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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
In re:
Chapter 11

NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION

Case Nos. 03- 12872

(KJC)

Related Docket No. 3728

Debtor.

NOTICE OF APPEAL

An ad hoc

Ad Hoc Committee

) 1 holding approximately

$339 912 000 face amount of the undisputed Class 7 Claims against the above-captioned former

debtor ("NorthWestern ), hereby appeals , pursuant to 28 D.

C. ~ 158(a)(I) and Fed. R. Bankr.

P. 8001(a), the Order Authorizing and Approving

and Among

, Clark Fork and Blackfoot , LLC , Magten

Management Corporation , Law Debenture Trust Company of New York , The Plan Committee
Paul , Hastings , Janofsky & Walker LLP , The Bank of New York , Michael Hanson and Ernie

Kindt (the " Order ) (Docket No. 3728), entered on the docket by this Court on July 14 , 2008
and attached hereto as Exhibit A.

The names of all parties to the Order appealed from and the names , addresses and
telephone numbers

, LLC; (Hi) Willow Fund , LLC; (iv) Franklin Mutual Advisers , LLC; (v) FrontPoint Partners; and (vi) Stonehill Capital LLC.

1 The Ad Hoc Committee consists of: (i) Basso Capital

525. 001- 21237

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Attornevs for the Ad Hoc Committee
Philip Bentley, Esq. Matthew J. Williams , Esq. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
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New York , New York 10036 (212) 715- 9100
Attorneys for the

Adam G. Landis , Esq. Landis , Rath & Cobb LLP 919 Market Street , Suite 600 Wilmington , Delaware 19801 (302) 467- 4400

Plan

Committee

Alan W. Kornberg, Esq. Kelley A. Cornish , Esq. Margaret A. Phillips , Esq. Paul , Weiss , Rifkind , Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York , New York 10019 (212) 373- 3000

Charlene D. Davis , Esq. Bayard , P. 222 Delaware Avenue , 9th Floor Wilmington , DE 19801 (302) 655- 5000

Attorneys for the NorthWestern Corooration and Clark Fork and Blackfoot. LLC
Steven J. Reisman , Esq. Jerrold L. Bregman , Esq. Curtis , Mallet- Prevost , Colt & MosIe LLP 101 Park Avenue New York , NY 10178 (212) 696- 6000

Victoria Watson Counihan , Esq. Dennis Meloro , Esq. Greenberg Traurig LLP The Nemours Building 1007 N. Orange Street , Suite 1200 Wilmington , DE 19801 (302) 661- 7000

Attorneys for
Brad Eric Scheler , Esq. Gary L. Kaplan , Esq. Fried , Frank , Harris , Shriver & Jacobson LLP One New York Plaza N ew York , NY 10004 (212) 859- 8000
Dale R. Dube , Esq.

David W. Carickhoff, Jr. , Esq. Blank Rome LLP 1201 Market Street , Suite 800 Wilmington , DE 19801 (302) 425- 6400

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Attorneys for Bank

of New

York

Keith M. Bialo , Esq. Emmet , Marvin & Martin , LLP 120 Broadway New York , NY 10271 (212) 238- 3000

Attorneys for Paul.
Paul Spagnoletti , Esq. Davis Polk & Wardwell 450 Lexington Avenue New York , NY 10017 (212) 450- 4000

Robert Dehney, Esq. Curtis Miller , Esq. Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP 1201 Market Street O. Box 1347 Wilmington , DE 19899- 1347 (302) 658- 9200

Attorneys for Michael J. Hanson and Ernie J. Kindt
Stanley T. Kaleczyc , Esq. Kimberly A. Beatty, Esq. Browning, Kaleczyc , Berry & Hoven , P. 139 North Last Chance Gulch O. Box 1697 Helena , MT 59624 (406) 443- 6820
Attorneys for Law Debenture Trust Company

Denise Seastone Kraft , Esq. Edwards , Angell , Palmer & Dodge LLP 919 N. Market Street
th Floor

Wilmington , DE 19801 (302) 777- 7770

of New

York

John V. Snellings , Esq. Amanda D. Darwin , Esq. Nixon & Peabody LLP 100 Summer Street Boston , MA 02110 (617) 345- 1000

Kathleen M. Miller , Esq. Smith , Katzenstein & Furlow LLP 800 Delaware Avenue ih Floor Wilmington , DE 19801 (302) 652- 8400

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Dated: July 23 ,

2008

LANDIS RA TH & COBB LLP

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Adam G. Landis (No. 3407) Rebecca L. Butcher (No. 3816) 919 Market Street , Suite 600 Wilmington , Delaware 19801 (302) 467- 4400 (Telephone) (302) 467- 4450 (Facsimile)
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KRAMER LEVIN NAFTALIS & FRANKEL LLP Philip Bentley Matthew J. Williams 919 Third Avenue New York , New York 10022 (212) 715- 9100 (Telephone)

Attorneys for Ad Hoc Committee of Class 7 Debtholders

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF DELAWARE APPEAL TRANSMITTAL SHEET
03-12872 Case Number: _____________________ BK AP If AP, related BK Case Number: ______________________

Title of Order Appealed: Order Authorizing and Approving Amended Global Settlement Agreement ____________________________________________________________________________________ Docket Number: _________ 3728 Date Entered: __________________ 7/14/08 Item Transmitted: Notice of Appeal Amended Notice of Appeal Docket Number: _________ 3733 Motion for Leave to Appeal Cross Appeal 7/23/08 Date Filed: _____________________

*Appellant/Cross Appellant: *Appellee/Cross Appellee NorthWestern Corporation Ad Hoc Committee of Class 7 Debtholders _______________________________________ _________________________________________ Counsel for Appellant: Counsel for Appellee: Dennis Meloro, Esq. Adam G. Landis, Esq. _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Greenberg Traurig LLP Landis, Rath & Cobb LLP 1007 N. Orange Street, Suite 1200 919 Market Street, Suite 600 _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Wilmington, DE 19801 Wilmington, DE 19801 _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________
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*If additional room is needed, please attach a separate sheet.

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Filing Fee paid?

Yes

No Yes No

IFP Motion Filed by Appellant?

Have Additional Appeals to the Same Order been Filed? Yes No Yes If so, has District Court assigned a Civil Action Number? No Civil Action # ____________ Additional Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________

8/13/08 ___________________________ Date
08-49 Bankruptcy Court Appeal (BAP) Number: _____________________ 7/6/06

Lisa M. Ciconte By: ________________________________ Deputy Clerk
FOR USE BY U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT

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