0001033475-12-000008.txt : 20120515 0001033475-12-000008.hdr.sgml : 20120515 20120515161729 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001033475-12-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120515 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120515 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120515 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AVENIR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001033475 IRS NUMBER: 541146619 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-06032 FILM NUMBER: 12844930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STREET 2: SUITE 650 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20006 BUSINESS PHONE: (202) 659-4427 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STREET 2: SUITE 650 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20006 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AVENIR CORP/DC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970225 13F-HR 1 a13f1q12.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, 2012 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: Avenir Corporation Address: 1775 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 650 Washington, D.C. 20006 13F File Number: 28-6032 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: Peter C. Keefe Title: President Phone: (202) 659-4427 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Peter C. Keefe Washington, D.C. May 15, 2012 [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 77 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $712,970 List of Other Included Managers: FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ACE LTD SHS H0023R105 5384 73554 SH SOLE 0 73554 0 0 ACORN ENERGY INC COM 004848107 429 39500 SH SOLE 0 39500 0 0 AES CORP COM 00130H105 18688 1429875 SH SOLE 0 1429875 0 0 AES TR III PFD CV 6.75% 00808N202 1583 31700 SH SOLE 0 31700 0 0 AFC ENTERPRISES INC COM 00104Q107 6751 398027 SH SOLE 0 398027 0 0 ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 21333 648028 SH SOLE 0 648028 0 0 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 29233 948202 SH SOLE 0 948202 0 0 AMERICAN TOWER CORP CL A 029912201 62484 991496 SH SOLE 0 991496 0 0 ANTARES PHARMA INC COM 036642106 642 198630 SH SOLE 0 198630 0 0 ATP OIL & GAS CORP COM 00208J108 1514 205990 SH SOLE 0 205990 0 0 B O K FINL CORP COM NEW 05561Q201 14226 252766 SH SOLE 0 252766 0 0 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 430 17800 SH SOLE 0 17800 0 0 BB&T CORP COM 054937107 833 26545 SH SOLE 0 26545 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 3291 27 SH SOLE 0 27 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670702 6454 79534 SH SOLE 0 79534 0 0 BPZ RESOURCES INC COM 055639108 81 20000 SH SOLE 0 20000 0 0 BROOKFIELD INFRAST PARTNERS LP INT UNIT G16252101 5538 175254 SH SOLE 0 175254 0 0 CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM 14040H105 462 8285 SH SOLE 0 8285 0 0 CARMAX INC COM 143130102 40608 1171938 SH SOLE 0 1171938 0 0 CATALYST HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC COM 14888B103 3423 53705 SH SOLE 0 53705 0 0 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW COM 171871106 8683 2159980 SH SOLE 0 2159980 0 0 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW PFD CV DEP1/20 171871403 411 9900 SH SOLE 0 9900 0 0 CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS CL A 18451C109 7669 961071 SH SOLE 0 961071 0 0 CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A 18538Q105 1605 704060 SH SOLE 0 704060 0 0 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 377 4965 SH SOLE 0 4965 0 0 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 220 4125 SH SOLE 0 4125 0 0 CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 36425 989009 SH SOLE 0 989009 0 0 DENNYS CORP COM 24869P104 31608 7823676 SH SOLE 0 7823676 0 0 DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 9436 191250 SH SOLE 0 191250 0 0 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 9419 200920 SH SOLE 0 200920 0 0 ECHOSTAR CORP CL A 278768106 225 8000 SH SOLE 0 8000 0 0 ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100 1453 36060 SH SOLE 0 36060 0 0 ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED SHS G3075P101 3801 38398 SH SOLE 0 38398 0 0 ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LP COM 293792107 7467 147958 SH SOLE 0 147958 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 401 4625 SH SOLE 0 4625 0 0 FAUQUIER BANKSHARES INC VA COM 312059108 199 16000 SH SOLE 0 16000 0 0 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 6701 1606884 SH SOLE 0 1606884 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 412 20550 SH SOLE 0 20550 0 0 GLADSTONE COML CORP COM 376536108 3203 186120 SH SOLE 0 186120 0 0 HMS HLDGS CORP COM 40425J101 217 6960 SH SOLE 0 6960 0 0 INTERNAP NETWORK SVCS CORP COM PAR $.001 45885A300 17116 2325555 SH SOLE 0 2325555 0 0 IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 46269C102 24680 2817309 SH SOLE 0 2817309 0 0 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 720 8700 SH SOLE 0 8700 0 0 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO CL A 512815101 9893 305248 SH SOLE 0 305248 0 0 LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288104 955 36580 SH SOLE 0 36580 0 0 LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST COM 529043101 307 34157 SH SOLE 0 34157 0 0 MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 34960 77873 SH SOLE 0 77873 0 0 MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PARTN 570759100 17672 302347 SH SOLE 0 302347 0 0 MATERIAL SCIENCES CORP COM 576674105 735 89067 SH SOLE 0 89067 0 0 MICROS SYS INC COM 594901100 38327 693193 SH SOLE 0 693193 0 0 NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 247 12556 SH SOLE 0 12556 0 0 NII HLDGS INC CL B NEW 62913F201 11612 634184 SH SOLE 0 634184 0 0 NUSTAR GP HOLDINGS LLC UNIT RESTG LLC 67059L102 208 6000 SH SOLE 0 6000 0 0 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 952 10000 SH SOLE 0 10000 0 0 PENN VA RESOURCES PARTNERS L COM 707884102 5971 273507 SH SOLE 0 273507 0 0 PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 55603 498277 SH SOLE 0 498277 0 0 PIONEER SOUTHWST ENRG PRTNR UNIT LP INT 72388B106 7909 296010 SH SOLE 0 296010 0 0 POOL CORPORATION COM 73278L105 15715 419968 SH SOLE 0 419968 0 0 POZEN INC COM 73941U102 965 160787 SH SOLE 0 160787 0 0 PRIMO WTR CORP COM 74165N105 1041 534039 SH SOLE 0 534039 0 0 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 267 3980 SH SOLE 0 3980 0 0 REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP INC COM 760416107 59 25000 SH SOLE 0 25000 0 0 SAUL CTRS INC COM 804395101 791 19600 SH SOLE 0 19600 0 0 SEADRILL LIMITED SHS G7945E105 5510 146890 SH SOLE 0 146890 0 0 SIRIUS XM RADIO INC COM 82967N108 2501 1082872 SH SOLE 0 1082872 0 0 SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW COM 83001A102 7627 163085 SH SOLE 0 163085 0 0 SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC COM 86768K106 22405 3545140 SH SOLE 0 3545140 0 0 TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP PARTNERSHIP UN Y8565J101 4574 158227 SH SOLE 0 158227 0 0 TEEKAY CORPORATION COM Y8564W103 6501 187075 SH SOLE 0 187075 0 0 TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION COM 8867EQ101 683 297109 SH SOLE 0 297109 0 0 TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 88732J207 16657 204375 SH SOLE 0 204375 0 0 UBS AG SHS NEW H89231338 154 10960 SH SOLE 0 10960 0 0 PROSHARES TR PSHS ULSHT SP500 74347R883 151 10000 SH SOLE 0 10000 0 0 UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP COM 91347P105 31827 871270 SH SOLE 0 871270 0 0 VANGUARD NATURAL RESOURCES L COM UNIT 92205F106 5337 193240 SH SOLE 0 193240 0 0 WALKER & DUNLOP INC COM 93148P102 183 14500 SH SOLE 0 14500 0 0 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 8836 258814 SH SOLE 0 258814 0 0