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February 14, 1996
(612) 334-8489
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: MESABA HOLDINGS, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13G RELATING TO LOWELL T. SWENSON
Gentlemen:
I enclose for filing on behalf of Lowell T. Swenson Amendment No. 4 to
Schedule 13G relating to Mr. Swenson's beneficial ownership of Mesaba Holdings,
Inc. common stock.
Pursuant to Rule 901(d) of Regulation S-T, a conforming copy of this
electronic filing is not being submitted to the Commission.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Christopher C. Cleveland
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CCC/dm
Enclosures
cc: Lowell T. Swenson (w/enclosure)
John S. Fredericksen (w/enclosure)
William T. Dolan, Esq. (w/enclosure)
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 4 )*
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Mesaba Holdings, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
590 66 B102
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
*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 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).
(Continued on following page(s))
Page 1 of 5 Pages
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CUSIP No. 590 66 B102 13G 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
LOWELL T. SWENSON
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
NOT APPLICABLE
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
346,848
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 100,000
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
346,848
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
100,000
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
446,848
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
/ /
NOT APPLICABLE
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.51%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Mesaba Holdings, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
7501 26th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55450
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Lowell T. Swenson
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
1020 Centennial Drive
P. O. Box D
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
(c) Citizenship:
U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(e) CUSIP Number:
590 66 B102
Item 3. Not Applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned as of December 31, 1995:
446,848
(b) Percent of Class:
3.51%
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(c) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
346,848
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote:
100,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
346,848
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
100,000
Item 5.
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 X.
Item 6. Not Applicable
Item 7. Not Applicable
Item 8. Not Applicable
Item 9. Not Applicable
Item 10. Not Applicable
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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.
Dated: February 6, 1996
/s/ Lowell T. Swenson
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Lowell T. Swenson
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