-----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, LipMH5svkli+FnxxE1E9nSJoHko61UJaEpTKUzkrmQ5Z15WqNvSVw2TbBRRL/4GI iZxyaXp6BBtbsSIHOJVo3g== 0000950131-98-000677.txt : 19980206 0000950131-98-000677.hdr.sgml : 19980206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950131-98-000677 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980205 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL DATA CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000070033 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 580977458 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0531 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-13733 FILM NUMBER: 98522161 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONAL DATA COPRORATION STREET 2: NATIONAL DATA PLAZA CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30329 BUSINESS PHONE: 4047282000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NATIONAL DATA PLZ CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30329-2010 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WANGER ADVISORS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000929521 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 WEST MONROE STREET STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126349200 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WANGER ADVISORS TRUT DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940902 SC 13G 1 NATIONAL DATA CORP. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.______________)* National Data Corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 635621105 ---------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) *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. 635621105 13G PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] Not Applicable (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 OWNED BY 1,714,900 ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,714,900 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,714,900 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 6.43% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 635621105 13G PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Wanger Asset Management, Ltd. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] Not Applicable (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 OWNED BY 1,714,900 ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,714,900 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,714,900 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 6.43% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: National Data Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: National Data Plaza Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2010 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM") Wanger Asset Management Ltd., the general partner of WAM ("WAM LTD.") Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: WAM and WAM LTD. are located at: 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Item 2(c) Citizenship: WAM is a Delaware limited partnership. WAM LTD. is a Delaware corporation. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.125 par value Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 635621105 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM LTD. is the General Partner of the Investment Adviser. Page 4 of 7 pages Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1997): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 1,714,900 shares (b) Percent of class: 6.43% (based on 26,651,244 shares outstanding as of September 30, 1997) (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: 1,714,900 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 1,714,900 Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: Not Applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of discretionary clients of WAM. Persons other than WAM and WAM LTD. are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. 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 Page 5 of 7 pages 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. Page 6 of 7 pages 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. Date: February 5, 1998 The undersigned corporation, on the date above written, agrees and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial ownership of the security reported herein. WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LTD. for itself and as general partner of WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer -------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Vice President Page 7 of 7 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----