Alpine Associates Advisors

Alpine Associates Advisors as of Dec. 31, 2012

Portfolio Holdings for Alpine Associates Advisors

Alpine Associates Advisors holds 0 positions in its portfolio as reported in the December 2012 quarterly 13F filing

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                                                                        FORM 13F INFOMATION TABLE
                                                                 VALUE   SHRS OR  SH/PUT/  INV   OTHER       VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER                     TITLE OF CLASS     CUSIP    (x$1000)  PRN AMT  PRNCALL  DISC   MGRS      SOLE   SHARED  NONE
-----------------------------    ----------------  ----------- -------- --------- ------- ----- -------  --------  -------- ---
ALCOA INC                        NOTE 5.250% 3/1   013817-AT-8     28575 20000000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      20000000
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP       NOTE 4.750% 5/1   018581-AC-2     19199  6257000 PRN     SOLE  (1)       6257000
AMERICAN RLTY CAP TR INC         COM               02917L-10-1     11175   967520 SH      SOLE  (1)        967520
AMERISTAR CASINOS INC            COM               03070Q-10-1     13086   498700 SH      SOLE  (1)        498700
ANNALY CAP MGMT INC              NOTE 4.000% 2/1   035710-AA-0      2900  2500000 PRN     SOLE  (1)       2500000
BIOMIMETIC THERAPEUTICS INC      COM               09064X-10-1      5716   789500 SH      SOLE  (1)        789500
CARIBOU COFFEE CO INC            COM               142042-20-9      9474   585200 SH      SOLE  (1)        585200
CASCADE CORP                     COM               147195-10-1     30780   478700 SH      SOLE  (1)        478700
CELGENE CORP                     COM               151020-10-4     10863   138000 SH      SOLE  (1)        138000
CENTURYLINK INC                  COM               156700-10-6     35983   919800 SH      SOLE  (1)        919800
CITIZENS REPUBLIC BANCORP IN     COM NEW           174420-30-7     28160  1484467 SH      SOLE  (1)       1484467
CLEARWIRE CORP NEW               CL A              18538Q-10-5     10984  3800747 SH      SOLE  (1)       3800747
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE INC         COM               222862-10-4    205956  4594149 SH      SOLE  (1)       4594149
CYMER INC                        COM               232572-10-7    124688  1378830 SH      SOLE  (1)       1378830
EBAY INC                         COM               278642-10-3     11735   230000 SH      SOLE  (1)        230000
ELOQUA INC                       COM               290139-10-4      2925   123999 SH      SOLE  (1)        123999
EPOCH HOLDING CORP               COM               29428R-10-3      8114   290839 SH      SOLE  (1)        290839
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO          COM               30219G-10-8     12403   229685 SH      SOLE  (1)        229685
FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL G     COM NEW           319395-10-9      4620   598400 SH      SOLE  (1)        598400
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO              COM               369604-10-3      9653   459900 SH      SOLE  (1)        459900
GEOEYE INC                       COM               37250W-10-8     13183   428991 SH      SOLE  (1)        428991
HALCON RESOURCES CORP            COM NEW           40537Q-20-9      8038  1161619 SH      SOLE  (1)       1161619
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC        COM               42805T-10-5       612    37600 SH      SOLE  (1)         37600
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC        NOTE 5.250% 6/0   42805T-AA-3     45056 22188000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      22188000
HUDSON CITY BANCORP              COM               443683-10-7    101166 12443500 SH      SOLE  (1)      12443500
INCYTE CORP                      NOTE 4.750%10/0   45337C-AJ-1     54625 27510000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      27510000
INTERMEC                         COM               458786-10-0      7866   797800 SH      SOLE  (1)        797800
JEFFERIES GROUP INC NEW          COM               472319-10-2     77776  4188255 SH      SOLE  (1)       4188255
KBW INC                          COM               482423-10-0     21427  1400479 SH      SOLE  (1)       1400479
KAYAK SOFTWARE CORP              CL A              486577-10-9      9096   228999 SH      SOLE  (1)        228999
KNIGHT CAP GROUP INC             CL A COM          499005-10-6     11711  3336337 SH      SOLE  (1)       3336337
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC            COM               50076Q-10-6     13536   297700 SH      SOLE  (1)        297700
MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO           COM               582411-10-4    105664  6583399 SH      SOLE  (1)       6583399
MYLAN INC                        NOTE 3.750% 9/1   628530-AJ-6     48810 22922000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      22922000
NYSE EURONEXT                    COM               629491-10-1     67010  2124606 SH      SOLE  (1)       2124606
NATIONAL FINL PARTNERS CORP      NOTE 4.000% 6/1   63607P-AC-3      7434  5000000 PRN     SOLE  (1)       5000000
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC       COM               637071-10-1      9432   138000 SH      SOLE  (1)        138000
NEXEN INC                        COM               65334H-10-2    118215  4388091 SH      SOLE  (1)       4388091
PHH CORP                         NOTE 6.000% 6/1   693320-AQ-6     19888 10000000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      10000000
PSS WORLD MED INC                COM               69366A-10-0     57601  1994500 SH      SOLE  (1)       1994500
PLAINS EXPL & PRODTN CO          COM               726505-10-0    177885  3789622 SH      SOLE  (1)       3789622
QUANTA SERVICES INC              COM               74762E-10-2      6277   230000 SH      SOLE  (1)        230000
RALCORP HLDGS INC NEW            COM               751028-10-1    214568  2393400 SH      SOLE  (1)       2393400
RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC          COM               768573-10-7     16234   823232 SH      SOLE  (1)        823232
ROBBINS & MYERS INC              COM               770196-10-3     94858  1595600 SH      SOLE  (1)       1595600
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP          NOTE 4.000%10/0   78388J-AM-8     88630 37377000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      37377000
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC             PUT               80007P-95-7      2540   400000 SH PUT  SOLE  (1)        400000
SANOFI                           RIGHT 12/31/2020  80105N-11-3     10780  6322500 SH      SOLE  (1)       6322500
SHAW GROUP INC                   COM               820280-10-5     44817   961539 SH      SOLE  (1)        961539
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC        COM               86768K-10-6     38347  2666691 SH      SOLE  (1)       2666691
TNS INC                          COM               872960-10-9      8269   398900 SH      SOLE  (1)        398900
UNITED RENTALS INC               NOTE 4.000%11/1   911363-AL-3     78009 18917000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      18917000
VERISIGN INC                     SDCV 3.250% 8/1   92343E-AD-4     35041 27537000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      27537000
VIRGIN MEDIA INC                 NOTE 6.500%11/1   92769L-AB-7     20606  9997000 PRN     SOLE  (1)       9997000
WARNACO GROUP INC                COM NEW           934390-40-2    111569  1558880 SH      SOLE  (1)       1558880
WESCO INTL INC                   DBCV 6.000% 9/1   95082P-AH-8     49662 20000000 PRN     SOLE  (1)      20000000
WEST COAST BANCORP ORE NEW       COM NEW           952145-20-9      6864   309900 SH      SOLE  (1)        309900
ALTERRA CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD     COM               G0229R-10-8     42251  1498800 SH      SOLE  (1)       1498800