-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, LhIzfMX17eNqsP94wBx+ZNopYlYBJjvWzHBNTHDNHqew8MIGpp6eiuF3l+WnwbK1 8Rcb/6GMQ8DIEg2/l4G4tA== 0000813917-98-000028.txt : 19980212 0000813917-98-000028.hdr.sgml : 19980212 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000813917-98-000028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980211 SROS: NYSE GROUP MEMBERS: HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P GROUP MEMBERS: HARRIS ASSOCIATES, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001005229 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531] IRS NUMBER: 160547600 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-46371 FILM NUMBER: 98530823 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PKWY CITY: AMHERST STATE: NY ZIP: 14228-1197 BUSINESS PHONE: 7166895400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY CITY: AMHERST STATE: NY ZIP: 14228-1197 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000813917 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 043276558 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 NORTH LASALLE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602-3790 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-621-0600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 NORTH LASALLE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60602-3790 SC 13G 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value (Title of Class of Securities) 199333105 (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in 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 (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 7 pages CUSIP No. 199333105 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Harris Associates L.P. 04-3276558 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________ | NUMBER OF | 5. SOLE VOTING POWER | SHARES | None | BENEFICIALLY | 6. SHARED VOTING POWER | OWNED BY | 821,400 | EACH | 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | REPORTING | None | PERSON | 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | WITH | 821,400 _______________| 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 821,400 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.97% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA Page 2 of 7 pages CUSIP No. 199333105 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Harris Associates Inc. 04-3276549 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _______________ | NUMBER OF | 5. SOLE VOTING POWER | SHARES | None | BENEFICIALLY | 6. SHARED VOTING POWER | OWNED BY | 821,400 | EACH | 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | REPORTING | None | PERSON | 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | WITH | 821,400 _______________| 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 821,400 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.97% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO Page 3 of 7 pages Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Columbus McKinnon Corp Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 140 John James Audubon Pkwy Amherst, NY 14228 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Harris Associates L.P. ("Harris") Harris Associates, Inc.(the "General Partner") Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: Both Harris and the General Partner maintain their principal offices at: Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 500 Chicago, Illinois 60602-3790 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Harris is a Delaware limited partnership. The General Partner is a Delaware corporation. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value(the "Shares") Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 199333105 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) Harris is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The General Partner is the sole general partner of Harris. Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1997): (a) By reason of advisory and other relationships with the persons who own the Shares, Harris may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the following Shares: 821,400 shares -4- (b) Percent of class: (based on 13,755,858 shares outstanding) 5.88% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: none (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 821,400 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 821,400 Harris has been granted the power to vote Shares in circumstances it determines to be appropriate in connection with assisting its advised clients to whom it renders financial advice in the ordinary course of its business, by either providing information or advice to the persons having such power, or by exercising the power to vote. In addition, Harris serves as investment adviser to the Harris Associates Investment Trust (the "Trust"), and various of Harris' officers and directors are also officers and trustees of the Trust. Harris does not consider that the Trust is controlled by such persons. The Trust, through its various series, owns 808,400 Shares, which are included as Shares over which Harris has shared voting and dispositive power, and thus, as Shares beneficially owned by Harris because of Harris' power to manage the Trust's investment. In addition, Harris serves as investment adviser to a small number of other clients who may own Shares, but for which Harris does not have discretionary authority. Nevertheless, if owned by such clients, these Shares are included as Shares over which Harris has shared voting and dispositive power, although Harris may not be deemed the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3) of such shares. Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable -5- Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: The Common Stock reported herein has been acquired on behalf of advisory clients of Harris. Of the 821,400 Shares indicated as "shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of," 808,400 shares are owned by The Oakmark Smallcap Fund, a series of the Trust. Harris serves as investment adviser to The Oakmark Smallcap Fund and Harris' authority is subject to the Trustees of the Trust. Persons other than Harris are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company: Not applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not applicable Item 10 Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. -6- 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: January 29, 1998 Harris Associates, Inc., for itself and, as general partner for Harris Associates L.P. By:/s/Anita M. Nagler Anita M. Nagler Vice President and General Counsel -7- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----