SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^* Gaines, Donald E (Last) (First) (Middle) 411 108th Avenue NE, 15th Floor (Street) Bellevue, WA 98004-515 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Puget Energy, Inc. PSD		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer Other Vice President and Treasurer of PSE 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 10, 2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common	02/10/2003		J (1) \|	3,490 \| A \| $19.39		D
Common	02/10/2003		J (1) \|	207 \| D \| $19.39	6,853	D
Common					2,117	I	By 401(k)
Common					1,368	I	By Spouse

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Gaines, Donald E - February 10, 2003

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)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (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 Following Reported Transactions (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4)
LTIP	$0.00 (2)	02/10/2003		J (1) \|	(D) 3,490	12/31/2002 \| 12/31/2002	Common - 3,490	$19.39	0	D
LTIP	$0.00 (2)					12/31/2003 \| 12/31/2003	Common - 5,015		5,015	D
LTIP	$0.00 (2)					12/31/2004 \| 12/31/2004	Common - 4,364		4,364	D
LTIP (2)	$0.00					12/31/2005 \| 12/31/2005	Common - 5,682		5,682	D

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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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/s/ Donald E Gaines 02-11-2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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Gaines, Donald E - February 10, 2003

Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Puget Energy, Inc. PSD

Form 4 - February 2003

Donald E Gaines
411 108th Avenue NE, 15th Floor

Bellevue, WA 98004-515

Explanation of responses:

(1) Settlement of 2002 LTIP Grants exempt under rule 16b-3. Settlement involved award of 3,283 shares, and forfeitures of 207 shares.
(2) LTIP share grants under the Puget Energy Long-Term Incentive Plan for Officers and Key Employees. LTIP Shares are paid in Puget Energy stock when vested in an amount ranging from zero to 175% of LTIP Share Grants.

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