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KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
KINGDON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. (CIK: 0001000097) incorporated in Delaware, located at 152 West 57th Street, New York, NY. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2016Q2)
Portfolio Summary: 100 holdings with a total value of $1,818,581,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 800,000 167,580,000 9.21% Call
2 NEWELL BRANDS 3,097,756 150,458,000 8.27%
3 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 600,000 125,685,000 6.91% Put
4 ISHARES TR 600,000 68,988,000 3.79% Put
5 HORIZON PHARMA PLC 4,055,167 66,789,000 3.67%
6 ALPHABET INC 80,603 56,707,000 3.12%
7 NOBLE ENERGY INC 1,279,308 45,889,000 2.52%
8 CITIGROUP INC 950,000 40,271,000 2.21% Call
9 CDK GLOBAL INC 721,427 40,032,000 2.20%
10 EMC 1,462,300 39,731,000 2.18%
11 CHARTER COMM 161,699 36,971,000 2.03%
12 LOWES COS INC 457,740 36,239,000 1.99%
13 NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC 683,469 32,519,000 1.79%
14 HORIZON PHARMA PLC 1,957,500 32,240,000 1.77% Call
15 HORIZON PHARMA INVT LTD 32,250,000 29,227,000 1.61% PRN
16 NEWFIELD EXPLOR 630,224 27,843,000 1.53%
17 ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC 165,855 26,807,000 1.47%
18 DANAHER CORP DEL 263,742 26,638,000 1.46%
19 CHUBB LIMITED 185,383 24,231,000 1.33%
20 HUNTSMAN CORP 1,709,302 22,990,000 1.26%
21 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP 223,783 22,949,000 1.26%
22 U S SILICA HLDGS INC COM 627,171 21,619,000 1.19%
23 WPX ENERGY INC 2,258,620 21,028,000 1.16%
24 COMERICA INC 505,919 20,808,000 1.14%
25 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL 549,534 20,608,000 1.13%
26 SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC 653,310 19,508,000 1.07%
27 TESARO INC 230,700 19,390,000 1.07% Put
28 DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW 534,530 19,377,000 1.07%
29 T-MOBILE 444,622 19,239,000 1.06%
30 ALLERGAN PLC 21,000 17,505,000 0.96% PRN
31 HERON THERAPEUTICS INC 911,107 16,445,000 0.90%
32 FLEXION THERAPEUTICS INC COM 1,097,463 16,424,000 0.90%
33 MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES LTD 332,879 15,965,000 0.88%
34 TYSON FOODS INC 234,117 15,637,000 0.86%
35 VISA INC 196,833 14,599,000 0.80%
36 TARGA RES CORP 338,175 14,251,000 0.78%
37 PROOFPOINT INC 225,000 14,195,000 0.78%
38 SPDR SER TR 260,000 14,061,000 0.77% Put
39 MONDELEZ INTL INC 300,000 13,653,000 0.75% Call
40 HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC COM 271,016 13,483,000 0.74%
41 PBF ENERGY INC 553,500 13,162,000 0.72%
42 RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 108,800 12,777,000 0.70%
43 GILEAD SCIENCES INC 150,000 12,513,000 0.69% Call
44 ABBVIE INC 200,000 12,382,000 0.68% Call
45 DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP 845,300 12,324,000 0.68%
46 WESTROCK CO 303,331 11,790,000 0.65%
47 DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP 800,000 11,664,000 0.64% Call
48 STANLEY BLACK &DECKER INC 95,000 10,566,000 0.58%
49 Nomad HLDGS Ltd 1,278,750 10,204,000 0.56%
50 MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 113,500 9,995,000 0.55%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0000919574-16-015001, filed 2016.08.15).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.