Constellation Energy Raises Quarterly Dividend
January 30 2006 - 5:49PM
PR Newswire (US)
BALTIMORE, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy
(NYSE:CEG) today announced that its board of directors declared a
quarterly dividend of 37.75 cents per share on the company's common
stock, equivalent to $1.51 per share annually. This dividend
declaration represents a 12.7 percent increase over the previous
quarterly dividend rate in recognition of the company's strong
performance in 2005 and future growth prospects. Prior to this
increase, Constellation Energy paid quarterly dividends on its
common stock at the rate of 33.5 cents per share, equivalent to the
annual rate of $1.34 per share. The dividend is payable April 3,
2006, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March
10, 2006. In addition, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
declared quarterly dividends at the specified rates for all its
outstanding preference stock, payable April 3, 2006, to
shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2006.
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. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact:
Angelique.l.rewers@constellation.com 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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