-----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, Gk2xTQdGjfRH//bH1VRgtGZjQGn++o+6Lr35NHrTAu0hFAdiXqCA0niZ25hQ9KuH 64HsmlbtbRtQ/lZWc8cvZQ== 0000948221-02-000117.txt : 20020414 0000948221-02-000117.hdr.sgml : 20020414 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000948221-02-000117 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020213 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 3TEC ENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000903267 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 631081013 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48873 FILM NUMBER: 02540133 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 700 MILAM STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002-2 BUSINESS PHONE: 7138217100 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MIDDLE BAY OIL CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930504 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARTISAN PARTNERS LTD PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001010643 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 NORTH WATER STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1770 CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4143906118 SC 13G 1 ar6856b.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* -------------- 3TEC Energy Corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 88575R308 ----------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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). 13G CUSIP No. 88575R308 ------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON / I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Artisan Partners Limited Partnership - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions) (a) [ ] Not Applicable (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 EACH 1,012,808 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH None --------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions) Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions) IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13G CUSIP No. 88575R308 ------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON / S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Artisan Investment Corporation - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions) (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Wisconsin - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 1,012,808 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH None --------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions) Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions) CO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13G CUSIP No. 88575R308 ------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON / S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Andrew A. Ziegler - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions) (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 1,012,808 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH None --------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions) Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions) IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13G CUSIP No. 88575R308 ------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON / S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Carlene Murphy Ziegler - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions) (a) [ ] Not Applicable (b) [ ] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF None SHARES --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH 1,012,808 REPORTING --------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH None --------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,012,808 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions) Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions) IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: 3TEC Energy Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 700 Milam Suite 1100 Houston, Texas 77002 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: Artisan Partners Limited Partnership ("Artisan Partners") Artisan Investment Corporation, the general partner of Artisan Partners ("Artisan Corp.") Andrew A. Ziegler Carlene Murphy Ziegler Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: Artisan Partners, Artisan Corp., Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are all located at: 1000 North Water Street, #1770 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Item 2(c) Citizenship: Artisan Partners is a Delaware limited partnership Artisan Corp. is a Wisconsin corporation Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are U.S. citizens Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: 88575R308 Item 3 Type of Person: (e) Artisan Partners is an investment adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Artisan Corp. is the General Partner of Artisan Partners; Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are the principal stockholders of Artisan Corp. Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 2001): (a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 1,012,808 (b) Percent of class: 6.3% (based on 15,988,400 shares outstanding as of 11/08/01) (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: 1,012,808 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 1,012,808 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 Artisan Partners. Persons other than Artisan Partners are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. None of those persons, to the knowledge of Artisan Partners, Artisan Corp., Mr. Ziegler or Ms. Ziegler, has an economic interest in 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 or Control Person: Not Applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable 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. 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, 2002 ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION for itself and as general partner of ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: /s/ Andrew A. Ziegler -------------------------------- Andrew A. Ziegler President ANDREW A. ZIEGLER /s/ Andrew A. Ziegler ----------------------------------- CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER /s/ Carlene Murphy Ziegler ----------------------------------- Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 13, 2002 by and among Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, Andrew A. Ziegler, and Carlene Murphy Ziegler EX-99 3 ar6856bex.txt 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, 2002 ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION for itself and as general partner of ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: /s/ Andrew A. Ziegler -------------------------------- Andrew A. Ziegler President ANDREW A. ZIEGLER /s/ Andrew A. Ziegler ----------------------------------- CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER /s/ Carlene Murphy Ziegler ----------------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----