SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ]
Check the appropriate box:
[ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, For Use of the
Commission Only (as permitted by
Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[ ] Definitive Proxy Statement
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Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12
CMP GROUP, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Articles of Incorporation)
N/A
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than Registrant)
Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
[ ] No fee required.
[ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
(1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: Shares
of common stock, par value $5.00 per share, of CMP Group, Inc.
(2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
32,930,215 shares.
(3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): The filing
fee of $194,289 has been calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(a)(4)
and (c)(1) under the Exchange Act and is equal to 1/50 of 1% of
$971,441,343 (which is the product of 32,930,215 (the number of shares
of CMP Group common stock to be exchanged in the merger) and $29.50
(the per share consideration)).
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: $971,441,343
(5) Total fee paid: $194,289
[X] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
[ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was
paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1) Amount Previously Paid:
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
(3) Filing Party:
(4) Date Filed:
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CMP GROUP, INC., is a Maine holding company formed on September 1, 1998, with
general offices in Augusta, Maine.
Its principal holding is Central Maine Power Company (CMP), a 99-year-old
electric utility that serves more than 530,000 retail customers in central and
southern Maine. On April 7, 1999, CMP sold its hydroelectric, fossil and biomass
generating assets to FPL Energy, a unit of Florida-based FPL Group. The sale was
required by a Maine law that mandates retail competition in electricity supply
in Maine beginning on March 1, 2000. At that point, CMP will operate as a
transmission and distribution utility.
Other CMP Group holdings can be found on the Holdings page.
CMP Group common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
CTP. All outstanding shares of CMP common stock were automatically converted,
one-for-one, to CMP Group shares when the holding company came into existence.
CMP Group's formation was approved by CMP shareholders and by various state and
federal regulatory agencies. The new structure offers increased managerial and
financial flexibility to respond to competitive and regulatory changes and
cleanly separates regulated and unregulated lines of business.
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Last Updated: September 23, 1999.
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"Central Maine Power" is a trade name and service mark of Central Maine Power
Company.
"Combined Energies" is a trade name and service mark of The Union Water-Power
Company.
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. Annual Report
. News
. SEC Filings
. Shareholder Information
. Stock Quote
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Last Updated: September 23, 1999.
URL: http://www.cmpgroup.com/investors/
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SHAREHOLDERS VOTE ON MERGER OCT. 7
Proxies have been mailed for a special meeting of Shareholders
to be held on Oct. 7, 1999. The only question before the meeting
will be whether to approve the proposed merger between CMP Group
and Energy East Corp.
The merger will not occur unless a majority of the outstanding shares
of CMP Group are voted in favor. Several state and federal regulatory
approvals are also required for the plan to take effect. For more
information, please consult your proxy materials.
Shareholders of record as of Aug. 30, 1999, are eligible to vote on
the special-meeting question. Whether your holding is large or small,
returning a signed proxy will help avoid delay and additional expense
in this procedure.
Thank you.
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