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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 2, 2016
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Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation Address; and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
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001-31303 | BLACK HILLS CORPORATION (A South Dakota Corporation) 625 Ninth Street Rapid City, South Dakota 57701 Telephone 605.721.1700 | 46-0458824 |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 2, 2016, Teresa A. Taylor accepted the Board of Directors appointment to serve as a Director effective September 1, 2016. She was appointed as a Class II Director whose term will expire at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
99 Press release dated August 2, 2016.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| BLACK HILLS CORPORATION, Registrant |
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| By: /s/ Brian G. Iverson |
| Brian G. Iverson |
| Senior Vice President |
| and General Counsel |
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Date: August 3, 2016 | |