May 2, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Central Maine Power Company
Definitive Additional Proxy Materials
File No. 1-5139
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith through the EDGAR system is definitive
additional proxy material of Central Maine Power Company. This material is
being sent to holders of the Company's 6% Preferred Stock and Dividend Series
Preferred Stock on May 2, 1997.
Please direct any questions or comments to me at (207) 621-4795.
Very truly yours,
Anne M. Pare
Corporate Counsel and Secretary
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May 2, 1997
To the 6% Preferred and Dividend Series Preferred Stockholders of Central
Maine Power Company:
We recently sent you proxy materials in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Central Maine Power Company scheduled for May 15, 1997 at
which you will be asked to approve Proposal 4 which provides for an increase
in the existing unsecured Medium-Term Note program from $150 million to $500
million. Approval of Proposal 4 will provide the Company with additional
financing flexibility and market opportunities necessary in a business
environment transitioning to competition and industry restructuring. The
Central Maine Power Company Board of Directors recommends that you vote
FOR Proposal 4. Your vote is very important.
Approval of Proposal 4 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the
shares of the 6% Preferred Stock and Dividend Series Preferred Stock present
or represented at the meeting, voting as a single class.
Again, your vote is very important to Central Maine Power Company no matter
how many shares you own. Please sign, date and return the proxy card that has
been sent to you marked FOR Proposal 4 today. Thank you for taking the time
to consider and vote on this important issue.
Sincerely yours,
David T. Flanagan
If your Central Maine Power Company 6% preferred and/or dividend series
preferred shares are held in the name of a bank or brokerage firm, only that
firm can execute a proxy card on your behalf. Please contact the person
responsible for your account and give instructions for your proxy to be voted
FOR Proposal 4.
If you have any questions or need assistance voting your shares, please
contact the firm assisting us in the solicitation of proxies:
Attn: Paul Schulman
Corporate Investor Communications, Inc.
111 Commerce Road, Carlstadt, NJ 07072-2586
Toll free: 1-800-346-7885
Collect call: 1-201-896-1900
