PMA CAPITAL CORP
SC 13G/A, 2000-02-07
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*


                             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)

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)

*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
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on 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

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CUSIP No. 693419202                                            Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Frederick W. Anton III
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

     (a) ______
     (b) ______
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Citizen of the United States of America
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

     5    SOLE VOTING POWER

               505,282 shares
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     6    SHARED VOTING POWER

               0
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     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

               505,282 shares
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     8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

               0
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          505,282 shares
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10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
     (See Instructions)

          X
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          5.0%
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

          IN
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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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, PA 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, PA 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

Item 3         If this Statement is filed  pursuant to 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:

                    505,282 shares (1)(2)

               (b)  Percent of Class:

                    5.0%(1)(2)

               (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

               (i)  sole power to vote or direct the vote: 505,282 shares(1)
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 693419202                                            Page 4 of 6 Pages
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               (ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0(2)

               (iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                    505,282 shares(1)

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                    0(2)
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          (1)  Represents (i) 130,603 shares of the Company's  Common Stock,  $5
               par value per  share,  or 1.0% of the  outstanding  shares of the
               Company's Common Stock, which are convertible into 130,603 shares
               of the Company's Class A Common Stock, (ii) 106,513 shares of the
               Company's Class A Common Stock, including 10,000 shares held in a
               charitable  trust of which Mr.  Anton is the trustee and has sole
               voting  and  investment  power,  and (iii)  options  to  purchase
               268,166  shares  of  Class A  Common  Stock  that  are  currently
               exercisable or will become  exercisable  within 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 12,648,658 shares of Common Stock and
               9,692,854 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  1.0% of the  total  votes  that  could  be cast on a matter
               submitted to the Company's shareholders for a vote.

          (2)  As of December 31, 1999, PMA Foundation (the "Foundation")  owned
               4,561,225  shares of Common  Stock and 912,225  shares of Class A
               Common Stock, or 36.1% and 9.4%, respectively, of each such class
               (5,473,450  shares  of  Class A  Common  Stock,  or 38.4% of such
               class,  assuming conversion of all shares of Common Stock held by
               the Foundation into shares of Class A Common Stock). The Board of
               Trustees of the  Foundation  has sole voting power and investment
               power  with  respect  to the  shares of Common  Stock and Class A
               Common Stock of the Company held by the Foundation.  Mr. Anton is
               a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation and disclaims
               beneficial  ownership  of  the  Foundation's  shares,  which  are
               excluded from the shares reported above. As of December 31, 1999,
               Pennsylvania  Manufacturers'  Association,  Northeast Branch ("NE
               Branch") owned 70,500 shares of Common Stock and 14,100 shares of
               Class A Common Stock,  representing less than 1% of each class of
               stock.  The Board of Trustees of NE Branch has sole voting  power
               and  investment  power with  respect to the shares held by the NE
               Branch.  Mr.  Anton is a member  of the Board of  Trustees  of NE
               Branch and disclaims  beneficial ownership of NE Branch's shares,
               which are excluded from the shares reported above.

Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               Not applicable.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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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,  except the right to receive  dividends  with
               respect to shares held by Mr. Anton's charitable trust.

Item 7         Identification   and   Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired the  Security  Being  Reported On by the Parent  Holding
               Company or Control Person:

               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        Certifications:

               Not applicable.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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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 2, 2000                       /s/ Frederick W. Anton III
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                                             Frederick W. Anton III



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