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
Guthrie, Donald
c/o Western Wireless Corporation
2001 NW Sammamish Road
Suite 100
Issaquah, WA 98027
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/20/96
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 ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice Chairman
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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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Class B Common Stock |90,117*1 |D | |
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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|12/31/94 |08/05/99 |Class B Common Stock |775*1 |$1.10*1 |D | |
ight to purchase) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|7/29/99*2|07/29/05 |Class B Common Stock |93,000*1 |$11.29*1 |D | |
ight to purchase) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|2/6/00*3 |07/29/05 |Class B Common Stock |85,250*1 |$1.13*1 |D | |
ight to purchase) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*1Pursuant to the Company's 3.1 to 1 stock split effective May 14,
1996.
*2Vest 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.
*3Options vesting in equal annual increments over a period of four (4) years
from February 6, 1996; provided that in
the event that the Company consumates a public offering of its Common stock
resulting in at least $100,000,000 in
gross proceeds to the Company during the period of Optionee's employment with
the Company, Optionee shall be
deemed, in addition to such vesting, to have fully vested the fourth annual
increment of his vesting schedule.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Donald Guthrie
DATE
May 20, 1996
