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
BRADLEY III, WALTER A
33 THIRD ST SE
HURON, SD 57350
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
4/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
4/2000
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
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 |@ |P | |13 |A |^ |223(1) |D | |
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COMMON STOCK |4/28/0|B | |35 |A |23.0000 |3,198 |D |S401K |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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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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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION|21.8750 |4-7-0|A |V|35,602 |A |* |4-7-1|COMMON STOCK|35,602 | |35,602 |D | |
S | |0 | | | | | |0 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
ALL SHARE TRANSACTIONS AND TOTALS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED TO WHOLE
SHARES
@ PURCHASE DATES OF 4/5/2000 and
4/20/2000
^PURCHASE PRICES OF $21.8775 and
$22.0354
(1)SHARES PURCHASED PURSUANT TO THE NORTHWESTERN CORP TEAM MEMBER STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN AT THE APPLICABLE DISCOUNT
*THE OPTION BECOMES EXERCISIBLE IN 3 EQUAL INSTALLMENTS BEGINNING 3 YEARS AFTER
DATE OF ISSUE.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ WALTER A. BRADLEY
DATE
5-15-00
