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FORM 4 / / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print or Type Responses) |
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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| 1. | Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 2. | Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol | 6. | Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) | |||||||||||
| CHILDERS | MICHAEL | L | NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION NOR | Director | 10% Owner | |||||||||||
| (Last) | (First) | (Middle) | 3. | I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person (voluntary) | 4. | Statement for Month/Year | X Officer (give title below) |
Other (specify below) |
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| 125 S. DAKOTA AVENUE | DECEMBER 2000 | VICE PRESIDENT - CUSTOMER STRATEGIES | ||||||||||||||
| (Street) | 5. | If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) | 7. | Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than |
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| SIOUX FALLS | SD | 57104 | One Reporting Person | |||||||||||||
| (City) | (State) | (Zip) | ||||||||||||||
| Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. | Title of Security (Instr.3) |
2. | Transaction Date | 3. | Transaction Code (Instr.8) |
4. | Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
5. | Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month | 6. | Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. | Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| (Month/ Day/ Year) | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | |||||||||||||||||||||
| COMMON STOCK | 12/1/2000 | P | 4 | A | 22.7820 | 59 | D | ||||||||||||||||||
| COMMON STOCK | # | B | 265 | A | % | 5026 | D | S401K | |||||||||||||||||
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | (Over) | |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). | SEC 1474 (7-97) |
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| FORM 4 (Continued) | Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
| 1. | Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. | Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. | Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) |
4. | Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. | Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. | Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | |||||||||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date | |||||||||||||||||
| Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. | Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. | Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4) |
10. | Ownership Form of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 4) | 11. | Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Explanation of Responses:
| **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 for 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. | ||||
| All share transactions and totals have been rounded to whole shares. | ||||
| # Purchase dates of 12/8/2000 and 12/27/2000. | ||||
| % Purchase prices of $23.1875 and $23.3750. | ||||
| /s/ MICHAEL L CHILDERS | 1/8/2001 | |||
**Signature of Reporting Person |
Date |
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| Page 2 SEC 1474 (7-97) |
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