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*
LIEBE ARVID R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
215 S CASCADE ST

(Street)
FERGUS FALLS MN 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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2013
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/08/2013 M(1) 613.4105 A (2) 18,925.4105 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 D 0.4105 D $25.3929 18,925 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 M(3) 134.4641 A (2) 19,059.4641 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 D 0.4641 D $27.4503 19,059 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 M(1) 3,464.1149 A (2) 22,523.1149 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 D 0.1149 D $21.187 22,523 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 M(3) 324.3351 A (2) 22,847.3351 D
Common Stock 04/08/2013 D 0.3351 D $24.4919 22,847(4) D
Common Stock 4,673.916 I By IRA's
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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (5) 04/08/2013 M 613.4105 04/08/2013 04/08/2013 Common Stock 613.4105(2) (5) 0 D
Phantom Stock (5) 04/08/2013 M 134.4641 04/08/2013 04/08/2023 Common Stock 1,344.6412(2) (5) 1,210.1771 D
Phantom Stock (5) 04/08/2013 M 3,464.1149 04/08/2013 04/08/2013 Common Stock 3,464.1149(2) (5) 0 D
Phantom Stock (5) 04/08/2013 M 324.3351 04/08/2013 04/08/2023 Common Stock 3,243.3514(2) (5) 2,919.0163 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Distribution of Phantom Stock Units due to retirement from the Board of Directors in which he elected a lump sum payout.
2. Phantom Stock Units acquired under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan at fair market value as part of the Compensation Program for outside Directors.
3. Distribution of Phantom Stock Units due to retirement from the Board of Directors in which he elected annual installments over a ten year period.
4. Total direct holdings include shares acquired from Dividend Reinvestment and pursuant to Restricted Stock Award and Phantom Stock Unit distributions.
5. 1 -for -1
Remarks:
/s/ Arvid R Liebe by Debra J Lill, Attorney-in-Fact 04/11/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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