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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000940180-01-500286
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1
FILED AS OF DATE: 20011004
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MULTEX COM INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001061310
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13G
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-58363
FILM NUMBER: 1751952
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 WILLIAM ST
STREET 2: 6TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10038
BUSINESS PHONE: 2128599800
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 33 MAIDEN LANE 5TH FLOOR
CITY: NEW YORK
STATE: NY
ZIP: 10038
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MULTEX SYSTEMS INC
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980508
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
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dsc13g.txt
MULTEX COM. INC.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment _____)*
MULTEX.COM, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
625367107
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(CUSIP Number)
September 30, 2001
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(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 10 pages
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CUSIP No. 625367107 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF None
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY 3,266,000
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING None
PERSON -------------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
3,266,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
3,266,000
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
Not Applicable [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11
10.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 625367107 13G Page 3 of 10 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4 Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF None
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY 3,266,000
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING None
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8 3,266,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 3,266,000
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10 Not Applicable
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 10.1%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 CO
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* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 625367107 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Liberty Acorn Trust
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4 Massachusetts
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF None
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
OWNED BY 2,780,000
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING None
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
2,780,000
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9 2,780,000
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
Not Applicable [_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11 8.6%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12 IV
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Multex.com, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
100 William Street, 7/th/ Floor
New York, NY 10038
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")
Liberty Acorn Trust ("Acorn")
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
WAM, WAM GP and Acorn are all located at:
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
WAM is a Delaware limited partnership; WAM
GP is a Delaware corporation; and Acorn is a
Massachusetts business trust.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
625367107
Item 3 Type of Person:
(d) Acorn is an Investment Company under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act.
(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 5 of 10 pages
Item 4 Ownership (at September 30, 2001):
(a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of
rule 13d-3:
3,266,000
(b) Percent of class:
10.1% (based on 32,374,032 shares outstanding as of
August 7, 2001)
(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: 3,266,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: none
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
disposition of: 3,266,000
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, including Acorn. Persons other
than WAM and WAM GP are entitled to receive all dividends
from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. Acorn is
the only such person known to be entitled to all dividends
from, and all proceeds from the sale of, shares reported
herein to the extent of more than 5% of the class.
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 6 of 10 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 7 of 10 pages
Signature
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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: October 4, 2001
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
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Bruce H. Lauer
Senior Vice President and
Secretary
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.
LIBERTY ACORN TRUST
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Vice President, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Page 8 of 10 pages
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of October 4, 2001 by and
among Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P., WAM Acquisition
GP, Inc., and Liberty Acorn Trust.
Page 9 of 10 pages
EXHIBIT 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to
which this Agreement is attached.
Dated: October 4, 2001
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
for itself and as general partner of
LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Senior Vice President and
Secretary
LIBERTY ACORN TRUST
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Vice President, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Page 10 of 10 pages