MATTHEW G NORTON CO
SC 13G/A, 2000-08-30
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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)*

                          First Mutual Bancshares, Inc.

                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock

                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    3219OE102

                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                October 26, 1999

             (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)

           |x|    Rule 13d-1(c)

           |_|    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 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).

         Potential  persons who are to respond to the  collection of information
         contained  in this form are not  required  to  respond  unless the form
         displays a currently valid OMB control number.

SEC 1745 (6-00)
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50198587.01

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CUSIP NO. 3219OE102            13G/A                          Page 2 of 5 Pages
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   1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Matthew G. Norton Co.  91-0449550
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   2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) |_|
                                                                      (b) |_|

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   3     SEC USE ONLY



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   4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         State of Washington

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                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             5    SOLE VOTING POWER

        NUMBER OF                 0
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY

         OWNED BY

           EACH
        REPORTING

          PERSON
           WITH

                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             6    SHARED VOTING POWER

                                  926,597 shares (1)
                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                  0

                            ----- ---------------------------------------------
                             8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                  926,597 (1)

--------------------------- ----- ---------------------------------------------
   9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         926,597 shares (1)

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  10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*


-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         19.8%

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  12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

         CO

-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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    1 Directly  owned by MGN Group LLC.  Matthew G.  Norton Co. is the
sole  shareholder  of MGN Group LLC and may be deemed to have shared  voting and
dispositive power with respect to such shares.

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Introductory Note:

     This Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the statement
on Schedule 13G filed by Matthew G. Norton Co. on November 5, 1999,  relating to
926,597  shares of Common Stock (the  "Issuer  Common  Stock"),  of First Mutual
Bancshares,  Inc. (the "Issuer").  Pursuant to a transfer of shares from Matthew
G.  Norton Co. to MGN Group LLC on or about  June 1, 1999,  MGN Group LLC became
the direct owner of the Issuer Common Stock.

     The November  13G  inadvertently  listed  Matthew G. Norton Co. as directly
owning and having sole voting and  dispositive  power with respect to the Issuer
Common  Stock.  The Issuer Common Stock is the subject of a Schedule 13G jointly
filed by Matthew G. Norton Co. and MGN LLC on even date herewith.

Item 1 (a).       Name of Issuer:   First Mutual Bancshares, Inc.

Item 1 (b).       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                                            400 108th Avenue N.E.
                                            Bellevue, Washington 98004

Item 2 (a).       Name of Person Filing:  Matthew G. Norton Co.

Item 2 (b).       Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  Matthew G. Norton Co.
                  801 Second Avenue
                  Suite 1300
                  Seattle, Washington  98104

     Item 2 (c).  Citizenship:  Matthew G. Norton Co. is a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of Washington.

     Item 2 (d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $1.00 per
share

     Item 2 (e).       CUSIP Number:     3219OE102

     Item 3. If this Statement is filed  pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),  or 13d-2(b)
or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a) Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act;

     (b) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;

     (c) Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act;

     (d) Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act;

     (e) An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

     (f) An employee  benefit plan or  endowment  fund in  accordance  with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     (g) A parent  holding  company or control  person in  accordance  with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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     (h) A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act;

     (i) A church plan that is excluded  from the  definition  of an  investment
company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;

     (j) Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.  |x|

Item 4.           Ownership

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:         926,597 shares (1)

         (b)      Percent of Class: 19.8% (2)

         (c)      Number of Shares as to which Such Person has:

      (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote                     0
      (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote            926,597(1)
      (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of        0
      (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 926,597(1)

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

                  Not Applicable.

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.
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     1  Directly  owned by MGN Group  LLC.  Matthew  G.  Norton  Co. is the sole
shareholder  of MGN  Group  LLC and may be  deemed  to have  shared  voting  and
dispositive  power with respect to such shares.

     2 Based upon 4,671,286 shares ofIssuer Common Stock outstanding as reported
by the Issuer as of June 30, 2000 in the Issuer's Quarterly Report filed on Form
10-Q (File No. 000-28261).
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Item 10. Certification

                  By signing  below I certify  that, to the best of my knowledge
                  and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
                  and are not held for the  purpose  of or with  the  effect  of
                  changing  or  influencing  the  control  of the  issuer of the
                  securities   and  were  not  acquired  and  are  not  held  in
                  connection with or as a participant in any transaction  having
                  that purpose or effect.

                                   SIGNATURES

         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: August 30, 2000.


                                       MATTHEW G. NORTON CO.



                                       By: /s/ Erik J. Anderson
                                          -----------------------------
                                           Erik J. Anderson, President




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