0001140361-17-002053.txt : 20170117 0001140361-17-002053.hdr.sgml : 20170117 20170117170844 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-17-002053 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170112 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170117 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170117 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000073020 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 930256722 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE PACIFIC SQUARE STREET 2: 220 NW SECOND AVE CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97209 BUSINESS PHONE: 5032264211 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 NW SECOND AVENUE CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97209 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DODSON MARK S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001192773 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15973 FILM NUMBER: 17531373 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 220 NW SECOND AVE CITY: PORTLAND STATE: OR ZIP: 97209 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2017-01-12 0 0000073020 NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS CO NWN 0001192773 DODSON MARK S 220 NW SECOND AVENUE PORTLAND OR 97209 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2016-11-22 5 G 0 533 0 D 7687 I By Trust Common Stock 2017-01-12 4 J 0 2855 0 D 4870.705 I See Footnote Common Stock 2017-01-12 4 J 0 2855 0 A 10542 I By Trust Common Stock 2017-01-12 4 S 0 1008 58.0681 D 3862.705 I See Footnote Common Stock 523 D These shares are held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse. The filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Shares were distributed from Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives (DCP) account to a trust account for the benefit of the reporting person's spouse pursuant to reporting person's election on December 10, 2007 with regard to his election to participate in the DCP. Reflects shares that have been credited to reporting person's account under the issuer's DCP. These shares were issued in connection with the Reporting Person's election on December 10, 2007 to participate in issuer's DCP, which specifies that taxes shall be withheld from distributions. Pursuant to the DCP and the Reporting Person's election on December 10, 2007, these shares were sold to pay taxes on the DCP distribution made on January 12, 2017. This transaction was executed in aggregate along with stock sales of other DCP participants who received DCP stock distributions on January 12, 2017 and elected that taxes be withheld (The Transaction). The Transaction was executed in multiple trades on reported date with prices ranging from $58 - $58.15, resulting in an average price of $58.0681. Northwest Natural Gas Company will provide upon request by the Commission staff or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price in the Transaction. Shawn M. Filippi, Attorney-in-Fact 2017-01-17