13F-HR 1 b74147fce13fvhr.txt FONTANA CAPITAL LLC UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Fontana Capital, L.L.C. Address: 99 Summer St. Suite 220 Boston, MA 02110 Form 13F File Number: 28-11622 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Nicolas Nesta Title: COO Phone: (617) 399-7177 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Nicolas Nesta BOSTON, MA February 13, 2008 ------------------------------ ------------------- ------------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 45 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 6,715(thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.

~~TITLE~~Column OF1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ---------------------------------------- -------------- --------- -------- ----------------- ---------- -------- ------------------- VOTING AUTHORITY VALUE xSHRS ~~SHARES/~~OR SH/ PUT/ ~~INVSTMT~~INVESTMENT OTHER ~~VOTING~~------------------- ~~AUTHORITY~~ NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL ~~DISCRETN~~DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ~~21ST~~---------------------------------------- ~~CENTURY~~-------------- ~~INSURANCE~~--------- ~~GROUP~~-------- ~~COMMON~~-------- ~~STOCK~~--- ~~90130N103~~---- ~~2160~~---------- ~~150000~~-------- ------ ------ ----- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP CMN COM 01881G106 128 6,152 SH SOLE ~~2160~~6,152 ~~ACCREDITED~~ANNALY ~~HOME~~CAPITAL ~~LENDERS~~MANAGEMENT, ~~COMMON~~INC ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~00437P107~~COM ~~4781~~035710409 ~~100000~~293 18,456 SH SOLE ~~4781~~18,456 ~~ACE~~AON ~~LTD~~CORPORATION ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~G0070K103~~037389103 ~~2529.5~~112 ~~50000~~2,456 SH SOLE ~~2529.5~~2,456 ~~ADVANTA~~BLACKROCK, ~~COMMON~~INC. ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~007942105~~COM ~~173.65584~~09247X101 ~~5296~~330 2,461 SH SOLE ~~173.6558~~2,461 ~~ADVANTA~~BROWN ~~COMMON~~& ~~STOCK~~BROWN ~~007942204~~INC ~~3954.5~~CMN ~~110000~~COM 115236101 77 3,685 SH SOLE ~~3954.5~~3,685 ~~AFFILIATED~~CAPSTEAD ~~MANAGERS~~MORTGAGE ~~GROUP~~CORPORATION ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~008252108~~14067E506 ~~868.9~~66 ~~10000~~6,152 SH SOLE ~~868.9~~6,152 ~~ALLEGHANY~~CHIMERA ~~COMMON~~INVESTMENT ~~STOCK~~CORPORATION ~~017175100~~CMN ~~1381.8~~COM ~~5000~~16934Q109 85 24,569 SH SOLE ~~1381.8~~24,569 ~~ALLIANCEBERSTEIN~~FIDELITY ~~HLDG~~NATIONAL LPFINL ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~01881G106~~31620R105 ~~611.4~~436 ~~10000~~24,588 SH SOLE ~~611.4~~24,588 ~~AMBAC~~FIFTH ~~FINANCIAL~~THIRD ~~GROUP~~BANCORP ~~INC~~CMN ~~COMMON~~COM ~~STOCK~~316773100 ~~023139108~~102 ~~3251.1368~~12,304 ~~40088~~SH SOLE 12,304 FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP CMN COM 31845F100 52 3,691 SH SOLE ~~3251.137~~3,691 FIRST AMERICAN ~~PHYSICIANS~~CORP ~~CAPITAL~~CMN ~~COMMON~~COM ~~STOCK~~318522307 ~~028884104~~249 ~~425.87382~~8,605 ~~8098~~SH SOLE 8,605 FIRST HORIZON NATIONAL CORP CMN COM 320517105 65 6,152 SH SOLE ~~425.8738~~6,152 ~~AMERICAN~~GOLDMAN ~~SAFETY~~SACHS ~~INS~~GROUP, ~~COMMON~~INC.(THE) ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~G02995101~~COM ~~660~~38141G104 ~~40000~~208 2,461 SH SOLE ~~660~~2,461 ~~AMERIPRISE~~HANOVER FIINSURANCE WIGROUP ~~COMMON~~INC ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~03076C106~~COM ~~1340.1~~410867105 ~~30000~~105 2,453 SH SOLE ~~1340.1~~2,453 ~~AMSOUTH~~KEYCORP ~~BANCORP~~CMN ~~ALABAMA~~COM ~~COMMON~~493267108 ~~STOCK~~157 ~~032165102~~18,456 ~~2656~~SH SOLE 18,456 KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP, INC.~~45285~~ ~~100433~~CMN CLASS A COM 499005106 60 3,691 SH SOLE ~~2656.453~~3,691 ~~ANNALY~~M&T ~~MORTGAGE~~BANK ~~MANAGEMENT~~CORPORATION ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~035710409~~55261F104 ~~2562~~141 ~~200000~~2,461 SH SOLE ~~2562~~2,461 ~~AON~~MGIC INVESTMENT CORP COMMON STOCK ~~037389103~~COM ~~1741~~552848103 ~~50000~~86 24,607 SH SOLE ~~1741~~24,607 ~~ARCH~~MARSH ~~CAP~~& ~~GROUP~~MCLENNAN ~~LTD~~CO ~~ORD~~INC ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~G0450A105~~571748102 ~~479.90166~~43 ~~8071~~1,752 SH SOLE ~~479.9017~~1,752 ~~ASSURANT~~MASTERCARD INCORPORATED CMN CLASS A COM 57636Q104 176 1,230 SH SOLE 1,230 NYSE EURONEXT, INC. ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~04621X108~~629491101 ~~1936~~168 ~~40000~~6,152 SH SOLE ~~1936~~6,152 ~~ASTORIA~~NASDAQ ~~FINLLAKE~~OMX ~~SUCCESS~~GROUP, NYINC. ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~046265104~~631103108 ~~1218~~73 ~~40000~~2,943 SH SOLE ~~1218~~2,943 ~~AXIS~~NORTHERN ~~CAPITAL~~TRUST ~~HLDGS~~CORP ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~G0692U109~~665859104 ~~715.25~~192 ~~25000~~3,685 SH SOLE ~~715.25~~3,685 ~~BANCO~~OLD ~~ITAU~~REPUBLIC ~~SA-ADR~~INTL ~~SPONSORED~~CORP ~~ADR~~CMN ~~059602201~~COM 0680223104 0147 12,304 SH SOLE 012,304 ~~BANCORP~~PNC ~~RHODE~~FINANCIAL ~~ISLANDINC~~SERVICES ~~COMMON~~GROUP ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~059690107~~COM ~~1995~~693475105 ~~50000~~422 8,613 SH SOLE ~~1995~~8,613 ~~BANKAMERICA~~RADIAN ~~CORP~~GROUP ~~COMMON~~INC. ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~060505104~~COM ~~9620~~750236101 ~~200000~~45 12,304 SH SOLE ~~9620~~12,304 ~~BANKFINANCIALCORP~~REGIONS ~~COMMON~~FINANCIAL ~~STOCK~~CORPORATION ~~06643P104~~CMN ~~259.5~~COM ~~15000~~7591EP100 98 12,304 SH SOLE ~~259.5~~12,304 ~~CALAMOS~~SPDR ~~ASSET~~KBW ~~MANAGEMENT~~BANK ~~COMMON~~ETF ~~STOCK~~MUTUAL ~~12811R104~~FUND ~~579.8~~ETF ~~20000~~ETF 78464A797 812 36,911 SH SOLE ~~579.8~~36,911 ~~ALLSTATE~~SOUTH ~~CORP~~FINL ~~COMMON~~GROUP ~~STOCK~~INC ~~99ABWJ9N2~~CMN ~~258.75~~COM ~~1150~~837841105 53 12,304 SH ~~CALL~~SOLE 12,304 STATE STREET CORPORATION (NEW) CMN COM 857477103 145 3,691 SH SOLE ~~258.75~~3,691 ~~BANKAMERICA~~STEWART INFORMATION SVCS CORP ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~99AC51XR3~~860372101 ~~240~~188 ~~2000~~7,997 SH ~~CALL~~ SOLE ~~240~~7,997 ~~CITIGROUP~~SUNTRUST BANKS INC ~~COMMON~~$1.00 ~~STOCK~~PAR ~~99AC7ZBZ2~~CMN ~~255~~COM ~~1500~~867914103 SH182 ~~CALL~~6,152 SH SOLE ~~255~~6,152 ~~CHUBB~~THE ~~CORP~~TRAVELERS ~~COMMON~~COMPANIES, ~~STOCK~~INC ~~99O94R129~~CMN ~~145.5~~COM ~~600~~89417E109 111 2,453 SH ~~CALL~~SOLE 2,453 VISA INC. CMN CLASS A COM 92826C839 194 3,691 SH SOLE ~~145~~3,691 WADDELL & REED FIN.5, ~~CIGNA~~INC. ~~CORP~~CLASS A COMMON ~~STOCK~~COM ~~99O906Z89~~930059100 76 4,921 SH SOLE 4,921 ALLIED WORLD ASSURANCE COMPANY HOLDINGS, LTD COM G0219G203 104 ~~200~~2,554 SH ~~CALL~~SOLE 2,554 ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. CMN COM G0450A105 136 1,944 SH SOLE ~~104~~1,944 ~~INDYMAC~~ASPEN ~~MORTGAGE~~INSURANCE HOLDINGS ~~INC~~LTD ~~COMMON~~CMN ~~STOCK~~COM ~~99O971Q59~~G05384105 ~~12.735~~45 ~~283~~1,840 SH ~~CALL~~SOLE 1,840 ENDURANCE SPECIALTY HLDGS LTD CMN COM G30397106 50 1,622 SH SOLE ~~12.735~~1,622 ~~NYSE~~EVEREST RE GROUP ~~INC~~LTD CMN COM ~~COMMON~~G3223R108 ~~STOCK~~75 ~~99O94GBR7~~984 ~~188~~SH ~~400~~SOLE 984 IPC HOLDINGS LTD CMN COM G4933P101 75 2,523 SH ~~CALL~~SOLE 2,523 MAX CAPITAL GROUP CMN COM G6052F103 109 6,145 SH SOLE ~~188~~6,145 PARTNERRE LTD BERMUDA CMN COM G6852T105 103 1,441 SH SOLE 1,441 RENAISSANCE RE ~~HLDGS~~HOLDINGS ~~COMMON~~LTD ~~STOCK~~CMN ~~99O93JBH4~~COM ~~402.5~~G7496G103 ~~700~~80 1,556 SH ~~CALL~~ SOLE ~~402.5~~1,556 ~~UNUMPROVIDENT~~WILLIS ~~CORP~~GROUP ~~COMMON~~HOLDINGS ~~STOCK~~LIMITED ~~99O92PT33~~CMN ~~46.06~~COM ~~1316~~G96655108 SH61 ~~CALL~~2,453 SH SOLE ~~46.06~~2,453

TITLE OF VALUE x SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP ($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE UNUMPROVIDENT CORP COMMON STOCK 99AC2JWX5 105.28 1316 SH CALL SOLE 105.28 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 14040H105 4272.5 50000 SH SOLE 4272.5 CBOT HOLDINGS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK 14984K106 0 0 SH SOLE 0 CHICAGO MERCANTILE COMMON STOCK 167760107 1473.45 3000 SH SOLE 1473.45 CITY NATIONAL CORP CALIFORNIA COMMON STOCK 178566105 1301.8 20000 SH SOLE 1301.8 COBIZ INC COMMON STOCK 190897108 1126 50000 SH SOLE 1126 COLONIAL BANCGROUP COMMON STOCK 195493309 1284 50000 SH SOLE 1284 COMERICA INC COMMON STOCK 200340107 2599.5 50000 SH SOLE 2599.5 COMMERCE BANCORP NEW JERSEY COMMON STOCK 200519106 1070.1 30000 SH SOLE 1070.1 COMPASS BANCSHARES INCALABAMA COMMON STOCK 20449H109 5560 100000 SH SOLE 5560 COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 222372104 1904 50000 SH SOLE 1904 DARWIN PROFESSIONAL UNDERWRITERS COMMON STOCK 237502109 1610.80392 91212 SH SOLE 1610.804 EVEREST RE GROUP LTDCOM STK COMMON STOCK G3223R108 865.7 10000 SH SOLE 865.7 FIDELITY BANKSHARES INC COMMON STOCK 31604Q107 4773 150000 SH SOLE 4773 FIRST HORIZON NATL CORP COMMON STOCK 320517105 2010 50000 SH SOLE 2010 FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP IL COMMON STOCK 320867104 4493.94768 121196 SH SOLE 4493.948 FLAGSTAR BANCORP COMMON STOCK 337930101 798 50000 SH SOLE 798 GFI GROUP COMMON STOCK 361652209 2158 40000 SH SOLE 2158 GOLDEN WEST FINANCIAL COMMON STOCK 381317106 1484 20000 SH SOLE 1484 HARTFORD FINANCIAL SVCS GRP COMMON STOCK 416515104 4230 50000 SH SOLE 4230 HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 404132102 2168.75648 73667 SH SOLE 2168.756 HILB ROGAL AND COMMON STOCK 431294107 745.4 20000 SH SOLE 745.4 HUB GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 44332P101 524.2 20000 SH SOLE 524.2 IMPAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK 45254P102 0 0 SH SOLE 0 INDYMAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 456607100 6877.5 150000 SH SOLE 6877.5 INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC COMMON STOCK 45865V100 0 0 SH SOLE 0 INVESTORS BANCRP COMMON STOCK 46146P102 1355 100000 SH SOLE 1355 INVESTORS FINANCIAL SVCS CORP COMMON STOCK 461915100 898 20000 SH SOLE 898 KNIGHT CAPITAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 499005106 0 0 SH SOLE 0 LEGG MASON INC COMMON STOCK 524901105 2985.6 30000 SH SOLE 2985.6 LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP COMMON STOCK 534187109 2822 50000 SH SOLE 2822 MB FINANCIAL INC COMMON STOCK 55264U108 1060.8 30000 SH SOLE 1060.8 MBIA INC COMMON STOCK 55262C100 1171 20000 SH SOLE 1171 MELLON FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 58551A108 1379.98883 40081 SH SOLE 1379.989 MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORP MD COMMON STOCK 587405101 5350.5 150000 SH SOLE 5350.5 METLIFE INC COMMON STOCK 59156R108 1650.24225 32225 SH SOLE 1650.242 METROCORP BANCSHARESINC COMMON STOCK 591650106 3220.8 110000 SH SOLE 3220.8

TITLE OF VALUE x SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP ($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER COMMON STOCK 617446448 1896.3 30000 SH SOLE 1896.3 NAVIGATORS GROUP COMMON STOCK 638904102 438.2 10000 SH SOLE 438.2 NELNET INC COMMON STOCK 64031N108 574.5124 14168 SH SOLE 574.5124 NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 6435EV108 2287.5 50000 SH SOLE 2287.5 NEW ENG BANCSH COMMON STOCK 643863202 577.5 50000 SH SOLE 577.5 NORTHERN TRUST COMMON STOCK 665859104 1106 20000 SH SOLE 1106 NUVEEN INVESTMENTS COMMON STOCK 67090F106 861 20000 SH SOLE 861 NYSE GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 62949W103 0 0 SH SOLE 0 PEOPLE'S BANK COMMON STOCK 710198102 4927.5 150000 SH SOLE 4927.5 PHOENIX COMPANIES INC COM COMMON STOCK 71902E109 1408 100000 SH SOLE 1408 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP COMMON STOCK 693475105 3508.5 50000 SH SOLE 3508.5 PROSPERITY BANCSHARES COMMON STOCK 743606105 160.37164 4876 SH SOLE 160.3716 PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC COMMON STOCK 744320102 3885 50000 SH SOLE 3885 SAFECO COMMON STOCK 786429100 4855.05965 86159 SH SOLE 4855.06 SOUTHSIDE BANCSH COMMON STOCK 84470P109 1116 50000 SH SOLE 1116 STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 852891100 2545.5 50000 SH SOLE 2545.5 STATE NAT'L BANCHSHRCOM STCK COMMON STOCK 857124101 1634.27113 42883 SH SOLE 1634.271 STATE STREET COMMON STOCK 857477103 1742.7 30000 SH SOLE 1742.7 STERLING BANCORP COMMON STOCK 859158107 1950 100000 SH SOLE 1950 SUMMIT BANCSHARES COMMON STOCK 866011109 3181.5 150000 SH SOLE 3181.5 SUMMIT BANCOR PPRINCETO NNJ COMMON STOCK 866013105 555.93 35500 SH SOLE 555.93 SUNTRUST BANKS INC ATLANTA GA COMMON STOCK 867914103 7626 100000 SH SOLE 7626 TEXAS REGIONAL BANCSHARES COMMON STOCK 882673106 6091.20336 160633 SH SOLE 6091.203 HANOVER INS GROUP INC COM COMMON STOCK 410867105 949.2 20000 SH SOLE 949.2 TRADESTATION GP COMMON STOCK 89267P105 634.17151 50053 SH SOLE 634.1715 UNITED AMER INDEMNITY LTD CL A COMMON STOCK 90933T109 253.3102 12155 SH SOLE 253.3102 UNUMPROVIDENT CORP COMMON STOCK 91529Y106 3626 200000 SH SOLE 3626 UNUMPROVIDENT CORP COMMON STOCK 91529Y304 371.14 15400 SH SOLE 371.14 WACHOVIA CORP Com COMMON STOCK 929903102 1622.4 30000 SH SOLE 1622.4 WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP COMMON STOCK 97650W108 174.8223 3438 SH SOLE 174.8223 W.R. BERKLEY COMMON STOCK 084423102 1034.30965 30305 SH SOLE 1034.31 XL CAPITAL LTD COMMON STOCK G98255105 2452 40000 SH SOLE 2452 ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE COMMON STOCK 989390109 1190.1 30000 SH SOLE 1190.1 ZIONS BANCORP UTAH COMMON STOCK 989701107 2338.2 30000 SH SOLE 2338.2 190457 104

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