XL CAPITAL LTD
SC 13G, 2000-01-24
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                   Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    31769P100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                December 1 , 1999
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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)
                              /X/    Rule 13d-1(c)
                              / /    Rule 13d-1(d)

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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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No.                       Page      2     of     4      Pages
          31769P100

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1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

XL CAPITAL LTD
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.:  98-0191089
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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


Cayman Islands
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                             5         SOLE VOTING POWER

        NUMBER OF                          2,555,133
          SHARES           ----------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY          6         SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY
           EACH
        REPORTING          ---------------------------------------------------
       PERSON WITH:           7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           2,555,133
                           ----------------------------------------------------
                             8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


                        2,555,133
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10        CHECK BOX 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)

                  7.6%
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12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

              CO
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Item 1(a)  Name of Issuer:

     Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. ("FSA")

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

     350 Park Avenue
     New York, New York  10022

Item 2(a)  Name of Person Filing:

     XL Capital Ltd

Item 2(b)  Address of Principal Business Office:

     Cumberland House
     1 Victoria Street
     Hamilton, Bermuda HM11

Item 2(c)  Citizenship:

     Cayman Islands

Item 2(d)  Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 31769P100

Item 3:

     Not applicable.

Item 4  Ownership:


     (a) Amount beneficially owned: 2,555,133 shares of Common Stock; these
     shares are held by Garrison Investments Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned
     subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd, by virtue of its ownership by XL Investments
     Ltd, XL Insurance Ltd and EXEL Holdings Limited.

     (b) Percent of class:

          7.6% (33,517,995 outstanding shares of class, as set forth in FSA's
     Prospectus Supplement on Form 424B filed December 28, 1999)

     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,555,133

          (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

          (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,555,133

          (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

Item 5  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

                  Not applicable.

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.


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Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not
       applicable.

Item 9  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not applicable.

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.

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.

January 24, 2000




By:  /s/ Paul S. Giordano
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     Name:   Paul S. Giordano
     Title:  Executive Vice President
               and General Counsel





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