SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MOUG KEVIN G

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

215 S CASCADE ST

(Street)

FERGUS FALLS

56537-2801

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OTTER TAIL CORP [ OTTR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	CFO & Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/10/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. 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 (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/10/2006		M		5,000	A	$19.1875	5,000	D
Common Stock	02/10/2006		S		5,000	D	$29.5427	0⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (right to buy)	$19.1875	02/10/2006		M			5,000	⁽²⁾	02/22/2009	Common Stock	10,000	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. See below for other holdings: 1. Direct holding of 792 shares that are held jointly with his wife in "street name" with US Bank. 2. Direct holding of 625.1275 shares held in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 3. Direct holding of 7,725 shares which is a grant of Restricted Stock. 4. Direct holding of 7,458 shares which no longer carries the restriction. 5. Indirect holding of 184.1466 shares held by ESOP. 6. Indirect holding of 11.2932 shares held by his children in custodian accounts. 7. 9,750 stock options with expiration date of 4/9/2010. 8. 25,000 stock options with expiration date of 4/8/2011.

2. The options become exercisable in four equal annual installments on the anniversaries of the date of grant, beginning February 23, 2000.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kevin G Moug by Debra J Lill -POA	02/13/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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