EX-99 6 ex99-1.txt EX. 99.1: PRESS RELEASE, FEB. 10, 2003 EXHIBIT 99.1 [LOGO OMITTED] News Release NYSE: NOR Contacts: Investors/Media: Roger Schrum 605-978-2848 roger.schrum@northwestern.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTHWESTERN CLOSES $390 MILLION SENIOR SECURED CREDIT FACILITY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Feb. 10, 2003 - NorthWestern Corporation (NYSE:NOR) today announced that it has closed and received funds from a $390 million senior secured credit facility with Credit Suisse First Boston. The new facility matures in December 2006, and will be used to repay NorthWestern's existing $280 million working capital facility and for other corporate purposes. NorthWestern Corporation is a leading provider of services and solutions to more than 2 million customers across America. NorthWestern's partner businesses include NorthWestern Energy, a provider of electricity, natural gas and related services to customers in Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota; Expanets, the largest mid-market provider of networked communications solutions and services in the United States; and Blue Dot, a leading provider of air conditioning, heating, plumbing and related services. ###