-----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, LyrSeZvcr28WGXekz4OWimkbSCI1KRvlqDnO+2/NJWfPVqMIhNtM+DE4h0PYUUb9 h4/M7o/1e/nZHZ5HtbQLgQ== 0001019819-97-000001.txt : 19970221 0001019819-97-000001.hdr.sgml : 19970221 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001019819-97-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19961231 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970211 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: 5 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10499 FILM NUMBER: 97524690 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: SMITH BRUCE I CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019819 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 5 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 5 1 FORM 5 - DECEMBER 1996 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 SMITH, BRUCE I 33 THIRD ST SE P O BOX 1318 HURON, NE 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 DECEMBER 1996 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
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 | |Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| COMMON STOCK |* |R |99.746 |A |# |1843.341 |D | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 |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)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| PHANTOM STOCK UNITS | |9-1-9|A |17.2242 |A | |% |COMMON STOCK|17.2242|28.75 | |D | | | |6 | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| PHANTOM STOCK UNITS | |12-1-|A |15.1259 |A | |% |COMMON STOCK|15.1259|34.75 |1157.7899 |D | | | |96 | | | | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: * SHARES ACQUIRED THRU DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN FROM 3-1-96 THRU 12-1-96 # PRICES RANGE FROM $27.381 TO $35.336 PER SHARE % PHANTOM STOCK UNITS MATURE 5 YEARS FROM DATE OF AWARD SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ BRUCE I SMITH DATE 2-3-97 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----