-----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, HccjhA4R4Tbskebh6qynG7iB7DKOh5y5UaFbqM1K9uQCpKqp8rAL2fcGoFvdc3oi wY7dr14WNnD2OUpYpujJ2A== 0000950131-98-004626.txt : 19980810 0000950131-98-004626.hdr.sgml : 19980810 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950131-98-004626 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980807 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000074783 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 310742926 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-19421 FILM NUMBER: 98679687 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 S 15TH ST STREET 2: STE 600 N CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68102 BUSINESS PHONE: 402-344-88 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 SOUTH 15TH STREET STREET 2: 222 SOUTH 15TH STREET CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STONERIDGE RESOURCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ORANGE CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870506 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NFF CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19730919 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WANGER ADVISORS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000929521 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A 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/A 1 ACCEPTANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 4308102 ------------------------------ (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). SEC 1745 (2/92) Page 1 of 7 pages - --------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 4308102 13G Page 2 of 7 Pages - --------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS 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 1,551,000 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,551,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,551,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 10.03% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! - --------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 4308102 13G Page 3 of 7 Pages - --------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS 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 1,551,000 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 1,551,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 1,551,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 10.03% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Acceptance Insurance Companies Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 222 South 15th Street, Suite 600 N. Omaha, Nebraska 68102 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, $.40 par value Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 4308102 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 April 1, 1998): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 1,551,000 shares (b) Percent of class: 10.03% (based on 15,467,634 shares outstanding as of March 23, 1998) (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: 1,551,000 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 1,551,000 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: August 6, 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-----