FORM 4
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P.
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Wireless Corporation
(WWCA)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
05/31/1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[X] 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.Direct|7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | (D) | Beneficial Ownership |
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| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indirect| |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month | (I) | |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Class A Common Stock | 5/6/98 | C | | 01,02 | A | 02 | | 01,03 | 01,03 |
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Class A Common Stock | 5/6/98 | S | | 01 | D | $18.72 | -0- | 01,03 | 01,03 |
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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).
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer |7.Title and Amount|8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Derivative |version | Transaction | rivative Secu | cisable and | of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
Security |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 |Bene- |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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Class B Common| | | | | | | | |Class A | | | | | |
Stock | 1-for-1| 5/6/98 | C | | 01,02 | D |5/17/96 |N/A |Common Stock|01,02| | 03 |03 | 03 |
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Instruction 4(b)(v) list of other Reporting Persons:
This statement is being filed by GS Capital Partners, L.P. ("GSCP"), GS
Advisors, L.P. ("GS Advisors"), Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs") and The
Goldman Sachs Group, L.P. ("GS Group", and together with GSCP, GS Advisors, and
Goldman Sachs, the "Reporting Persons"). The principal business address of each
of the Reporting Persons is 85 Broad Street, New York, New York, 10004.
Explanation of Responses:
01: In connection with the offering of shares of Class A Common Stock by certain
selling shareholders (the "Offering"), which was consummated on May 6, 1998,
pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (U.S. Version), dated April 30, 1998 (the
"U.S. Underwriting Agreement") and an Underwriting Agreement (International
Version) dated April 30, 1998 (the "International Underwriting Agreement" and,
together with the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, the "Underwriting Agreements"),
GSCP, GS Group and certain investment partnerships, of which affiliates of
Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner or managing general partner
(the "Other Limited Partnerships"), converted Class B Common Stock into and sold
to the underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreements, 2,109,340, 16,154, and
174,506 shares of Class A Common Stock, respectively. Goldman Sachs was one of
the several underwriters under the U.S. Underwriting Agreement, and Goldman
Sachs International was one of the several underwriters under the International
Underwriting Agreement.
02: Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible at any time at the option of
the holder into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
03: Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly
in the aggregate 9,730,208 shares of Class B Common Stock through GSCP and the
Other Limited Partnerships (together with GSCP, the "Limited Partnerships"). GS
Group may be deemed to own beneficially and directly 68,821 shares of Class B
Common Stock. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of GSCP. GS Group is the
general partner of and owns a 99% interest in Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs and
GS Group each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities owned by the
Limited Partnerships except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
GSCP may be deemed to own beneficially and directly and its general partner, GS
Advisors, may be deemed to own beneficially and indirectly 8,986,738 shares of
Class B Common Stock. GS Advisors disclaims beneficial ownership of the
securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest
therein.
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**SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSONS
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: s/ Hans-Linhard Reich
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Name: Hans-Linhard Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GS ADVISORS, L.P.
By: s/ Hans-Linhard Reich
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Name: Hans-Linhard Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By: s/ Hans-Linhard Reich
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Name: Hans-Linhard Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, L.P.
By: s/ Hans-Linhard Reich
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Name: Hans-Linhard Reich
Title: Attorney-in-fact
DATE
June 9, 1998
** 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.
Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the
Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting
person pursuant to Rule 101(b) (4) of Regulation S-T.
