John R. LaBar Schedule 13G No. 6
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*
THE MIDLAND COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
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Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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Check the appropriate box to
designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page
shall be filled out for a reporting persons 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).
(Continued
on following page(s))
CUSIP NO. 597486109 Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John R. LaBar
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,091,533
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NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED ------------ -----------------------------------------------------
BY EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 1,091,533
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,091,533
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES [ ]
CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1(a) |
Name of Issuer:
The Midland Company |
Item 1(b) |
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
7000 Midland Boulevard Amelia, Ohio 45102-2607 |
Item 2(a) |
Name of Person Filing: John LaBar |
Item 2(b) |
Address of Principal Business Office:
7000 Midland Boulevard Amelia, Ohio 45102-2607 |
Item 2(c) |
Citizenship: U.S.A. |
Item 2(d) |
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, No Par Value |
Item 2(e) |
CUSIP Number: 597486109 |
Item 3 |
If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the Person Filing is a: N/A |
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(a) See Item 9 of cover page.
(b) See Item 11 of cover page.
(c) See Items 5-8 of cover page. |
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Items 5, 7 and 9 include 19,900 shares that may be acquired through exercise of
options within 60 days and 133,525 shares held by Mr. LaBar's spouse as Trustee
for various trusts.
According to its Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 4, 2004, as of
November 2, 2004, Midland had 18,784,773 shares of its Common Stock outstanding.
Accordingly, Mr. LaBar is deemed to beneficially own 5.8% of the outstanding
Common Stock of Midland.
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Item 5 |
Ownership of 5% or Less of Class: N/A |
Item 6 |
Ownership of More Than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A |
Item 7 |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: N/A |
Item 8 |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A |
Item 9 |
Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A |
Item 10 |
Certification: N/A |
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.
Date: February 4, 2005 |
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John R. LaBar |