Black Hills Corporation Announces Dividend and First Quarter 2006
Earnings Release and Conference Call Information
For Information Contact:
Mark T. Thies, Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Dale
T. Jahr, Director, Investor Relations
RAPID
CITY, SD-April 27, 2006-At a meeting held April 25, 2006,
the Board of Directors of Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:
BKH) declared quarterly dividends on the common stock. Common
shareholders will receive 33 cents per share, payable June
1, 2006, to all shareholders of record at the close of business
on May 18, 2006.
The
Company will issue a news release on first quarter 2006
earnings results on Thursday, May 4, 2006. In conjunction
with this release, the Company will hold a conference call
on Friday, May 5, 2006 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard
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) 762-6067. When
prompted, indicate that you wish to participate in the "Black
Hills Quarterly Earnings Conference Call." A replay
of the conference call will be available through February
15, 2005 by dialing (800) 475-6701 (USA) or (320) 365-3844
(international). The access code is 827802.
Black
Hills Corporation is a diversified energy company. Black
Hills Energy, our wholesale energy business 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; and Cheyenne Light, Fuel
& Power, an electric and gas distribution utility serving
the Cheyenne, Wyoming vicinity. More information is available
at our Internet web site: www.blackhillscorp.com.
