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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
PMA Capital Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
693419202
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 ("Act") 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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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 693419202 PAGE 2 OF 6 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Frederick W. Anton III
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
2
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Citizen of the United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF
559,982 shares
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY 0
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING
559,982 shares
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
559,982 shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10 (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
5.5%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
12
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 693419202 PAGE 3 OF 6 Pages
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
PMA Capital Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103-7590
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Frederick W. Anton III
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence:
1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103-7590
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Citizen of the United States of America
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, $5 par value per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
693419202
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Item 3. If this Statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a:
Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 693419202 PAGE 4 OF 6 Pages
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Item 4. Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
559,982 shares (1)
(b) Percent of Class:
5.5% (1)
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 559,982 shares (1)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 559,982
shares (1)
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(1) Represents (i) 145,603 shares of the Company's Common Stock, $5 par
value per share, or 1.1% of the outstanding shares of the Company's
Common Stock, which are convertible into 145,603 shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock, and (ii) 134,013 shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock and options to purchase 280,366
shares of Class A Common Stock that are currently exercisable or
will become exercisable whithin the next 60 days. On each matter
submitted to the Company's shareholders for a vote, holders of the
Company's Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and
holders of the Company's Class A Common Stock are entitled to one
vote per share. Therefore, based upon total shares outstanding of
13,520,261 shares of Common Stock and 9,837,963 shares of Class A
Common Stock, which information has been supplied by the Company,
and assuming no conversions of shares of Common Stock into Class A
Common Stock, and no exercises of currently exercisable stock
options, Mr. Anton is entitled to cast 1.1% of the total votes that
could be cast on a matter submitted to the Company's shareholders
for a vote.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 693419202 PAGE 5 OF 6 Pages
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the
shares of Class A Common Stock and Common Stock beneficially owned
by Mr. Anton.
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 a Group:
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification:
Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 693419202 PAGE 6 OF 6 Pages
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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.
Date: February 12, 1999 /s/ Frederick W. Anton III
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Frederick W. Anton III
