-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: keymaster@town.hall.org Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFkwCgYEVQgBAQICAgADSwAwSAJBALeWW4xDV4i7+b6+UyPn5RtObb1cJ7VkACDq pKb9/DClgTKIm08lCfoilvi9Wl4SODbR1+1waHhiGmeZO8OdgLUCAwEAAQ== MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WZCIxwSVeiyDPp8MeY7NNjJ2lszZBF2+u2J3Wqtj93py4OnAC/6wLtKiSpF1/CS6 ByL0NCnNwpAg104NMLNkQA== 0000005103-95-000012.txt : 19950515 0000005103-95-000012.hdr.sgml : 19950515 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000005103-95-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19950213 SROS: AMEX SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MINNESOTA POWER & LIGHT CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000066756 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 410418150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-18598 FILM NUMBER: 95509555 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 W SUPERIOR ST CITY: DULUTH STATE: MN ZIP: 55802 BUSINESS PHONE: 2187222641 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 W SUPERIOR STREET CITY: DULUTH STATE: MN ZIP: 55802 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN GENERAL CORP /TX/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005103 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LIFE INSURANCE [6311] IRS NUMBER: 740483432 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2929 ALLEN PKWY CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77019 BUSINESS PHONE: 7135221111 SC 13G 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* MINNESOTA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (Name of Issuer) Serial Preferred Stock, no par value, $7.36 Series (Title of Class of Securities) 604110304 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement X. (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 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). Page 1 of 6 Pages 13G CUSIP No. 604110304 Page 2 of 6 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION IRS #74-0483432 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 15,400 EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 15,400 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 15,400 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 9.1% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! 13G CUSIP No. 604110304 Page 3 of 6 Pages 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY IRS #62-0306330 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) (b) 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Tennessee NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 0 BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 10,000 EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,000 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,000 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 5.9% 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IC, CO *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 4 of 6 Pages Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Minnesota Power & Light Company ("Issuer") (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 30 West Superior Street Duluth, Minnesota 55802 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION ("American General") AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY ("AGLA") (b) Address of Principal Business Office: American General 2929 Allen Parkway Houston, Texas 77019 AGLA American General Center Nashville, Tennessee 37250 (c) Citizenship: American General - Texas AGLA - Tennessee (d) Title of Class of Securities: Serial Preferred Stock, no par value, $7.36 Series ("$7.36 Preferred") (e) CUSIP Number: 604110304 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d- 2(b), check whether the person filing is a: (a) ( ) Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b) ( ) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c) (X) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d) ( ) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act, Page 5 of 6 Pages (e) ( ) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Page 6 of 6 Pages (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 Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), or (h) ( ) Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(H) Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: American General beneficially owns, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries as set forth in Item 4(c) and Item 7 below, an aggregate 15,400 shares of the $7.36 Preferred. (b) Percent of Class: 9.1% (Based on 170,000 shares of $7.36 Preferred outstanding as of March 11, 1994 as set forth in the Issuer's proxy statement dated March 18, 1994) (c) Number of shares as to which such person has sole or shared voting and disposition power: American General has shared power with AGLA to vote or to direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 10,000 shares of the $7.36 Preferred. (See Item 7) American General has shared power with American General Life Insurance Company of New York ("AGNY") to vote or to direct the vote, and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 5,400 shares of the $7.36 Preferred. (See Item 7) 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. American General and AGLA know of no other person who has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the $7.36 Preferred beneficially owned by American General and AGLA. Page 7 of 6 Pages Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. The securities which are the subject of this report are held as follows by American General's wholly-owned subsidiaries (see Item 4(c) for the abbreviations), each of which is an insurance company as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. AGLA 10,000 AGNY 5,400 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 acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such 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. AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION, on behalf of American General Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, American General Life and Accident Insurance Company Date: February 13, 1995 By: /s/ PETER V. TUTERS Peter V. Tuters Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Page 8 of 6 Pages SEC\MINNFM.BCK -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----