-----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, NGLBwZwigZz3B9W9CfGWGjTCfmGIWCqXmmO1Q5WNcqYh3AAAF0hSLyYutdDfNONk tY1dc0kp14b0twCoy0nRUQ== 0001193125-04-023233.txt : 20040213 0001193125-04-023233.hdr.sgml : 20040213 20040213161755 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-04-023233 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040213 GROUP MEMBERS: COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST GROUP MEMBERS: WAM ACQUISITION GP, INC. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SYNAPTIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000884939 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731] IRS NUMBER: 222859704 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-45417 FILM NUMBER: 04599371 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 215 COLLEGE RD CITY: PARAMUS STATE: NJ ZIP: 07652 BUSINESS PHONE: 2012611331 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/A 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/A 1 dsc13ga.txt SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT NO. 6 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 6 )* --------- Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 87156R109 ------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 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: [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 - ------------------------ -------------------------- CUSIP No. 87156R109 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages -------------- - ------------------------ -------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Columbia 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY None EACH ----------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON None WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------ -------------------------- CUSIP No. 87156R109 13G Page 3 of 10 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY None EACH ----------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON None WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------ -------------------------- CUSIP No. 87156R109 13G Page 4 of 10 Pages -------------- - ------------------------ -------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Columbia Acorn Trust - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Massachusetts - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF None SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY None EACH ----------------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON None WITH ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 0% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IV - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 215 College Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM") WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM ("WAM GP") Columbia 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: 87156R109 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 December 31, 2003): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: None (b) Percent of class: 0% (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: none (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: none (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: none 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 securities, check the following [X]. 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: 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 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 13, 2004 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 COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer --------------------------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Senior Vice President and Secretary The undersigned trust, 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. COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer --------------------------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary Page 8 of 10 Pages Exhibit Index Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 13, 2004 by and among Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P., WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. and Columbia 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: February 13, 2004 WAM Acquisition GP, Inc. for itself and as general partner of COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer --------------------------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Senior Vice President and Secretary COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer --------------------------------------- Bruce H. Lauer Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary Page 10 of 10 pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----