Sec Form 4 Filing - BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ @ Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. - 2004-08-10

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. [ CVGI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) See footnote 5 (Last) (First) (Middle) 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/10/2004 (Street) MILWAUKEE, WI53202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.01 par value 08/10/2004 S 564,958 ( 1 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) D $ 12.1225 701,153 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 08/10/2004 S 117,840 ( 5 ) ( 6 ) D $ 12.1225 146,247 I by Baird Capital Partners II L.P. ( 6 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 08/10/2004 S 112,999 ( 2 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) D $ 12.1225 140,241 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 08/10/2004 S 80,611 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) D $ 12.1225 100,043 D Common Stock, $0.01 par value 08/10/2004 S 69,924 ( 5 ) ( 6 ) D $ 12.1225 86,781 I by BCP II Affiliates Fund L.P. ( 6 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BAIRD ROBERT W & CO INC /WI/ 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE, WI53202 See footnote 5 BAIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS MANAGEMENT CO III, L.L.C. 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE, WI53202 See footnote 5 BAIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE, WI53202 See footnote 5 BCP III SPECIAL AFFILIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE, WI53202 See footnote 5 BCP III AFFILIATES FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE MILWAUKEE, WI53202 See footnote 5 Signatures /s/ Paul J. Carbone, Managing Director, on behalf of Robert W. Baird + Co. Incorporated 08/12/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Paul J. Carbone, Managing Director, on behalf of Baird Capital Partners Management Company III, L.L.C. 08/12/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Paul J. Carbone, Managing Director, on behalf of Baird Capital Partners Management Company III, L.L.C., a General Partner of Baird Capital Partners III Limited Partnership 08/12/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Paul J. Carbone, Managing Director, on behalf of Baird Capital Partners Management Company III, L.L.C., a General Partner of BCP III Special Affiliates Limited Partnership 08/12/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Paul J. Carbone, Managing Director, on behalf of Baird Capital Partners Management Company III, L.L.C., a General Partner of BCP III Affiliates Fund Limited Partnership 08/12/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares were owned and sold directly by Baird Capital Partners III Limited Partnership ("BCP III"). ( 2 )These shares were owned and sold directly by BCP III Affiliates Fund Limited Partnership ("BCP III Affiliates Fund"). ( 3 )These shares were owned and sold directly by BCP III Special Affiliates Limited Partnership ("BCP III Special Affiliates"). ( 4 )Baird Capital Partners Management Company III, L.L.C. ("BCP Management Company"), as the general partner of BCP III, BCP III Affiliates Fund and BCP III Special Affiliates, may be deemed to have been a beneficial owner of the 758,568 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), sold for the account of BCP III, BCP III Affiliates Fund and BCP III Special Affiliates. An investment commmittee of BCP Management Company exercises exclusive decision-making authority with regard to the acquisition and disposition of, and voting power with respect to, investments by BCP III, BCP III Affiliates Fund and BCP III Special Affiliates. Robert W. Baird & Co., Incorporated ("RWBI"), a member of BCP Management Company, has the sole power to appoint the members of this investment committee, and, in such capacity, may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares held for the account of BCP III, BCP III Affiliates Fund and BCP III Special Affiliates. ( 5 )Each of the reporting persons may be considered to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that owned more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares other than those in which it had or has a pecuniary interest. ( 6 )RWBI, as a General Partner of Baird Capital Partners II Limited Partnership ("BCP II") and BCP II Affiliates Fund Limited Partnership ("BCP II Affiliates Fund"), may be deemed to have been a beneficial owner of the 187,764 shares of Common Stock sold for the account of BCP II and BCP II Affiliates Fund.

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