UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
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SMARTFORCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
83170A206
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(CUSIP Number)
August 31, 2002
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(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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SEC 1745 (2/92)
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CUSIP No. 83170A206 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
Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. 36-3820584
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
5,750,000
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH
None
REPORTING
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 5,750,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,750,000
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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
10.0%
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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. 83170A206 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
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
5,750,000
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH
None
REPORTING
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 5,750,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,750,000
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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
10.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No. 83170A206 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
Liberty Acorn Trust
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
Not Applicable (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF None
SHARES ---------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
5,250,000
OWNED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH
None
REPORTING
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 5,250,000
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,250,000
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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
9.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Smartforce Public Limited Company
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
900 Chesapeake Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")
WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM
("WAM GP")
Liberty 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; Acorn is a
Massachusetts business trust.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
83170A206
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.
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Item 4 Ownership (at August 31, 2002):
(a) Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule
13d-3:
(b) Percent of class:
10.0% (based on 57,434,679 shares outstanding as of
August 9, 2002)
(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:
5,750,000
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: none
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition
of: 5,750,000
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 WAM, including Acorn. Persons other
than WAM and WAM GP are entitled to receive all dividends
from, and proceeds from the sale of, those shares. Acorn is
the only such person known to be entitled to all dividends
from, and all proceeds from the sale of, shares reported
herein to the extent of 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:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
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
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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: September 12, 2002
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
LIBERTY WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Senior Vice President and Secretary
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.
LIBERTY ACORN TRUST
By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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Bruce H. Lauer
Vice President, Treasurer and
Secretary
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 1 Joint Filing Agreement dated as of September 12, 2002 by and
among Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P., WAM Acquisition GP,
Inc. and Liberty Acorn Trust
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