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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Weyers, Larry Lee
(Last) (First) (Middle)
700 North Adams Street
P. O. Box 19001
(Street)
Green Bay, WI 54307-001
(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WPS Resources Corporation WPS
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) X Director
10% Owner
X Officer
Other
Chairman, President, and 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
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3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) |
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 25, 2003
5. If Amendment,
Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) |
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
2A. Deemed
Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Transaction Code and Voluntary Code (Instr. 8) Code | V
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount | A/D | Price
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5. Amount of
Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. Owner-
ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. Nature of
Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Common Stock
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2,351.0000 |
D
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Common Stock
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1,189.1167 |
I
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By ESOP
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| Weyers, Larry Lee - February 25, 2003 |
| Form 4 (continued) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) |
2. Conver-
sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security |
3. Transaction
Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
3A. Deemed
Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year) |
4. Transaction
Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code | V
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3,4 and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) | (ED)
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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 Transactions (Instr.4) |
10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4) |
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Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) |
$29.8750 | 02/25/2003 |
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(D) 34,000.0000 |
02/11/2000 (1) | 02/11/2009
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Common Stock - 34,000.0000 |
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0.0000 |
D
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Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) |
$34.7500 |
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12/14/2001 (2) | 12/14/2010
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Common Stock - 74,840.0000 |
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74,840.0000 |
D
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Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) |
$34.0900 |
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12/13/2002 (3) | 12/13/2011
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Common Stock - 86,116.0000 |
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86,116.0000 |
D
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Employee Stock Option (Right to buy) |
$37.9600 |
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12/12/2003 (4) | 12/12/2012
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Common Stock - 99,027.0000 |
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99,027.0000 |
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Performance Rights |
1-for-1 |
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Varies (5) | Varies (5)
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Common Stock - 37,315.0000 |
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37,315.0000 |
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Phantom Stock Unit |
1-for-1 |
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Varies (6) | Varies (6)
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Common Stock - 28,766.1540 |
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28,766.1540 |
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By: Barth J. Wolf (See POA filed August 2002) 02-26-2003 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Power of Attorney Page 2
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| Weyers, Larry Lee - February 25, 2003 |
| Form 4 (continued) |
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FOOTNOTE Descriptions for WPS Resources Corporation WPS Form 4 - February 2003 Larry Lee Weyers
700 North Adams Street P. O. Box 19001 Green Bay, WI 54307-001 Explanation of responses: (1) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 11, 2000. (2) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 14, 2001. (3) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 13, 2002. (4) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2003. (5) Performance shares vest and are issued three years after the performance shares are awarded and the final number of shares issued is determined based on company performance against an established industry benchmark. (6) Unless the participant has selected a later commencement date, distribution of stock and equivalents will commence within 60 days following the end of the calendar year in which occurs the participant's retirement or termination as director. |
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