-----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, MDqcTV71PcP38n9T71avG9/+qmpe848jTQsjABm33MZupPeYHjlytFRCBgMGbyQt QR6VVHlCv1Mm2C13EYeXkQ== 0000950135-03-000914.txt : 20030212 0000950135-03-000914.hdr.sgml : 20030212 20030211203101 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950135-03-000914 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030212 GROUP MEMBERS: WAM ACQUISITION GP, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FORWARD AIR CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000912728 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT & CARGO [4731] IRS NUMBER: 621120025 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 1229 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-43797 FILM NUMBER: 03551436 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 430 AIRPORT RD CITY: GREENEVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37745 BUSINESS PHONE: 4236367100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 1058 CITY: GREENEVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37744 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LANDAIR SERVICES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930928 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000908733 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 363820584 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 W MONROE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126349230 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 227 W MONROE ST STREET 2: STE 3000 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT LP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990108 SC 13G 1 b45474fasc13g.txt FORWARD AIR CORPORATION UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* Forward Air Corporation ____________________________________________________________ (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ____________________________________________________________ (Title of Class of Securities) 349853101 ____________________________________________________________ (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2002 _______________________________________________________________ (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 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 9 pages SEC 1745 (2/92) CUSIP No. 349853101 13G Page 2 of 9 pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Not Applicable (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,306,200 ______________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER EACH None ______________________________________________________________ REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON WITH 1,306,200 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,306,200 ________________________________________________________________________________ 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 6.1 % ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA ________________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 349853101 13G Page 3 of 9 pages ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* Not Applicable (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES None ________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 1,306,200 ________________________________________________________ EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING None ________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,306,200 ________________________________________________________________________________ 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,306,200 ________________________________________________________________________________ 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 6.1 % ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Forward Air Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 430 Airport Road Greeneville, TN 37745 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM") WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM ("WAM GP") Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: WAM and WAM GP are both located at: 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Item 2(c) Citizenship: WAM is a Delaware limited partnership and WAM GP is a Delaware corporation. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 349853101 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM GP is the General Partner of the Investment Adviser. Page 4 of 9 pages Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 2002): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 1,306,200 (b) Percent of class: 6.1 % (based on 21,435,704 shares outstanding as of October 25, 2002). (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: 1,306,200 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 1,306,200 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 GP 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 9 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 and are held in the ordinary course of business and 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 with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Page 6 of 9 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 12, 2003 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. WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. for itself and as general partner of LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer --------------------------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Senior Vice President and Secretary Page 7 of 9 pages Exhibit Index Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 12, 2003 by and between Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. and WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. Page 8 of 9 pages EX-99.1 3 b45474faexv99w1.txt JOINT FILING AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached. Dated: February 12, 2003 WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. for itself and as general partner of LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer --------------------------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Senior Vice President and Secretary Page 9 of 9 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----