-----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, BsjKur76sRFm0iAH19hW6cIsqA/DEApIluwbTSCXxtIvRpmI/BqjUJfowbUAfr+7 nfaChB8vFHR0d0edjPFzuw== 0000911420-03-000264.txt : 20031223 0000911420-03-000264.hdr.sgml : 20031223 20031223115205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000911420-03-000264 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031223 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000902791 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-HELP SUPPLY SERVICES [7363] IRS NUMBER: 520812977 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-44268 FILM NUMBER: 031069945 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4724 S W MACADAM AVE CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5032200988 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4724 SW MACADAM AVE CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97201 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899083 IRS NUMBER: 133688497 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 4720 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127600814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PENN PLAZA STREET 2: SUITE 4720 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10119 SC 13G 1 d933501.txt SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Barrett Business Services, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 068463108 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) December 23, 2003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [_] Rule 13d-1(d) CUSIP No.068463108 13G Page 2 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME AND I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSONS Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. 13-3688497 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 175,500 Shares _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 175,500 Shares _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 175,500 Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] (See Instructions) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 3.1% of Common Stock ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No.068463108 13G Page 3 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I 13-3953291 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 132,200 Shares _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 132,200 Shares _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 132,200 Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] (See Instructions) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.3% of Common Stock ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* PN ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No.068463108 13G Page 4 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. (No IRS Identification No.) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 165,000 Shares _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 165,000 Shares _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 165,000 Shares ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] (See Instructions) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.9% of Common Stock ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No.068463108 13G Page 5 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC 13-4018186 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 307,700 Shares(1) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 307,700 Shares(1) _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 307,700 Shares(1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] (See Instructions) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 5.5% of Common Stock(1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* OO (Limited Liability Company) ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! (1)Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial interest in these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.I. CUSIP No.068463108 13G Page 6 of 9 Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Wynnefield Capital, Inc. (No IRS Identification No.) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X] (b) [_] Reporting person is affiliated with other persons ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 165,000 Shares (1) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 165,000 Shares (1) _________________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH ________________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 165,000 Shares (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] (See Instructions) ________________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 2.9% of Common Stock (1) ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! (1) Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial interest in these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Barrett Business Services, Inc. ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 4724 S.W. Macadam Avenue Portland, Oregon 97239 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(a). Names of Persons Filing: Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. ("Partners") ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I ("Partners I") ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Fund") ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM") ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI") ------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office Or, If None, Residence: 450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509, New York, New York 10123 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(c). Citizenship: Partners and Partners I are Delaware Limited Partnerships ------------------------------------------------------------------- Fund and WCI are Cayman Islands Companies ------------------------------------------------------------------- WCM is a New York Limited Liability Company ------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share ------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEM 2(e). CUSIP Number: 068463108 ITEM 3. If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is: None of the reporting persons is an entity specified in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii). ITEM 4. Ownership: (a) Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons: 472,700 Shares (b) Percent of class: 8.4% of outstanding shares of Common Stock (c) Number of shares as to which the reporting persons have: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: (Page 7 of 9 Pages) 472,700 Shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 472,700 Shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition - ---- 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. Not applicable. 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. None of the reporting persons who have filed this schedule is a person, as defined in Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii), promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The persons filing this schedule are identified in Item 2 hereof. ITEM 9. Notice of dissolution of group. Not applicable. ITEM 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held 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 or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. (Page 8 of 9 Pages) 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: December 23, 2003 WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes ------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Co-Managing Member WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes -------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Co-Managing Member WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc. By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes ------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Executive Vice President WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes -------------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Co-Mangaging Member WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes -------------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Executive Vice President (Page 9 of 9 Pages) EX-1 3 e933501.txt AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING Exhibit 1 AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby consent to the joint filing on their behalf of a single Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, with respect to the beneficial ownership by each of the undersigned of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Barrett Business Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation. Dated: as of December 23, 2003 WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. By:Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes --------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Co-Managing Member WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I By:Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes --------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Co-Managing Member WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD. By:Wynnefield Capital, Inc. By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes --------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Executive Vice President WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes --------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Co-Managing Member WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. By: /s/ Joshua H. Landes --------------------------------------- Joshua H. Landes, Executive Vice President -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----