<PAGE> 1
<TABLE>
- ------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ------------------------------
FORM 4 WASHINGTON, DC 20549 OMB APPROVAL
- ------ ------------------------------
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
[ ] Check this box if no EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the HOURS PER RESPONSE.........0.5
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ------------------------------
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Gillespie Theresa E. Western Wireless Corporation (WWCA) to Issuer (check all applicable)
- -------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Director X 10% Owner
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Western Wireless Corporation Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer Other (specify
3650 131st Avenue SE, Ste.400 Person (Voluntary) 11/1999 ---- --- below)
- -------------------------------------------- ------------------- (give title below)
(Street) 5. If Amendment, Executive Vice President
Belevue WA 98006 Date of Original ------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------- (Month/Year)
(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
USA ------------------- (Check applicable line)
X Form filed by One
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by More Than
---- One Reporting Person
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 4)
(D)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock 11/15/ M 10,000.00 A $8.125 D
1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock 11/15/ M 86,800.00 A $4.527 D
1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock 11/15/ M 129,427.00 A $5.279 D
1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock 11/15/ S 337,894.00 D $54.0697 56,333.00(1) D
1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock 11/15/ C 62,108.00 A D By Stanton &
1999 Gillespie TIC
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class A Common Stock 11/15/ S 62,106.00 D $54.0697 0.00 D By Stanton &
1999 Gillespie TIC
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 2 (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7/96)
</TABLE>
<PAGE> 2
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Code V (A) (D) Date Expira- Title Amount or
Exer- tion Number of
cisable Date Shares
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock n/a 11/15/ C 62,106.00 Immed. n/a Class A 62,106.00
1999 Common
Stock(2)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock n/a n/a Class A
Common
Stock(2)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock n/a n/a Class A
Common
Stock(2)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock n/a n/a Class A
Common
Stock(2)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy $4.527 11/15/ M 86,800.00 Immed. 12/31/04 Class A 86,800.00 $4.527
1999 Common
Stock
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy $5.279 11/15/ M 129,427.00 Immed. 7/29/05 Class A 129,427.00 $5.279
1999 Common
Stock
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy $8.125 (4) 1/1/08 Class A
Common
Stock
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy $8.125 11/15/ M 10,000.00 Immed. 1/1/08 Class A 10,000.00 $8.125
1999 Common
Stock
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock 3,025,668.00(3) D By Stanton &
Gillespie TIC
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock 64,437.00(3) I By Family Trust
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock 1,686,069.00(3) I By PN Cellular, Inc.
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Class B Common Stock 1,274,519.00(3) I By Stanton
Communications Corp
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy 0.00 D
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy 0.00 D
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy 1,052.00 I By Spouse
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stock Option - Right to Buy 64,155.00 D
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses:
1. 13,333 shares held by reporting person and 45,000 shares held by spouse, John W. Stanton, both
pursuant to Restricted Stock Award.
2. Shares 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.
3. Pursuant to the Company's 3.1 to 1 stock split effective May 14, 1996.
4. The option vests in 3 equal annual installments beginning on 1/1/00.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ THERESA E. GILLESPIE 12/9/99
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. ------------------------------- ---------------
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information Page 2 of 2
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form SEC 1474 (7/96)
displays a currently valid OMB Number.
</TABLE>
