13F-HR 1 d1374558_13f-hr.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, 2013 Check here if Amendment: |_|; Amendment Number: ____ This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement |_| adds new holding entries. Institutional Manager Filing this Report: Name: Argonaut Capital Management Corp. Address: 546 Fifth Avenue 17th Floor New York, New York 10036 13F File Number: 028-14207 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: Paul Van Dillen Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: 212 752-5567 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Paul Van Dillen New York, New York May 15, 2013 ----------------------- -------------------------- ---------------------- [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 managers(s). [_] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s). List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 26 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $275,597 (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 than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1. 028- 14210 Argonaut Management, L.P. 2. 028- 14211 Argonaut Global Macro Fund, Ltd. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE March 31, 2013

~~FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE December 31, 2012~~ COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ~~-------------- -------- --------- -------- ------------------ ---------- -------- --------------------~~ TITLE VALUE ~~SHS~~SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER OF CLASS CUSIP (xX$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION ~~MGRS~~MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- --------- ------~~---~~ -------- -------- --- ---- ----------- -------- ------- ------ ----- ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 ~~710~~777 22,590 SH SOLE NONE 22,590 0 0 AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 ~~551~~585 2,195 SH SOLE NONE 2,195 0 0 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW 026874784 ~~465~~511 13,166 SH SOLE NONE 13,166 0 0 ~~AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM 03027X100 689 8,921 SH SOLE NONE 8,921 0 0~~ APPLE INC COM ~~STK COM~~ 037833100 41,~~746~~347 83,~~919~~042 SH SOLE NONE 83,~~919~~042 0 0 ~~BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION COM 060505104 204 17,572 SH SOLE NONE 17,572 0 0~~ BLACKSTONE GROUP L P COM UNIT LTD 09253U108 ~~618~~784 39,655 SH SOLE NONE 39,655 0 0 ~~CAPITAL~~CBS ~~ONE~~CORP ~~FINL~~NEW ~~CORP~~CL ~~COM~~B ~~14040H105~~124857202 ~~382~~467 610,~~595~~000 SH SOLE NONE 610,~~595~~000 0 0 CANADIAN PAC RY LTD COM 13645T100 ~~447~~861 46,~~395~~600 SH SOLE NONE 46,~~395~~600 0 0 CHENIERE ENERGY INC COM NEW 16411R208 ~~414~~617 22,025 SH SOLE NONE 22,025 0 0 ~~COINSTAR~~DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL COM ~~19259P300~~NEW ~~220~~247361702 41,~~224~~040 63,000 SH SOLE NONE 463,~~224~~000 0 0 ~~EQUINIX~~FACEBOOK INC ~~COM~~CL A 30303M102 256 10,000 SH SOLE NONE 10,000 0 0 GRACE W R & CO DEL NEW ~~29444U502~~COM ~~459~~38388F108 2388 5,~~226~~000 SH SOLE NONE 25,~~226~~000 0 0 HCA HOLDINGS INC COM 40412C101 ~~464~~828 1520,376 SH SOLE NONE 1520,376 0 0 HOLLYFRONTIER CORP COM 436106108 ~~628~~694 13,496 SH SOLE NONE 13,496 0 0 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 ~~677~~731 15,399 SH SOLE NONE 15,399 0 0 LIBERTY ~~MEDIA~~GLOBAL ~~CORPORATION~~INC ~~LIB CAP~~ COM SER A ~~530322106~~530555101 ~~561~~587 48,~~834~~000 SH SOLE NONE 48,~~834~~000 0 0 ~~MAGNUM~~LIBERTY ~~HUNTER~~MEDIA ~~RES~~ CORP ~~DEL~~DELAWARE ~~COM~~CL ~~55973B102~~A 53531229102 13540 4,~~206~~834 SH SOLE NONE 134,~~206~~834 0 0 ~~NETFLIX~~MAGNUM ~~INC~~HUNTER RES CORP DEL COM ~~64110L106~~55973B102 ~~285~~53 313,~~077~~206 SH SOLE NONE 313,~~077~~206 0 0 ~~PHILIP~~MELCO ~~MORRIS~~CROWN ~~INTL~~ENTMT ~~INC~~LTD ~~COM~~ADR ~~718172109~~585464100 ~~1,951~~701 2330,~~320~~000 SH SOLE NONE 2330,~~320~~000 0 0 ~~PULTE~~NETFLIX ~~GROUP~~ INC COM ~~745867101~~64110L106 ~~190~~1,136 106,~~442~~000 SH SOLE NONE 106,~~442~~000 0 0 ~~SBA~~PHILIP ~~COMMUNICATIONS~~MORRIS ~~CORP~~INTL INC COM ~~78388J106~~718172109 ~~647~~2,162 923,~~110~~320 SH SOLE NONE 923,~~110~~320 0 0 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 97109,~~252~~669 ~~682~~700,~~900~~000 ~~CALL~~SH SHARED-DEFINED 1, 2 ~~682~~700,~~900~~000 0 0 ~~SPRINT~~SPDR ~~NEXTEL~~S&P ~~CORP~~500 ~~COM~~ETF ~~SER~~TR 1TR ~~852061100~~UNIT ~~623~~78462F103 ~~109~~148,~~910~~053 SH945,000 ~~SOLE~~PUT ~~NONE~~SHARED-DEFINED ~~109~~1,~~910~~ 2 945,000 0 0 TENET HEALTHCARE CORP COM NEW 88033G407 ~~285~~1,299 827,~~786~~300 SH SOLE NONE 827,~~786~~300 0 0 ~~RYLAND~~UNITED ~~GROUP~~RENTALS INC COM ~~783764103~~911363109 ~~262~~440 78,~~176~~000 SH SOLE NONE 78,~~176~~000 0 0 VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM 91913Y100 ~~421~~561 12,327 SH SOLE NONE 12,327 0 0 ~~WHOLE~~VISA ~~FOODS MKT~~ INC COM ~~966837106~~CL ~~490~~A 592826C839 510 3,~~380~~000 SH SOLE NONE 53,~~380~~000 0 0

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