-----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, UFzjH3o/it9doY/bz+7pocFwPooeHFzy8zDRMgTgfQyuROvj86o+cUBJ991Xy/bt heTDNFIxwYEbiwlJp4qlBQ== 0000950131-98-000890.txt : 19980212 0000950131-98-000890.hdr.sgml : 19980212 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950131-98-000890 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980211 SROS: NASD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WPI GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000881771 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC COILS, TRANSFORMERS & OTHER INDUCTORS [3677] IRS NUMBER: 020218767 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NH FISCAL YEAR END: 0928 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42124 FILM NUMBER: 98530410 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 ELM ST CITY: MANCHESTER STATE: NH ZIP: 03101 BUSINESS PHONE: 6034563111 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WALKER POWER INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC /IL/ /ADV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856912 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 364106772 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 951 ICE CREAM DR STREET 2: STE 200 CITY: NORTH AURORA STATE: IL ZIP: 60542 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003236166 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC STREET 2: 951 ICE CREAM DR STE 200 CITY: NORTH AURORA STATE: IL ZIP: 60542 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC /IL/ /ADV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970407 SC 13G/A 1 WPI GROUP, INC. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)* WPI Group, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 92930K107 ------------------------------------ (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. 92930K107 13G PAGE 2 OF 7 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Oberweis Asset Management, Inc. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Illinois - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 150,000 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 150,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 150,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 92930K107 13G PAGE 3 OF 7 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON James D. Oberweis - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 150,000 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING None PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 150,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 150,000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2.5% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: WPI Group, Inc. Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 1155 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Oberweis Asset Management, Inc. ("OAM"); James D. Oberweis ("Mr. Oberweis") Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: OAM, and Mr. Oberweis are both located at: 951 Ice Cream Drive, Suite 200 North Aurora, Illinois 60542 Item 2(c) Citizenship: OAM is an Illinois Corporation. Mr. Oberweis is a U.S. citizen. Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 92930K107 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) OAM is an Investment Advisor registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Mr. Oberweis is the principal stockholder of OAM. Page 4 of 7 pages Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1997): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 150,000 shares (b) Percent of class: 2.5% (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: 150,000 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 150,000 Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of equity securities, check the following (X). 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 OAM. Persons other than OAM 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: February 11, 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. Oberweis Asset Management, Inc. By: /s/ Patrick B. Joyce -------------------------------- Patrick B. Joyce Executive Vice President The undersigned individual, on the date above written, agrees and consents to the joint filing on his behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with his beneficial ownership of the security reported herein. /s/ James D. Oberweis ---------------------------- James D. Oberweis Page 7 of 7 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----