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Filing Details

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
1192773	S Mark Dodson	220 Nw Second Avenue Portland OR 97209		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-01-10	2,161	$0.00	20,967	No	5	G	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-01-10	2,161	$0.00	7,438	No	5	G	Indirect	By Trust
Common Stock	Disposition	2011-01-10	730	$46.06	20,237	No	4	S	Indirect	See Footnote

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	5	G	Indirect	See Footnote
No	5	G	Indirect	By Trust
No	4	S	Indirect	See Footnote

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	10,000	Direct

Footnotes

These 2,161 shares were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned under the Northwest Natural Gas Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives but pursuant to an election of the executive were contributed to the trust referred to in footnote 4 on January 10, 2011.
Reflects shares that have been credited to reporting person's account under the issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives.
Mr. Dodson gifted 996 from shares the trust referred to in Footnote 4, on November 10, 2010. These gifts of shares will be reported on a Form 5 for the year ending 2010.
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.
On December 29, 2010 the reporting person elected to sell a portion of a previously scheduled distribution under Northwest Natural Gas Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives on January 10, 2011 to pay taxes with respect to distribution on that date.