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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15)
NYMAGIC, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
629484106
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(CUSIP Number)
February 14, 2000
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(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)
/ / 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).
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CUSIP NO. 629484106
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only)
Mark W. Blackman
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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
New York State
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,808,378 shares
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BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 170,000 shares
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EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,808,378 shares
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PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 170,000 shares
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,978,378 shares
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10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
20.4%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN
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Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13G reflects the following transactions by the
Reporting Person:
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: No Change.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
330 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Item 2(a). Names of Persons Filing:
Mark W. Blackman
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
330 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Item 2(c). Citizenship: No change
Item 2(d). Title of Class Securities: No change
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: No Change.
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Act").
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Act.
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of that Act.
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section
8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section
203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
of the Act.
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) of the Act. (h) [ ]
Group, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act.
No change.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
Mark W. Blackman, owns of record 1,847,798 shares of
Common Stock, and as guardian of minors, together
owning of record 110,000 shares of Common Stock, and
spouse of Deborah Blackman, owning 60,000 shares of
Common Stock may be deemed to have the power to vote
170,000 shares of Common Stock.
(b) Percent of Class: 20.4 %;
The foregoing percentage is based on the 9,686,152
shares of Common Stock reported by the
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Company to be outstanding as of October 1, 1999.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote:
1,808,378 shares;
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
Mark W. Blackman, as guardian of minors,
together owning of record 110,000 shares of
Common Stock, and spouse of Deborah
Blackman, owning 60,000 shares of Common
Stock may be deemed to share the power to
vote 170,000 shares of Common Stock.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
1,808,378 shares;
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
Mark W. Blackman, as guardian of minors,
together owning of record 110,000 shares of
Common Stock, and spouse of Deborah
Blackman, owning 60,000 shares of Common
Stock may be deemed to share the power to
dispose or direct the disposition of 170,000
shares of Common Stock.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: No Change.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: No
change.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the subsidiary which acquired the
Security being reported on by the Parent Holding Company: No change.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of the subsidiary which acquired the
Security being reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
No change.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: No change.
Item 10. Certification: No change.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in the statement is
true, complete and correct.
February 6, 2000
s/ Mark W. Blackman
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Mark W. Blackman
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