UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gillespie, Theresa E.
Western Wireless Corporation
3650 131st Avenue SE, Ste. 400
Bellevue, WA 98006
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Wireless Corporation
WWCA
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
8/1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) 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.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |170,000.00 |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |8/31/1|C | |95,000.00 |A | |100,000.00 |I |By trust |
|999 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|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 |Benefi |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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class B Common Stock |n/a | | | | | | |n/a |Class A Comm| | |3,087,774.00|D |By Stanton &|
| | | | | | | | |on Stock (1)| | | (2) | | Gillespie T|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |IC |
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Class B Common Stock |n/a |8/31/|C | |95,000.00 |D |Immed|n/a |Class A Comm|95,000.| |64,437.00 (2|I |By Family Tr|
| |1999 | | | | |. | |on Stock (1)|00 | |) | |ust |
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Class B Common Stock |n/a | | | | | | |n/a |Class A Comm| | |1,686,069 (2|I |By PN Cellul|
| | | | | | | | |on Stock (1)| | |) | |ar, Inc. |
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Class B Common Stock |n/a | | | | | | |n/a |Class A Comm| | |1,274,519.00|I |By Stanton C|
| | | | | | | | |on Stock (1)| | | (2) | |ommunication|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |s Corp |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. 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.
2. Pursuant to the Company's 3.1 to 1 stock split effective May 14,
1996.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Theresa E. Gillespie
DATE
9/8/99
