Constellation Energy Announces Revised Date for Third Quarter Dividend Payments
December 20 2005 - 3:13PM
PR Newswire (US)
BALTIMORE, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy
(NYSE:CEG) today announced that third quarter dividends will be
payable on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, one day later than originally
stated. The company had originally announced on Oct. 21, 2005 that
its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 33.5 cents
on each share of common stock, the equivalent of $1.34 annually, to
be payable on Jan. 2, 2006. The change in date is necessary due to
the observation of the New Year's Holiday on Jan. 2 by most
organizations, including banks and the federal government.
Similarly, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) will pay a
third quarter dividend at the specified rate for all of its
outstanding preferred stock on Jan. 3, 2006, to shareholders of
record at the close of business on Dec. 12, 2005. Constellation
Energy (http://www.constellation.com/), a FORTUNE 200 company based
in Baltimore, is the nation's largest competitive supplier of
electricity to large commercial and industrial customers and the
nation's largest wholesale power seller. Constellation Energy also
manages fuels and energy services on behalf of energy intensive
industries and utilities. It owns a diversified fleet of more than
100 generating units located throughout the United States, totaling
approximately 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity. The company
delivers electricity and natural gas through the Baltimore Gas and
Electric Company (BGE), its regulated utility in Central Maryland.
In 2004, the combined revenues of the integrated energy company
totaled $12.5 billion. DATASOURCE: Constellation Energy CONTACT:
Media Contacts: Robert L. Gould or Angelique Rewers,
+1-410-234-7433, or Investor Contact: Kevin Hadlock,
+1-410-783-3647, all of Constellation Energy Web site:
http://www.constellation.com/ Company News On-Call:
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