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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
INFORMATION REQUIRED OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13(f) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULES THEREUNDER
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended September 30, 2000.
Check here if Amendment: |_| Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): |_| is a restatement.
|_| adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Folksamerica Holding Company, Inc.
Address: One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Form 13F File Number: 028-07388
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 therein 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: Michael S. Paquette
Title: Authorized Representative
Phone: (603) 640-2205
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Michael S. Paquette Hanover, New Hampshire November 14, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[X] 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).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
028-01681 White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd..
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: none
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: none
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: none
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List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the names 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.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
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