0001193125-15-043238.txt : 20150211 0001193125-15-043238.hdr.sgml : 20150211 20150211105953 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-043238 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150211 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150211 GROUP MEMBERS: COLUMBIA ACORN FUND SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NAVIGANT CONSULTING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019737 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES [8742] IRS NUMBER: 364094854 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50425 FILM NUMBER: 15597508 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 S. WACKER STREET 2: SUITE 3550 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3125735650 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30 S. WACKER STREET 2: SUITE 3550 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: METZLER GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960826 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000908733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 043519872 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 W MONROE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 312-634-9200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 W MONROE ST STREET 2: STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040427 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010220 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990108 SC 13G/A 1 d866294dsc13ga.htm SC 13G/A SC 13G/A

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 9)*

 

 

NAVIGANT CONSULTING INC

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK

(Title of Class of Securities)

63935N107

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2014

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the Rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d – 1(b)

¨ Rule 13d – 1(c)

¨ Rule 13d – 1(d)

 

* 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this 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.)

 

 

 


  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

 

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

04-3519872

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x1

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

       5       

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  4,486,216

       6       

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  0

       7       

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  4,726,216

       8       

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

4,726,216

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

9.7%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IA

 

1  This filing describes the reporting person’s relationship with other persons, but the reporting person does not affirm the existence of a group.


  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):

 

Columbia Acorn Fund

36-2692100

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x2

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Massachusetts

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY 

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

       5       

  SOLE VOTING POWER

 

  4,128,523

       6       

  SHARED VOTING POWER

 

  0

       7       

  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  4,128,523

       8       

  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

  0

  9  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

4,128,523

10  

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions)

 

¨

11  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

 

8.5%

12  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

 

IV

 

2  This filing describes the reporting person’s relationship with other persons, but the reporting person does not affirm the existence of a group.


Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

Navigant Consulting Inc

 

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

615 North Wabash

Chicago, IL 60611

 

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:

(a) Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

(b) Columbia Acorn Fund

 

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

(a) 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606

(b) 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, IL 60606

 

Item 2(c). Citizenship:

(a) Delaware

(b) Massachusetts

 

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock


Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

63935N107

 

Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

 

  (a) Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC is an investment adviser in accordance with rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
  (b) Columbia Acorn Fund is an investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.

 

Item 4. Ownership:

With respect to the beneficial ownership of the reporting persons, see Items 5 through 11 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (CWAM) does not directly own any shares of common stock of the issuer. As the investment adviser of Columbia Acorn Fund and various other investment companies and managed accounts, CWAM may be deemed to beneficially own the shares reported herein by Columbia Acorn Fund. Accordingly, the shares reported herein by CWAM include those shares separately reported herein by Columbia Acorn Fund.

CWAM disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares reported herein.

 

Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class:

Not applicable

 

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

To the knowledge of CWAM and Columbia Acorn Fund, no other persons besides CWAM and Columbia Acorn Fund and those persons for whose shares of common stock CWAM reports beneficial ownership have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the sale of the securities of the issuer reported herein. As of December 31, 2014, only Columbia Acorn Fund, a Massachusetts business trust managed by CWAM, owned more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein.


Any remaining shares reported herein by CWAM are held by various other funds or accounts managed by CWAM which each have the right to receive any dividends paid by the issuer and could terminate their respective investment advisory relationship with CWAM and then subsequently direct the use of proceeds from the sale of common stock owned by such fund or account. To CWAM’s knowledge, none of these other funds or accounts owned more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the issuer as of December 31, 2014.

 

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

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 each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of such undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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: February 11, 2015

 

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph C. LaPalm

  Joseph C. LaPalm
  Chief Compliance Officer

 

Columbia Acorn Fund
By:  

/s/ Joseph C. LaPalm

  Joseph C. LaPalm
  Vice President
EX-99.1 2 d866294dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1 - JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that they are filing this statement jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1). Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with each other on behalf of each of them of to such a statement on Schedule 13G with respect to the common stock of beneficially owned by each of them. This Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such Schedule 13G.

Dated: February 11, 2015

 

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
By:  

/s/ Joseph C. LaPalm

  Joseph C. LaPalm
  Chief Compliance Officer

 

Columbia Acorn Fund
By:  

/s/ Joseph C. LaPalm

  Joseph C. LaPalm
  Vice President