0001033475-12-000009.txt : 20120814 0001033475-12-000009.hdr.sgml : 20120814 20120814160425 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001033475-12-000009 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120814 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120814 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: 121032778 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 a13f2q12.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: June 30, 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. August 14, 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: 74 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $704,076 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 6010 81079 SH SOLE 0 81079 0 0 ACORN ENERGY INC COM 004848107 329 39500 SH SOLE 0 39500 0 0 AES CORP COM 00130H105 20221 1576075 SH SOLE 0 1576075 0 0 AES TR III PFD CV 6.75% 00808N202 1187 24110 SH SOLE 0 24110 0 0 AFC ENTERPRISES INC COM 00104Q107 11587 500743 SH SOLE 0 500743 0 0 ALLSTATE CORP COM 020002101 22587 643684 SH SOLE 0 643684 0 0 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 37356 1164113 SH SOLE 0 1164113 0 0 AMERICAN TOWER CORP CL A 029912201 69115 988635 SH SOLE 0 988635 0 0 ANTARES PHARMA INC COM 036642106 721 198630 SH SOLE 0 198630 0 0 ATP OIL & GAS CORP COM 00208J108 700 208240 SH SOLE 0 208240 0 0 B O K FINL CORP COM NEW 05561Q201 14711 252766 SH SOLE 0 252766 0 0 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP COM 064058100 389 17700 SH SOLE 0 17700 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 3124 25 SH SOLE 0 25 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670702 6532 78389 SH SOLE 0 78389 0 0 BROOKFIELD INFRAST PARTNERS LP INT UNIT G16252101 4759 141771 SH SOLE 0 141771 0 0 CAPITAL ONE FINL CORP COM 14040H105 448 8200 SH SOLE 0 8200 0 0 CARMAX INC COM 143130102 31579 1217404 SH SOLE 0 1217404 0 0 CEDAR FAIR LP DEPOSITRY UNIT 150185106 248 8265 SH SOLE 0 8265 0 0 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW COM 171871106 8530 2293010 SH SOLE 0 2293010 0 0 CINCINNATI BELL INC NEW PFD CV DEP1/20 171871403 490 11776 SH SOLE 0 11776 0 0 CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGS CL A 18451C109 3376 560757 SH SOLE 0 560757 0 0 CLEARWIRE CORP NEW CL A 18538Q105 615 548777 SH SOLE 0 548777 0 0 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 537 9615 SH SOLE 0 9615 0 0 CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP COM 228227104 227 3875 SH SOLE 0 3875 0 0 CROWN HOLDINGS INC COM 228368106 34706 1006274 SH SOLE 0 1006274 0 0 DENNYS CORP COM 24869P104 35732 8084171 SH SOLE 0 8084171 0 0 DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 9887 202519 SH SOLE 0 202519 0 0 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATNS NEW COM SER C 25470F302 1770 35340 SH SOLE 0 35340 0 0 ECHOSTAR CORP CL A 278768106 211 8000 SH SOLE 0 8000 0 0 ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP COM UT LTD PTN 29273V100 1588 38725 SH SOLE 0 38725 0 0 ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED SHS G3075P101 3272 33066 SH SOLE 0 33066 0 0 ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LP COM 293792107 7049 137559 SH SOLE 0 137559 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 370 4325 SH SOLE 0 4325 0 0 FAUQUIER BANKSHARES INC VA COM 312059108 213 16000 SH SOLE 0 16000 0 0 FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 6265 1635790 SH SOLE 0 1635790 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 230 11050 SH SOLE 0 11050 0 0 GLADSTONE COML CORP COM 376536108 3016 181010 SH SOLE 0 181010 0 0 HMS HLDGS CORP COM 40425J101 232 6960 SH SOLE 0 6960 0 0 INTERNAP NETWORK SVCS CORP COM PAR $.001 45885A300 20739 3185688 SH SOLE 0 3185688 0 0 IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 46269C102 26158 2925934 SH SOLE 0 2925934 0 0 KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PARTNERS UT LTD PARTNER 494550106 684 8700 SH SOLE 0 8700 0 0 LAMAR ADVERTISING CO CL A 512815101 9875 345290 SH SOLE 0 345290 0 0 LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288104 778 36580 SH SOLE 0 36580 0 0 LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST COM 529043101 389 45932 SH SOLE 0 45932 0 0 MACQUARIE INFRASTR CO LLC MEMBERSHIP INT 55608b105 239 7175 SH SOLE 0 7175 0 0 MARKEL CORP COM 570535104 35783 81012 SH SOLE 0 81012 0 0 MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PARTN 570759100 13867 281227 SH SOLE 0 281227 0 0 MATERIAL SCIENCES CORP COM 576674105 730 89067 SH SOLE 0 89067 0 0 MICROS SYS INC COM 594901100 35979 702713 SH SOLE 0 702713 0 0 NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 280 12556 SH SOLE 0 12556 0 0 NII HLDGS INC CL B NEW 62913F201 13705 1339721 SH SOLE 0 1339721 0 0 OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL COM 674599105 858 10000 SH SOLE 0 10000 0 0 PENN VA RESOURCES PARTNERS L COM 707884102 6635 270810 SH SOLE 0 270810 0 0 PIONEER NAT RES CO COM 723787107 43393 491929 SH SOLE 0 491929 0 0 PIONEER SOUTHWST ENRG PRTNR UNIT LP INT 72388B106 7207 280204 SH SOLE 0 280204 0 0 POOL CORPORATION COM 73278L105 13448 332374 SH SOLE 0 332374 0 0 POZEN INC COM 73941U102 856 137407 SH SOLE 0 137407 0 0 PRIMO WTR CORP COM 74165N105 97 87203 SH SOLE 0 87203 0 0 REPUBLIC FIRST BANCORP INC COM 760416107 52 25000 SH SOLE 0 25000 0 0 SAUL CTRS INC COM 804395101 840 19600 SH SOLE 0 19600 0 0 SEADRILL LIMITED SHS G7945E105 5218 146890 SH SOLE 0 146890 0 0 SIRIUS XM RADIO INC COM 82967N108 1999 1080712 SH SOLE 0 1080712 0 0 SIX FLAGS ENTMT CORP NEW COM 83001A102 8626 159210 SH SOLE 0 159210 0 0 SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC COM 86768K106 28025 3844370 SH SOLE 0 3844370 0 0 TEEKAY CORPORATION COM Y8564W103 8376 286055 SH SOLE 0 286055 0 0 TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP PARTNERSHIP UN Y8565J101 4414 157932 SH SOLE 0 157932 0 0 TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION COM 8867EQ101 609 296859 SH SOLE 0 296859 0 0 TIME WARNER CABLE INC COM 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