UPDATE: Constellation Energy and Baltimore Gas and Electric Continue Productive Dialogue with Maryland Governor and Legislature
March 30 2006 - 1:42PM
PR Newswire (US)
BALTIMORE, March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Constellation Energy
(NYSE:CEG) today announced that senior executives from both
Constellation Energy and its subsidiary, Baltimore Gas and Electric
Company (BGE), met again this morning with Maryland's Governor and
Legislative leadership, during which they continued with a
productive and candid dialogue on company and Legislative proposals
related to a July 1 rate increase for residential customers of
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. Earlier this week,
Constellation Energy and BGE officials proposed an extremely
aggressive and comprehensive plan designed to significantly ease
the financial impact of this summer's shift to market-based pricing
for electricity while at the same time ensuring the continued
financial strength of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. "This is
the second meeting we've had in the past 48 hours where we have
exchanged information and engaged in frank discussion with the goal
of making meaningful progress on the issues of most importance to
our customers and BGE," said Mayo A. Shattuck III, president,
chairman and chief executive of Constellation Energy. "We all agree
on the need for rate relief for our customers, and through these
meetings we're developing a common understanding of the issues at
stake and the potential elements of a solution that would achieve
that goal. "We continue to emphasize in our meetings with the
Governor and Legislative leaders that despite the fact that the
pending rate hike is being driven by the global energy marketplace,
we are, in fact, pursuing workable alternatives. "As discussions
continue, our priority continues to be identifying a solution that
helps our customers manage the full impact of the pending electric
rate increase while also maintaining the financial integrity of
BGE." Constellation Energy (http://www.constellation.com/), a
FORTUNE 200 company with 2005 revenues of $17.1 billion, 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.
Additional Information This communication is not a solicitation of
a proxy from any security holder of FPL Group, Inc. or
Constellation Energy. Constellation Energy intends to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement that
will include the joint proxy statement/prospectus of Constellation
Energy and FPL Group and other relevant documents to be mailed to
security holders in connection with the proposed transaction. WE
URGE INVESTORS TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY
OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT FPL GROUP, INC.,
CONSTELLATION ENERGY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. A definitive
proxy statement will be sent to security holders of FPL Group and
Constellation Energy seeking approval of the proposed transaction.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain these
materials (when they are available) and other documents filed with
the SEC free of charge at the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov/.
In addition, a copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when
it becomes available) may be obtained free of charge from FPL Group
Shareholder Services (700 Universe Blvd., P.O. Box 14000, Juno
Beach, FL 33408-0420), or from Constellation Energy, Shareholder
Services, 750 East Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202. This
communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be
any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a
prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. FPL Group, Constellation Energy and their
respective directors and executive officers of FPL Group and
Constellation Energy and other persons may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the
proposed transaction. Information regarding FPL Group's directors
and executive officers is available in its proxy statement filed
with the SEC by FPL Group on April 5, 2005, and information
regarding Constellation Energy's directors and executive officers
is available in its proxy statement filed with the SEC by
Constellation Energy on April 13, 2005. Information regarding J.
Brian Ferguson, a director of FPL Group elected since the date of
the filing of the 2005 definitive proxy statement, can be found in
FPL Group's filing on Form 10-Q dated Aug. 4, 2005. Other
information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation
and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by
security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint
proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed
with the SEC when they become available. DATASOURCE: Constellation
Energy CONTACT: Media Contact: Robert L. Gould, +1-410-234-7433, or
Investor Contact: Kevin Hadlock, +1-410-783-3647, both of
Constellation Energy Web site: http://www.constellation.com/
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