-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JzLLZi6ek5TZVB8Gi2u47DtaaVEd+e9hzYjkMOTypwT+QYnnFhBMcY6lcVl+FvRM /4FoZvHIp8aZP29WoF01Cw== 0001019810-98-000001.txt : 19980108 0001019810-98-000001.hdr.sgml : 19980108 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019810-98-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19971231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980107 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000073088 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 460172280 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10499 FILM NUMBER: 98501916 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33 THIRD ST SE STREET 2: PO BOX 1318 CITY: HURON STATE: SD ZIP: 57350-1318 BUSINESS PHONE: 6053528411 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEWIS MERLE D CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019810 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 MARKET STREET WEST STREET 2: PO BOX 1318 CITY: HURON STATE: SD ZIP: 57350 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 600 MARKET ST STREET 2: PO BOX 1318 CITY: HURON STATE: SD ZIP: 57350 4 1 FORM 4 - 12/31/97 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 LEWIS, MERLE D 33 THIRD ST SE P O BOX 1318 HURON, SD 57350 USA 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NORTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY NPS 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 12/31/97 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| COMMON STOCK |12/01/|P | |230.819 |A |21.662 |10309.725 |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| COMMON STOCK |12/18/|G | |600.000 |D | |10309.725 |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| COMMON STOCK |12/22/|G | |75.000 |D | |10309.725 |D | | |97 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/MERLE D LEWIS DATE 01/06/98 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----