X0201 4 2004-04-12 0 0000075129 OTTER TAIL CORP OTTR 0001278053 MACFARLANE CHARLES S 215 S CASCADE ST FERGUS FALLS MN 56537-2801 0 1 0 0 President, Otter Tail Power Co Common Stock 2004-04-12 4 A 0 3000.0000 26.4950 A 5061.0000 D Stock Options (right to buy) 26.4950 2004-04-12 4 A 0 3000.0000 26.4950 A 2014-04-11 Common Stock 3000.0000 3000.0000 D Shares of Common Stock acquired under the Corporation's Stock Incentive Plan, which is a grant of Restricted Stock. The 3,000 shares granted 4/12/04 have a grant price of $26.495 and vest at 25% yearly beginning 4/8/05. See below for other holdings: 1. Direct holding of 730 shares. 2. Direct holding of 4,145.0611 shares held in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. 3. Direct holding of 1,620 shares which no longer carries the restriction. 4. Direct holding of 1,627.4559 shares held in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 5. Indirect holding of 144.5492 shares held by ESOP. 6. Indirect holding of 142.8028 shares held by his children in custodian accounts. 7. 10,000 stock options with expiration date of 12/9/2011. 8. 3,000 stock options with expiration date of 4/7/2012. 9. 8,000 stock options with expiration date of 4/13/2013. The options become exercisable in four equal annual installments on the anniversaries of the date of grant, beginning April 8, 2005. /s/ Charles S MacFarlane by Debra J Lill - POA 2004-04-14