Reg. No. 33-61991
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WPS Resources Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Wisconsin 39-1775292
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
700 North Adams Street
P. O. Box 19001
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307
(414) 433-1464
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(Address, including zip code, and
telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
DANIEL A. BOLLOM, President, MICHAEL S. NOLAN
and Chief Executive Officer Foley & Lardner
WPS Resources Corporation 777 East Wisconsin Avenue
700 North Adams Street, P.O. Box 19001 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Green Bay, Wisconsin 54307 Telephone Number: 414-289-3608
Telephone Number: 414-433-1464
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE
PUBLIC: At such time after the effective date of this registration
statement, as the registrant shall determine in light of market
conditions and other factors.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please
check the following box. ___
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to
be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in
connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check
the following box. ___
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The Registrant hereby amends Registration Statement Reg. No.
33-61991 on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its
effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment
which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement
shall become effective on such dates as the Commission acting pursuant
to said Section 8(a), may determine. The foregoing amendment affects
only the facing page of the Registration Statement and the remaining
portion of the Registration, including the Prospectus, are not changed
by this Amendment.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has
duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Green Bay, State of Wisconsin, on this
29th day of August, 1995.
WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
(the "Company" or the "Registrant")
By: /s/ Robert H. Knuth
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Robert H. Knuth
Assistant Vice President and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Registration Statement has been signed below on August 29, 1995,
by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Name Capacity
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Daniel A. Bollom President, Principal
Executive Officer and
Director
Patrick D. Schrickel Principal Financial
Officer
A. Dean Arganbright Director
Michael S. Ariens Director
Richard A. Bemis Director
Sister Lois Bush Director
Robert C. Gallagher Director
Kathryn Hasselblad-Pascale Director
James L. Kemerling Director By: /s/ R. H. Knuth
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R. H. Knuth
Attorney-in-Fact
______________________ Director
Linus M. Stoll
The required Powers of Attorney to R. H. Knuth were included
on the signature pages of the original Registration Statement (Reg.
No. 33-61991) dated August 22, 1995.
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