[November 05, 2004] Black Hills Corporation Declares Dividend RAPID CITY, S.D., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At a meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Black Hills Corporation declared quarterly dividends on the common and preferred stock. Common shareholders will receive 31 cents per share, equivalent to an annual dividend rate of $1.24. Preferred shareholders, whose holdings are related to a Company acquisition, will receive $11.35 per share, an amount which represents 1 percent per annum computed on the basis of $1,000 per share plus a common stock dividend equivalence. Dividends will be payable December 1, 2004, to all shareholders of record at the close of business on November 17, 2004. As previously announced, the Company will issue an earnings news release and its SEC Form 10-Q for third quarter 2004 on Tuesday, November 9, 2004. In conjunction with these releases, the Company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 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, (888) 273-9890. 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 November 17, 2004 by dialing (800) 475-6701 (USA) or (320) 365-3844 (international). The access code is 751672. Black Hills Corporation ( http://www.blackhillscorp.com/ ) is a diverse energy and communications company with three business groups: Black Hills Energy, the wholesale non-regulated energy subsidiary which generates electricity, produces natural gas, oil and coal and markets energy; Black Hills Power, an electric utility serving western South Dakota, northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana; and Black Hills FiberCom, a broadband communications company offering bundled telephone, high speed Internet and cable entertainment services. Black Hills Corporation CONTACT: Mark T. Thies, Executive Vice President and Chief FinancialOfficer, +1-605-721-2331, or Dale T. Jahr, Director of Investor Relations,+1-605-721-2326, [email protected] , both of Black Hills Corporation Web site: http://www.blackhillscorp.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]