 SH SOLE ~~30000~~22,100 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~IAC~~HESS /CORP ~~INTERACTIVECOR P~~ COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~44919P508~~42809H107 ~~260~~530 510,000 SH SOLE ~~5000~~10,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~INTERNATIONAL~~HOLOGIC ~~PAPER~~INC CO COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~460146103~~436440101 ~~1,090~~794 3039,~~000~~700 SH SOLE ~~30000~~39,700 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~KAPSTONE~~ISHARES ~~PAPER~~GOLDTRUST &ETF ~~PACKAGING~~US ~~COR~~ETF'S ~~COMMON~~- ~~STOCK~~US ~~48562P103~~TR ~~896~~464285105 40244 15,000 SH SOLE ~~40000~~15,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~KBR INC COMMON STOCK 48242W106 820 27,500 SH SOLE 27500 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~KOPPERS~~ISHARES ~~HLDGS~~RUSSELL ~~INC~~2000 ~~COM~~US ~~STK~~ETF'S ~~COMMON~~- ~~STOCK~~US ~~50060P106~~TR ~~873~~464287655 25843 10,000 SH SOLE ~~25000~~10,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~KRISPY~~ISHRES ~~KREME~~FTSE ~~DOUGHNU~~CHNA TS25 ~~INC~~INDEX COINTL ~~COMMON~~ETF'S ~~STOCK~~- ~~501014104~~US ~~317~~464287184 40607 15,000 SH SOLE ~~40000~~15,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~KULICKE~~JAZZ &PHARMACEUTICALS ~~SOFFA INDS~~ INC COM COMMON STOCK ~~501242101~~G50871105 ~~520~~666 5012,~~000~~500 SH SOLE ~~50000~~12,500 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~LAMAR~~JDS ~~ADVERTISING~~UNIPHASE COCORP ~~CL A~~ COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~512815101~~46612J507 ~~926~~540 2540,000 SH SOLE ~~25000~~40,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~LOWES~~KAPSTONE ~~COS~~PAPER ~~INC~~& ~~COM~~PACKAGING ~~STK~~COR COMMON STOCK ~~548661107~~48562P103 1,~~210~~132 4051,000 SH SOLE ~~40000~~51,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~LyondellBasell Indus tries NV COMMON STOCK N53745100 387 7,500 SH SOLE 7500 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~MANITOWOC~~KOPPERS HLDGS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~563571108~~50060P106 ~~400~~1,354 3035,~~000~~500 SH SOLE ~~30000~~35,500 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~MCDERMOTT~~LOWES ~~INTERNATIO~~COS ~~NAL~~ INC CCOM STK COMMON STOCK ~~580037109~~548661107 ~~794~~320 659,000 SH SOLE ~~65000~~9,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~MEADWESTVACO~~LyondellBasell ~~CORP~~Indus ~~Com~~tries NV COMMON STOCK ~~583334107~~N53745100 1,~~224~~428 4025,~~000~~020 SH SOLE ~~40000~~25,020 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~MERCK & CO COMMON STOCK 58933Y105 902 20,000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~METLIFE~~MANITOWOC INC COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~59156R108~~563571108 ~~689~~314 20,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~20,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~MIDSTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY IN COMMON STOCK 59804T100 324 37,500 SH SOLE 37500 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~MOLYCORP~~MARATHON ~~INC~~OIL CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~608753109~~565849106 ~~173~~460 15,000 SH SOLE ~~15000~~15,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~NEWELL~~MEADWESTVACO ~~RUBBERMAID~~CORP INCom ~~C MEDIUM~~ COMMON STOCK ~~651229106~~583334107 ~~955~~1,319 5041,~~000~~400 SH SOLE ~~50000~~41,400 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~NORTHWEST~~MERCK ~~PIPE~~& CO ~~COM STK~~ COMMON STOCK ~~667746101~~58933Y105 ~~493~~879 2021,~~000~~467 SH SOLE ~~20000~~21,467 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V COMMON STOCK N6596X109 625 25,000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~OIL~~MUELLER ~~STS~~INDUSTRIES ~~INTL~~I ~~INC~~NC COM ~~STK~~ST COMMON STOCK ~~678026105~~624756102 ~~596~~290 75,~~500~~800 SH SOLE ~~7500~~5,800 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~OREXIGEN~~NEWCASTLE ~~THERAPEUTIC~~INVT SCORP ~~INC~~NEW COM ~~COMMON~~RE ~~STOCK~~REITS/RICS ~~686164104~~65105M108 ~~400~~347 7040,000 SH SOLE ~~70000~~40,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- OWENS CORNING INC COMMON STOCK 690742101 ~~1,004~~925 3025,000 SH SOLE ~~30000~~25,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- PFIZER INC COM COMMON STOCK 717081103 ~~1,491~~701 6027,~~000~~934 SH SOLE ~~60000~~27,934 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~PLAINS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTI COMMON STOCK 726505100 749 20,000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ POLYONE CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 73179P106 ~~331~~408 20,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~20,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP COM ST COMMON STOCK 74164F103 ~~326~~752 2550,000 SH SOLE ~~25000~~50,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~PROCERA~~REGIONS ~~NETWORKS~~FINANCIAL ~~INC~~CORP ~~COM~~NEW ~~STK~~ COMMON STOCK ~~74269U203~~7591EP100 ~~705~~180 3025,~~000~~290 SH SOLE ~~30000~~25,290 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~PROSHARES ULTRASHORT BASIC M US ETF'S~~ - ~~US 74347X617 367 25,000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0~~ -----------~~--------------------------------------~~ ~~PRSH~~ROBERT ULHALF ~~RUSL2000~~INTERNAT USIONAL ~~ETF'S~~INC -COMMON USSTOCK ~~74347R842~~770323103 ~~441~~318 10,000 SH SOLE ~~10000~~10,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~QUALITY DISTRIB COMMON STOCK 74756M102 393 42,500 SH SOLE 42500 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~REGIONAL~~SABA ~~MANAGEMENT~~SOFTWARE ~~CORP~~INC COM SSTK COMMON STOCK ~~75902K106~~784932600 ~~776~~350 4540,000 SH SOLE ~~45000~~40,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~REGIONS~~SEALED ~~FINANCIAL~~AIR CORP NEW COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~7591EP100~~81211K100 ~~180~~1,004 2557,~~000~~346 SH SOLE ~~25000~~57,346 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~RUDOPLH~~SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES ~~INC~~HOLDINGS ~~COM~~ COMMON STOCK ~~781270103~~N7902X106 ~~263~~560 2517,~~000~~230 SH SOLE ~~25000~~17,230 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~SALEM~~STILLWATER ~~COMMUNICATIONS~~MNG ~~CORP~~CO CACOM STK COMMON STOCK ~~794093104~~86074Q102 ~~262~~639 50,000 SH SOLE ~~50000~~50,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~SEALED~~SUNPOWER ~~AIR~~ CORP ~~NEW~~ COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~81211K100~~867652406 ~~464~~484 3086,~~000~~168 SH SOLE ~~30000~~86,168 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~SM ENERGY CO COMMON STOCK 78454L100 541 10,000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ TARGET CORP COM STK ~~COMMON~~OPTIONS ~~STOCK~~- ~~87612E106~~PUTS ~~1,587~~99ODL74R7 25592 10,000 SHPUT SOLE ~~25000~~10,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~TESORO~~TIVO ~~CORP~~INC COM STK COMMON STOCK ~~881609101~~888706108 ~~838~~923 2075,000 SH SOLE ~~20000~~75,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~TRW AUTOMOTIVE HLDGS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 87264S106 656 15,000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ TWO HARBORS INVESTME NT CORP REITS/RICS 90187B101 ~~823~~1,052 7094,~~000~~950 SH SOLE ~~70000~~94,950 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~UNITED RENTALS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 911363109 654 20,000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~UNWIRED~~ULTRA ~~PLANET~~S&P500 ~~INC~~PROSHAR ~~COM~~ES ~~STK~~US ~~COMMON~~ETF'S ~~STOCK~~- ~~91531F103~~US ~~106~~TR 5574347R107 1,~~000~~285 21,300 SH SOLE ~~55000~~21,300 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~US AIRWAYS GROUP COMMON STOCK 90341W108 314 30,000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ USUNITED ~~SILICA~~RENTALS ~~HOLDINGS~~INC ICOM NCSTK COMMON STOCK ~~90346E103~~911363109 ~~271~~1,205 2026,~~000~~467 SH SOLE ~~20000~~26,467 0 0 ------------------------------------------------- ~~VALERO ENERGY CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 91913Y100 792 25,000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0~~ ------------~~-------------------------------------~~ ~~VOYAGER~~UNIVERSAL ~~OIL~~DISPLAY &CO ~~GAS~~RP ~~IN C~~ COM ~~STK~~ST COMMON STOCK ~~29101U100~~91347P105 ~~166~~384 ~~200~~15,000 SH SOLE ~~200000~~15,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- WABCO HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 92927K102 ~~519~~326 95,000 SH SOLE ~~9000~~5,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INC COMMON STOCK 942683103 ~~852~~860 10,000 SH SOLE ~~10000~~10,000 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~WESTERN~~WELLS ~~ASSET~~FARGO ~~MORTGA~~COMPANY GECOMMON ~~CAPITL~~STOCK ~~REITS/RICS~~949746101 ~~95790D105~~804 ~~555 25~~23,~~000~~528 SH SOLE ~~25000~~23,528 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- ~~WILLBROS~~WISDOMTREE ~~GROUP~~TRUST ~~INC~~JP ~~(DELAWARE)~~TOTAL ~~COMMON~~DIVI ~~STOCK~~US ~~969203108~~ETF'S ~~131~~- 24US TR 97717W851 440 11,~~375~~920 SH SOLE ~~24375~~11,920 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------- 5041,~~515~~908

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