ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
BLACK HILLS HOLDING CORPORATION
The undersigned do hereby execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the
Secretary of State of South Dakota the following Articles of Amendment:
1. The name of the corporation is Black Hills Holding Corporation.
2. The following amendment was adopted by the shareholders of the
Corporation on June 20, 2000:
Article I of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to read as
follows:
The name of the Corporation is Black Hills Corporation.
3. The number of shares of the Corporation outstanding at the time of
such adoption was 100, and the number of shares entitled to vote thereon was
100.
4. The number of shares voted for such amendment was 100. The number of
shares voted against this amendment was 0.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation of Black Hills Holding Corporation were executed on this 22nd day
of December, 2000.
BLACK HILLS HOLDING CORPORATION
By /s/James M. Mattern
James M. Mattern
Its Senior Vice President - Corporate Administration
And /s/Roxann R. Basham
Roxann R. Basham
Its Vice President - Controller and Corporate Secretary
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
COUNTY OF PENNINGTON
On the 22nd day of December, 2000, before me, the undersigned officer,
personally appeared James M. Mattern and Roxann R. Basham, who acknowledged
themselves to be the Senior Vice President - Corporate Administration, and Vice
President - Controller and Corporate Secretary, respectively, of Black Hills
Holding Corporation, a corporation, and that they, as such Senior Vice President
Corporate Administration, and Vice President - Controller and Corporate
Secretary, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by themselves
as Senior Vice President Corporate Administration, and Vice President -
Controller and Corporate Secretary.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
/s/ Rhonda R. Lingle
Notary Public
My Commission Expires September 9, 2005
(SEAL)
