Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
EASTBOURNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/CA
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP [MTG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1101 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 370
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/2009
(Street)

SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   100,000 D $ 9.2281 18,400,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   141,600 D $ 9.1033 18,258,400 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   53,000 D $ 9.1812 18,205,400 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   167,600 D $ 9.2195 18,037,800 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   500,000 D $ 9.1353 17,537,800 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   37,000 D $ 9.13 17,500,800 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   300,800 D $ 9.1204 17,200,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/14/2009   S   200,000 D $ 9.1371 17,000,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   75,100 D $ 9.2773 16,924,900 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   50,000 D $ 9.081 16,874,900 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   138,800 D $ 9.4019 16,736,100 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   122,600 D $ 9.407 16,613,500 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   250,000 D $ 9.2173 16,363,500 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   100,000 D $ 9.2936 16,263,500 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   350,000 D $ 9.2386 15,913,500 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   213,500 D $ 9.2472 15,700,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   23,700 D $ 8.8 15,676,300 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   217,900 D $ 8.8914 15,458,400 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   300,000 D $ 8.8535 15,158,400 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   225,000 D $ 8.8133 14,933,400 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/15/2009   S   33,400 D $ 8.7168 14,900,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   180,000 D $ 8.96 14,720,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   1,034,000 D $ 8.9757 13,686,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   85,000 D $ 9.01 13,601,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   400,000 D $ 8.9619 13,201,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   650,000 D $ 8.9746 12,551,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   850,000 D $ 8.9929 11,701,000 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/16/2009   S   1,401,245 D $ 8.961 10,299,755 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
EASTBOURNE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/CA
1101 FIFTH AVENUE
SUITE 370
SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901
    X    

Signatures

 Eric Sippel   09/16/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
(1) Eastbourne Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Eastbourne") is the general partner or manager and investment adviser of investment funds that hold these securities directly on behalf of those funds' investors. Richard Jon Barry is Eastbourne's manager and controlling person. Eastbourne and Mr. Barry hold these securities indirectly in their capacity as investment adviser and control person, respectively. Eastbourne is filing this Form 4 on behalf of itself and Mr. Barry, jointly, but not as members of a group, and each of them disclaims membership in a group, within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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