U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to
Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instruction 1(b).
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Holdings Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ferris John T.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
133 Bacon Street
(Street)
Bad Axe Michigan 48413-1104
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEMCO Energy, Inc. -- SMGS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
1. Title of 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
Security action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
(Instr. 3) Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. -------------------------- Owned at End Direct Bene-
(Month/ 8) (A) of Issuer's (D) or ficial
Day/ or Fiscal Year Indirect Owner-
Year) Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 (I) ship
and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 10/24/97 G 2300.00 A N/A 41,722.5450<F1> D
<FN>
<F1>
Includes 5% stock dividend paid May 15, 1997 to holders of record on May 5, 1997.
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
<CAPTION>
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Title of Conver- Trans- Transac- Number of Deriv- Date Exer- Title and Price Number Owner- Nature
Deriva- sion or action tion Code ative Securities cisable and Amount of of of Deriv- ship of In-
tive Exercise Date (Instr. Acquired (A) or Expiration Underlying Deriv- ative of direct
Security Price of (Month/ 8) Disposed of (D) Date Securities ative Secur- Deriva- Bene-
(Instr. Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3 Secur- ities tive ficial
3) ative Year) and 5) Year) and 4) ity Bene- Secu- Own-
Security ------------------ --------------- --------------- (Instr. ficially ity: ership
5) Owned Direct (Instr.
Amount at End (D) or 4)
Date or of Indi-
Exer- Expir- Num- Year rect (I)
cis- ation Title ber of (Instr. (Instr.
(A) (D) able Date Shares 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock $17.14 May 1, A 1,050 May 1, Common 1,050
Option <F1> 1997 <F1> <F2> 2007 Stock <F1> 0 1,050 D
<FN>
<F1>
The option granted on May 1, 1997 was for 1,000 common shares at an exercise price of $18.00 per share, but was adjusted to reflect
the 5% stock dividend paid May 15, 1997.
<F2>
The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on May 1, 1998.
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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
See footnotes above.
John T. Ferris January 30, 1998
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**Signature of Date
Reporting Person
**Intentional misstatements or
omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
