UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[X] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Macleod, Bruce G.
133 Kenilworth Avenue
Kenilworth, IL 60043
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEMCO Energy, Inc. (SMGS)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
09/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 09/10/99 S 110.0000 D $14.2500 753.9904 D Direct
Common Stock 3,195.3835 I by Dir. Def. Comp
Common Stock 105.0000 I by spouse as cust
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option $15.9520 03/02/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.1430 05/01/07
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 350.0000 350.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 700.0000 700.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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Includes shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends through the Company's DRIP.
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Stock options for 1,000 shares granted 3/1/99, 700 shares granted 3/2/98 and 350 shares granted 5/1/97 were cancelled pursuant to
the 1997 long-term incentive plan due to the resignation of the reporting person.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Macleod, Bruce G.
DATE October 11, 1999
