13F-HR 1 d1096046_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 March 31, 2010 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: P.O. Box 309 Ugland House George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands 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 May 13, 2010 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 30 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $80,004 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE York Asset Management Limited March 31, 2010

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 ~~COL~~COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ~~TITLE~~ VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION ~~MGRS~~MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ~~-------------- -------- ----- -------- ------- --- ---- ---------- ---- ------ ------ ----~~ ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC COM 017361106 ~~725~~711 30,896 SH SOLE NONE 30,896 ATLAS ACQUISITION HLDGS CORP COM 049162100 556 55,600 SHARED DEFINED 1 55,600 ATLAS ACQUISITION HLDGS CORP COM 049162100 390 39,000 SOLE NONE 39,000 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 4,254 105,101 SHARED DEFINED 1 105,101 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 3,286 78,205 SOLE NONE 78,205 BJ SVCS CO COM 055482103 49,~~881~~773 ~~262~~456,~~400~~700 ~~SHARED~~SH ~~DEFINED 1 262,400 BJ SVCS CO COM 055482103 3,729 194,300~~ SOLE NONE ~~194~~456,~~300~~700 BPW ACQUISITION CORP ~~COM~~*W ~~055637102~~EXP ~~3,415~~02/26/201 ~~324,299~~055637110 ~~SHARED DEFINED 1 324~~4,~~299~~432 ~~BPW ACQUISITION CORP COM 055637102~~ 2,~~365 224~~686,~~582~~050 SH SOLE NONE ~~224~~2,~~582 BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C COM 12189T104 4~~686,~~675~~050 ~~47,400~~BRINKS ~~SHARED~~HOME ~~DEFINED~~SEC 1HLDGS ~~47,400~~INC ~~BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C~~ COM ~~12189T104~~109699108 65,~~361~~425 64127,500 SH SOLE NONE 64127,500 ~~CALPINE CORP COM NEW 131347304 360 32,718 SOLE NONE 32,718~~ CME GROUP INC COM 12572Q105 ~~237~~223 704 SH SOLE NONE 704 ~~CONVERA~~CALPINE CORP CLCOM ANEW ~~211919105~~131347304 75389 ~~313~~32,~~847~~718 ~~SHARED~~SH ~~DEFINED 1 313,847 CONVERA CORP CL A 211919105 55 232,400~~ SOLE NONE ~~232~~32,~~400~~718 ~~DENBURY~~CARE ~~RES~~INVESTMENT TRUST INC COM ~~NEW~~141657106 ~~247916208 339 22~~3,~~930~~442 ~~SHARED DEFINED 1 22~~385,~~930~~793 ~~DENBURY~~SH ~~RES INC COM NEW 247916208 253 16,910~~ SOLE NONE 16385,~~910~~793 EBAY INC COM 278642103 23,~~365~~250 ~~109~~120,~~222~~522 ~~SOLE~~SH ~~NONE 109,222 EDCI HLDGS INC COM 268315108 94 16,000 SHARED DEFINED 1 16,000 EDCI HLDGS INC COM 268315108 69 11,826~~ SOLE NONE 11120,~~826~~522 EL PASO CORP COM 28336L109 ~~656~~723 66,736 SH SOLE NONE 66,736 ~~ENCORE~~FRESH ~~BANCSHARES~~DEL ~~INC~~MONTE ~~COM~~PRODUCE ~~29255V201 1,330 27,700 SHARED DEFINED 1 27,700 ENCORE BANCSHARES~~ INC ~~COM~~ORD ~~29255V201~~G36738105 ~~986 20~~2,~~400~~799 ~~SOLE NONE 20~~138,~~400 GENESIS LEASE LTD ADR 37183T107 1,789~~ 200~~,292~~ ~~SHARED~~SH ~~DEFINED 1 200,292 GENESIS LEASE LTD ADR 37183T107 1,281 148,184~~ SOLE NONE ~~148~~138,~~184~~200 GRACO INC COM 384109104 13,~~179~~183 4799,~~757~~457 SH SOLE NONE 4799,~~757~~457 ~~HILLENBRAND~~INTERACTIVE ~~INC~~BROKERS GROUP IN COM ~~431571108~~45841N107 63,~~982~~425 ~~365~~212,~~616~~100 SH SOLE NONE ~~365~~212,~~616~~100 ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP DEPOSITRY UNIT 451100101 ~~366~~435 9,165 SH SOLE NONE 9,165 ~~INTERACTIVE~~COCA ~~BROKERS~~COLA ~~GROUP~~CO IN COM ~~45841N107~~191216100 2,~~483~~712 ~~144~~49,~~600~~300 SH SOLE NONE ~~144~~49,~~600~~300 LABRANCHE & CO INC COM 505447102 69126 24,000 SH SOLE NONE 24,000 LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO COM 53015Y107 14,~~890~~128 ~~195~~417,~~500~~800 ~~SHARED~~SH ~~DEFINED 1 195,500 LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO COM 53015Y107 2,150 222,300~~ SOLE NONE ~~222~~417,~~300~~800 ~~MPS GROUP INC COM 553409103 3,028 220,400 SHARED DEFINED 1 220,400 MPS GROUP INC COM 553409103 2,227 163,300 SOLE NONE 163,300~~ NASDAQ OMX GROUP INC COM 631103108 ~~367~~391 18,527 SH SOLE NONE 18,527 NATIONAL WESTN LIFE INS CO CL A 638522102 ~~200~~286 1,~~150~~550 ~~SHARED~~SH ~~DEFINED~~SOLE 1NONE 1,~~150~~550 NYSE EURONEXT COM 629491101 ~~386~~74 15,256 SH SOLE NONE 15,256 PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC COM 713409100 5,123 136,600 SHARED DEFINED 1 136,600 PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC COM 713409100 3,349 93,200 SOLE NONE 93,200 PEPSIAMERICAS INC COM 71343P200 895 30,600 SHARED DEFINED 1 30,600 PEPSIAMERICAS INC COM 71343P200 376 12,700 SOLE NONE 12,700 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 3,144 51,705 SHARED DEFINED 1 51,705 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 1,919 33,118 SOLE NONE 33,118 PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC CL B 728117300 ~~134~~168 46,000 SH SOLE NONE 46,000 QUANTA SVCS INC COM 74762E102 ~~539~~496 25,869 SH SOLE NONE 25,869 RRI ENERGY INC COM 74971X107 ~~170~~109 29,655 SH SOLE NONE 29,655 ~~SAPPHIRE~~TALBOTS ~~INDUSTRIALS~~INC. ~~CORP~~ COM ~~80306T109~~874161102 3,~~393~~831 ~~337~~295,~~900~~600 ~~SHARED~~PUT ~~DEFINED 1 337,900 SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP COM 80306T109 2,374 236,500~~ SOLE NONE ~~236~~295,~~500~~600 ~~TALBOTS~~SMITH ~~INC~~INTL ~~COM 874161102 337 37,873 SHARED DEFINED 1 37,873 TALBOTS~~ INC COM ~~874161102~~832110100 19,~~130~~082 ~~126~~212,~~791~~100 SH SOLE NONE ~~126~~212,~~791~~100 TEXAS PAC LD TR SUB CTF PROP I T 882610108 2,~~295~~270 81,065 SH SOLE NONE 81,065 ~~TRIAN~~YOUBET ~~ACQUISITION~~COM IINC ~~CORP~~ COM ~~89582E108~~987413101 ~~3,777~~74 ~~383~~25,~~825~~300 ~~SHARED~~SH ~~DEFINED~~SOLE 1NONE ~~383~~25,~~825~~300 ~~TRIAN~~UNITED ~~ACQUISITION~~PARCEL ISERVICE ~~CORP~~INC ~~COM~~CL ~~89582E108~~B 2911312106 3,~~641~~163 ~~268~~49,~~369~~100 SH SOLE NONE ~~268~~49,~~369~~100 ~~UNITED~~VARIAN ~~PARCEL SERVICE~~ INC CLCOM B922206107 ~~911312106 1~~7,~~302~~953 24153,~~700~~600 SH SOLE NONE 24153,~~700~~600 WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP COM 934550104 ~~157~~166 24,000 SH SOLE NONE 24,000 XTO ENERGY INC COM 98385X106 6,766 143,400 SH SOLE NONE 143,400

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