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 *
Meade Michael G
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP [MTG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP & Chief Info Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
MGIC PLAZA, 250 EAST KILBOURN AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/23/2009
(Street)

MILWAUKEE, WI 53202		 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 01/23/2009   P   54,584.408 A $ 1.832 110,790.4152 (1) I By Issuer's Profit Sharing and Savings Plan
Common Stock               64,226 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
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 46.0625               (2) 05/05/2009 Common Stock 3,000   3,000 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 45.375               (2) 01/26/2010 Common Stock 25,000   25,000 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 57.88               (2) 01/24/2011 Common Stock 12,500   12,500 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 63.8               (2) 01/23/2012 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 43.7               (2) 01/22/2013 Common Stock 13,250   13,250 D  
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 68.2               (3) 01/28/2014 Common Stock 13,250   13,250 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Meade Michael G
MGIC PLAZA
250 EAST KILBOURN AVENUE
MILWAUKEE, WI 53202		       Senior VP & Chief Info Officer  

Signatures

 Dan D. Stilwell, Attorney-in-Fact   01/26/2009
**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) Balance as of January 23, 2009.
(2) All of these options are vested and exercisable in full.
(3) One-fifth of these options vest on January 28 of each of the five years beginning in 2005.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person serves as Senior Vice President - Information Services and Chief Information Officer of the Issuer's principal operating subsidiary, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation.  This form is signed by the reporting person's attorney-in-fact pursuant to a previously filed power of attorney.

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