SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 27, 2002
(Date of earliest event reported)
BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
South Dakota 001-31303 46-0458824
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
625 Ninth Street
P. O. Box 1400
Rapid City, South Dakota 57709
(Address of principal executive offices)
(605) 721-1700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Information.
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The Company has amended and extended until May 26, 2003 a $50
million secured financing for the expansion of its Las Vegas
II project, a 224 megawatt gas-fired combined-cycle power
generation facility under construction near Las Vegas, NV.
A copy of the News Release issued on November 27, 2002 is
attached as Exhibit 99.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits:
99 News Release dated November 27, 2002 announcing
the extension of a $50 million secured financing
for the expansion of the Las Vegas II project.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Mark T. Thies
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Mark T. Thies
Sr. Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 2, 2002
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
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99 News Release dated November 27, 2002 announcing the extension
of a $50 million secured financing for the expansion of the
Las Vegas II project.
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EXHIBIT 99
BLACK HILLS CORPORATION EXTENDS CREDIT FACILITY
RAPID CITY, SD--November 27, 2002-- Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) today
reported on recent financinG activity.
The Company has amended and extended until May 26, 2003 a $50 million
secured financing for the expansion of its Las Vegas II project, a 224
megawatt gas-fired combined-cycle power generation facility under construction
near Las Vegas, NV.
Black Hills Corporation (www.blackhillscorp.com) is a diverse energy
and communications company with three business groups: Black Hills Energy, the
integrated energy unit 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.