UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2005
NorthWestern Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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| 46-0172280 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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125 South Dakota Avenue |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(605) 978-2908 | ||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Sometime after September 29, 2005, a letter with attachments was received by Dr. E. Linn Draper, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors of NorthWestern Corporation, from Mike Kadas, Chair of Montana Public Power, Incorporated.
A copy of the letter and attachments was previously furnished by NorthWestern pursuant to Regulation FD under cover of a Current Report on Form 8-K. As part of this prior filing, a portion of the attachments was inadvertently omitted. NorthWestern is hereby furnishing such inadvertently omitted materials, together with the materials previously furnished. Neither the information in the letter nor the attachments thereto shall 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 letter and the attachments 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
EXHIBIT NO. |
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99.1* |
| Letter and attachments from Mike Kadas, Chair of Montana Public Power, Incorporated |
* filed herewith
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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.
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| By: | /s/ Thomas J. Knapp |
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Thomas J. Knapp | |||
Vice President and General Counsel | |||
Date: October 20, 2005 |
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Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT NO. |
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99.1* |
| Letter and attachments from Mike Kadas, Chair of Montana Public Power, Incorporated |
* filed herewith
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