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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001140361-10-032591
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2010-08-10 13:00:00
Reporting Period:: 2010-08-09

Filing Date:: 2010-08-10
Accepted Time:: 2010-08-10 18:49:51
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
73020	Northwest Natural Gas Co	NWN	Natural Gas Distribution (4924)	930256722

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1192779	S Gregg Kantor	220 Nw Second Ave Portland OR 97209	President & Ceo	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-08-09	2,000	$26.30	19,185	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2010-08-09	1,417	$48.09	17,768	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	Disposition	2010-08-09	2,000	$0.00	2,000	$26.30

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2012-03-05	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	2,990	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	1,685	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	200	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	270	Indirect	See Footnote

Reported Derivative Holdings

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	$31.34	2014-03-04	6,000	6,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	$34.29	2016-02-29	3,000	3,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	$44.48	2017-02-28	7,000	7,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	$43.29	2018-03-06	8,000	8,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	$41.15	2019-03-04	25,000	25,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option to Buy	$44.25	2020-03-02	30,000	30,000	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2014-03-04	6,000	6,000	Direct
2016-02-29	3,000	3,000	Direct
2017-02-28	7,000	7,000	Direct
2018-03-06	8,000	8,000	Direct
2019-03-04	25,000	25,000	Direct
2020-03-02	30,000	30,000	Direct

Footnotes

Gregg S. Kantor exercised an option to purchase 2,000 shares at $26.30 each and then sold 1,417 of those shares at an average price of $48.09 each on August 9, 2010 to generate the proceeds required to purchase 583 shares of the Company stock. Mr. Kantor now directly or indirectly holds a total of 22,913.6212 shares.
Held in reporting person's account under issuer's Retirement K Savings Plan as of July 31, 2010.
Shares have been credited to reporting person's account under the issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives.
Shares held in reporting person's parent's account, with respect to which the reporting person is Power of Attorney and a potential beneficiary.
Shares held in reporting person's parent's IRA account, with respect to which the reporting person is Power of Attorney and a potential beneficiary.
Option was granted for 5,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option fully vested on January 1, 2005. This is the same option referred to in Footnote 1.
Option was granted for 6,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option fully vested on January 1, 2007.
Option was granted for 3,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option fully vested on January 1, 2010.
Option was granted for 7,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option vests in installments of 1,750 shares on each February 21, 2008 and January 1, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
Option was granted for 8,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option vests in installments of 2,000 shares on each February 27, 2009 and January 1, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Option was granted for 25,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option vests in installments of 6,250 shares on each February 25, 2010 and January 1, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Option was granted for 30,000 shares pursuant to Northwest Natural Gas Company's Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). The option vests in installments of 7,500 shares on each February 24, 2011 and January 1, 2012, 2013, and 2014.