SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 0) NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement April 30, 2008 Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) 667746101 (CUSIP NUMBER) 1) Name of Reporting Person: UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. IRS Identification 000000000 No. of Above 2) Check the Appropriate Box (a) of A Member of Group (See Instructions) (b) 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship of Place of Organization Italy Number of (5)Sole Voting Shares Power 457,436 Beneficially Owned [See Item 4 below.] by Each Reporting Person With (6)Shared Voting Power 0 (7)Sole Disposi- tive Power 457,436 [See Item 4 below.] (8)Shared Disposi- tive Power 0 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially 457,436 Owned by Each [See Item 4 below.] Reporting Person 10) Check if the aggregate Amount in Row (9) Exclude Certain Shares (See Instructions) 11) Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row 9. 5.0% 12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC Item 1(a) Name of Issuer. NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: WILLIAM R TAGMYER 200 SOUTH WEST MARKET STREET SUITE 1800 PORTLAND, OR 97201 UNITED STATES Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: Piazza Cordusio 2 20123 Milan, Italy Item 2(c) Citizenship: Italy Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e) Cusip Number: 667746101 Item 3 The person filing this statement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) is: Inapplicable Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 457,436** (b) Percent of Class: 5.0%** (c) Number of shares as to which such person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 457,436** (ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote 0 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of 457,436** (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition 0 **Shares reported on this Schedule 13G (the Shares) are owned by a Fund advised by Pioneer Investment Management Limited (PIML the "Investment Advisory Business"). The Shares include 457,436 shares (approximately 5.0% of the Issuer's outstanding shares) owned by the Fund advised by PIML. The Investment Advisory Business is an indirect subsidiary of the Reporting Person. In its role as investment manager or adviser to the Funds, the Investment Advisory Business possesses investment and/or voting control over the Shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares. The filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting Person or any of its subsidiaries is the beneficial owner of the Shares for any other purposes than Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. 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 here: Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. The interest of one person, Pioneer Funds - Global Ecology, an open-end investment fund in Luxembourg, in the Common Stock of Northwest Pipe Company, amounted to 457,436 shares or 5.0% of the total outstanding Common Stock at April 30, 2008. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported On By the Parent Holding Company. Inapplicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Inapplicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group. Inapplicable. Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above 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. 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 MAY 8, 2008 /s/Dario Frigerio Name: Dario Frigerio Title: Head of Private Banking and Asset Management Division /s/Paolo Fiorentino Name: Paolo Fiorentino Title: Head of Global Banking Services Division