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)
Porter, Carl W.
3884 Gratiot Avenue
Port Huron, MI 48060
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
09/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
President & COO (1)
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 01/15/00 L V 122.4490 A $12.2500 D Direct
Common Stock 02/15/00 L V 79.4040 A $12.5939 D Direct
Common Stock 03/15/00 L V 89.5400 A $11.1682 D Direct
Common Stock 04/15/00 L V 83.7710 A $11.9373 3,817.7740 D Direct
Common Stock 4,337.9018 I by 401(k) plan
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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 $11.9375 03/01/00 A V 9,500.0000 (2) 03/01/10
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.9375 03/01/00 A V 10,500.0000 (2) 03/01/10
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option $15.6250 03/01/09
(right to buy)
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 03/01/00 Common Stock 9,500.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option 03/01/00 Common Stock 10,500.0000 0.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 2,334.0000 2,334.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 4,884.0000 4,884.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 7,350.0000 7,350.0000 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
The reporting person resigned from the Company effective July 31, 2000.
(2)
The option was to vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2001. However, due to the reporting person's
resignation, the unvested option was cancelled on July 31, 2000.
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The shares held directly include shares acquired by reinvestment of dividends through the Issuer's DRIP. The shares held indirectly
by the 401(k) plan include 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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Pursuant to the terms of the stock option agreements between the Issuer and the Reporting Person, upon the resignation of the
Reporting Person, unvested stock options were cancelled and the expiration date for vested options was adjusted to three months from
the date of resignation.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Porter, Carl W.
DATE 10/02/00
