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Black Hills Corporation Completes Additional $60 Million of the Committed Credit Facility for Energy Marketing Business

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 16:00 CDT

RAPID CITY, S.D., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) energy marketing subsidiary Enserco Energy today announced the close of an additional $60 million of credit capacity for its stand-alone committed credit facility. Through the addition of three new lenders to the facility, this raises the facility size to $300 million from the initial $240 million announced on May 8, 2009. BNP Paribas, Fortis Capital Corp. and Societe Generale are co-lead arranger banks, and Calyon, Rabobank and RZB Finance are the new participating banks.

"This is another positive financing milestone for Black Hills Corp, and we are pleased to have the interest and support from new bank lenders to expand Enserco's stand-alone credit facility," said David R. Emery, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Black Hills Corporation. "The Enserco team has a long track record of delivering results and managing risks, and the new committed facility will provide ample financial capacity to conduct their business during these challenging economic times."

ABOUT ENSERCO ENERGY INC.

Enserco Energy Inc., a division of Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH), specializes in the optimization of energy assets in the Western and Mid-continent regions of the United States and Canada. More than forty energy professionals are responsible for transactions in wholesale natural gas marketing and producer services for natural gas and crude oil.

ABOUT BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

Black Hills Corp. -- a diversified energy company with a tradition of exemplary service and a vision to be the energy partner of choice -- is based in Rapid City, S.D., with corporate offices in Golden, Colo., and Omaha, Neb. The company serves 759,000 utility customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The company's non-regulated businesses generate wholesale electricity, produce natural gas, oil and coal, and market energy. Black Hills employees partner to produce results that improve life with energy. More information is available at www.blackhillscorp.com.

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this news release that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which we believe are reasonable based on current expectations and projections about future events and industry conditions and trends affecting our business. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that, among other things, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described in Item 1A of Part I of our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, and other reports that we file with the SEC from time to time, and the following:

  • The impact of the global financial credit crisis on counterparty credit risk;
  • The ability to continue to manage our energy marketing business profitably; and
  • Other factors discussed from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

New factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements emerge from time-to-time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors, or the extent to which any such factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We assume no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE Black Hills Corp.


Source: PR Newswire

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