SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 1){1}
First International Bancorp, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
32054Q 10
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/ / Rule 13d-1(b)
/ / Rule 13d-1(c)
/X/ Rule 13d-1(d)
**FOOTNOTES**
{1} The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover
page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, SEE the NOTES).
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CUSIP No. 32054Q 10 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Cheryl A. Chase
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) /X/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 815,641 shares
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH 142,493 shares (see Item 4)
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 815,641 shares
WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
142,493 shares (see Item 4)
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
958,134 shares (see Item 4)
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* /X/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.1%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
First International Bancorp, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
One Commercial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Cheryl A. Chase (the "reporting person")
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
Chase Enterprises
One Commercial Plaza
Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
United States
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
common stock, par value $.10 per share ("Common Stock")
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
32054Q 10
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership*.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 958,134 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 12.1%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 815,641
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 142,493
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 815,641
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 142,493
* The reporting person beneficially owns 958,134 shares of Common
Stock, or 12.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, of which
(i) 32,039 shares, or 0.4% of the Common Stock outstanding, are held
as joint trustee with Kenneth N. Musen for the Cheryl A. Chase
Marital Trust, a trust of which the reporting person and her
children are the beneficiaries, (ii) 55,227 shares, or 0.7% of the
Common Stock outstanding, are held as joint trustee with Stanley N.
Bergman for the Cheryl A. Chase Accumulation Trust I, a trust of
which the reporting person and her children are the beneficiaries,
and (iii) 55,227 shares, or 0.7% of the Common Stock, are held as
joint trustee with Stanley N. Bergman for the Cheryl A. Chase
Accumulation Trust II, a trust of which the reporting person and her
children are the beneficiaries.
This Schedule does not relate to, and, in accordance with Rule 13d-4
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), the reporting person expressly declares that the filing of
this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that she is,
for purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, the
beneficial owner of, any of (i) 949,047 shares of Common Stock, or
11.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of
December 31, 1998, by Arnold L. Chase, the brother of the reporting
person, (ii) 1,355 shares of Common Stock, or less than 0.1% of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of December 31, 1998,
jointly by Arnold L. Chase and Sandra M. Chase, the spouse of Arnold
L. Chase, (iii) 138,169 shares of Common Stock, or 1.7% of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of December 31, 1998,
by David T. Chase, the father of Arnold L. Chase and the reporting
person, (iv) 1,460,000 shares of Common Stock, or 18.4% of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of December 31, 1998,
by Rhoda L. Chase, the mother of Arnold L. Chase and the reporting
person and the spouse of David T. Chase, (v) 55,227 shares of Common
Stock, or 0.7% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as
of December 31, 1998, by Arnold Chase Accumulation Trust I, a trust
of which Arnold L. Chase and Stanley N. Bergman are the trustees and
Arnold L. Chase and the children of Arnold L. Chase and Sandra M.
Chase are the beneficiaries, (vi) 55,227 shares of Common Stock, or
0.7% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of December
31, 1998, by Arnold L. Chase Accumulation Trust II, a trust of which
Arnold L. Chase and Stanley N. Bergman are the trustees and Arnold
L. Chase and the children of Arnold L. Chase and Sandra M. Chase are
the beneficiaries, (vii) 112,522 shares of Common Stock, or 1.4% of
the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of December 31,
1998, by The Darland Trust, a trust of which Rothschild Trust Cayman
Limited is trustee and the reporting person and her children are the
beneficiaries, or (viii) 35,000 shares of Common Stock, or 0.4% of
the shares of Common Stock outstanding, owned as of December 31,
1998, by DTC Holdings Corporation ("DTCHC"), a company which
is owned and controlled by the Chase family as described below.
DTCHC, formerly known as American Ranger, Inc., is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of D.T. Chase Enterprises, Inc. ("DTCE"), a holding
company for various Chase family interests. David T. Chase, Arnold
L. Chase and the reporting person are the directors and executive
officers of DTCHC and the directors and three of the executive
officers of DTCE. All of the outstanding stock of DTCE is owned by
David T. Chase (33.95%), Rhoda L. Chase (2.21%), Arnold L. Chase
(9.34%), the reporting person (14.74%), Arnold Chase Accumulation
Trust I (5.07%), Arnold Chase Accumulation Trust II (7.54%), five
trusts for the benefit of Arnold L. Chase's children, of which
Stanley N. Bergman and Arnold L. Chase are co-trustees (7.55% in the
aggregate), Cheryl A. Chase Accumulation Trust I (4.79%), Cheryl A.
Chase Accumulation Trust II (7.27%) and five trusts for the benefit
of the reporting person's children, of which Stanley N. Bergman and
the reporting person are co-trustees (7.55% in the aggregate).
The reporting person has not agreed to act together with any of the
foregoing persons or with any other person or entity for the purpose
of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of Common Stock
and the reporting person disclaims membership in any "group" with
respect to the Common Stock for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 13d-5(b)(1) thereunder.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner
of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following [ ]
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
The reporting person shares the right to receive and to direct the
receipt of dividends from, and the proceeds of the sale of, the (i)
55,227 shares of Common Stock owned by the Cheryl A. Chase
Accumulation Trust I with Stanley N. Bergman and such trust, (ii)
55,227 shares of Common Stock owned by the Cheryl A. Chase
Accumulation Trust II with Stanley N. Bergman and such trust, and
(iii) 32,039 shares of Common Stock owned by the Cheryl A. Chase
Marital Trust with Kenneth N. Musen and such trust.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: January 27, 1999 /s/ Cheryl A. Chase
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Cheryl A. Chase