UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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): September 13, 2023

NorthWestern Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-10499

46-0172280

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3010 W. 69th Street

Sioux Falls

South Dakota

57108

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 605-978-2900

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	NWE	Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 13, 2023, Brian Bird, president and chief executive officer; Crystal Lail, vice president and chief financial officer; Emilie Ng, treasurer; and Travis Meyer, director corporate development and investor relations officer, of NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (Nasdaq: NWE) (the “Company”) will be conducting one-on-one meetings with existing and potential investors in Boston and New York. During these meetings, they will be providing certain information concerning the Company in a slide presentation.

A copy of the presentation is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the presentation will not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the presentation will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as set forth with respect thereto in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description of Document
99.1*						Presentation, dated September 13, 2023

* filed herewith

Signatures

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 hereunto duly authorized.


						NorthWestern Corporation

			By:			/s/ Timothy P. Olson
						Timothy P. Olson
						Corporate Secretary

Date: September 13, 2023

NORTHWESTERN CORP 8-K