U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gillespie, Theresa E.
c/o Western Wireless Corporation
2001 NW Sammamish Road
Suite 100
Issaquah, WA 98027
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
9/6/96
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Wireless Corporation
WWCA
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
5/20/96
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|7/29/97*2|12/31/04 |Class A Common Stock*4 |86,800*1 |$9.68*1 |D | |
ight to buy) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|7/29/99*3|07/29/05 |Class A Common Stock*4 |100,750*1|$11.29*1 |D | |
ight to buy) | | | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |Immed. |n/a |Class A Common Stock*4 |1,686,069|1-for-1 |I |By PN Cellular, Inc. |
| | | |*1 | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |Immed. |n/a |Class A Common Stock*4 |1,274,519|1-for-1 |I |By Stanton Communications C|
| | | |*1 | | |orporatio |
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Class B Common Stock |Immed. |n/a |Class A Common Stock*4 |159,437*1|1-for-1 |I |By trust |
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Class B Common Stock |Immed. |n/a |Class A Common Stock*4 |3,087,774|1-for-1 |D |Held by Ms. Gillespie and J|
| | | |*1 | | |ohn W. |
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| | | | | | |Stanton, Ms. Gillespie's hu|
| | | | | | |sband, |
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| | | | | | |as tenants in common |
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Explanation of Responses:
*1Pursuant to the Company's 3.1 to 1 stock split effective May 14,
1996.
*2Vest over three years in one-third annual increments. Currently one-third
fully vested; remaining two-thirds
vesting will occur in one-third annual increments on July 29, 1996 and July 29,
1997.
*3Vest over four years in one-quarter annual increments. Vesting will occur
one-quarter on July 29, 1996,
one-quarter on July 29, 1997, one-quarter on July 29, 1998, and one-quarter on
July 29, 1999.
*4Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible, subject to the Issuer's
charter, into Class A Common Stock,
which has been registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Theresa E. Gillespie
DATE
September 6, 1996
