UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Johnson, William L.
2645 Whitney Place
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SEMCO Energy, Inc. (SEN)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/99
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
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 Amount D Price End of Year I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 10,762.0000 D Direct
Common Stock 02/01/99 J 182.2100 A 638.8923 I by 401(k) plan
(1)
Common Stock 02/01/99 J 182.2100 D 0.0000 I by ESOT trust (1)
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites 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 A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option $14.9660 05/01/99 05/01/06
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $15.6250 03/01/99 A 20,000.0000 (2) 03/01/09
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $15.9520 03/02/08
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.1200 01/03/00 01/03/07
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.1430 05/01/07
(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites 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 Year
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 16,537.0000 16,537.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 03/01/99 Common Stock 20,000.0000 20,000.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 26,250.0000 26,250.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 33,075.0000 33,075.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 21,000.0000 21,000.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Transferred from the reporting person's ESOT account to the reporting person's 401(k) account as of October 1, 1998 due to the
consolidation of the ESOT Trust and 401(k) Plan by the Issuer.
(2)
The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2000.
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Includes shares allocated to the reporting person's account under the issuer's 401(k) plan since the reporting person's last report.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Johnson, William L.
DATE 01-17-2000
