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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
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(Print or Type Responses) |
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Foster Catherine G |
2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Montana Power Company (MTP) |
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (check all applicable). X Director 10% owner ______Officer(give Other(specify title below) below)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
40 E. Broadway Street |
3.I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if any entity (Voluntary)
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4.Statement for Month/Year 11/2000 |
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(Street)
Butte MT 59701 |
5.If Amendment Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7.Individual or Joint/Group Filing (check applicable line). Form Filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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(City (State) (Zip) |
TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security (Instr.3) |
2.Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
3.Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
4.Security Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, & 5) |
5.Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 & 4) |
6.Owner-ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7.Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Amount |
(D) |
Price |
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11/14/00 |
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391 |
A |
$25.5002 |
(1) 5,841.713 |
D |
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Common Stock |
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324 |
I |
Held by Spouse in IRA |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
information contained in this form are not required to respond
unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
FORM 4 (continued)
TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1.Title of Derative Security (Instr.3) |
2.Conver-sion or Exercise Price of Deri-vative Security |
3.Trans-action Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
4.Trans- action Code (Instr. 8) |
5.Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr.3,4,&5) |
6.Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7.Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4) |
8.Price of Deriv-ative Secur- ity (Instr. 5) |
9.Number of Deriv- ative Secur- ities Benef- icially Owned at End of Month (Instr.4) |
10.Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4) |
11.Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4) |
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Code |
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(A) |
(D) |
Date Exer-cisable |
Expira- tion Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
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Phantom Stock Units |
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(2) |
(2) |
2,650.2592 |
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2,650.2592 |
D |
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Phantom Stock Units |
(3) |
(3) |
1,071.2057 |
1,071.2057 |
D |
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Explanation of Responses:
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**Signature of Reporting Person |
Date |
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
See Instruction 6 procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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FORM 4 (continued) Explanation of Responses |
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Name: |
Foster, Catherine G |
Statement for Month/Year: |
11/2000 |
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40 E Broadway |
Issuer Name: The Montana Power Company |
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Butte MT 59701-9394 |
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Note: 1 |
Includes 7. 210 shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends since August 2000. |
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Note: 2 |
Upon Termination |
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Note: 3 |
Over a period of 10 years after termination. |
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