form8k-3rdqtr_2009.htm



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 29, 2009
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BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South Dakota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-31303
  
46-0458824
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 625 Ninth Street, PO Box 1400
Rapid City, South Dakota
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
57709-1400
(Zip Code)
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 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 29, 2009, Black Hills Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing third quarter financial results for 2009.  Net loss for the three months that ended September 30, 2009, was $2.2 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to net income of $164.9 million, or $4.29 per share for the same period in 2008.  Loss from continuing operations for the third quarter 2009 was $3.9 million, or $0.10 per share, compared to income from continuing operations for the third quarter 2008 of $19.5 million, or $0.51 per share.

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.  This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(d)   Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished or filed herewith:
 
99  Press release dated October 29, 2009.
 
 

 




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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/ Anthony S. Cleberg                                             
 
Anthony S. Cleberg
 
Executive Vice President
 
and Chief Financial Officer
   
Date:          October 29, 2009
  


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Exhibit Index

 
 Exhibit No.   Description
   
     99  Press release dated October 29, 2009.
 
 


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