January 19, 2012
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Amended Schedule 13G
Northwest Pipe Company
As of December 31, 2011
Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
attached please find a copy of Schedule 13G for the above named company
showing a change of beneficial ownership of 1% or more as of December 31,
2011 filed on behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Very truly yours,
Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures
cc: Office of the Corporate Secretary
Northwest Pipe Company
12005 N. Burgard
P.O. Box 83149
Portland, OR 97203
Securities Division
NASD Financial Center
33 Whitehall Street
New York, NY 10004
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4 )*
Northwest Pipe Company
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
667746101
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement _____.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.)(See Rule 13d-7.)
*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 5 Pages
CUSIP NO. 667746101 13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 59-2385219
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) ______
(B) ______
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Florida
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,373,729
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED - - -
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2011 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH 1,373,729
REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH - - -
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,373,729
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
[_____]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
14.70%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
_____________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________
Page 2 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Northwest Pipe Company
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:
12005 N. Burgard, P.O. Box 83149
Portland, OR 97203
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Florida
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
667746101
Item 3 Type of Reporting Person:
(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940
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Item 4 Ownership as of December 31, 2011
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,204,411 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:
No. of Shares
Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 1,373,729
(b) Percent of Class: 14.70%
(c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Deemed Deemed
Deemed Deemed to have to have
to have to have Sole Power Shared Power
Sole Power Shared Power to Dispose to Dispose
to Vote or to Vote or or to or to
to Direct to Direct Direct the Direct the
to Vote to Vote Disposition Disposition
Eagle 1,373,729 ---- 1,373,729 ----
Asset Management, Inc.
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.
(___)
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
N/A
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Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
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 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 purposes 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: January 19,2012 EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
__________________________________
Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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