SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

OLIVER AUGUSTUS K

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE AMERICAN ROW

(Street)

HARTFORD

06102-5056

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PHOENIX COMPANIES INC/DE [ PNX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common	11/18/2009		S		415,132	D	$3.19	5,099,547	I⁽¹⁾	By Davenport Partners, L.P., JE Partners and Oliver Press Master Fund, L.P.
Common	11/18/2009		J⁽²⁾		4,694,644	D	$0	404,903	I⁽³⁾	By Davenport Partners, L.P., JE Partners and Oliver Press Master Fund, L.P.
Common								5,387.474	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units (Director Retainer)	⁽⁴⁾							⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common	28,663.092		28,663.092⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reporting Person is the (i) Managing Member of Oliver Press Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of each of Davenport Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Davenport"), JE Partners, a Bermuda partnership ("JE"), and Oliver Press Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman limited partnership ("Master Fund" and, together with Davenport and JE, the "Partnerships"), and (ii) Managing Member of Oliver Press Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the investment adviser to each of the Partnerships. After the reported sale, Davenport held 76,860 shares, JE held 4,506,620 shares, and Master Fund held 516,067 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Reporting Person may therefore be deemed to beneficially own a proportionate interest in the shares of Common Stock of the Company held by the Partnerships. Reporting Person's interest in the securities reported is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the Partnerships, if any.

2. The reported shares were distributed (without consideration) in kind to the limited partners of (i) JE Partners, a Bermuda partnership (4,506,620 shares distributed); and (ii) Oliver Press Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman limited partnership (188,024 shares distributed).

3. Reporting Person is the (i) Managing Member of Oliver Press Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of each of Davenport Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Davenport"), JE Partners, a Bermuda partnership ("JE"), and Oliver Press Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman limited partnership ("Master Fund" and, together with Davenport and JE, the "Partnerships"), and (ii) Managing Member of Oliver Press Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the investment adviser to each of the Partnerships. After the reported distribution, Davenport held 76,860 shares, JE held 0 shares, and Master Fund held 328,043 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Reporting Person may therefore be deemed to beneficially own a proportionate interest in the shares of Common Stock of the Company held by the Partnerships. Reporting Person's interest in the securities reported is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the Partnerships, if any.

4. In accordance with the Company's 2003 Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit and Long-Term Incentive Plan as approved by the shareholders, the Reporting Person received the reported Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") as a portion of the Reporting Person's compensation as a member of the Board of Directors. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of common stock and the underlying shares of common stock will be issued, without consideration, following the termination of the Reporting Person's service as a member of the Board of Directors.

Remarks:

	/s/ John H. Beers, Attorney-in-Fact	11/19/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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