0001170961-11-000001.txt : 20110913 0001170961-11-000001.hdr.sgml : 20110913 20110913124108 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001170961-11-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110909 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110913 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110913 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARSOW ALAN S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001271381 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14681 FILM NUMBER: 111087390 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 818 CITY: ELKHORN STATE: NE ZIP: 68022 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PENN TREATY AMERICAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000814181 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE [6321] IRS NUMBER: 231664166 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 LEGACY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 130 CITY: FRISCO STATE: TX ZIP: 75034 BUSINESS PHONE: 4693621214 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 LEGACY DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 130 CITY: FRISCO STATE: TX ZIP: 75034 4 1 primary_doc.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2011-09-09 0 0000814181 PENN TREATY AMERICAN CORP PTA 0001271381 PARSOW ALAN S 2222 SKYLINE DRIVE ELKHORN NE 68022 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-09-09 4 I 0 1000000 0.22 D 1326200 I See Of the 1,326,200 shares beneficially owned, Elkhorn Partners LP ("Elkhorn") owns 1,302,700 and Alan S. Parsow IRA owns 23,500. Shares held by Elkhorn. The general partner of Elkhorn is Parsow Management LLC ("Parsow Management") and the sole manager of Parsow Management is Alan S. Parsow. As a result of these relationships, Parsow Management and Mr. Parsow may be deemed to have or share voting and/or investment power with respect to the shares held by or for the account of benefit of Elkhorn. All information based on the Schedule 13D/A executed by Elkhorn and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2008. /s/ Alan S. Parsow 2011-09-13