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      nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
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      information required by the Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for
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      Retirement Savings Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) and, therefore, does not include all
      situations and limitations covered by the Plan. Participants should refer to
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      and certain subsidiary companies (the &#8220;Company&#8221;). The eligible employees may
      have a percentage of their compensation withheld and contributed to the Plan,
      subject to limitations, as defined. The Plan is subject to the provisions of
      the
      Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;) and is designed to
      comply with the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the
      &#8220;Code&#8221;).</font></div>
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      by the Black Hills Corporation Benefits Committee (the &#8220;Committee&#8221;). The
      Committee is the trustee of the Plan.</font></div>
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      individual plan participants.</font></div>
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      are eligible to participate in the Plan on the first day of
      employment.</font></div>
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      are immediately vested in the value of their pretax salary reduction
      contributions. Participants vest 20% per year in employer matching contributions
      until reaching five years of service. At that time, participants are 100% vested
      in employer matching contributions. Participants also become fully vested in
      employer matching contributions if their employment with the Company is
      terminated due to retirement at or after attainment of age 65, total and
      permanent disability, or death.</font></div>
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      from participants who have terminated from the Plan prior to attaining 100%
      vesting rights are used to reduce the Company&#8217;s annual matching contributions.
      During 2004 and 2003, forfeitures of $99,551and $61,878, respectively, were
      used
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      20%, with an annual maximum contribution of $13,000 for 2004, as provided by
      the
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      percentages. Amounts contributed are invested at the discretion of plan
      participants in any of the 21 investment options or individual investments
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      bargaining agreement), the Plan was amended to include a dollar-for-dollar
      company matching contribution, up to a maximum of 3% of an individual
      participant&#8217;s compensation. Effective April&#160;1, 2001, there is an automatic
      enrollment provision in which eligible employees who are employed on or after
      April&#160;1, 2001, shall be deemed to have made an automatic election to
      participate in the Plan at a rate of 3%.</font></div>
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      and a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account
      balances at an interest rate of 1% over the prime interest rate and to repay
      the
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      During 2004 and 2003, interest rates on outstanding participant loans ranged
      from 5.0% to 10.5%. Loans are prohibited for terminated employees.</font></div>
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      account balances are distributable upon retirement, disability, death,
      termination from the Company, or hardship. Upon the occurrence of one of these
      events, a participant (or the participant&#8217;s beneficiary in the case of death)
      may receive his or her account balance as a lump-sum payment or as installment
      payments over a period of no more than 10 years.</font></div>
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      termination of the Plan, participants become 100% vested, and all assets will
      be
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      provisions.</font></div>
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      companies are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset
      value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Realized gains and losses on
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      of investments and their beginning-of-year market value. Unrealized appreciation
      or depreciation of the investments represents changes in the market value of
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      generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
      estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets
      available for benefits at the date of the financial statements and the reported
      amounts of changes in net assets available for benefits during the reporting
      period. Ultimate results could differ from those estimates.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff">&#160;</td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff">&#160;</td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ffffff">&#160;</td>
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      compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. The Plan has been
      amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the plan
      administrator and the Plan&#8217;s legal counsel believe that the Plan is currently
      designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements
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