-----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, Hufpraue+nDuHrsWSvWnMY/Gw8mKE+szYt4qajadoMRw3xNIU3eyvk01Vg7HdDtI yf5j/34Vw+1ss+WkwaV3Ow== 0000950137-97-000769.txt : 19970223 0000950137-97-000769.hdr.sgml : 19970223 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950137-97-000769 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G CONFIRMING COPY: PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970221 SROS: NASD GROUP MEMBERS: ANDREW A. ZIEGLER GROUP MEMBERS: ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: ARTISAN PARTNERS LTD PARTNERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS: ARTISAN PARTNERS LTD. PARTNERSHIP GROUP MEMBERS: CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887343 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 911422237 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50084 FILM NUMBER: 00000000 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1102 BROADWAY PLAZA CITY: TACOMA STATE: WA ZIP: 98402 BUSINESS PHONE: 2063051900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1102 BROADWAY PLAZA CITY: TACOMA STATE: WA ZIP: 98402 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARTISAN PARTNERS LTD PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001010643 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 NORTH WATER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1770 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4143906118 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G 1 OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMBA Number: 3235-0145 Expires: October 31,1994 Estimated average burden hours per response...14.90 -------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. _______ )* Columbia Banking System, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 197236102 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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). IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 201 OF REGULATION S-T, THIS SCHEDULE 13G IS BEING FILED IN PAPER PURSUANT TO A TEMPORARY HARDSHIP EXEMPTION Page 1 of 10 pages 2
CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 39-1807188 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5 None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 6 343,000 EACH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 None WITH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9.24% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 3 of 10 pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Artisan Investment Corporation - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5 None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 6 343,000 EACH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 None WITH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9.24% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 4 of 10 pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Andrew A. Ziegler - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 U.S.A. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5 None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 6 343,000 EACH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 None WITH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9.24% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- --------------------- ------------------- CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Carlene Murphy Ziegler - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 U.S.A. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 5 None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 6 343,000 EACH -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 7 None WITH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 343,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 9.24% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT! 6 Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Columbia Banking System, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1102 Broadway Plaza Tacoma, Washington 98402 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan Partners"); Artisan Investment Corporation, the general partner of Artisan Partners ("Artisan Corp.") Andrew A. Ziegler Carlene Murphy Ziegler Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: Artisan Partners, Artisan Corp., Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are all located at: 1000 North Water Street #1770 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Artisan Partners is a Delaware limited partnership. Artisan Corp. is a Delaware corporation. Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are U.S. citizens. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 197236102 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) Artisan Partners is an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Artisan Corp. is the General Partner of Artisan Partners; Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are the principal stockholders of Artisan Corp. Page 6 of 10 pages 7 Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1996): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 343,000 shares (b) Percent of class: 9.24% (based on 3,711,289 outstanding on October 31, 1996) (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: 343,000 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 343,000 Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to Artisan Funds, Inc., Series Designated Artisan Small Cap Fund (the "Fund"). Various of Artisan Partner's limited partners and employees are also officers and trustees of the Fund, but Artisan Partners does not consider the Fund to be controlled by such persons. Although the Fund is not controlled by Artisan Partners, pursuant to rule 13d-3(a) shares beneficially owned by the Fund, with respect to which the Fund has delegated to Artisan Partners shared voting power and shared dispositive power, are considered to be shares beneficially owned by Artisan Partners by reason of such delegated powers. Other clients of Artisan Partners may own shares which are not included in the aggregate number of shares reported herein because Artisan Partners does not have or share voting or investment power over those shares. 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 Artisan Partners. Persons other than Artisan Partners are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. Page 7 of 10 pages 8 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. Page 8 of 10 pages 9 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 14, 1997 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. ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION for itself and as general partner of ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: /s/ John M. Blaser ------------------ John M. Blaser Vice President The undersigned individuals, on the date above written, agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership of the security reported herein. ANDREW A. ZIEGLER /s/ Andrew A. Ziegler --------------------- CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER /s/ Carlene Murphy Ziegler --------------------------- Page 9 of 10 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----