-----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, DR0MwIXm6M8IwREed79xH0zhO3lPcYMqvZzxqqLMKAoqNNN4jKrHDczu7ZXVSq9/ uqeLayaHyDnatUTS7RHq3g== 0000899140-98-000118.txt : 19980218 0000899140-98-000118.hdr.sgml : 19980218 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-98-000118 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980213 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT LTD /ADV GROUP MEMBERS: HYPO FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SWIFT ENERGY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000351817 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 742073055 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33333 FILM NUMBER: 98537121 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16825 NORTHCHASE DR STE 400 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77060 BUSINESS PHONE: 7138742700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 16825 NORTHCHASE DRIVE STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77060 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT LTD /ADV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000911913 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: EXCHANGE HOUSE STREET 2: PRIMROSE ST 8TH FLR CITY: LONDON ENGLAND EC2A STATE: X0 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT LTD /ADV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950203 SC 13G/A 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)* Swift Energy Company (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, par value $.01 (Title of Class of Securities) 8707382101 (CUSIP Number) *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 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 ("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). - ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 8707382101 13G - ----------------------------- - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Foreign & Colonial Management Limited - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Kingdom - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 703,772 OWNED BY ------ ---------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON WITH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 703,772 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 703,772 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.3% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, CO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 2 - ----------------------------- CUSIP No. 8707382101 13G - ----------------------------- - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Hypo Foreign & Colonial Management (Holdings) Limited - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Kingdom - -------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER ------ ---------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY 703,772 OWNED BY ------ ---------------------------------------------------- EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON WITH ------ ---------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 703,772 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 703,772 - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ] - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.3% - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO - ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 3 Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: - --------- -------------- Swift Energy Company Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: - --------- ----------------------------------------------- 16825 Northchase Drive Suite 400 Houston, TX 77060 Item 2. (a) Name of Person(s) Filing: - ------ ------------------------ Foreign & Colonial Management Limited ("F&C Limited") and Hypo Foreign & Colonial Management (Holdings) Limited ("F&C Holdings" and, together with F&C Limited, the "Reporting Entities"). (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: ------------------------------------------- The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Entities is Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY, England. (c) Citizenship: ----------- Each of the Reporting Entities is a corporation organized under the laws of the United Kingdom. (d) Title of Class of Securities: ---------------------------- Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"). (e) CUSIP Number ------------ 8707382101. Item 3. - ------ (a) As of the date hereof, F&C Limited is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ("Advisers Act"). (b) F&C Holdings is a Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") (Note: See Item 7). 4 Item 4. Ownership - ------ --------- (a) 703,772 shares comprised of Common Stock (b) 4.3% (c) (i) none (ii) 703,772 (iii) none (iv) 703,772 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 [ X ]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of - ------ Another Person: ------------------------------------------------ Dividends received from, and any proceeds from the sale of, Common Stock, if any, by F&C Limited are allocated by F&C Limited to the applicable accounts of its clients and are distributed or retained in accordance with F&C Limited's investment management agreements with those clients. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the - ------ Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: -------------------------------------------- F&C Holdings currently owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of F&C Limited. F&C Limited is filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(i)(E) under the Exchange Act as an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Advisers Act. A Joint Filing Agreement was executed to this effect on January 24, 1995 and was filed as Exhibit I to Schedule 13G filed for the Reporting of Entities on February 3, 1995 which is herein incorporated by reference. Item 8. Identification and Classification of - ------ Members of the Group: ------------------------------------ Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: - ------ ------------------------------ Not Applicable 5 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 purposes 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. Dated: February 10, 1998 FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED By: /s/ Graham R. Walker Name: Graham R. Walker Title: Director HYPO FOREIGN & COLONIAL MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED By: /s/ Rob. G. Donkin Name: Rob. G. Donkin Title: Secretary 6 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----