UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
DIETRICH, ALAN D
125 S DAKOTA AVE SUITE 1100
SIOUX FALLS, SD 57104
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION
NOR
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/99
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)
VICE PRESIDENT LEGAL ADMINISTRATION & CORPORATE SECRETARY
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. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK |10/01/|P | |39 |A |23.303 |3730 |D | |
|99 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK |@ |P | |25 |A |^ |61 (1) |D | |
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COMMON STOCK |* |B | |34 |A |# |6413 |D |401(K) & S(401)K |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
ALL SHARE TRANSACTIONS AND TOTALS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED TO WHOLE
SHARES.
@ PURCHASE DATES OF 10-5-99 AND
10-20-99.
^ PURCHASE PRICES OF $23.763 AND
$22.4598.
(1) SHARES PURCHASED PURSUANT TO THE NORTHWESTERN CORP TEAM MEMBER STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN
AT THE APPLICABLE
DISCOUNT.
* PURCHASE DATES OF 10-10-99, 10-25-99 AND
10-31-99
# PURCHASE PRICES OF $23.50, $22.625 AND
$22.8125
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ ALAN D DIETRICH
DATE
11-04-99
