13F-HR 1 a2182189z13f-hr.txt 13F-HR 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, 2007 ----------------------- 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: The Vertical Group, L.P. ------------------------------- Address: 25 DeForest Avenue ------------------------------- Summit, NJ 07901 ------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28-10845 --------------------- 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: John E. Runnells ------------------------------- Title: General Partner ------------------------------- Phone: (908) 277-3737 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ John E. Runnells Summit, New Jersey January 24, 2007 ------------------------------- ------------------ ---------------- [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: 17 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $154,210 -------------------- (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. None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 41 COLUMN 52 COLUMN 63 COLUMN 74 COLUMN 85 COLUMN 16 COLUMN 27 COLUMN 38 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ~~Allos~~Alsius ~~Therapeutics~~Corp. COM ~~019777101~~465707107 31,~~781~~061 ~~633~~409,~~400~~480 SH SOLE N/A ~~633~~409,~~400~~480 ~~Allscripts Health System COM 01988P108 5,362 200,000 SH SOLE N/A 200,000~~ Am. Med. Systems COM 02744M108 2614,~~563~~529 1,~~254~~004,754 SH SOLE N/A 1,~~254~~004,754 Celgene Corporation COM 151020104 1513,~~476~~170 ~~295~~285,000 SH SOLE N/A ~~295~~285,000 Endocare Inc. COM 29264P104 1,~~563~~786 ~~704~~234,~~164~~721 SH SOLE N/A ~~704~~234,~~164~~721 EV3 Inc. COM 26928A200 6844,~~639~~284 3,484,224 SH SOLE N/A 3,484,224 ~~Foxhollow~~Johnson ~~Technologies~~& Johnson COM ~~35166A103~~478160104 ~~672~~6,496 3297,~~158~~388 SH SOLE N/A 3297,~~158~~388 ~~Johnson~~Kensey &Nash ~~Johnson~~Corp. COM ~~478160104~~490057106 52,~~869~~235 9774,~~388~~714 SH SOLE N/A 9774,~~388~~714 ~~Kyphon~~Lifecell COM ~~510577100~~531927101 ~~8,615~~259 ~~190~~6,~~840~~000 SH SOLE N/A ~~190~~6,~~840~~000 ~~Lifecell~~Lifecore Biomedical COM ~~531927101~~532187101 2612,~~467~~131 1839,~~059,933~~500 SH SOLE N/A 1839,~~059,933~~500 ~~Lifecore~~Masimo ~~Biomedical~~ COM ~~532187101~~574795100 1619,~~696~~857 ~~889~~503,~~500~~349 SH SOLE N/A ~~889~~503,~~500~~349 McKesson COM 58155Q103 2,~~018~~258 34,474 SH SOLE N/A 34,474 Metabolix, Inc. COM 591018809 ~~26,503~~803 133,~~593,677~~753 SH SOLE N/A 133,~~593,677~~753 Nortel Networks COM 656568102 ~~144~~91 5,999 SH SOLE N/A 5,999 Orthologic COM 68750J107 3127 20,000 SH SOLE N/A 20,000 Ventana Med. COM 92276H106 2329,~~930~~956 ~~571~~343,~~117~~417 SH SOLE N/A ~~571~~343,~~117~~417 Westell Technologies CLA 957541105 2214 10,000 SH SOLE N/A 10,000 Zix Corp. COM 98974P100 15,~~166~~252 ~~644~~1,~~010~~141,810 SH SOLE N/A ~~644~~1,~~010~~141,810

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