Black Hills Corporation
Announces Quarterly Conference Call
For Information Contact:
Mark T. Thies, Executive
Vice President; Dale
T. Jahr, Director, Investor Relations
RAPID CITY, SD—May 4, 2005—Black
Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) will issue its first quarter
2005 financial results after the close of capital markets
on Monday, May 9, 2005.
In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company will
conduct a conference call on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, beginning
at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial and operating
performance. The conference call will be open to the public.
The call can be accessed by dialing, toll-free, (800) 553-0349.
When prompted, indicate that you wish to participate in
the “Black Hills Quarterly Earnings Conference Call.”
A replay of the conference call is available through May
18, 2005 by dialing (800) 475-6701 (USA) or (320) 365-3844
(international). The access code is 781071.
Black Hills Corporation is a diversified energy and communications
company. Black Hills Energy, the wholesale energy unit,
generates electricity, produces natural gas, oil and coal,
and markets energy. Our retail businesses are Black Hills
Power, an electric utility serving western South Dakota,
northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana; Cheyenne
Light, Fuel & Power, an electric and gas distribution
company serving the Cheyenne, Wyoming vicinity; and Black
Hills FiberCom, a broadband communications company, which
is under a definitive agreement to be sold on or before
June 30, 2005. More information is available at our Internet
web site: www.blackhillscorp.com.
