13F-HR 1 a2195228z13f-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: 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: 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: Partner ------------------------------- Phone: (908) 277-3737 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ John E. Runnells Summit, New Jersey November 10, 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 manager(s).) / / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here is 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: 7 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $50,621 -------------------- (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 that the manager filing this report. None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ~~NAME~~-------------------- OF---------------- ~~ISSUER~~--------- ~~TITLE~~-------- OF---------------------- ~~CLASS~~------------ ~~CUSIP~~---------- -------------------------- 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 ~~Am.~~-------------------- ~~Med.~~---------------- ~~Systems~~--------- ~~COM~~-------- ~~02744M108~~--------- ~~2,376~~----- ~~150,000~~------ SH------------ ~~SOLE~~---------- ~~N/A~~---------- ~~150,000~~-------- ~~Endocare~~------ ~~Inc~~Am. ~~COM~~Med. ~~29264P104~~Systems ~~310 234,721 SH SOLE N/A 234,721 Endologix~~ COM ~~29266S106~~02744M108 2,~~088~~115 ~~623~~125,~~333~~000 SH SOLE N/A ~~623~~125,~~333~~000 EV3 Inc. COM 26928A200 4034,~~496~~759 32,~~767~~823,~~024~~624 SH SOLE N/A 32,~~767~~823,~~024~~624 Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 5,~~137~~507 90,438 SH SOLE N/A 90,438 McKesson COM 58155Q103 12,~~517~~053 34,474 SH SOLE N/A 34,474 ~~Micrus Endovascular COM 59518V102 2,265 250,550 SH SOLE N/A 250,550~~ Orthologic COM 68750J107 1416 20,000 SH SOLE N/A 20,000 SenoRx COM 81724W104 13,~~903~~068 568,200 SH SOLE N/A 568,200 Zix Corp. COM 98974P100 23,~~116~~104 1,410,710 SH SOLE N/A 1,410,710

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