Edgar Filing: OTTER TAIL CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MACFARLANE CHARLES S

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
OTTER TAIL CORP [OTTR]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President, Otter Tail Power Co

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

215 S CASCADE ST

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2005

(Street)

FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-2801

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	04/11/2005		A		3,000	A	$ 24.93	6,250 ⁽¹⁾	D

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 24.93

04/11/2005

3,000

10/11/2005

04/10/2015

Common Stock

3,000

$ 24.93

3,000

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MACFARLANE CHARLES S 215 S CASCADE ST FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537-2801			President, Otter Tail Power Co

Signatures

/s/ Charles S MacFarlane by Debra J Lill -POA		04/13/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares of Common Stock acquired under the Corporation's Stock Incentive Plan, which is a grant of Restricted Stock. The 3,000 shares granted 4/11/05 have a grant price of $24.93 and vest at 25% yearly beginning 4/8/06. See below for other holdings: 1. Direct holding of 730 shares. 2. Direct holding of 4,648.2895 shares held in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. 3. Direct holding of 3,431 shares which no longer carries the restriction. 4. Direct holding of 2,804.0879 shares held in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 5. Indirect holding of 501.2182 shares held by ESOP. 6. Indirect holding of 149.0214 shares held by his children in custodian accounts. 7. 10,000 stock options with expiration date of 12/9/2011. 8. 3,000 stock options with expiration date of 4/7/2012. 9. 8,000 stock options with expiration date of 4/13/2013. 10. 3,000 stock options with expiration date of 4/11/2014.

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