SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2005
OTTER TAIL CORPORATION
| Minnesota | 0-00368 | 41-0462685 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 215 South Cascade Street, P.O. Box 496, Fergus Falls, MN |
56538-0496 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) | |||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 410-8780 |
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| Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Signature | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On June 30, 2005 Otter Tail Corporation completed the sale of its subsidiary Midwest Information Systems, Inc. to Arvig Enterprises, Inc. Arvig Enterprises, Inc. is a full-service telecommunications company headquartered in Perham, MN, serving communities in West Central and Central Minnesota. A press release issued on July 1, 2005 related to this sale is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued July 1, 2005
Signature
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| OTTER TAIL CORPORATION |
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| Date: July 5, 2005 | By /s/ George A. Koeck | |||
| George A. Koeck | ||||
| Corporate Secretary and General Counsel | ||||
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