UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
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hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
12-31-2022
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This Amendment (Check only one.):☐ is a restatement.
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
Address:
411 West Putnam Avenue
Suite 425
Greenwich, CT 06830
Form 13F File Number:
028-10718

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:
Jon R. Bauer
Title:
Managing Member
Phone:
203-862-8200


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/Jon R. Bauer
                         [Signature]
Greenwich, CONNECTICUT
                 [City, State]
02-13-2023
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☒ 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 manager(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).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
1
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
38
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
402651012
          (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.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.]

No.Form 13F File NumberNameCIK
1
028-18769
Contrarian Emerging Markets, L.P.
0001458862


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INCCOM00507V109405,7155,300SHSOLE5,300 0 0
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INCCOM CL A00791N1021,739,171836,140SHSOLE836,140 0 0
ALGOMA STL GROUP INCCOM01565810741,126,9596,486,902SHDFND16,486,902 0 0
ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INCCOMMON STOCK02128L106903,51568,500SHSOLE68,500 0 0
AMC NETWORKS INCCL A00164V103256,23616,352SHSOLE16,352 0 0
ARCH RESOURCES INCCL A03940R10760,240,959421,885SHDFND1421,885 0 0
ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING S ASHSL022351061,914,380398,000SHSOLE398,000 0 0
BRIDGEBIO PHARMA INCNOTE 2.500% 3/110806XAB83,782,5008,500,000SHSOLE8,500,000 0 0
BRIGHTVIEW HLDGS INCCOM10948C107496,08072,000SHSOLE72,000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INCNOTE 2.000%10/1112463AC84,600,9696,150,000SHSOLE6,150,000 0 0
CENTURY CASINOS INCCOM1564921006,250,682889,144SHSOLE889,144 0 0
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPCOM1651677351,918,82520,333SHSOLE20,333 0 0
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HLDGSCOM18453H1064,067,3513,873,668SHSOLE3,873,668 0 0
DELTA AIR LINES INC DELCOM NEW2473617022,342,85271,298SHSOLE71,298 0 0
DXC TECHNOLOGY COCOM23355L106662,50025,000SHSOLE25,000 0 0
EMERALD HOLDING INCCOM29103W1041,530,232432,269SHSOLE432,269 0 0
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARECOM35909D1094,562,704179,070SHSOLE179,070 0 0
GERDAU SASPON ADR REP PFD373737105102,787,01618,553,613SHDFND118,553,613 0 0
IHEARTMEDIA INCCOM CL A45174J5093,846,367627,466SHSOLE627,466 0 0
MACYS INCCOM55616P1042,750,456133,194SHSOLE133,194 0 0
NCR CORP NEWCOM62886E108561,84024,000SHSOLE24,000 0 0
NOBLE CORP PLCORD SHS AG654311274,336,160114,987SHSOLE114,987 0 0
NORDSTROM INCCOM6556641002,495,196154,597SHSOLE154,597 0 0
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROSPONSORED ADR71654V40869,566,0246,532,021SHDFND16,532,021 0 0
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROSP ADR NON VTG71654V101456,12049,098SHSOLE49,098 0 0
PITNEY BOWES INCCOM724479100779,000205,000SHSOLE205,000 0 0
PLAYAGS INCCOM72814N104336,60066,000SHSOLE66,000 0 0
R1 RCM INCCOM77634L105667,95061,000SHSOLE61,000 0 0
SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INCCOM NEW7864492073,717,5321,199,204SHSOLE1,199,204 0 0
SEAWORLD ENTMT INCCOM81282V100802,65015,000SHSOLE15,000 0 0
SKILLSOFT CORPCL A83066P2001,358,5001,045,000SHSOLE1,045,000 0 0
TERNIUM SASPONSORED ADS88089010828,396,810929,215SHDFND1929,215 0 0
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS INCCOM91336L107286,2009,000SHSOLE9,000 0 0
VALARIS LIMITEDCL AG9460G1018,390,087124,077SHSOLE124,077 0 0
VALE S ASPONSORED ADS91912E10529,162,7581,718,489SHDFND11,718,489 0 0
VIPER ENERGY PARTNERS LPCOM UNT RP INT92763M1053,676,514115,650SHSOLE115,650 0 0
VIVID SEATS INCCOM CL A92854T100148,40220,329SHSOLE20,329 0 0
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INCCOM SER A9344231041,327,200140,000SHSOLE140,000 0 0