SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Wolf, Barth     Joel
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
700 North Adams Street
P. O. Box 19001
(Street)
Green Bay, WI     54307-9001
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

 2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

WPS Resources Corporation   WPS
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
 4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    December 27, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

                        Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           Secretary and Manager - Legal Services
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

 2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year) 		3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)





        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of Month

    (Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock


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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Wolf, Barth Joel - December 2002
Form 4 (continued)
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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security 		3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year) 		4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)





Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)








  (DE)     |     (ED)  
 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
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Phantom Stock Unit
 1-for-1 12/27/2002
A (1) |     
    (A) 54.9517
Varies (2) | Varies (2)
 Common Stock - 54.9517 $38.4800 1,633.7708
D
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)
 $34.0900


12/13/2002 (3) | 12/13/2011
 Common Stock - 4,030.0000
4,030.0000
D
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)
 $37.9600


12/12/2003 (4) | 12/12/2012
 Common Stock - 4,119.0000
4,119.0000
D
Performance Rights
 1-for-1


Varies (5) | Varies (5)
 Common Stock - 1,131.0000
1,131.0000
D











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** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

Barth J. Wolf (See POA filed August 2002)
Barth Joel Wolf


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Wolf, Barth Joel - December 2002
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for WPS Resources Corporation WPS

Form 4 - December 2002

Barth Joel Wolf
700 North Adams Street
P. O. Box 19001
Green Bay, WI 54307-9001
Explanation of responses:

 (1)   Award of phantom stock units under WPS Resources Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2)   Unless the participant has selected a later commencement date, distribution of stock and equivalents will commence within 60 days following the end of the calendar year in which occurs the participant's retirement or termination as director.
(3)   The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 13, 2002.
(4)   The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 12, 2003.
(5)   Performance shares vest and are issued three years after the performance shares are awarded and the final number of shares issued is determined based on company performance against an established industry benchmark.
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