UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 37941P108 (CUSIP Number) |
September 30, 2005
(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).
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| CUSIP No. 37941P108 | 13G | Page 2 of 13 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON / I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None | |
| 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
5,851,700 | ||
| 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | ||
| 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,851,700 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,851,700 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.5% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions)
IA |
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| CUSIP No. 37941P108 | 13G | Page 3 of 13 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Investment Corporation |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Wisconsin |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None | |
| 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
5,851,700 | ||
| 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | ||
| 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,851,700 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,851,700 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.5% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions)
CO |
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| CUSIP No. 37941P108 | 13G | Page 4 of 13 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Andrew A. Ziegler |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None | |
| 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
5,851,700 | ||
| 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | ||
| 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,851,700 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,851,700 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.5% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions)
IN |
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| CUSIP No. 37941P108 | 13G | Page 5 of 13 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Carlene Murphy Ziegler |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A. |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None | |
| 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
5,851,700 | ||
| 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | ||
| 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,851,700 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,851,700 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.5% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions)
IN |
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| CUSIP No. 37941P108 | 13G | Page 6 of 13 Pages |
| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Funds, Inc. |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
(a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Wisconsin |
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None | |
| 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
2,556,700 | ||
| 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None | ||
| 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,556,700 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,556,700 |
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| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see Instructions)
Not Applicable |
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.4% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see Instructions)
CO |
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| Item 1 |
(a) |
Name of Issuer: | ||||||||||
| GLOBAL POWER EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. |
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| Item 1 |
(b) |
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | ||||||||||
| 6120 South Yale, Suite 1480 |
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| Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 |
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| Item 2 |
(a) |
Name of Person Filing: | ||||||||||
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (“Artisan Partners”) |
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| Artisan Investment Corporation, the general partner of Artisan Partners (“Artisan Corp.”) |
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| Andrew A. Ziegler |
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| Carlene Murphy Ziegler |
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| Artisan Funds, Inc. (“Artisan Funds”) |
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| Item 2 |
(b) |
Address of Principal Business Office: | ||||||||||
| Artisan Partners, Artisan Corp., Mr. Ziegler, Ms. Ziegler, and Artisan Funds are all located at: |
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| 875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800 |
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| Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
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| Item 2 |
(c) |
Citizenship: | ||||||||||
| Artisan Partners is a Delaware limited partnership |
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| Artisan Corp. is a Wisconsin corporation |
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| Mr. Ziegler and Ms. Ziegler are U.S. citizens |
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| Artisan Funds is a Wisconsin corporation |
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| Item 2 |
(d) |
Title of Class of Securities: | ||||||||||
| Common Stock |
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| Item 2 |
(e) |
CUSIP Number: | ||||||||||
| 37941P108 |
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| Item 3 |
Type of Person: |
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| (d) Artisan Funds is an Investment Company under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. |
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| (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. |
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| Item 4 |
Ownership (at September 30, 2005): | |||||||||
| (a) | Amount owned “beneficially” within the meaning of rule 13d-3: 5,851,700 | |||||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 12.5% (based on 46,945,585 shares outstanding as of August 2, 2005) | |||||||||
| (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: 5,851,700 | |||||||||
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None | |||||||||
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of: 5,851,700 | |||||||||
| Item 5 |
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: | |||||||||
| Not Applicable |
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| 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; as reported herein, Artisan Partners holds 5,851,700 shares, including 2,556,700 shares on behalf of Artisan Funds. Persons other than Artisan Partners are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. |
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| 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 |
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| Item 9 |
Notice of Dissolution of Group: | |||||||||
| Not Applicable |
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| 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. |
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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: October 7, 2005
| ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION | ||
| for itself and as general partner of | ||
| ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | ||
| By: |
LAWRENCE A. TOTSKY* | |
| ANDREW A. ZIEGLER | ||
| ANDREW A. ZIEGLER* | ||
| CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER | ||
| CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER* | ||
| ARTISAN FUNDS, INC. | ||
| By: |
LAWRENCE A. TOTSKY* | |
| *By: |
/s/ LAWRENCE A. TOTSKY | |
| Lawrence A. Totsky Chief Financial Officer of Artisan Investment Corporation Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew A. Ziegler Attorney-in-Fact for Carlene Murphy Ziegler Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Artisan Funds, Inc. | ||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 1 | Joint Filing Agreement dated as of October 7, 2005 by and among Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Artisan Investment Corporation, Andrew A. Ziegler, Carlene Murphy Ziegler, and Artisan Funds, Inc. | |
| Exhibit 2 | Power of Attorney of Andrew A. Ziegler dated as of April 2, 2002 | |
| Exhibit 3 | Power of Attorney of Carlene M. Ziegler dated as of April 2, 2002 | |
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