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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b)

1. Name and Address of Reporting
Person*
(Last, First, Middle)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or
Trading Symbol
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
  SPIES, GARY J
  OTTER TAIL CORPORATION OTTR
 
  215 S CASCADE ST
4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year) 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    April 14, 2003
 
  (Street) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-2801
(City)                (State)           (Zip)
  x  Director o  10% Owner   x Form filed by One Reporting Person
    o  Officer (give title below)   o Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
       
     

Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).
 

 


 


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
Transactions(s)

(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

              Code V   Amount (A)
or
(D)
Price            

  COMMON STOCK             1,040     D   (a)

  COMMON STOCK               457.0663     D   (b)

  COMMON STOCK   4/14/03     A   1,300   A $27.245     2,300     D   (c)

                     

                     

                     

                     

                   

                   

                   

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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)

                      Code V   (A) (D)

  RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT (d)            

  STOCK OPTIONS (RIGHT TO BUY)   $26.25          

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

             

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date

(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities

(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 of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership

(Instr. 4)

  Date
Exercisable
Expiration
Date
  Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
                       

    COMMON STOCK         2,828.0664     D  

  04-08-11   COMMON STOCK         2,000     D  

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

Explanation of Responses:

a. 1,000 SHARES OF THIS TOTAL ARE HELD JOINTLY WITH HIS WIFE IN “STREET NAME” THROUGH PIPER JAFFRAY.

b. SHARES ACQUIRED & HELD UNDER THE CORPORATION’S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN AS OF MARCH 10, 2003.

c. SHARES ACQUIRED AND HELD UNDER THE CORPORATION’S STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN, WHICH IS A GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. THE GRANT PRICE FOR 4/8/02 WAS $31.34, VESTING 25% YEARLY. 750 SHARES REMAIN RESTRICTED.

c. (cont) THE 1,300 SHARES GRANTED 4/14/03 HAVE A GRANT PRICE OF $27.245 & VEST 25% YEARLY, BEGINNING 4/8/04.

d. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS ACQUIRED UNDER THE 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN AT FAIR MARKET VALUE, USING THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRICE OF THE CORPORATION’S COMMON SHARES ON THE DATE OF ISSUE AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS.

/s/ GARY J SPIES BY DEBRA J LILL - POA   4/14/03

**Signature of Reporting Person
 
Date


**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
 

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