UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2010
NorthWestern Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 1-10499 (Commission File Number) | 46-0172280 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3010 W. 69th Street Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Address of principal executive offices) | | 57108 (Zip Code) |
| | (605) 978-2900 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 18, 2010, Robert Rowe, president and chief executive officer, and Dan Rausch, director – investor relations of NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) (the “Company”), will be conducting a teleconference and presenting an overview of the Company to certain analysts and brokers. Such overview includes a reaffirmation of the Company’s earnings guidance for 2010 in the range of $1.95 - $2.10 per fully diluted share of the Company’s common stock.
A copy of the script for the teleconference is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the script shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the script shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as set forth with respect thereto in any such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT |
| 99.1* | Teleconference Script, August 18, 2010 |
* filed herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION | |
| | | | |
| | By: | /s/ Timothy P. Olson | |
| | | Timothy P. Olson | |
| | | Senior Corporate Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Date: August 18, 2010
Index to Exhibits
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT |
| 99.1* | Teleconference Script, August 18, 2010 |
* filed herewith
