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1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 9) TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 893521 10 4 ----------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) KATHLEEN E. SHANNON VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 70 PINE STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10270 (212) 770-5123 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) MARCH 4, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /. 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. 2 SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 893521 10 4 PAGE 2 of 7 PAGES 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. IRS NO. 13-2592361 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) / / (B) / / 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or (e) / / 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 6,713,768 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 18,457,220 EACH REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 6,713,768 WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 18,457,220 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 18,457,220 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / / 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 53.3 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON HC, CO 3 SCHEDULE 13D CUSIP No. 893521 10 4 PAGE 3 of 7 PAGES 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY IRS ID# 13-5124990 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) / / (B) / / 3 SEC USE ONLY 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or (e) / / 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 11,743,452 EACH REPORTING 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 11,743,452 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 11,743,452 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / / 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 33.9 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IC, CO 4 ITEM 1. Security and Issuer. This Statement relates to the common stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Company"). This statement amends and supplements Items 1, 3 and 5 of the Statement on Schedule 13D dated August 13, 1991, Amendment No. 1 to such Schedule 13D dated November 3, 1993, Amendment No. 2 to such Schedule 13D dated March 4, 1994, Amendment No. 3 to such Schedule 13D dated March 31, 1994, Amendment No. 4 to such Schedule 13D dated November 21, 1995, Amendment No. 5 to such Schedule 13D dated July 9, 1998, Amendment No. 6 to such Schedule 13D dated August 7, 1998, Amendment No. 7 to such Schedule 13D dated September 11, 1998 and Amendment No. 8 to such Schedule 13D dated January 19, 1999 (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Schedule 13D"), previously filed by American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("AIG"), on behalf of itself and its wholly owned subsidiary, American Home Assurance Company, a New York corporation ("AHAC"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 80 Pine Street, New York, New York 10005. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms as in the Schedule 13D. Page 4 of 7 Pages 5 ITEM 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. During the period from January 20, 1999 through March 4, 1999, AIG purchased 398,900 additional shares of Common Stock at prices ranging from $74.3125 to $74.9375 per share. AIG used its available working capital to purchase the shares of Common Stock. ITEM 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer. (a) and (b). The information required by these paragraphs is set forth in Items 7 through 11 and 13 of each of the cover pages to this Amendment No. 9 to Schedule 13D and is based upon the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on September 30, 1998, as reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 1998. Page 5 of 7 Pages 6 (c). Since the filing of Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D dated January 19, 1999, AIG has acquired 398,900 shares of Common Stock as follows: The above purchases were made in Open Market Purchases. AIG, AHAC, SICO and Starr and, to the best of AIG's and AHAC's knowledge, the Covered Persons, have not engaged in any transactions in Common Stock within the past 60 days other than those transactions described above. Page 6 of 7 Pages
Date Number of Shares Purchased Price Per Share ---- -------------------------- --------------- 01/20/99 1,000 74.9375 01/21/99 15,000 74.9375 " 300 74.8750 01/22/99 18,700 74.9375 01/25/99 3,000 74.5000 " 500 74.7500 " 12,700 74.8125 " 21,200 74.8750 " 1,600 74.9375 01/26/99 8,200 74.6250 " 2,500 74.5000 " 500 74.6875 " 200 74.5625 " 3,600 74.8750 " 3,300 74.9375 01/27/99 5,500 74.9375 01/28/99 9,200 74.9375 01/29/99 11,700 74.9375 02/01/99 21,800 74.9375 02/02/99 34,500 74.9375 02/04/99 7,400 74.9375 02/05/99 1,800 74.9375 02/08/99 16,700 74.9375 " 4,300 74.8750 02/09/99 10,000 74.9375 02/10/99 10,800 74.8750 " 1,400 74.3125 02/16/99 1,000 74.9375 02/25/99 1,300 74.9375 02/26/99 46,000 74.9375 03/01/99 20,600 74.6250 " 1,000 74.6875 " 9,000 74.8750 " 9,400 74.9375 03/02/99 200 74.9375 03/03/99 10,000 74.5000 " 3,000 74.5625 03/04/99 65,600 74.8125 " 2,900 74.8750 " 500 74.6875 " 500 74.5000 " 500 74.4375 7 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: March 5, 1999 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. By: /s/ KATHLEEN E. SHANNON ------------------------------- Kathleen E. Shannon Vice President and Secretary AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ EDWARD E. MATTHEWS ------------------------------- Edward E. Matthews Senior Vice President Page 7 of 7 Pages