-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GUtpZ+XZj3Stbo4gq6fOGDaLmr9kMarrZxU1eqfOYFuBxee++/7vjYgDeqJdogF1 DpitRC88A366mN0B+huaCg== 0000780118-99-000005.txt : 19990210 0000780118-99-000005.hdr.sgml : 19990210 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000780118-99-000005 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990209 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMWEST INSURANCE GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000780118 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 952672141 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-36908 FILM NUMBER: 99524433 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5230 LAS VIRGENES RD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 BUSINESS PHONE: 8188712000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5230 LAS VIRGENES RD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMWEST INSURANCE GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000780118 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 952672141 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5230 LAS VIRGENES RD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 BUSINESS PHONE: 8188712000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5230 LAS VIRGENES RD CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 SC 13G 1 GENERAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 ---------------- Schedule 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Amendment No. 4) * Amwest Insurance Group, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 Par Value - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 032345100 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (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.) (Continued on following pages) Page 1 of 5 Pages - -------------------- * 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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 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). - ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- CUSIP No. 032345100 13G Pa ge 2 of 5 Pages - ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS Savage Diversified, Inc. 95-4000549 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) ---- ---- (b) X ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES 766,525 BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- OWNED BY 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 766,525 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 766,525 shares - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * ---- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 19.6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1. Name of Issuer: Amwest Insurance Group, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 5230 Las Virgenes Road Calabasas, California 91302 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Savage Diversified, Inc. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: 5230 Las Virgenes Road Calabasas, California 91302 Item 2(c). Citizenship or Place of Organization: California Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 par value Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 032345100 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is: Not applicable Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 766,525 shares (b) Percent of Class: 19.6% Page 3 of 5 Pages (c) Number of shares to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: None (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 766,525 shares (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : 766,525 shares 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: All of the voting stock of the Reporting Person is owned by Savage Family Trust (the "Trust"), which owns directly 138,901 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock. Richard H. Savage, as Trustee of the Trust, beneficially owns 907,487 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock and has sole voting power of the Trust. Item 7. Identification and Classification of a Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable Item 10. Certification: Not applicable Page 4 of 5 Pages 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. Dated: February 4, 1999 /s/ RICHARD H. SAVAGE --------------------------------- Richard H. Savage Chairman of the Board Savage Diversified, Inc. Page 5 of 5 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----