0001104659-18-007936.txt : 20180209 0001104659-18-007936.hdr.sgml : 20180209 20180209121859 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-18-007936 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180209 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MBIA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000814585 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SURETY INSURANCE [6351] IRS NUMBER: 061185706 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-38598 FILM NUMBER: 18589946 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 301 CITY: PURCHASE STATE: NY ZIP: 10577 BUSINESS PHONE: 914-273-4545 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 301 CITY: PURCHASE STATE: NY ZIP: 10577 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hosking Partners LLP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001650135 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ST VINCENT HOUSE, 30 ORANGE STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2H7HH BUSINESS PHONE: 442070047850 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ST VINCENT HOUSE, 30 ORANGE STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2H7HH SC 13G 1 a18-5695_1sc13g.htm SC 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.     )*

 

MBIA Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

55262C100

(CUSIP Number)

November 3, 2017

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x

Rule 13d-1(b)

o

Rule 13d-1(c)

o

Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*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 ("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. 55262C100

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (Entities Only)

 

Hosking Partners LLP

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

o

 

 

(b)

x

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

5.

Sole Voting Power
4,470,812

 

6.

Shared Voting Power
0

 

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
5,071,512

 

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

 

 

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,071,512

 

 

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o

 

 

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.53%(1)

 

 

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IA

 


(1)  Based upon a total of 91,777,937 outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock as of November 3, 2017, as reported in the Issuer’s quarterly report filed with the SEC on November 7, 2017 for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.

 

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Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer
MBIA, Inc.

 

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
1 Manhattanville Road

Suite 301

Purchase, NY 10577

 

Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Hosking Partners LLP

 

(b)

Address of the Principal Office or, if none, Residence
St Vincent House,

30 Orange Street

London WC2H 7HH

 

(c)

Citizenship
United Kingdom

 

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock

 

(e)

CUSIP Number
55262C100

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a)

o

Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

 

(b)

o

Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

(c)

o

Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

(d)

o

Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

 

(e)

x

An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

 

(f)

o

An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

 

(g)

o

A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

 

(h)

o

A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

 

(i)

o

A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

 

(j)

o

Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

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Item 4.

Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

5,071,512

 

(b)

Percent of class:   

5.53%

 

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

 

 

 

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

4,470,812.

 

 

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

0.

 

 

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

5,071,512.

 

 

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

0.

 

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   o.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than five percent of the class, such person should be identified.  A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.

 

Various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of the common stock of MBIA, Inc.

 

No one person’s interest in the common stock of MBIA, Inc. is more than 5% of the total outstanding common stock.

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary.  If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.

 

N/A

 

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Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group.  If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(c) or §240.13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.

 

N/A

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity.  See Item 5.

 

N/A

 

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Item 10.

Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.

 

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.

 

 

February 9, 2018

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

HOSKING PARTNERS LLP

 

 

 

By: Simon Hooper

 

 

 

/s/  SIMON HOOPER

 

By:

Simon Hooper

 

Title:

Attorney-In-Fact

 

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EX-24 2 a18-5695_1ex24.htm EX-24

Exhibit 24

 

Power of Attorney

 

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Simon Hooper and Linda Hynard, or either of them acting singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

 

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned such forms, schedules, statements and other documents as may be required to be filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with respect to Sections 13(d), 13(g) and 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, including without limitation, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5;

 

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any securities exchange or similar authority; and

 

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

 

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

 

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by MBIA Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 9th day of February, 2018.

 

HOSKING PARTNERS LLP

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  JEREMY HOSKING

 

February 9, 2018

 

 

 

Name: Jeremy Hosking

 

Date

Title: Senior Partner

 

 

 

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