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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	2012-01-13	2,374	$0.00	19,882	No	5	G	Indirect	See Footnote
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-01-13	2,374	$0.00	8,007	No	5	G	Indirect	By Trust
Common Stock	Disposition	2012-01-13	805	$46.81	19,077	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	7	Direct

Footnotes

Reflects shares that have been credited to reporting person's account under the issuer's Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives.
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.
These shares were issued in connection with the Reporting Person's election on 12/10/2007 to participate in Northwest Natural Gas Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Executives (DCP), which specifies that taxes shall be withheld from distributions. Pursuant to the Plan and the Reporting Person's election on 12/10/2007, these shares were sold to pay taxes on the DCP distribution made on 1/13/2012.