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FORM 3UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Syncora Private Trust Co Ltd

(Last)(First)(Middle)
RICHMOND HOUSE, 12 PAR LA VILLE ROAD

(Street)
HAMILTOND0HM081

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2008
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYNCORA HOLDINGS LTD [SCA]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director10% Owner
Officer (give title below)XOther (specify below)
Trustee of trust owning > 10%
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares 0 (1) (2)
I
See footnotes (1) (2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Reporting Person is filing this Form 3 solely because it may be deemed to have beneficial ownership pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), of 30,069,049 shares of Common Shares, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of Syncora Holdings Ltd ("Syncora") that Reporting Person holds as trustee of the CCRA Purpose Trust and that are subject to the shareholder agreement dated November 18, 2008 between Syncora and Reporting Person (the "Shareholder Agreement"). For additional information regarding the Shareholder Agreement, see the Statement on Schedule 13D filed by Reporting Person on the date hereof.
2. Neither the filing of this Form 3 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by Reporting Person that it is the beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed. Reporting Person does not have any "pecuniary interest" in the Shares.
/s/ Craig MacIntyre11/26/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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