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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 1998
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PMA Capital Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
Pennsylvania 0-22761 23-2217932
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
1735 Market Street, Suite 2800, Philadelphia, PA 19103-7590
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (215) 665-5046
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Pennsylvania Manufacturers Corporation
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
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On December 7, 1998, the Registrant changed its corporate name from
"Pennsylvania Manufacturers Corporation" to "PMA Capital Corporation." Also,
effective at the close of trading on December 7, 1998, the trading symbol for
the Registrant's Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market is being
changed from "PMFRA" to "PMACA."
Finally, the Registrant has transferred the address of its principal
executive offices to 1735 Market Street, Suite 2800, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103-7590, effective December 7, 1998.
Item 7. Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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99 Press Release dated December 7, 1998
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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PMA CAPITAL CORPORATION
Dated: December 7, 1998 By: /s/ Francis W. McDonnell
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Francis W. McDonnell,
Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
and Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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99 Press Release dated December 7, 1998
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Exhibit 99
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PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE
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AND NEW STOCK TICKER SYMBOL
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DECEMBER 7, 1998 -- Pennsylvania Manufacturers Corporation (NASDAQ: PMFRA) today
announced it changed its name to PMA Capital Corporation. Also, shares of the
Company's Class A common stock will trade under the new ticker symbol, PMACA,
effective at the close of trading today. Along with the name change, PMA
Capital Corporation announced it is now headquartered at 1735 Market Street,
Suite 2800 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"In selecting PMA Capital Corporation as the new name for the company, we feel
it captures the strength and franchise value that PMA Re and PMA Insurance Group
have established in the insurance marketplace today," stated John W. Smithson,
President and Chief Executive Officer. "PMA Capital Corporation also embodies
the geographic breadth and array of risk management products and services
offered by our three specialty insurance businesses -- PMA Re, PMA Insurance
Group and Caliber One."
PMA Capital Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is an
insurance holding company, which provides property and casualty reinsurance and
insurance products and services through its operating subsidiaries. Its primary
product lines include property and casualty reinsurance underwritten and
marketed by PMA Re, workers' compensation and other commercial property and
casualty lines of insurance in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the
United States underwritten and marketed by The PMA Insurance Group, as well as
excess and surplus lines coverages underwritten and marketed by Caliber One.
