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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. _______ )*
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
197236102
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(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).
IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 201 OF REGULATION S-T, THIS
SCHEDULE 13G IS BEING FILED IN PAPER PURSUANT TO A TEMPORARY
HARDSHIP EXEMPTION
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CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 2 of 10 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 39-1807188
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
Not Applicable (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 5 None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 6 343,000
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REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 7 None
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
343,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
343,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.24%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 3 of 10 pages
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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* (a) [ ]
Not Applicable (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 5 None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 6 343,000
EACH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 7 None
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
343,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
343,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.24%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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</TABLE>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 4 of 10 pages
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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* (a) [ ]
Not Applicable (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 5 None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 6 343,000
EACH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 7 None
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
343,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
343,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.24%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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</TABLE>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 197236102 13G Page 5 of 10 Pages
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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* (a) [ ]
Not Applicable (b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 5 None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 6 343,000
EACH --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 7 None
WITH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
343,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
343,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
Not Applicable
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.24%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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</TABLE>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1102 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma, Washington 98402
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, WI 53202
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Artisan Partners is a Delaware limited partnership.
Artisan Corp. is a Delaware 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:
197236102
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.
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Item 4 Ownership (at December 31, 1996):
(a) Amount owned
"beneficially" within the meaning of rule 13d-3:
343,000 shares
(b) Percent of class:
9.24% (based on 3,711,289 outstanding on October
31, 1996)
(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: 343,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: none
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
disposition of: 343,000
Artisan Partners serves as investment adviser to
Artisan Funds, Inc., Series Designated Artisan
Small Cap Fund (the "Fund"). Various of Artisan
Partner's limited partners and employees are also
officers and trustees of the Fund, but Artisan
Partners does not consider the Fund to be
controlled by such persons. Although the Fund is
not controlled by Artisan Partners, pursuant to
rule 13d-3(a) shares beneficially owned by the
Fund, with respect to which the Fund has delegated
to Artisan Partners shared voting power and shared
dispositive power, are considered to be shares
beneficially owned by Artisan Partners by reason of
such delegated powers. Other clients of
Artisan Partners may own shares which are not
included in the aggregate number of shares reported
herein because Artisan Partners does not have or
share voting or investment power over those shares.
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.
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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
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.
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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: February 14, 1997
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.
ARTISAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION
for itself and as general partner of
ARTISAN PARTNERS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ John M. Blaser
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John M. Blaser
Vice President
The undersigned individuals, on the date above written, agree
and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this
Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership of
the security reported herein.
ANDREW A. ZIEGLER
/s/ Andrew A. Ziegler
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CARLENE MURPHY ZIEGLER
/s/ Carlene Murphy Ziegler
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