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
Guthrie, Donald
Western Wireless Corporation
3650 131st Avenue SE
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
11/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice Chairman
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) 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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Class A Common Stock |11/14/|M | |12,500 |A |$0.528 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/14/|S | |12,500 |D |$43.795 | |D | |
|2000 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/15/|M | |3,500 |A |$0.528 | |D | |
|2000 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/15/|S | |3,500 |D |$45.00 | |D | |
|2000 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/16/|M | |21,500 |A |$0.528 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/16/|S | |21,500 |D |$45.1279 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/17/|M | |12,500 |A |$0.528 | |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |11/17/|S | |12,500 |D |$46.00 |62,845 |D | |
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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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Stock Option - Right t|$0.528 |11/14|M | |12,500 |D |5/21/|2/6/2|Class A Comm|12,500 | | |D | |
o Buy | |/2000| | | | |1999 |006 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$0.528 |11/15|M | |3,500 |D |5/21/|2/6/2|Class A Comm|3,500 | | |D | |
o Buy | |/2000| | | | |1999 |006 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$0.528 |11/16|M | |21,500 |D |5/21/|2/6/2|Class A Comm|21,500 | | |D | |
o Buy | |/2000| | | | |1999 |006 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$0.528 |11/17|M | |12,500 |D |5/21/|2/6/2|Class A Comm|12,500 | |35,250 |D | |
o Buy | |/2000| | | | |1999 |006 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$5.279 | | | | | |(1) |7/29/|Class A Comm| | |94,610 |D | |
o Buy | | | | | | | |2005 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$6.418 | | | | | |(2) |12/31|Class A Comm| | |47,508 |D | |
o Buy | | | | | | | |/2006|on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$8.125 | | | | | |(3) |1/1/2|Class A Comm| | |63,116 |D | |
o Buy | | | | | | | |008 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|$9.946 | | | | | |(4) |1/1/2|Class A Comm| | |64,155 |D | |
o Buy | | | | | | | |009 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Class B Common Stock |(5) | | | | | |Immed| |Class A Comm| | |90,117 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) 69,750 options were vested on May 21, 1999, and 24,860 options vested on
July 29, 1999.
(2) 15,430 options were vested on May 21, 1999, and 32,078 options vest in two
equal, annual increments beginning 12/31/1999.
(3) 15,000 options were vested on May 21, 1999, and 48,116 options vest in
three equal, annual increments beginning 1/1/2000.
(4) 64,155 options vest in four equal, annual increments beginning
1/1/2000.
(5) Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible on a one-for-one basis,
subject to the Issuer's charter, into shares of 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/ Donald Guthrie
DATE
12/8/2000
