13F-HR 1 d1038963_13f-hr.txt 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 holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: York Asset Management Limited Address: Deltec House Lyford Cay PO Box N1717 Nassau NP Bahamas Attention: S. Nicholas Walker 13F File Number: 028-12227 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: S. Nicholas Walker Title: Managing Member Phone: (242) 677-4514 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ S. Nicholas Walker New York, New York November 16, 2009 -------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------- [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 managers(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: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 125 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $175,561 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: 1 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. 028-13152 The Lion Fund Limited FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE York Asset Management Limited September 30, 2009

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COL 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- ----- ----------- --------- --- ---- ------- --- ----- ---- ---------- ----- ~~Sole Shared~~ ------- ------ ~~ADVANCED~~---- ~~TECHNOLOGY ACQU COR COM 007556103 534 65,750 SH SOLE NONE 65,750~~ ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC COM 017361106 2,~~655~~339 ~~103~~88,~~500~~200 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~103~~88,~~500~~200 ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC COM 017361106 ~~1,595~~907 6234,196 SH SOLE NONE 6234,196 ATLAS ~~ENERGY~~ACQUISITION ~~RESOURCES~~HLDGS ~~LLC~~CORP COM ~~049303100~~049162100 ~~564~~548 2755,600 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 2755,600 ATLAS ~~ENERGY~~ACQUISITION ~~RESOURCES~~HLDGS ~~LLC~~CORP COM ~~049303100~~049162100 ~~225~~385 1139,000 SH SOLE NONE 1139,000 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 ~~214~~209 7463 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 7463 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 ~~153~~110 5333 SH SOLE NONE 5333 BJ SVCS CO COM 055482103 1,679 86,400 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 86,400 BJ SVCS CO COM 055482103 688 35,400 SH SOLE NONE 35,400 BLACKSTONE GROUP L P COM UNIT LTD 09253U108 ~~350~~402 3328,~~200~~300 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 3328,~~200~~300 BLACKSTONE GROUP L P COM UNIT LTD 09253U108 ~~211~~157 2011,042 SH SOLE NONE 2011,042 BPW ACQUISITION CORP COM 055637102 3,168 324,299 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 324,299 BPW ACQUISITION CORP COM 055637102 2,194 224,582 SH SOLE NONE 224,582 BRINKS HOME SEC HLDGS INC COM 109699108 31,~~392~~647 ~~119~~53,~~800~~500 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~119~~53,~~800~~500 BRINKS HOME SEC HLDGS INC COM 109699108 ~~1,903~~961 6731,205 SH SOLE NONE 6731,205 BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 ~~381~~431 2219,~~300~~000 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 2219,~~300~~000 BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT INC CL A LTD VT SH 112585104 ~~223~~160 137,~~077~~027 SH SOLE NONE 137,~~077~~027 CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 ~~494~~444 4438,~~300~~500 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 4438,~~300~~500 CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 ~~459~~300 4126,~~149~~055 SH SOLE NONE 4126,~~149~~055 CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC COM 15189T107 2,~~748~~626 ~~248~~211,~~000~~250 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~248~~211,~~000~~250 CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC COM 15189T107 1,~~642~~005 ~~148~~80,~~160~~860 SH SOLE NONE ~~148~~80,~~160~~860 ~~CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 2,968 350,799 SH SHARED DEFINED 1 350,799 CENTEX CORP COM 152312104 1,179 139,400 SH SOLE NONE 139,400~~ CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP COM 16942N106 4534 ~~400~~55,100 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~400~~55,100 CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP COM 16942N106 ~~159~~646 1666,630 SH SOLE NONE 1666,630 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CL B 169656204 23,~~809~~591 4043,~~253~~153 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 4043,~~253~~153 CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CL B 169656204 1,~~352~~728 1920,~~370~~770 SH SOLE NONE 1920,~~370~~770 CME GROUP INC COM 12572Q105 ~~436~~379 1,~~400~~200 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 1,~~400~~200 CME GROUP INC COM 12572Q105 ~~343~~209 ~~1,104~~679 SH SOLE NONE ~~1,104~~679 CMS ENERGY CORP COM 125896100 ~~359~~338 2925,~~700~~250 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 2925,~~700~~250 CMS ENERGY CORP COM 125896100 ~~215~~130 179,~~799~~699 SH SOLE NONE 179,~~799~~699 CNOOC LTD SPONSORED ADR 126132109 ~~504~~474 43,~~100~~500 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 43,~~100~~500 CNOOC LTD SPONSORED ADR 126132109 ~~300~~175 21,~~441~~291 SH SOLE NONE 21,~~441~~291 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 1,~~286~~439 26,800 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 26,800 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 ~~744~~833 15,507 SH SOLE NONE 15,507 CONSECO INC COM NEW 208464883 73162 30,710 SH SOLE NONE 30,710 EBAY INC COM 278642103 1,~~525~~949 8982,~~000~~600 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 8982,~~000~~600 EBAY INC COM 278642103 ~~881~~1,197 5150,~~422~~722 SH SOLE NONE 5150,~~422~~722 EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 21,~~058~~961 ~~223~~190,000 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~223~~190,000 EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 ~~1,232~~752 ~~133~~72,~~436~~886 SH SOLE NONE ~~133~~72,~~436~~886 ~~FEDERAL~~FACET ~~HOME~~BIOTECH ~~LN MTG~~ CORP ~~COM~~SHS ~~313400301~~30303Q103 41258 6614,~~637~~900 SH ~~SOLE~~SHARED-DEFINED ~~NONE~~1 6614,~~637~~900 ~~FEDERAL~~FACET ~~NATL~~BIOTECH ~~MTG~~CORP ~~ASSN~~SHS ~~COM~~30303Q103 ~~313586109~~135 ~~38 65~~7,~~760~~800 SH SOLE NONE 657,~~760~~800 ~~FOUNDATION~~FEDERAL ~~COAL~~HOME ~~HLDGS~~LN ~~INC~~MTG CORP COM ~~35039W100~~313400301 ~~4,886~~120 ~~173~~66,~~800~~637 SH ~~SHARED~~SOLE ~~DEFINED~~NONE ~~1 173~~66,~~800~~637 ~~FOUNDATION~~FEDERAL ~~COAL~~NATL ~~HLDGS~~MTG ~~INC~~ASSN COM ~~35039W100~~313586109 ~~1,945~~100 6965,~~200~~760 SH SOLE NONE 6965,~~200~~760 FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC ORD G36738105 ~~839~~1,843 5181,~~600~~500 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 5181,~~600~~500 FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC ORD G36738105 ~~498~~1,101 3048,~~600~~700 SH SOLE NONE 3048,~~600~~700 GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CO COM 378982102 942,527 9255,~~600~~800 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 9255,~~600~~800 GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CO COM 378982102 371,979 3200,~~800~~300 SH SOLE NONE 3200,~~800~~300 GRACO INC COM 384109104 1,~~548~~862 7066,~~300~~800 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 7066,~~300~~800 GRACO INC COM 384109104 ~~889~~1,075 4038,~~357~~557 SH SOLE NONE 4038,~~357~~557 GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC COM 391164100 ~~204~~200 1311,~~100~~150 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 1311,~~100~~150 GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC COM 391164100 ~~107~~61 63,~~889~~408 SH SOLE NONE 63,~~889~~408 HIGHLANDS ACQUISITION CORP COM 430880104 ~~830~~3,814 85387,~~300~~200 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 85387,~~300~~200 HIGHLANDS ACQUISITION CORP COM 430880104 ~~329~~2,561 33260,~~800~~000 SH SOLE NONE 33260,~~800~~000 HILLENBRAND INC COM 431571108 34,~~686~~567 ~~221~~224,~~500~~200 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~221~~224,~~500~~200 HILLENBRAND INC COM 431571108 2,~~275~~744 ~~136~~134,716 SH SOLE NONE ~~136~~134,716 HUANENG PWR INTL INC SPON ADR H SHS 443304100 ~~185~~149 65,600 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 65,600 HUANENG PWR INTL INC SPON ADR H SHS 443304100 ~~108~~54 32,~~843~~043 SH SOLE NONE 32,~~843~~043 ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP DEPOSITRY UNIT 451100101 1,~~255~~083 3227,~~000~~100 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 3227,~~000~~100 ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP DEPOSITRY UNIT 451100101 ~~758~~468 1911,~~315~~715 SH SOLE NONE 1911,~~315~~715 INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP IN COM 45841N107 2,001 100,700 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 100,700 INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP IN COM 45841N107 1,180 59,400 SH SOLE NONE 59,400 INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC COM 45865V100 ~~411~~296 3,~~600~~050 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 3,~~600~~050 INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC COM 45865V100 ~~259~~133 21,~~264~~364 SH SOLE NONE 21,~~264~~364 JARDEN CORP COM 471109108 ~~309~~393 1614,~~500~~000 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 1614,~~500~~000 JARDEN CORP COM 471109108 ~~185~~150 95,~~843~~343 SH SOLE NONE 95,~~843~~343 KOREA ELECTRIC PWR SPONSORED ADR 500631106 ~~455~~514 3933,~~600~~750 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 3933,~~600~~750 KOREA ELECTRIC PWR SPONSORED ADR 500631106 ~~294~~225 2514,~~543~~743 SH SOLE NONE 2514,~~543~~743 LABRANCHE & CO INC COM 505447102 ~~427~~288 9984,~~200~~600 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 9984,~~200~~600 LABRANCHE & CO INC COM 505447102 ~~303~~92 7027,~~562~~200 SH SOLE NONE 7027,~~562~~200 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 56,~~273~~232 ~~197~~200,~~478~~330 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~197~~200,~~478~~330 LIBERTY MEDIA CORP NEW ENT COM SER A 53071M500 2,~~093~~549 7881,~~399~~944 SH SOLE NONE 7881,~~399~~944 LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288104 470 2219,~~300~~000 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 2219,~~300~~000 LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288104 ~~276~~172 136,~~071~~971 SH SOLE NONE 136,~~071~~971 LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO COM 53015Y107 1,584 166,700 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 166,700 LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO COM 53015Y107 1,264 133,100 SH SOLE NONE 133,100 MIRANT CORP NEW COM 60467R100 ~~526~~472 3328,~~400~~700 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 3328,~~400~~700 MIRANT CORP NEW COM 60467R100 ~~293~~137 188,~~602~~347 SH SOLE NONE 188,~~602~~347 NASDAQ OMX GROUP INC COM 631103108 ~~880~~740 4135,~~300~~150 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 4135,~~300~~150 NASDAQ OMX GROUP INC COM 631103108 ~~659~~415 3019,~~927~~727 SH SOLE NONE 3019,~~927~~727 NV ENERGY INC COM 67073Y106 1,~~874~~716 ~~173~~148,~~700~~050 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~173~~148,~~700~~050 NV ENERGY INC COM 67073Y106 ~~1,095~~631 ~~101~~54,~~508~~408 SH SOLE NONE ~~101~~54,~~508~~408 NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 ~~905~~818 3328,~~200~~300 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 3328,~~200~~300 NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 ~~680~~461 2415,955 SH SOLE NONE 2415,955 PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC COM 713409100 7,368 202,200 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 202,200 PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC COM 713409100 3,014 82,700 SH SOLE NONE 82,700 PEROT SYS CORP CL A 714265105 484 16,300 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 16,300 PEROT SYS CORP CL A 714265105 199 6,700 SH SOLE NONE 6,700 PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC CL B 728117300 139 46,000 SH SOLE NONE 46,000 PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP COM 74347T103 4,017 405,800 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 405,800 PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP COM 74347T103 2,692 271,900 SH SOLE NONE 271,900 QUANTA SVCS INC COM 74762E102 1,~~758~~432 7664,~~000~~700 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 7664,~~000~~700 QUANTA SVCS INC COM 74762E102 1612 27,~~108~~669 47SH SOLE NONE 27,~~919~~669 REDDY ICE HLDGS INC COM 75734R105 63 11,600 SH SOLE NONE 4711,~~919~~600 RRI ENERGY INC COM 74971X107 ~~497~~604 9984,~~200~~600 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 9984,~~200~~600 RRI ENERGY INC COM 74971X107 ~~299~~234 5932,~~655~~755 SH SOLE NONE 5932,~~655~~755 ~~SCHERING~~SAPPHIRE ~~PLOUGH~~INDUSTRIALS CORP COM ~~806605101~~80306T109 83,~~081~~352 ~~321~~337,~~700~~900 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~321~~337,~~700~~900 ~~SCHERING~~SAPPHIRE ~~PLOUGH~~INDUSTRIALS CORP COM ~~806605101~~80306T109 42,~~971~~346 ~~197~~236,~~900~~500 SH SOLE NONE ~~197~~236,~~900~~500 ~~SIMPSON~~SCHERING ~~MANUFACTURING~~PLOUGH COCORP ~~INC~~ COM ~~829073105~~806605101 16,~~689~~331 78224,100 SH ~~SHARED~~SOLE ~~DEFINED~~NONE ~~1 78~~224,100 ~~SIMPSON~~SEPRACOR ~~MANUFACTURING CO~~ INC COM ~~829073105~~817315104 ~~973~~1,825 4579,~~004~~700 SH SOLE NONE 4579,~~004~~700 SOTHEBYS COM 835898107 99121 7,000 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 7,000 SOTHEBYS COM 835898107 ~~147~~214 1012,406 SH SOLE NONE 1012,406 SPSS INC COM 78462K102 964 19,300 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 19,300 SPSS INC COM 78462K102 610 12,200 SH SOLE NONE 12,200 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM NEW 866810203 14,~~448~~688 ~~157~~515,~~100~~700 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~157~~515,~~100~~700 SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC COM NEW 866810203 ~~575~~1,919 62211,~~400~~100 SH SOLE NONE 62211,~~400~~100 ~~TELEMIG~~TEPPCO ~~CELULAR~~PARTNERS ~~PART~~L SP AUT ~~SPON~~LTD ~~ADR~~PARTNER ~~PFD~~872384102 ~~87944E105~~6,864 ~~777 15~~197,~~318~~700 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 15197,~~318~~700 ~~TELEMIG~~TEPPCO ~~CELULAR~~PARTNERS ~~PART~~L SP AUT ~~SPON~~LTD ~~ADR~~PARTNER ~~PFD~~872384102 ~~87944E105~~2,812 ~~307 6~~81,~~045~~000 SH SOLE NONE 681,~~045~~000 TEXAS PAC LD TR SUB CTF PROP I T 882610108 1,~~563~~492 47,350 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 47,350 TEXAS PAC LD TR SUB CTF PROP I T 882610108 ~~651~~675 1921,~~715~~415 SH SOLE NONE 1921,~~715~~415 THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS GRP I COM 884481102 ~~100~~75 1614,~~600~~100 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 1614,~~600~~100 THOMAS WEISEL PARTNERS GRP I COM 884481102 6533 106,~~732~~232 SH SOLE NONE 106,~~732~~232 TREMISIS ENERGY ACQ CORP II COM 89472N101 381 48,600 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 48,600 TREMISIS ENERGY ACQ CORP II COM 89472N101 249 31,800 SH SOLE NONE 31,800 TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP COM 89582E108 3,735 383,825 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 383,825 TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP COM 89582E108 2,611 268,369 SH SOLE NONE 268,369 TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP COM 89677G109 3,277 337,800 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 337,800 TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP COM 89677G109 2,196 226,400 SH SOLE NONE 226,400 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 1,880 33,300 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 33,300 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 1,124 19,900 SH SOLE NONE 19,900 UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP COM 911360105 993 99,800 SH SHARED-DEFINED 1 99,800 UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP COM 911360105 677 68,000 SH SOLE NONE 68,000 WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP COM 934550104 ~~580~~467 9984,~~100~~500 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 9984,~~100~~500 WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP COM 934550104 ~~384~~214 6538,~~607~~707 SH SOLE NONE 6538,~~607~~707 WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 ~~464~~449 2925,~~700~~100 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 2925,~~700~~100 WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 ~~280~~175 179,~~910~~810 SH SOLE NONE 179,~~910~~810 WYETH COM 983024100 79,~~970~~138 ~~175~~188,~~600~~100 SH SHARED -DEFINED 1 ~~175~~188,~~600~~100 WYETH COM 983024100 56,~~161~~325 ~~113~~130,~~700~~200 SH SOLE NONE ~~113~~130,~~700~~200

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