UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
NYMAGIC, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
629484 10 6
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(CUSIP Number)
Howard S. Tuthill III
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Cummings & Lockwood
Four Stamford Plaza, P.O. Box 120
Stamford, Connecticut 06904
(203) 327-1700
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
December 13, 1999
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [___]
Page 1 of 6 pages
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CUSIP No. 629484 10 6 Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Louise B. Tollefson Florida Intangible Tax Trust dated 12/9/98
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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 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Florida
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,814,611
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 1,814,611
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,814,611
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (See Instructions) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
OO
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CUSIP No. 629484 10 6 Page 3 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Howard S. Tuthill, 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 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
OO
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,814,611
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SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 0
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EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 1,814,611
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WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,814,611
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES (See Instructions) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
18.7%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
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Introduction
This Schedule is being filed in order to report the transfer of an
aggregate of 1,814,611 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value (the "Common
Stock"), of NYMAGIC, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Issuer"), from the
Louise B. Tollefson Revocable Trust dated 12/23/97 (the "Revocable Trust") to
the Louise B. Tollefson Florida Intangible Tax Trust dated 12/9/98 (the "FIT
Trust"). Louise B. Tollefson is a beneficiary of the FIT Trust, and the
co-trustees of the FIT Trust are Howard S. Tuthill and Howard S. Tuthill III
("Tuthill"), with Tuthill having sole voting and dispositive power over the
shares of Common Stock held by the FIT Trust. The Common Stock was transferred
from the Revocable Trust to the FIT Trust on December 13, 1999.
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
The class of equity securities to which this Schedule relates is the
Issuer's Common Stock, $1.00 par value. The Issuer is NYMAGIC, Inc., a New York
corporation, and its principal executive offices are located at 330 Madison
Avenue, New York, New York 10017.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This Schedule is being filed by the FIT Trust and by Tuthill in his
capacity as a Trustee of the Trust. The principal business address of both the
FIT Trust and Tuthill (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") is c/o Cummings &
Lockwood, Four Stamford Plaza, P.O. Box 120, Stamford, Connecticut 06904.
Tuthill is a partner at Cummings & Lockwood, a law firm headquartered in
Stamford, Connecticut.
During the last five years, neither Reporting Person has been convicted in
a criminal proceeding or been the subject of a judgment, decree, or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject
to, Federal or State securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to
such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
The transaction that requires the filing of this Schedule was a transfer
that was effected without consideration. On December 13, 1999, the Common Stock
was transferred from the Revocable Trust to the FIT Trust.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The purpose of the transfer of 1,814,611 shares of Common Stock from the
Revocable Trust to the FIT Trust was to implement certain aspects of Louise B.
Tollefson's estate and tax planning objectives.
The Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals that would result in any
of the consequences listed in paragraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) and (b) Set forth in the table below are the number and percentage of
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by each Reporting Person
named in Item 2 as of the date hereof:
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Number of Shares Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned Beneficially Owned Aggregate Number Percentage of
With Sole Voting and With Shared Voting and of Shares Shares Beneficially
Name Dispositive Power Dispositive Power Beneficially Owned Owned
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Louise B. Tollefson
Florida Intangible
Tax Trust u/a 12/9/98 1,814,611 0 1,814,611 19.3%
Howard S. Tuthill, III 1,814,611 0 1,814,611 19.3%
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(c) The Reporting Persons acquired beneficial ownership of 1,814,611 shares
of Common Stock on December 13, 1999, in a transfer from the Revocable Trust.
The Reporting Persons gave no consideration for such shares.
(d) None.
(e) Not Applicable
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, dated December 9, 1998,
executed in connection with the establishment of the FIT Trust (the "Trust
Agreement"), Tuthill shall, upon April 30th of each calendar year, distribute
the then remaining trust estate to the then-acting Trustee of the Revocable
Trust.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
1 Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2000, between the Reporting Persons
relating to the filing of a joint Schedule 13D and any amendments
thereto.
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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: April 7, 2000
/s/ HOWARD S. TUTHILL III
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Howard S. Tuthill III
LOUISE B. TOLLEFSON FLORIDA INTANGIBLE TAX TRUST
DATED 12/9/98
By /s/ HOWARD S. TUTHILL III
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Howard S. Tuthill III
Trustee
EXHIBIT 1
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made as of the 6th day of April, 2000, by and between the
Louise B. Tollefson Florida Intangible Tax Trust dated 12/9/98 and Howard S.
Tuthill, III.
The parties hereto hereby agree that a single, joint statement containing
the information required by Schedule 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (and any amendments thereto) with respect to the beneficial ownership of
shares of Common Stock of NYMAGIC, Inc., a New York corporation, may be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of each of the
undersigned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.
LOUISE B. TOLLEFSON FLORIDA INTANGIBLE
TAX TRUST DATED 12/9/98
By /s/ HOWARD S. TUTHILL, III
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Howard S. Tuthill, III
Trustee
/s/ HOWARD S. TUTHILL, III
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Howard S. Tuthill, III
