UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Evans, Daniel J.
1111 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101
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
12/31/1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Stock Option - Right to |$13.725 |5/21/|D (1|5,000 |D |(2) |5/21/|Class A Comm|5,000 | |0 |D | |
Buy | |1999 |) | | | |2007 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right to |$17.375 |5/21/|D (1|1,000 |D |(3) |1/1/2|Class A Comm|1,000 | |0 |D | |
Buy | |1999 |) | | | |008 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right to |$9.95 |12/31|A |1,069 |A |(4) |12/31|Class A Comm|1,069 | |1,069 |D | |
Buy | |/1999| | | | |/2009|on Stock | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Cancellation of option in connection with grant of replacement option at an
adjusted exercise price and/or amount on May 21, 1999 in connection with the
spin-off of VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation. The vesting term was not amended at the time of
reissuance.
2. The reported transaction involved the reissuance of an existing option at
an adjusted price and/or amount which was originally granted on May 21, 1997
and which provided for vesting in four
equal annual increments commencing on May 21, 1998. The vesting terms were not
amended at the time of reissuance.
3. The reported transaction involved the reissuance of an existing option at
an adjusted price and/or amount which was originally granted on January 1, 1998
and which provided for vesting in
four equal annual increments commencing on January 1, 1999. The vesting terms
were not amended at the time of reissuance.
4. Option vests in four equal annual increments commencing on January 1, 2000.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Daniel J. Evans
DATE
February 11, 2000
